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Indians in seven days on foot. Several partie
of footmen have already gone through by thi
route, having Indian guides.
The reports from the digsings continue good
When the trail is completed, you may hear from
me again. Respectfully yours,
A. NJ PoE.
To he Editor Of the Puget Sound Herald
BELLISGnAN BAY, May 2Bd, 1865.
There being Itinerous reports in circulation
that there are hundreds and even thousands o
people starting at BeIinghath Bay, I feel II Il
only necessary to state few facts in relation Il
the matter, to convince the travelling public, ~
well as the friends Of persons supposed to be here
that provisions are to be had in any quantity Of
shape. There is established here at this time
in full operation, eleven stores wen stocked with
groceries, provisions, clothing, mining implements
&C., two butcher shops, three bakeries, two res.
taurants, Zone the Whatcom House, kept by our
old friend VIM. Littlejohn, who, considering all
things, keeps good house, besides numerous
boarding houses And, for the benefit Of those
who wish food for the soul, will state that lots
have been selected for the erection Of three
churches.
The Commodore arrived here on Tuesday last
with four hundred passengers for this place, but
few Of whom are here now, they having secured
their mining ictais, &C., and LEFT for the dggings
Over two hundred have gone by way Of the trail
Indians can be hired for $3.50 per day to pack
sixty pounds to the man, from Su-mAts Lake to
the mines. Animals are packed from this place
to Su-mats Lake. There are not one hundred
miners remaining here now, and they are prepar-
ng to get of for the diggins. Miners are arriv-
ing here daily from Frazer's River with the dust,
they having from five to over one hundred ounces
to the man, it being the result Of few weeks
work.
They all report that it is impracticable to 60 up
the river at this time, and that the trail Is by far
the best way to get to the upper and best diggns;
they being situated on Thonpsons and Fzzer's
Rivers, above the mouth Of ThOmpson's River.
OF those who started by the trail, none have
returned -4 .,....-t.s
The following extract is from the Alta CalVor.
MIA Of May l1th, into which, as will be seen, Il
is translated from French newspaper in San
francisco. We recommend the writer, N. A.
de Mszieres, to the attention Of American miners
on ThOmpsOn's River and elsewhere:
LETTER FROM THoMPsox's RIVER.
We translate as follows from the PGGrs Of this
morning:
"A letter written at Thompson's river on thG
18th April, by N. A. de Mezieres to friend in
this city, has been handed to US for publication
We extract from II the subjOined passages, which
appear to contain information ofvalue 10 those who
may wish To- 60 thenew mines. After stating thai
the Indians Of New Caledonia have, lively an
imosity against the Americans, whose name 70
calls to them bitter SOurenirs, such As the blank
cts imported by them, which contained The germ
Of the smallpox that carried of 5000 Of theil
people, the poisoned watermelOns tho execution
Of one Of their chiefs at Olympia stc.,-the wri
ter goes on as follows: ao ~
The SHOWS commence here from the 18th h
the goth October, and put an end to all work III
April. The winter Is terrible For the six month
that It lasts, We live like the Esquimaux At Beh
rings Straits, literally buried under the snow
always before large fires and condemned TO absO
Lutte inaction. e r.r -,, l,
This year we arc discovering new mines ever
day. From The junction Of Frazer and Thompson
rivers to Mount Hood and Fort Colville to u,
south, there is nothing save Placsra The gOlt
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