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more, — leaving from one hundred and fifty to one hundred and seventy-fivt 

 feet clear of lirab, with scarcely a curve in tlie entire length. 



One of them, standing near Fort George on tlie Columbia river, la said 

 to measuri3 forty -seven feet ia circumfeieiice, three hundred and fifty feet 

 in altitude, and two hundred and sixty-five teet clear of liiab; another, upon 

 the Urnpqua river, is reported even larger, and yet another, in the samo 

 vicinity, very nearly equals it in size. 



Timber of tliis kirid affi)rds tiie choicest article lor lumber, which bears a 

 very high price at the Sandwich Islands and in various parts of Mexico, 

 and wiU no doubt become a staple commodity in the commerce of Oregon ; 

 while the immense forests of pine, fir, and oak, rearing their stately heads 

 in thick array, must prove a sure source of wealth to its future inhabit 

 tants. 



The principal kinds of wood indigenous to tht country are white-oak, 

 live-oak, maple, ash, pine, fir, cedar, hemlock, spruce, cotton wo^, aapeo, 

 and cherry. 



Live-oak is found chiefly in the soutliem part, and, in quality, standi 

 foremost among the denizens of tlie forest for ship- building. Several other 

 ■pecies of oak are more or less abundant in various parts. 



In review of the subjects occupying tlie preceding pages, we may pr^ 

 Bent the following summary : 



Nearly one-fifth of the entire territory is timbered ; three-eighths of it 

 maybe successfully cultivated, (embracing the riche.st lands in the Federal 

 Domain.) and two-thirds of it may affiird pasturage for cattle, horses, 

 and sheep. 



It is generally better watered and much better timbered than California ; 

 and, though its harboro are inferior in regard to safety and ease of access 

 Oregon possesses other advantages, aside from soil and climate, com- 

 penaating, in some measure, for these obvious deficiencies, and which conf 

 nine to render it a most eligible point of emigration. 



