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The weekly pioneer and Democrat., 1858-07-22
The Frazer River Gold nIioss.

The mails brought by the Star of the
West furnish the following intelligence in
relation to the Frazer river gold mines
Not less than eight or ten thousand adven..
turers have sailed thither from California
INrERrEREScE or THE HUDSON BAY Con-.
PASY.--All the trading with the Indians is
prohibited, and no merchandise Of any de-
scriptiop, beyond miners supply for six
months, is allowed TO pass up. Mr.. Samuel
McCaw, OF Steilacoom, had some two thou
sand dollars worth of merchandise seized
and con6scated at Fort Langley, by the
Hudson Bay Company. The goods Of the
Messrs. TltOn n Gibson. as well as their
vessel, the Black Duck, shared a similar
fate.
The steamer Surprise had gone up Frazer
River with Governor Douglas, OF Vancou-
vers Island. All steamers can navigate
Frazer River by procuring miners IL
cense, at q cost Of S5 per man, for every
one Of her passengers, and conforming TO
certain conditions OF suiferance,' among
which are these That no goods are TO be
shipped that are not bought Of the Hudson
Bay Company that no arms or ammuni-
ton are to be carried which are not import
ed from the United Kingdom that no mi.
ner il TO trade with the Indians, etc.
Mr.. Woods informs Us that repeated
difficulties have occurred on Frazer River,
between the Hudson Bay Company Off
cials and miners, in consequence Of the for
mer seizing the canoes and effects OF the lat
ter, for fancied infringement on the rights of
the Company. The miners do not consider
the question Of sovereignty or Jurisdiction
by any means settled, ard therefore show q
disposition 10 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
q, the rate Of SIC to the ounce.
Gov. DoUoLAs At THE NINE. - Gov.
Douglas with his family visited all the bars
along the river ten miles beyond Fort ! ale.
lie was also accompanied by Com. Provost
OF the Satellite. Gov. Douglas ADVISED the
miners TO get along a. peaccab!y a. they
could with the Indians lie said the miners
tar would 90 into operation in August when
be expected sdvices from the home govern
ment. he believed the laws would be the
same as they are in Australia. lie advi-d
the miners a. they valued peace with the
Indians. to prevent liquor being brought
upoo the bars. Gov. Douglas spoke in kind
and encouraging terms To the men, and a.
sured them he would 10 all in biz power to
give them protection.
ExrESr oy TIE MiSys- nuocgS oE THE
MrxKRS, krc.-An old resident Of Oregon
sends to the Alta Californian the following
aocoaut Of the miDes, and the best route
ihither:
These mines, styled Frszr and Ihomp
son river mlDes, or 5haswap, are bot sn *
/ tension Of The Colviile min6s, ~hieh have
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with the opening up and development of the
country.
During recent trip over the line of this
road from Toronto to Montreal, in the course
of which we had an opportunity Of convers-
ing freely with members Of Parliament and
with number Of the principal Railroad
men of the Provinces this intention Of the
British Government to push on the work to
its western terminus on the shores OF the
Pacific, was freely confessed, and the opin.
ion frankly stated that, while We OF the Uni.
ted States were quarreling over the eastern
terminus Of our road, the British Atlantic
and Pacific Railroad would be completed
and in full operation.
1t is not expected, Of course, that this
route will be selfsustaining one for years
but this is no hindrance whatever to its
projection and ultimate completion. There
must be an outlet somewhere for the surplus
capital OF England, and her capitalists are
already disgusted with the American system
Of railway management. Both the Imperial
and Provincial Governments desire the road
to be built for its political advantages, il for
no other; and for this purpose the former
especial is willing to guaranty the interest
on the cost of construction, rs it has al.
ready done in the case OF the Grand Trunk
Railroad, and this is inducement sufficient
for capitalists to invest That the road will
be built, therefore, and as rapidly a. posi-.
bic, there seems no reason 10 entertain u
doubt.
But We are not quite 80 sure that the
fears expressed in the above extract, in ref
erence to the "blotting out commercially" Of
of Buffalo and New York, are well founded.
We incline to the opinion, rather, that it is
for the interest of both these localities 10
favor the construction Of this great thor.
oughfare by all possible means, in the alb
sence of probability that northern route
will ever be constructed through our own
dominions. a road through the British
Territories, passing around the northern
shore of Lake Superior, can only be avaIla.
bic for passenger traffic for years to come.
For all commercial purposes, the termina-
ton of such route will be at the western
extremity Of that AXE, from whence an un
interrupted water communication exists
passing through Buffalo and New York
with all parts Of the Northwest.
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CuRrosrrigs ov TnK HgRxITAGE- gen
tlemsn who recently visited the Hermitage
the home Of General JAcxsos gives the fol
lowing account oi some Of the curiosiies hs
saw
Prominent among the curiositi,s was q
wooden pitcher II was made u wood
from the elm tree under which William
Penn made the celebrated Indian treaty
The pitcher was made and presented by tir
cooprs Of Philadelphia, and although II Is
not larger than common cream Jug il con.
tains sven hundred and fifty slaves. Tbs
hoops, lid, and handle, are OF silver the
bottom is q msgnifyiDg glass, by looking
through which one IL enabled 10 see the
loints, which are ngt visible 10 the naked
eye.
