Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-05
From the San Francisco Bullen,in, July 2lst.
THE NEW GOLDEIELDS.

THE Gold Fsrer in. CalJornia-Eiiiga
Thousand Californians Emigrai;ag t
Frazer Riuer-.Sir Steamers and 7e,
Sailing Vessels Running between Sa,
Francisco ard The Mines Prospect 0
Trouble Cith the Hadson Bay Company
The past fortnight has been one full o
excitement in this State. The news from
the gold diggins in British America contin
uing to be favorable, an extensive exodus
of population from California has been go
ing on, directed towards Frazer river. Th'
newspapers have been full of letters from
persons in the new diggings, which are reac
with avidity to the exclusion of everything
else. No other topic has been thought o
but the new mines. Our distant reader
will perceive that large portion of oul
present steamer edition IS devoted to thi.
topic; and they will find in dtr column.
copious letters, and descriptions of the
country with an original and correct map
of the new gold region. As this is the
subject occupying all thoughts here, it nat
'tfalE claims prominent place in papel
giving the news of the day. -f1
San Francisco has been crowded with
people ON their way to the North; and ali
through the interior Ne hear of hundreds
making arrangements to hurry of. Not
since 40 has such a universal excitement
prevailed in this State on the subject OF
gold mining. The effect Of the rush Of peo-
pie to the North is Just now felt to be very
prejudicial to California, especially IN the
country. Property has rapidly deprecated
in the interior towns, and is expected to go
down lower. Labor has become scarce, and
wages IN many cases hh.e gofe Up from
twenty to thirty per cent. The product Of
our mines will be materially. diminished for
some time to come, on account of the very
considerable abstraction from the labor en-
ployed in them. In this city, the effect
has not yet been much perceived, though
San Francisco will undoubtedly suffer, tenn
porarily, with the rest of the State, but
not to the same extent as the interior towns,
for the reason that she will continue, in a
measure, to occupy The same relation to
wards the population, notwithstanding its
change of location from California to Brit
ish America. The eventual effects of the
new gold discoveries, however, It is gener-
ally believed here, will be beneficial TO the
whole State, and particularly to San Ffah-
cisco, as it will set in motion once more the
tide of emigration to this coast, and stlnh-
late the starting of new lines of steamers,
and the opening of the routes across the
Plains for travel. Should these results
follow, ohr State will be much benefited
in. the end, and can afford to suffer for
few months decline in her population.
1t is estimated that at least eight thou
sand people have already left California for
the new mines since the breaking out of the
excitement. Besides those Intending 70
mine, of course quite number have gone
up to trade, and others to speculate in lots
upon the sites Of future cities, &c- Six
steamers have been laid on the route be-
tween San Francisco and the new mines,
besides eight or ten sailing vessels. Every
ship leaves crowded with advehturers, and
tickets are sold days IN advance. The last
steamer that left, .he Cortes, is supposed
to have carried off full 1900 passengers,
although only about 800 appeared Oh the
Custom House returns. Among others,
several gentlemen connected with the Cal
ifornia press have gone up with the inten-
tion of starting newspapers at different
points in the new country, One paper,the
North American, by WillistoN, Bartlett &
Towne, is already announced at Victoria,
V. l., the capital of the Hudson's Bay
possessions. 4eH .t.rs Il
The assumption, by the Hudson's Bay
Company, of the exclusive right of the en-
tire trade of their region, which will now
soon be full Of people, causes much COM
ment and argument here. By the "license
to trade" granted by the Crown, in confor-
nifty to act of Parliament, to this company,
they have the exclusive privilege of trading
with the Indians of the Territory until May
1859. Under this clause, the company
claim the exclusive right of trading with
there-whether Indians or white
men,, Therefore, while they permit immi-
grants to bring with them any amount of
supplies for their own CONSUMPTION, they
will not allow any person to carry merch-
andise into the interior to sell. The Amer
cans contend that the company have no
exclusive privilege to trade with the whites
but as said company have an armed YES
sci, her British Majesty's war steamer Sat
elite, stationed at the mouth of Frazer
river, and an armed boat at Fort Langley,
forty miles up, their demands are generally
obeyed. One instance is reported where a
small American vessel, disregariing the
of the company, entered Frazer
river in spite Of opposition; and it is said
Ihe British captain dared not take the re-
of firing upon her. This story
however, needs confirmation. The subject
Of our commerse with these new mines will
be an important and difficult one, and will
doubtless, some ticklish negotia-
lions between the United States and Great
Britain. The feeling here is that Uncle
Sam sadly blundered when he yielded L.
Cass's ultimatum of"54 deg. 40 minutes"
INTKRFKRKNoE OF rHE HUDSON BAY COM
ri't9s stf-sl PANf.
All the trading with the Indians is pro-
1ibited, and no merchandise Of any des-
,ription, beyond miners supply for six
months, is allowed to pass up. Mr.. Sam
lel McCaw, of Steilacoom, had some two
thousand dollars worth Of merchandise sell
.ed and con6scated at Ft. Langley, by the
,fficers of the Hudson Bay Company. =
The goods Of Messrs. Tilton d Gibson, as
yell as their vessel, the Black Duck, shar-
ID similar fate.