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Show :140 GENERAL VIEW OF C>REGON A.ND CALIFORNIA. But ';e do not profess to give a full description of these count des. ~h?re 1s no one whose knowledge concerning them is not vet·y ltmlted. After the natives, f1·om whom, of cou t'se, little is to be learned, those who have longest inhabited them, ancl traveled over them most, the tradet·s, are neal'ly all illitet·ate; and the few who w~re somewhat competent to investigate aad judge, have had their rmnds wholly engrossed with other matters. A few years is insuf· ficient to acquire a particulat· knowledge of such extensive territo· ries. It yet remains for other·s to explore, discover, and rnaka lt~own, .muny of the hidden resources and subjects of interest, ~w1th wbtch those remote, new, and peculiar .regit)Os,. most proba· .bl.Y .. abound. , L . ' APPENDIX. INSTRUCTIONS TO EMIGRANTS-SUPPLfES AND EQUIPMENTMANNER OF TRAVELING, &c.-BILL OF THE ROUTE. The distance from the Western Settl c~ m ents of the Uni ted Sta tes t~ the Settlements in Oregon or Ci:lli forni a, is var iously e:;; timated from twenty-two to twenty-five hundred miles; anrl the hi nd of country througi which emigrants have to pass1 vdll be seen from the foregoing description; it will also be perceived, that th ere is but a small portion of thii country in which they can. sup ply themselves with pro\·isions. Nothing can be obtained at the trading establishments, except at an enor· mous price; and the Buffulo are not to be de pended on. Under these circumstances, it is of the first importance, that emigrants furnish them· selves amply with provisions, before they leave the United States. It requires about five months to malw the journ ey, un der orclinory circum· stances; but difficulties and detent.ions may, in some instances, increase the time to rsix months; it will the1·efore be the safest. and m o~t pru· dent, for emigrants to lay in provisions for six (non ths. In respect to the ·quantity. every one should make a calcu lation, and judge, pa rti ally at least, for himself. In making such a calculation, it h, important to take into consideration, the fact, that the appet.ite is almost uui ve rsally in· creased by tra,•eling. It is peculiarly so on the way ac.: ross the Rocky Mountains. The rough manner of li,·ing, which it is necessa ry for tho traveler to aclopt, together with the purity of the atmosphere, the con· s.tant and wholesome exercise, and the ,·arious scenes and incidents dai· ly presented, which tend to divert the miml, alt have a great tendency ·to promote uncommon good health, and con!:>equcntly, uncommon good ·appetites. For this reason, it will be found easy to dispense with most of ~he mere luxuries common to civilized life. V'Vith but few exceptions it is only those thin~s which are the most substantial and nutritious that |