New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-29

.iI.d ~ ,ss Pousgs. Here the r,vef rusoes eo~a
IN d.moriso siiiness throrsh sesssn pstss'n pe'
ph,,nty Of y bottom ard spI ey s5o.h isss11 o.
.os5rsSks Below this ). 70 vbiied ana Tossed lhto
.sou.sbds q vsrlpoo's Dre-ty ,or1 snd - ~
vbrlpool basin lproosbiy o) y,'1s 70 a1eeil' SO
our In paddle as A., tie saii efioa'ed ~ tse
Cfs.or q TIE rivsr.S.yI vss coup'eiy sc-psed y
.b.ir a5rois uan.ayers Trey gord ruo pS, tae iue-
bel Of oSe boiling pool ssf ss'oes ne sa'l.h "9Hf
where another aad est barst 70 suc s-ys a. - make
o-es hsi' fairly ,:spd sIsc sna ~ 800 st
frc,, ;,f.r1v "a age and Eat Sheh seemed % ca ter
,isc Va, 70 mem ory ihsir daily pa tine. We s'ep,si
on shoTe oa The Doe. t.hns s's,ion Il the top o.
,bs tS AID looked M NJ" t.r s s0' sss csa
ook va s.s,ttd b.ck i7oul Fsrt Ysie With the ss1e
rev we csroe vi h. and we're alongs.de ne s1Tpse
For; Ht De- il one hoEy and ;xec,5-ors m-oIS': ms
s'ms v0y'g. .? stream rSs, 49, ~ 3. roo.
inoi,...d e3o and G. 10 o'clock, evening" tne ny
o. eur re.srn We couA Only sdmire "a. gigantic
xidness Of cliffs AID cIsgs al a62u' "a. Ioe mioers
csbps were along the shore, and pfmeysl a. beyond,
o,lv broker IL u2or By the oooasone -hlng Stations
Of he Ipesn, We babe good bye TO our f!.ends Who
tsd treated y. with markell Kindness sSd hospitality,
and retired 90 board Toy the night; -, ..,,,
Juos g. at A. : m, We reunced OFT from ne e1ey
where w l.y boldly in.o the stream. Beautifully did
or craft take the helm, Ike melted horse ;akhg
bis Bit ard IN less than i've rnsutss We were s.ouud
L,ts nervous about how she would act, but Iov al
had confidence il her ability 10 perform the Do VI
ward trip ssfely. IL exactly ore hour We were a. tae
sane poir. from where II :ook Is 4. hours 70 &c. 10
Fort Hope, ID we came down sJeSm nearly i've mlEee
to ore il going up stream.
We mast have rln in tia. boar q. least ~ ni.ts.
Tie mar who sighed,
20, for o5Ee 10 souse vast vlderbeN,'
could aere be secor,mo dated. The savage grs0deaE
Of tAs scenery beyond my poor power OF wo'ds 70
describe.
We wers 3 hours A. minutes TO Fort Hope, fully Is
miles, and very long ones TO- on tae up Ssr5 journey
Hare We stayed N hour NJ. Yale presented Us vita
fresh butter and milk and We rem 10 the mouth OF ne
river in two ard . half hours- about 80 miles.
We bad few incidents On the way, ard few p:ssen-
gers al being busy e. their claims except those or the
the way, who are reshrg along the Ilver on tne
waters fA that they may select claims on the osrs-
There 10 less quantity Of snow the mountain, tits
year than usual, and the Hudsons Bay CompAys
agents o. opinion ID 81 tie fss viii stop by the lst
ofJay, site. Which ne water ias az tae rate OF 81
inches a Day, subsidiIg TO Sunner depth. have
&c. many men who have prospeeed the various trio
utsries OF Fraser River, above Fort Yse, and they
report geld in them all. To-day say msn who had
half way between it, mouth AID Fort Langley, BIZ. ne
was eilent and would impaTt no information, IRON
which orr miner passengers inferred lie hed io2nd
good dggipgs. Harrison River, too, bss gold. TIE
water now bee risen about feet above low water
marx AID will probably rise 10 feet more at
Fort Hope Al Fort Yale ne rise s to feet greater,
ana below that poin. the bod effects it less ard less
til We meet the ocean tide, few miles from Fort
Largely. A. low ws.er the tide affects the river
about miles above Fort Langley. 10 the ksnyon it
is no. for water to rise 40 TO 10 fee even
now 1t il impossible for boa. to pass it either way,
though q. low water they get through with much
labor ard difficulty. The Hudsons Bay Compsny
occasionally get car 20 boats through 10 Fort Thomp-
sen a. low water but the goods undergo frequent port
ages around the rocks al the bosts are often hssed
over them.
