, 1858-06-25
Cllmat, Of the Frazer River Country.

In work entitled The Oregon Terrific
ry," published in London, in 1914, by John
Dunn, who, previous to that time, had been
in the employ of the Hudson Bay Company
for eight years, much interesting informa-
tion about New Caledonia is given. Fra
zer's River" he says, "rses in the Rocky
Mountains, between lattudes 55 and Sc
deg, near the Ssource of Canoe River,
which is the first large tributary of the Co
lumbia after the latter issues from its source
and at FIRST runs about northwest for dis
tance Of about eighty miles. 1t then takes
a southerly direction, receiving the waters
of Stuarps River, which rises in one of the
chains of lakes that abound in New Gale
donia. 1t continues its southern course by
west, receiving the waters of the Chico.
tin, Pinklitsa, and several other minor
rivers, flowing from the lakes or hills of the
west; and also the waters of Thompson's
River, QusnelPs River, and others which
flow into it from the east. In parallel 40
degrees breaks through the Cascade Range
Of Mountains in a succession of falls and
rapids, and running westward about seven
ty miles, is emptied into the Gulf Of Geor-
gia, in latitude 40 deg, min, north
During the latter part of its course, for
about seventy miles, it is navigable for YES
sells after passing its bar that draw twelve
feet Of water. Its whole length is about
four hundred miles.1 Most Of the charts
which have been published since the dis
covery of the new gold regions, place the
whole Of Frazer's River as well as its
mouth, considerably above the forty-ninth
parallel Of north latituds-the dividing
line between Washington Territory and the
British Possessions. 1t will be observed
that Mr.. Dunn, (and his long residence in
the country gives great weight to any
opinions that he may advance, says that
Frazer's River breaks through the Cascade
Range, in the forty-ninth parallel, and dis
embogues in the Gulf of Georgia, in 49th
deg, OF min. The line has never been run
between the two countries. A little over
q year ago the work was commenced by
joint commission, but no great progress has
as yet been made by them. 1t would be
heavy blow to the pretensions of the Hud-
son Bay Company, if Frazer's River from
the point at which it breaks through the
Cascade Range of Mountains to its mouth,
should be determined to be within the
American line. One thing however is GER
tain, viz {: that as no boundary has as yet
been liked between the possessions of the
two countries, difficulties and disputes can
not be avoided, if the Hudson Bay Com
psny insist upon monopolizing the whole
trade of the new FL Dorado Mr.. Dunn
also furnishes us with a description of the
country lying along both sides of Frazer's
River, which cannot fail to prove interest
ing. He says: 1.-The country along its low
er section is billy, and covered with forests
of white pine, cedar, and other evergreen
trees; and the soil is generally well fitted
for pasturage, and in many places for til
lage. But along the other and more north
ern sections, the country is more ungenial
and unproductiVe-being cut up by noun
tains, ravines, torrents, lakes aud marshes
Yet it is well wooded, yielding all the va
rieties of trees growing in that region
fir, spruce, pine, poplar, willow, cedar, cy-
press, birch and elder" But in all proba-
bility the most important information at
this time, which Mr.. Dunn furnishes, relates
to the climate. On this subject he re-
marks: "The climate is very variable, aud
the transitions are, though periodically reg
ular, remarkably sudden, if not violent."-
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