, 1858-09-03
Reported Partial opening Of Frazer River
Encouraging News!

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WILLIAMS we are placed in possession Of
copies of the Victoria Gazette Of the Gath,
Goth, 9th and 2sth August.
We clip from the Gazette the following
interesting summary Of news
The news from Frazer river is encoura-
ging. The water is falling rapidly. The
steamer otter brought down $50, 900 in
gold dust.
Kent & Smiths Express brought down
six hundred ounces Of gold dust, the great
er portion Of which was from the Sluice
claims on Texas bar.
On HilPs bar 100 rockers aud 400 men
are at work, averaging an ounce per day
From Pixies claim on Pixies bar, above
Fort Yale, 80 ounces were taken out in
three days.
We are indebted to Mr.. Charles Cook,
who arrived here last night at late hour,
from Fort Hope, in the whale boat Carib-
bean, bringing dispatches to Gov. Doug
las, and Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express, for
the following important news concerning
the Indian disturbances on Fraser river:
Mr. Cook states that a courier had ar
rived at Fort Yale with later intelligence
from the party Of Capt Graham, denying
the story of their reported massacre. Il
seems that only part of the story told at
Fort Yale on Saturday night, and publish
ed in this paper on yesterday, is true that
is, so much as relates to the starting out Of
the three companies from Fort Yale, the
making of the treaty of peace by Capt.
Snyder, and the subsequent arrival at the
Indian Camp, of Capt Graham's company.
Here the Indians showed Graham the
treaty, aud were friendly, and at night the
whites camped near the Indian rancheria
A party of Indians who had been out on
q "war hunt" returned to the rancheria
about eleven o'clock at night, and seeing a
company Of whites encamped near their
huts, fred upon them without giving any
notice Of their presence. Before the fire
was returned or repeated, the friendly In
dians gave q signal, and succeeded in pre-
venting further hostilities then full expla-
nation was made, and the newly arrived In
dians Hignifed their willingness to abide by
the treaty, and regret at the firing, and the
whites were paciied. Capt. Graham and
his first lieutenant were both killed out
right, aud one or two Of bis company
wounded!
The courier who brought the news Of the
massacre of all his comrades to Fort Yale,
aud created the excitement at that place
which prevailed on Saturday night and
Sunday morning last, thinking there was a
surprise, to be followed by massacre,
took to the woods and made good his re-
treat into Fort Yale without waiting to
hear the explanation given above, The
balance Of bis story is untrue. The com
pany were to continue their march up the
river. Nothing further had been heard
from Capts. Snyder and Yates.
Two men were drowned last week in
coming through the Upper Big Canon, and
during the three days Of Thursday, Friday
and Saturday last, eight dead bodies were
taken out of Fraser riVer-three without
heads The finding Of these bodies had
given color to the story of the horrible
massacre, and had tended greatly TO in
cense the miners. They are now paci6ed,
and it is thought there will DO little more
trouble with the Indians.
The steamer VIlsOa G. Hunt arrived
last evening about y o'clock from Fort
Langley, where she connected with the
Enterprise, running between that place and
Fort Hope. The Hunt brought down
about 100 passengers.
Mr. Robert Williamson, who came pas
senger on the Hunt, informs us that the
river was falling slowly, and that the Indi-
an troubles were being amicably settled.
Capt. Snyder, with 200 men, had reached
the Forks Of Frazer and Thompson rivers,
and made treaties Of peace with all the
Indian tribes he met with on the route.
A large number of miners who were at
work above the upper big Canyon, at the
breaking out of the Indian disturbances,
becoming alarmed abandoned their claims
and camps, in many instances leaving their
mining implements, provisions, &c, behind
them, and came into Fort Yale for protec-
tion. These men complain that they find
on their return, that their tents have been
robbed, as they believe in the majority Of
NeoS9g W AooSaiiJ WnAC
The advance portion Of q pack train,
consisting of l66 mules, had arrived at
Fort Yale from the Forks, the remainder
of the train were at the Indian village
90 miles above. The trail between the
two places is under contract and will be
soon in good condition for travel This
pack train are originally from Oregon.
The miners who were at work were gen.
orally doing well, but there are still large
number Of idle men oil along the river
Mr. J. Horace Kent, Of the Express,
started from Fort Hope for Fort Yale on
the night of the gath inst. On the morn
ing of the 25th, coat belonging to him,
and Kent & Smiths bag of Express mat
ter, were picked up in the river above
Emory's Bar Mr.. Kent has not been
seen since be left Fort Hope, and it is
feared he was drowned by the upsetting of
bis canoe. This is all that is known.
The steamer Enterprise failed in her at