New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-17

ipsy eesse fcreits of pre spruce sri fr, with sn al
| noe; in pene, able urdergroTtb. BIT above Fort
Ysie-tbat is IL tie valley eAs Of tho Cascais Mosa-
isIstbe Appearance OF the country changes entirely.
Tie sol yellow ard barren ssn5 vita e,e ysge-
taon save little grass smsl fats near he river
few stuI.ed spruce tees ths 5ils and sone vii
love near tie rivers edge. Tie sol and timber re-
stmbls those il Of he small mixing streams in
Nevada County. Tie Frazer River differs gTestly
from the Sscran en.o in many respects. The former
at the mouth CT Thonpsons River, may be conpsred
in sze with the Sacramento al the mouth OF Feather
River; but tie latter creams meet in VIDE and fer
tie valley, and have gold near theF junction, while
the chef sresms Of New Caledonia unite among ster.
lie lils, and ths barke Of the main stream below. as
Of beth streams above, are rich in gold.
Tha. there lie gold on Thompson River is unques-
toDabe, but whether the mines are rich enough to
pay question. 1t is genera ly taken for granted
however by miners that the diggiDgs must be rich
where the gold is coar;e as Is is somewhere IN the VI
ciry of fThompsons River. SO far as can learn, no
white mne,s have visited this river siDce last Sum-
mer, at which tina party Of Frenchmen who had
been at tie Co.vle mines .ef there when they hoard
of the Frazer dggines, crossed over TO Thompson's
River and followed it down prospecting their way.
They urd gold in umber Of places, but nothing
ttat tt ey though. would pay; at least such was their
statement to miners whom they met on Frazer River.
The first white miner who worked on Frazer River
was Scochmsn named Adams. lie happened to be
traveiirg through New Caledonia early last yesr on
bis way to see some relatives and he stoppei at
of the tradirg posts OF the Hudson, Bay Company,
where he met a brother sawny, and an old scquant-
ance. named McLane. The latter entertained him in
friendly manuer and tod him how the indians living
had haap bYiprirv gold du u n the
post 10 trade WITH saying that they had dug it On the
river bark. This statement was listened to by Adams
with greedy ears and his resolution was soon taken to
.xauir ito the matter for hiu self. He hsd bssn
miner n California, ard knew how 10 go tc work. He
accordingly provided himself vth pick, shovel, and
large tin par AID welt 20 the dwelling place of a
certain family that had been in the habit Of bringing
cold and the gold Gust TO the post lie found the
sauaws er gagged in washing in baskes, and he 80
satisied himself by washing few psns OF gravel that
he ives in Itch diggiDgs. He returned to the post.
made rocker, purchased some provisions, went back
10 bis Ggeipgs hired couple of Indians to help him,
and worked iudustiicus for three months, in which
time he dug upward Of s., 900. Durrg all this time
La never ssw a white man save when he wen! to the
trading pott to purchase provisions, for which he was
compelled to pay eStrsyagant prices flour at 81 per
pound being the cheapest article. In the Autumn ne
became ti,ed Of living away from white society, and
lie went down to Puget Sound where he engaged as
sailor On board the American steamer Constitution
lie told his story there, showed lis gold DUST and at
ten pied to induce various persons to return with him.
but did not tucceed for long time. Finally, in No
vember last be found three brother sailors, who went
with hun. They arrived at the diggngs On Frazers
River, seven miles above the mouth OF Thompsons
River about the middle Of December; and there they
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cave cut when two of them went down 10 Fort
Langley and bought canoe load of provisions and
.,;nkets for the Indian trade with which they forth
with returned They were the only white miners on
,he river during the Winter. One Of Adams's part
rers is now in this city, and on his authority give
these statements.
While the water was low, they never made less than
So day and con etimes high rs so; and none of
them knew more than that 70 be made by any one,
loueh they we're told hs. persons Of their acquant.
auce were making az much $50 ana 5000 aday. The
Winter was cold, and they lost about months work
on account Of the f,ost and ice Ore of the party,
Canadian had his feet badly trestbitten and ne has
gons TO the Sandwich Islands take lie easy, unless
he GETS we'll Snow fell three feet, but did not last
opg There was no rain, and it is said that little rain
ever falls in the Frazer Valley.
TIE miners now on the river dwell in tents and live
in very simple maIIer Az are lncust!lOus ana 10
ing well, ard every attends to his own business,
there being but little intercourse between tie differ
ent uessss There are no stoies or giogshops, no
LAWYERS or doctors in the lard. and consequently the
whole people eSioy quiet TIE Indians are friend
ly, and the general condition Of the miners seems to
be somewhat IS it was here 10 '4S and AZ.
There are a number of different tribes of red men
along Frazer River but all friendly to the whites,
though they will steal. Those near the mouth of
Thcnpson's River are called the Cuttoos. They
fine race Of men for Indians of good SIZE well formed,
active, brave ard skifu in the use of the musket,
with which nearly every man is provided Their
chief article o food s salmon, fresh while the fish are
IN the river and dry the remainder Of the year. They
live during the Summer in shanties made OF slabs.
which they cut with axes or large tomahswks OBJ
taired from tie Hudson's Bay Company, and in Win
ter they hive IN holes in the ground, with roof OF
slabs covered with dirt. Their mining operations
have been of the rudest kind; they have neither
picks, shovels nor pans, but loosen the dirt with
stick and vast il in basket or little wooden
trough. The squaws do most of the mining but there
is no regularity about their work Some times whole
tribe-bucks, squaws and papoosss-will scratch and
sweat on bar for hour or two, and then they will
lounge about their shantes for two or three days.
ROMANCE OF ROBBERY