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Rh endured, there were few who did not rejoice sincerely that they had cast their lot in Oregon. Hospitality and good-fellowship prevailed; the people were temperate and orderly; and crime was still rare.

Amusements were few and simple, and hardly necessary in so free and unconventional a community, except as a means of bringing the people together.