1 do not deny that, at the first glance,
a great portion of the eastern and interior
of that territory appears oflutle worm
! nor would otherwise say than that the
Willamette Valley, tho garden of the
world, possesses more depth and strength
! of, soil, and less waste land than any
country of like extent ; that three months
out of twelve, nrrising from continuous
rains, are disagreeable ; but, sir, the
lime is routing and rapidly advancing,
when domestic, herds will lake the place
of lhe iinmcnso herds of bufTalos, and
prove a rich source of revenue. Expe
riments at Fort Hall, Bases, Wallawtd
la. nml oilier narts. demonstrate this
1 cleaily.
a
M V time is up, more upon this nnd oili
er subjects relating to Oregon very soon.
Very respectfully,
Your obedient servant.
ELIJAH WHITE.
Resolution efllio Memphis 'en venllon.
1st. licnolvcd, That the reports of the
variuus committees presented to tho Con
vention be printed, together with suth
documents accompanying them, as the
Committee appointed to supervise the
printing of tho proceedings of llie Con
vention shall deem necessary.
2d. ficiiolccd, That safe communica
tion between llio Gulf of Mexico and the
interior, afforded by the navigation of the
Mississippi, nnd Ohio rivets and their
principal tributaries, is indispensiblc to
llio defence of the country in timo of war,
and essential also to its commerce.
3d. Resolved, That the improvement
and preservation of the navigation of those
great rivers, are objects as strictly nation
al ns any other preparation for the de
fence of lha country, and that such im
provements are deemed by this Conven
tion impraciicablo by the States, or indi
vidual enterprise, nnd call for appropria
tions nf money for the same by tho Gcn
cial Government.
