Upon reaching the Columbia, emigrants should have persons in advance to select suitable places for camp ground: as the country along the river is extremely barren, and the grazing limited to small patches.
[APPENDIX]
[LETTER OF THE REV. H. H. SPALDING TO
JOEL PALMER]
(Referred to on page 126 [our page 233])
NEZ PERCÉ MISSION, CLEAR WATER RIVER,
Oregon Territory, April 7, 1846.
To Joel Palmer Esq. of Indiana.
My Dear Sir:—Agreeably to your request I most cheerfully give you my views concerning the Oregon territory, its extent, its most desirable climate, fertility of soil, rivers and mountains, seas and bays, and its proximity to one of the most extensive markets opening upon the world.