Mountain Democrat. [volume] (Placerville, El Dorado Co., Cal.) 1854-1860, 1858-07-10
Late from Sehomc.

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SRaunE, ON BELLINGMAN BAr, W.T.,
"Wednesday, June both. ls,>.
a. To vnE EDIrORs or rus Mu'NrAIN DLN0cRIr: -
UHNtLENAX: On lcHVing PlaccrNillc HbuuI twu
mWnths since, promised to- write To s"n,r my
IriendE there, after arrival NJ tbs PLACE, nnd
give them the beat information could obtain III q
gard t. the gould digKI X in tins region
~ Iinse being MIu,h taken up with business,
have eaaeludCd Ia time by aLdr, As,ng il,rn
thr,'agh the C''lNMMH ~ y"M Apcr, that VII
have the benefit 81 Une letter.
have been here about the week, aud LA, Ing
talked n Ih several mInrlH who have IctuIn ned from
The gid region and gathered the most reliable M
ho1satiDa I could tr,.n other sources, ! can conf
dsally sIaIe that the general average at the miner
WhO have worked Un Fraser River has Lrrn fully
twenty dollars pr day g. the hand. lint few have
Ssyst, PrnrtrAIrd ~ tar rs Thompson River and
returned, aud have not been aLIc " get r"si,Nc
Ihletnat,Ss IL irEuF, tt ths, H.. alta bat tie
rFal FrpOrt and mn rCsSns here al" that it IL tut
~ rich that Ut Fraser River. The IloSpv> tnI
has hardly began yet. and When the Il "u'"nd. O
ninsFs WhO are HrIiNinK here b'gm Ia II"sl"t.
haze hardly IL u 1t that All rAtru>Nc region viii he
ibuAd iull. - rich in gold ~ C"iIthua MAS IN hat
earliest days.
The kesi evidence have scen e the digging Lc-
lag rich IL that have mt seen single nI.I."r re-
lara 10 this IIWn dissatisfied und they come III Tot
supplies. Which they buy ~ quickly ~ possible and
return tO their claims. ! saw aud weighed - oun.
C~s Lr'uRht in few ia, SAEo by miner. the result
IL Ssif. W weeks mining Which included hc time
~ WeVeuuk O auu ItOtlt ltc ulltNS. tie H0u pIIl
neT. aud this Was the result Uf the laLr OF i've" av
Craging OreT G.v pr day 10 the hand.
need aOt ~ iniI any detail al Ihr state ii things
LeIe. but lew NOIda will aat that it - pr,rI>rN
similar e. that 1t California IN So and lNA9 WhICI
NIll bs understand bS all. Money L. plenty, trade
active. aud WhAtIOm aud this place have gr""n uI
IN deHse fUrrSt ~ II by magIr. ThuSah'i~ Il n'''
ners ere camping "u its hills. Fr' pairing i"r start
4" the nIDen About IL" canoes and boats lett
these t"~n~ On Monday last f. r Flas,l Rll,r, aud
Ab,Ut .V miners the ASuc dAt b, the lr'ii. Among
Ihass HhO iI tJ,Iiny inr thc-IIy by the MAY II
IsinI k,b~rts, were E>Y. Gcurgr aud Hooker 81
FIseer' lille both IN high health.
Miners intending I" 4" I" Thorn. s"u river should
esnIe tU this IAmn tdt ICg"n 10 accessible only
by thc trail aud thIN Is ~ good l"Int ~ ANY IT,
leave ior ttaner. The trail. rr.'t SAYS. IL nrarn
cat Ihr.agh "a the open country beyond Meant LA
keT, aud the EhIIu Nj d. lac has Wiltirn
that pack IrainS nov siar aud hr wii Enaraii-
tee that they ~ill X" through without dItI, uIi! -
Ons has ALREADY Stated, aud during the past IA
weeks A1 lSGst 1J miners have gnme "n through the
trail; RSH< kdriSJ I,t"vR.|, aud they must haN g
worked their way through even before it WAS iulI,
"penrd. Fraser Is nov rcGe'lIng tL>, aud II viii
be- lWw enough Tor all the n.IncrS 1" 90 iUw"rk.
