Polynesian., 1858-05-15
More Geld DixRinR..

" Westward ho ~ was the catch word of emf
grafton until it reached the Pacific shores of the
North American continent, but there the discovery
of the gold fields gave to the movement to the
right face :" direction, and northward sets the hu-
man tide, over Oregon and Washington Territories,
and deep into the unexplored recesses of the In
dian and the otter. The news from the Colville
mines are followed by the news of the Suswap
dggngs, and it is possible that the bright lead''
is only quenehed in the Arctic waves
We quote the following upon the newly discov-
cred gold fields from the Pioneer and Democrat,
Olympia, W. T.:
From the representation of the geography of the
country where the gold was procured, below re-
ferred to, are led to believe that it was taken
from the neighborhoOd Of the diggings of which we
made mention last week, as having been recently
discovered and which had created much excite
ment on Vancouver's Island. We have learned
nothing further from that direction since our last
but told that two considerable parties have
started for the reported gold region from BelIing-
ham Bay, aud that nearly all the hands employed
by Col. Fitzhugh In his coal mine, had taken their
departure thither. Alsu that number had left
Whidby's Island, Port Townsend, Port GambIe.
etc., for the same destination. The Standard
says
. From Mr.. Isaacs, an intelligent gentleman lig-
ing at the Dalles, gather highly interesting in
formation from the gold diggings north, which we
presen: below in almost his own words. gentle
man direct from the Suswap mines who was in
town Saturday, showed us some dozen ounces ef
the gold dug by himself and another, and it was
as handsome parcel Of gold IS we remember ever
to have seen
''Wm. Peon and Antoine Plant, two half-breeds,
residents of the C0lville valley, arrived at the
DaIles short time since, with about fifty ounces
of coarse gold, which they stated they had procur-
ed in the Suswap county, which Is about $50 miles
northwest of Colville. and 400 miles due north
from the Dalles. The Suswap country comprises
the streams emptying into Thompsun's River from
the south. ThOmpsun's River is tributary of
Frazers River. They had about as much more
dust which they had disposed of to Mr.. Mcdonald
in charge of the Hudson Bay Company's store,
Fort Colville. They represent the Indians as quite
h'rstile to Americans, and would not advise any to
venture into the country, unless in large PARTIES
fifty ut least-well armed.
1.-The gold they washed principally from the
banks Of the river, and it was very abundant,
wherever there earth to hold it. The country
is rocky and mountainous in the extreme, with
scarcity of grass.
They also brought information which they say
was derived from Mr. Mcdonald, and since con-
frmed by later arrival of the success of the mi
ners at Colvlle. The winter having been unusu-
ally mild, with very little snow or rain, all the
streams have been very low, thus enabling them to
reach the bed rock without labor. Mr.. Sullivan,
formerly from California. took from the Pend d'0ri
ellie river, near its mouth, some sixty ounces in a
few days. Heretofore they have only washed the
surface earth, say from ten to twelve inches in
depth, below which was sand not containing gold.
The existence Of large deposits upon the bed rock
is now demonstrated beyond doubt, and we may
look for encouraging returns during the summer" !"