any about here but down on the Columbia and around on the coast there is thousands of them. To judge from present appearance there will hardly be an end to blackberries & rasberries.
The political meeting is out I heard one whole speach and the parts of 2 or 3 others. if they are all elected I think we shall have wise legislatures.
27th. A man that lived in town last winter, came down from Champoeg a little town about 30 miles up the river, yesterday and wanted frances to go with him and live with a gentleman & lady of his acquaintance and go to school, he would not be satisfied without her, so she packed up an put out, with about 15 minutes notice, she had hardly got home from Portland.
The school teachers name is a Miss Stevens, she taught here last winter and was very much liked, there is others of her acquaintance there so I think she will not be lonesom.
28th.... We have the finest kind of weather here, the days are warm, with a light breeze, and cool nights. Twilight lasts until near 10 o'clock which makes the evenings very pleasant. We have had no rain for a week or so but it looks like it tonight. There has been 2 or 3 thunder showers here this spring or not exactly here, but up in the mountains, but so light that you can hardly call them thunder showers. . .
The water is still rising in the river but it is very low above the falls, at Oregon Citty. There has been ten vessels loaded with lumber at this place since the first of March, and there is one now loading...
The report about the Indians that I sent in my last is said to be fals, yet they intend to place soldiers along the rode.
Love to all
Affectionately Yours
Charles Stevens
Milwaukie O. T. 10th June /53
Sister Emma
... It is with much sorrow that we learn that you cannot come to Oregon, but I feel as though you ought not to blame me for it, for in giveing you a discription of the country, I have in-