l. has been science at Fort Hope, and the posts Of
the Hudsons Bay Company, in the far interior VI their
vast occupancy 10 ascertain the minimum amount OF
puIimenf required 10 sustain life in human body.
One pound of dried fslmon per diem, with cup of
water, has been found quite sufficient 20 perform al
most sppe-huD8n journeys among mountains and
tnows. 1t is very inspd stuff, almost tasteless with
out salt and that the Indians and traders never use
because it produces thirst; they say it lie mere habit
TO eat gooo dnpers ard that you can do just as well
without them when goa get used 70 u. 80 u - seia
about hsr cir but dent propose to try either ex-
pertinent. MIR. Mclean tod me it was much better
TO live on salmon alone, ard particularly with taeT
land b,gades because il 10 Iess bulky and cumoroIs
than other provisions
PICTURE OF THE RIVER.
We take the following f;om The Alto Extra:
FoRI HoPE, June 26, 1858
Isrriyed here after my trip from Whstcoua 10 VIC
toIs were many of OF: Lnnstc Cafornians are Duld-
ing up an English town, ard In my opinion where
many Of them will regret having ever spent dolar
There were some five hundred or one thousand people
,sce;yed by them, net only from the Hudson's Bay
Company, but their own people. We left Victoris on
the steamer Surprise with 4oO passengers, many OF
whom refused to pay their license when demanded Of
TIT M the conse quence was, the Surprise was ordered
by the British Corvette Satellite 70 stop, and eSoh
oCvy who had not procured license, had to poay or De
eet ashore by about two dozen marines who boarded
us for that pu pose finally al set, went en- and at
night 81 cbore about twenty miles above Fort Lang
ley. The river up Ibis high Is besutifgl save the DM
at the entrance and it is with great difficulty that any
often there plenty OF wster, the only difficulty, the
cbanI el lie not buOyed, and never can be.
Fort Langley is beautiful place, and If the ports
on Fraser River se ever opened to tree trade, vii
be the largest place up this way, as VIII betpe hesd
of navigation for ves.es Of any size. Fort Hope We
reach ca with some difficulty, al 4occok from anchor
age 40 miles. The river Is very swim, and on each
side the banks aye generally hat foi from 2oO TO
half mile, and capable Of thing, fertile SOIL &C. II
is my opinion that only stern wheel boats will ever be
brought to perfection in navigating the river above
Fort Langley. The river II yet very high, and as
soon as 1t goes down, miners viii 90 Wen beyond .
doubt; there Is not room enough from the lower dig
cling to where miners can get TO on Fraser River at
this season OF the year, for the number Of people
coming up. Those that can work above here are
pskI from $40 TO SO per day the rver has fallen
but little, and it still rains. Mary are leaving here
for higher up the river and FOX Thompson River the
great difficulty is want OF provisions; the Hsdsons
Bay Company do not furnish the people with provi-
tions viii not allow private parties to do so; IN
less there are different smsnts msde, suffering
will be the consequence. Fort Hope 10 pretty place,
and would make the very place our spectators are
hunting for. Ire country above rather sbrupt and
which. am told. a portion of the trail passes. At
Fort Hspe 200 whites and abou. 100 Ind. Ans vel.
comtd Us. The tran is now open, or nearly %, TO
Wbsteom, so am tod BY party who have jUst come
in from it; they say it is very good go far learn
more depredstions have been committed on the Col.
vile route.
THE DANGERS OF NAVIGATION
IL ct,yat h~e .lle~r H.
by gentleman from . friend q, Port Townsend wac
has paid considerable attention 70 the country border
ing Puget Sound The writer formerly resided in this
city, where he is known sod respected His recital OF
the dangers to be met in gong up Fraser River viii be
observed by the reader:
Now, recolect what say for the bsrss. Of thoss