We will next notice "Oh Hickory
This ia a double cup-tbat is, two cups with
one bott0m a. that when one is turned up
the otter il turned down. II Ia as i,s name
implies, Of hickory and what i' most sIngu.
lar about II, has . natural handle. IL u
simply block about one foot In length.
with both ends followed, and was cut on
Long Island, from a hickory sprout, the
parent stern Of which was severed by can.
non ball. in the war Of the Revolution.
The be1, things We will mention are cal
amet oi stone. presented by some Indian
chef; a bayoDei with large roo, grown
roaDd il. found near the battle ground below
New Orleans tbe cup and saucer ont o.
which General Washington drank his lasl
pa and small pece of ciDtIe found u
the tent u CORNWALL. when he sureDderct
" General Washington, and eloeed tie rey
OlgtiOnary struggle The Ias, named articI'
wa given TO Central Jackson. with the re
q8es, that be would hight It on each Fonrtt
u July. Mrs. JaeksOn remarked that ihej
bad laiIsd TO do thi. tor several years, owing
10 ia shWtDs@a
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been worked the past two years and con-
tinuing down IN southerly direction through
southern Orgon. and connecting with the
California gold fields. The large extent of
country between Colville and Shuswap is q
gold-bearing region, as months before the
existing excitement, the Cuna Stan half
breeds living in the Colvillc valley, prospect
cd through this entire region, and brought
back wonderful reports Of its richness, but
the hostile attitude Of the Indians and the
many false reports of rich mines, failed to
stir up the farmers Of Oregon aud Washing.
ton Territories TO leave their well cultivated
farms and seek for gold on an uncertainty.
French halfbrceds have worked the Colville
mines, making from IS to SIG per day.
1.-THE means Of transportation, ~ it now
is, is Us follows The price of passage on
the ocean steamers from San Francisco to
Portland, Oregon, SIS; from Portland 10
the Dalles, Sll, by steamboat, including
meals on board At that point, no far, the
miners have purchased horses, paying from
$50 to $40, and buying provisions aud 9th
er outfits at low rates"
Mr.. Joseph Z. Buch, who came passcn.
ger in the steamer, says he has been at work
three weeks on the Frazer River near Sail
or's Bar, during which time be made $40 n
day with rocker. lie says there are par.
ties on the river making as much as 800 u
day with rockers All Of those at work, in
deed, were doing well and in good spirits.
Between fo.. Hope and Sa.iors Digglngs
there wore when Mr. Ruah left ahout three
hundred and fifty miners, none Of whom
were making kss than $40 per day, which
il tar below the average. Only thitty-ive
or forty men are at work on Thomwons
river.
Mr.. Bush say the mines increase in rich
ness az you ascend the river. lie comes 10
rcplenish his stock, and designs returning AZ
speedily az possible.
Two miners OF Steilacoom returned last
evening from Frazer river in canoe, after
an absence Of six weeks. They state that
during n low stage of the river they made
Sl5 day each. -Four rockers near them
were making from four to nine aud hall
ounces each per day.
The Sea Bird. which assembled Frazer
river to within a mile of Fort Hope, or
weighing ahcor found gold enough in the
mud attached to the dnke, to pay handsome
wages.
Blingham Bay is said to be the site Of
the future golden city.
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The New Sork Tribune on Mime .ois
Giving an amusing sample Of rejected
letter, the Tribune says:
"N0w we venture 10 assure the writer OF
the above that we have been publishing
somewhat and reading much more about
Minnesota for the las, ten years, yd VIC do
not remember having heard it ever once Sc
riously denied from any quarter that Mime
sofa Is in the main n healthful and fertile
region, and that in timber, water.p0wer,
lakes, springs and streams, she IL about the
most favored Of oil the Western States and
Territories. That her Winters are usually
severe, is drawback though that just
closed was both plcasaptcr and more favor
able to business in Minnesota than in any
other Free State. Our correspondents gen
orally say that the atmosphere is no dry
that they don't mind the mercury sinking
down to 30 or 40 degrees below zero occa
sionally but then peach-tres and grape
vines do mind it. and even appIo-troes are
sometimes killed by it--so, on the whole, we
should prefer the climate Of Illinois or Kan
sas 10 that OF Minnesota. But no mrn
should expect to fnd all tina, N desirable in
natural advantages concentrated upon one
spot and we believe NJ Mnneso'a like Iowa,
Wisconsin, and Missouri, has ia frir share
u attractions for the immigrant. Suit your
selves, gentlemen
Our correspondent, A. Wiley, makes one
good point 10 favor of Minnesota az home
Tor mechanics and artisans which strike us
a. new--namely, that, because Of her re
moteaess from the scaboard, aud from the
seats d Eastern Manufacture, her home
manufacturers Of all kinds will be less expts-
cd To depressing competition from abroad
than that Of other States. We think me
chanics and artlsans contemplating west
ward move should think Of this.
