The Nevada Democrat., 1858-06-23
I.nt.r frorn Ernzer River.

The steamer Republic arrived at the Bay last
Saturday, from Bellingham Bay. bringing sew
eral days later intelligence from the northern
mines. The news, on the whole, is not par'ic-
ularIy flattering. A number OF letters have
been published, but they give little Information
not already received in regard 10 the prospects
of the new diggings. A correspondent OF the
S. F. Times, writing from Sailors Bar, says be
thinks miners can make at that place from four
to nine dollars a day when the water goes
down. but that plenty of men could be hired to
work for three dollars day. as the miners
were coming in there thick. claims were not TO
be had. and they were not able to get higher
up the river until the water falls. At that
place. -four was selling at fifty cents pound,
bacon hams, and other articles of the kind at
one dollar The writer says the country is very
rou gh and mountainous, and that no gold has
been found except on the river bars He says
it is all foolishness for miners to be rushing up
there the way they are doing now, as the mines
cannot be worked before the middle Of August.
Those who got in first and secured claims will
do tolerably we'll when the water falls. but not
the new corners.
The steamer surprise had run up Frazer river
as far as Fort Hope, and intends to make reg
uar trips from Victoria. provided permission
can be obtained. Gov. Douglass had gone up
the river to establish custom houses, and ap
point magistrates for the different localities.
Some fifteen or twenty persons have been
drowned in trying to ascend the river. QHick-
silver is in great demand, and selling at from
eight to twenty dollars pound.
Town lot speeulations seem TO be the order
of the day at several points on the Sound A
writer to the Sacramento Mercury says that
Whatcom will be the great city of that section
,ohen the trail across the mountains is compile
ted. From other sources the intelligence is
that the trail is failure. The prospects OF
that city must certainly be very flattering, when
its only means of inland communication is to
be by pack trail, and it is not yet determined
whether or not pack trail is practicable.
WhatcOm. however, seems TO have taken the
lead Of Sehome, as at the former place some
eighty frame buildings had been erected be-
tween the 4th and 18th Of June, and only about
twelve houses in all had been put up at Sehome.
settlers league had been organized at What
com, with the view of taking the more valuable
city lots away from SPECTATORS. Property was
bringing almost fabulous prices at Victoria. but
the more patriotic Americans were determined
not to go there to help build up town in the
dominions of Queen Victoria, if they could help
it. Improved residences, at Victoria, are held
at from SIS, 900 to $40 ,OO0 A mouth ago they
could have been bought at from $500 to 900
Miners were constantly arriving at Whatcom
aud all had more or less dust. They all say
that their claims were abandoned only on ac-
cesnt Of high water
The Steamship Commodore arrived from Pu-
get Sound on Monday, but brings no later intel
ligencc of importance. 1t is stated that the tW o
steamers brought down $4,000 in Frazer river
gold.