FstWrned Yesterday from u tuur at PVrA nal la
apreiOn Ut tue tarOus pInIs VIII CHI ave considered
tie brst sites EN cIIrs ar business "callicA My
PeeVI"us iuapfeaaIunS that t'.id h, fui,l
superior to Sehom-. and came back vi Il Ih.'rc
Impressions strengthened int" hrn ctii' l'iInEN.
The hrst pOint Ne stepped ut was NicT ria. hIst
eXanIHed ts hat l'Or, hlch quite small ard Lot I
sunieieaI depth IL water I" admit large vessels. hut
au.all bsrks aud liver steamers can q, H. then
walked srr,as 10 Esuuinaux liaiL"r fur nilcs
vest 0F Victoria. wLcrc The .I,am,rs from San
Yraneisr,, and large shin. o., in Tins la, Lor La.
euer vn1eV hu, +, AIN, az mod.ra,r ,1v ard would
not aceOsnm.odAtr the shipping at u large con,nr
cial CITY, Vtcl,aia il n pitas,nt lcl,um Tor a civ
b:nG upon levrl ground. and as it must be the rr'n'
esl city IL the Blush possessions here, viii I'VE,
sarly grow iHto plaEr ii much Importance. There
10 Wild aud rxtrnvaganl speculation, in town lots
RUnR on there; aud hu, ing aI.d selling have been
IsuhIubIe aud have ~ much engaged the attention
81 op~rS,ors there that The inn re-, IN. 81 the tow II
has brrn neglected.. Not new buldlng com
pIeteL when ~as there. Lots hnd in Chu,cc lnca-
TUNA, Eun up 20 Nl.H1O and $la,Ep, Which had
SSld al 60 to Nl,V few VEGAS bcimc The llud-
ssn Day Company, With its iu,n,cnSe CAPITAL aud
arbitrary rrxuaIiunH will "lIr all but the re-.
saII uade with minrrs and CITY cu>lulmr,.
Amer lruvins Victoria ~e proceeded 10 Poin! Rob
erta, ah0ut u n,es from the mouth oi Fraser River
ThIa caa sever b. more than mndcrac'si1cG cit.
tor distributing point, us il has no hMbor and Is
exposed TO Q vide extent of the gulf on the vasl
s0ath and west, and ships could never lie there i'll
Safett.
From Point Roberts We proceeded to S,-mi-ah'
NM lay, about IA miles northeast from Point
Roberts. The 49th parallel Of north latitude, was
told, runs en- the northern beach Of this bay. Mel
Their iss shape nor 6cAli'y is c"rrcct "n the map,
which have seen. The bay Is most beautiful
enc. large and well protected all sides, but IN
mOsIy sh0al water. There is n channel where la'g
ships can enter and few lay a, anchor, but it will
accommodate only few. Il is gId site Tor II sec
oaAssy city or distributing point, aud Il iropcr!
Improved win become one Of considerable inipor-
lance.
From Semi Ah.moo We returned to DcIlInGh"n'
hay. . most magnificent harbor. It is pb"nt L
Nlea long by 5 u . eesad, aud completely land
ocked BY Islands aud the main shore on a!l sides
The passsEes IN or out wind brswce' the islands
The sctneFs Of the harbor is lovely: Deep water
and safe sGichOFaGc ~ all seasons Of the year are
found directly IN f'ut Of SehOnc. which Is destined
~ be the capital OF chief commercial city OF o"'
hewly discovered gold region. Wha'c"m - sltna'
ted little more than mile h-east of Schonle
on gunner at the bay with ShoAi wafer or n"IS
fHnHing out 10 where Seh"nc Is located. lhert
are desIiaed 70 grow together. The heavy shipping
busiAess will be done at Seh"mc, and the t'COInu
and FetsiHg a. Wbatcom.i IN ~hI. h direction Srhont