New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1855-07-26
OREGON.

The dates from o eg VI are TO June %.
IMPoRTAST Discovery OF GoLD-FRoN FIVE TO
TwESTY DOLLARS A Day DIGGIsGs.-Ihe Standard
in its issue OF june p announced that there we're ru-
mos 10 the effect that gold in considerable quantities
had be, found up the Columbia River in ths region
of Fort ColviiIe situated in latitude 4sO l5 North,
and ngitude liso West, about 200 miles 10 direct
line from the Dalles Of The Columbia. From an extra
dated June %, we extract the following adiiilonA
particulars Of this important discovery;
Since our last notice Of the discovery OF gold
mines near Fort Coville, we have gathered further
and more defDitive information in relation to'then
and seen speesens Of the gold dug there The char
scer of The gold is much like that dug on the Feather
River In California. II is in scales, aud OF very hne
quality. Tn. re occasionally found wtn ~ sInau
particles of quartz, but most generally II u ee rom
that rocs We give of the fac's connected Win
the or, curing of this gold well as tending 10 con-
firm the truth of tie in regard 10 is existence
Tie public place their own construction upon
these facts: ~
breeds, living on the French prairie, having heard.
through friends residing up the Columbia that goid
existed that country resolved TO prospect ior ~
that quarter Accordingly party of about dozen Oh
these men fitted themselves out for the expehuon'
securing some aid FROM friends aud acquaintance,
and proceeded up the Columbia 10 stream aoous
thirty miles above Fort Colville, where they nsa
leared Of the existence of the gold They we're twenty
ia, in making the trip to this river. Ihey com,
ueuced prospecting On the bars OF this rlyer ana
found gold. ey prospected along the distance Ok
about fifteen miles up this stream, and found gon ..
every point. They found it even near the Jdncgp =.
this stream with the waters OF the C0iumbla lucy
becag satisfied that there large extent o. coa
try where we're to be found many good mining elaims'
They ,elec'ed claim aud commenced work.
"'rhey continued about Is days till their provsons
were consumed, and the rise OF the water IRON wo
melting of The sno ~ had covered the bar OF the nvec
f4D
then left for home with the intention Of returning W.
fresh ard full supplies Of provisions and all the lmPr
men,s for continued mining. During thus nme Ivy
made from IS to so per day 10 each man tney o.
rived at Oregon City Saturday morning, june =,
bringing with them about 81 500 OF me du't IN
they had dug ano also q tram OF ABOUT 80 pacA -
mali which they had procured for the purpose OF
ing heir supplies to 'hese mlueS, ...os email
quantities Of this dust samples, aud james " Nel1,
Fra of Wells Fargo & Co. OF this clty, lforuao'y
obtaiDed about TWO our ces OF IT, wnlch ne mas a. M
his Office and which was shown 70 us. lie resHs
Ter TO us from DAVID Mclaughlin, Esq who = ~S,
acqusin'ed with persons who dug the go" ana nh nh
saw that their statements may Dc relied on ~ 10 "a
s;sntally correct; AID further saws that ne hn ,c
full, convinced from their statements that gooa NJ
exits al the pob aud.d TO. We also learn ,a' no
Mckinley Of Allan & Mckinley at Oregon cry 80
also knows well the mining party Is fully consJ%ISv
tina. good ard rich gold mines have been 'iscove'''
ills party IN the neighborhood of Fort Colvne
" W e furtDer lthTb LnhL olf StcNtuo VI
hes n ceived letter from bis brother-in-IHw I.es
now at Fort Colve, TO the effect that nc os. "a,
working these nine, and had made from ~ . ~
per day for several days in succession, ana ;noe
wanted Stevens purchase supplies ana coo sth.
0iately I'D there. Stevens, We learn - Hs 90, 20
This We Team from Mr. WO0dman OF Oregon M I'm
whom Mr. Stevens related tie facts. FROM - 10
corroborating circumstances it may De ply III de
indulge the hope that tie more mPoftas ,rne AID
Discovery of rich ines Fort ColVille IT, ser-
WORTHY of public credence. One Of tSo Ting - hat
tain, either that rich mines have been ioun" a avoa
these n en- have been aud are now playing On .rastc
the people Of Oregon very shrewd aHl ~, ss suf
deceutidp; for the latter of wh oh We cannon
fciobt motive while to the former we are ri tho
ovo considerable oredeDce, and strongly hopo mar
half of lie extent Of these mines had not os''
rated. -. oraOonCy
v.ssr5av from the Cov,lls mines bringing "'sn dsy
Gold dust One of them dug and washer - ssed De
two ounces OF the dust. Mr., Ne"ned P'NA''