Holmes County Republican. [volume] (Millersburg, Holmes County, Ohio) 1856-1865, 1858-08-05

are to be carried which are not imported
from the United Kingdom; that no miner
is to trade with the Indians, etc. A
Mr.. Woods informs us that repeated
difficulties have occurred on Frazer River
between the Hudson Bay Co.'s officials and
miners, in consequence of the former seiz-
ing the canoes and effects of the latter for
fancied infringements on the rights of the
Company. The miners do not consider
the question of sovereignty or jurisdiction
by sny means settled, and therefore show,s
disposition to resist the demands of the
Company as unjust and arbitrary.
The Hudson Bay Company are not dis
posed to buy the dust, but are willing to
trade. They exchange goods for the dust
at the rate Oslo to the ounce.
Gov. DoUeLAs AT fHE MfNEs.-Gov.
Douglas with his family visited all the bars
along the river ten miles beyond Ft. Yale.
He was alsoaccompaniedby Com. Provost
of the Satellite. Gov. Douglas advised
the miners to get aloftg;as peacebly as they
c0tld with the Indians. He said the mi
ner's tax would 60 into force In August,
when he expected advices from the home
governments. He Believed the laws would
be the same as they are in Australia. He
advised the miners as they valued peace
with the Indians to prevent liquor being
brought upon the bars. Gov. Douglas
spoke in kind and encourag ng terms to
the men, and assured them he would do all
in his power to give them ptotection. q
GOLD BROUGHT UP ON THE FLUKKs OF THE
~ ANCHORS. 30 -4- fi1
The Sea Bird, which ascended Frazer
river to within mile of Fl. Hope, on
weighing anchor, found enough gold in the
mud, attached to the 4ftke, to pay hand
some wages, Bellingham Bay is said to be
the site Of the future Golden City.
NUMBER OF EMIGRASTs TO FRAZER RIVER.
When the last California steamer arrived
it Was estimated that 8 900 people had star
ted for Frazer river. Now, We are inform
ed by the California papers, that since the
breaking out of the Frazer rSer fever nine
thousand Two hundred and sixteen register
ed passengers have left San Francisco alone
Ia steamers and sailing vessels, for, the
new mines. 1T VIII Hot be TOO mitch TO
estimate that at least three thousand more
have gone whose names were not register
ed, as every vessel, whether steamer or sail
Ing craft, took many more than the law al
lows. Besides these, the. Q has been quite
an extensive overland emigration. Alto
gether, it may be Judged that at least
twelve thousand people have left California
for the Frazer river mines since the lst, of
April last. G-il,a.=9 - ssssg7d5o
ACCOUNT FfscM THE FRAZER RIvRRAINRRs-
how MUCH DAY Is MADE.
Mr.. Joseph T. Bush, who came passeu-
ger in the steamer, says be has been at
work three weeks on Frazer river, near Sal
for's Bar during which time he made $40
a day with rocker. He says there are
p arties on the river making as much as
300 per day with rockers. All Of those
1t work, indeed, were doing well and in
good spirits. - 5r-- IA
Between Fl. Hope and Sailors Diggings
there were, when Mr.. Bush left, about
three hundred and fifty miners, none of
whom were making less than $40 per day,
which is far below the average. Only thir-
tyIhve or forty men are at work on Thomp-
sons riSeh
Mr. Bush Says the mines increase in
richness as you ascend the river. He comes
to repienish bis stock, and designs return
ing as speedily as possible. Il
Two miners, of Steilacoon, returned last
evening From Frazer river in a canoe, after
an absence Of six weeks. They state that
during low stage of the river they made
sl5 per day each. Four rockers near them
were making from four TO nine and half
ounces each per day. .a+-
( A letter. dated Sailors Diggings May I2th-l
"Stephen Judson and partner have not
made less than Sl2 day, on an average,
since they commenced. Day before yes
terday !hey made sSs, (ie SO each,) and
yesterday $3i. john Chapman, with his
Indian, Wash, Downey and Benzer, COM
menced work yesterday. John made at
least an ounce, Downey and Benzer $6 so
each. They found very coarse gold"
Some Sc French miners left Whatcom
for the mines with their packs on their
backs. M
Frank Matthias, w. H. Wood, w. Tidd, |
Terry, and several Others, have just return |
ed from the mines for more provisions,
boats and mining implements. All previ-
GUS reports of the richness of the mines
have been confirmed. All of these gentle
men have large quantities of the ore, and
state that they dug from $40 to $40 every
day they worked. Goods are very scarce,
and consequently very high at the mines.
Mr.. John B. Jones says he spent aboat
Ave weeks on Hills Bar, fourteen miles
above Fl. Hope, and that while he remain
ed there met with considerable success
He averaged $40 for each working day.
Ho was in company with three others, and
their joint work reached six ounces day
with two rockers.
The specinl correspondent of the San
Francisco Bullentiu writes as follows. i
Three canoess, with about fifteen men,
came down to Fl. Langley whilst l was
there, from some thirty miles above the
Forks. l was acquainted with several of
them, and they showed me their dust
They had averaged from an oiince to three
ounces all the time they had been on the
iigrings some five weeks. The river had
risen over seven feet above tho "canons,"
and was then still rising. -. ~,