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TBg New York Herald, in an article
which sneers at clergymen, says tha, Henry
Ward Beecber has salary Of g. 900 aud a
parsonage rent free, and that, with bis liter
AIRY earnings. bis income Is $4,000. T.. IL.
ChapiD has $1,000 pr annuTn aDd makes as
much more by lectHring DR.. Be,hu1e has
81 800, bat Is the p's~7sor of fortune
outside Of bis professional esrnlngs. Dr.
Adams has $1,000 and a rich wife. Dr.
Hawks has $1,000 and h0ose. DR.. Tay-
lor, Of Graoe church, has $4,000, and the
fee parsonage adjacent TO the church. Itev.
Mosrs. Tyng. BelIows. O.gCod, Cbeevu
and other leading cIergymen, receive from
$1,000 To $4,000.
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OF the living system, i: is manifest that no
medicine which does not reach the crcu-
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when we see dyspepsia cured, liver com
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brough, into healthy play, and every
physical function renewed and strength.
ened by their agency. That their regu-
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there cannot be reasonable doubt. Tie
The family that has them not lacks a
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TREMENDOUS WH,R1wISp.-.f Herd Of

TRBMeNDoUs WHIR1wINp.-. Herd of
COsrs in the .fir.-rhe recent whlrlwind
ct, and in the vicinity Of Colesville, Md,
was tie mosl singular phenomenon, accor,
ding 30 accounts, we have ever read Of.
The Rockville Journal says further abou,
il that there issued from il a black smoke
which dafkeHed the atmosphere. One
gentlemen saw a herd OF cows apparently
up in line air, and there is every reason to
believe that they were blown quarter of
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filed with fragments Of clothes, shingles,
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N reached the Patnxen, river and there lis
course was suddenly arrested
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Bad Legs, Old Sores and Ulcers.

Cases of many years standing that have per-
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Virginia.
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His BAR with the best liquors. His
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The Kansas herald of freedom., 1858-10-02
Platform,
Adopted by the Basta

Adopted by the Bastard Free State Con-
vention, held at Lawrence, September
goth, 1858:
We, the Free State party of Douglas
county, in Delegate Convention assembled,
do declare:
1st That tho whole history of the
DEMOCRATIC PARTY, in its tyranni-
cal and bloody rule over the people of
Kansas, during the last four years, shows
it to be the unrelenting and bitter foe of
popular rights and the freedom of the
people.
I'd. That the efforts of the DEMO-
CRATIC PARTY to force the Lecomp-
ton Constitution upon the people of Kan
sas, in known opposition to their express
ed will, deserves universal execration, and
should stamp it with perpetual infamy.
Sd. That the DEMOCRATIC PARTY,
in its adoption and support of the Eng
lish Bill, deliberately insulted the people
of Kansas, through the double medium
of bribe and threat and richly de-
serves the overwhelming rebuke which
the people gave it through the ballot-box
on the End of August last.
4th. That the appointment, by the
DEMOCRATIC PARTY, of such wretch
es and criminals as Clark, Emory, Jones,
and their companions, to offices of honor,
is premium upon crime and villainy,
and shame and reproach to the nation.
5th. That in opposition to the Dred
Scott decision, and the declaration of the
DEMOCRATIC PARTY, WE ASSERT THE
GREAT REPUBLICAN DOCTRINE, that IL
is both the right and duty of the people Of
Kansas to make il a free TERRITORY
AND KEEP IT so.
9th. That the United States Constitu.
ton is an instrument of freedom, and
does not, as the DEMOCRACY assert
carry slavery into the Territories of the
United States.
7th. That we refer all questions of suf.
frsge, of banks, and the like, to the peo,
pie themselves, to be settled by them a
the ballot-box.
9th. That the nominees of this Convesl
ton endorse this platform Of principles, anc
pledge themselves to vote for law abol
ishing slavery in this Territory, and max
ing it penal offence to attempt to hole
slaves mere.
9th. That, planting ourselcees o.. thes
great truths Of REPUBLICAN1SM, WI
PLEDGE OURSELVES TO WAGE AN ETERNAL
WAR ON THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY, il
its vile attempt to force slavery upon thi
Territory, as well as with its more gene
raj efforts for the naturalization OF siav
cry throughout our common country.
10th. Inasmuch as there has been 81
unjust discrimination made in favor o
the admission of Slave States, and agains
the admission of Free States into tn
! Union, in the legislation of Congress upc
the Lecompton Constitution, we are i
favor of presenting to Congress, at a
, early day as practicable, Constitution
of the State of Kansas, fully endorsed b
the people, with the demand for admls
} sion into the Union, upon an equality WIT
!. the several States.