The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-28
THE EXCITEMENT ON The PACIFIC COAST.
YIELD OF THE NEW MINES.
Important Letter from Rx-Cov. Stevens, Of
Washington Territory.
our RIGHTS IN THE NEW GOLD REGION
twenty-five Thousand Californians en-
route for the British III Dorado,
OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE

Mines ana cftmats-A Trip up Fraser RtUsT-RtchRtss
IF the Mines, dc.
The excitement throug aout California concerning the
rich AID sxenave gold mines discovered backs of
Frazer river, has not sbxtd tn slightest degree The
news continues hghy favorable and tn pros ec low is,
when the river recedes the yie1 viii exceed what
tas yet been taken out The rush OF emgrans from
turpssses all hst has Jet asel place 10 the Uo ed States
Miniog localities are deserted and has been the
for months, rothwg thought Of but the Fsazer
river mnes. Reports from men ut work at the river
represent that The average daily work Ia sbou. fifteen dol
lars and this h reAzod without ASSISTANCE Of
mining p2arsus tools. When all the improved acl
tics brought into the country believed cond
deDty tSas California u the days Of 1872 will bs beaten
About eighteen thousand people have left from this
port fer Puget Sound Every part OF tho State fur
nshed its qnoa, which, from present iadisa.ous only
portion Of what the actual exodus will be for hs year
The statistics Of the Custom House that ~ 9G0
left up to July Puget Sound. Tho depletion our
population will have the effect OF Offering great induce
ments for hvestmens, viii III viii be taken advantage
by men who justly regard California Of the
favored countries in the world. Police have resigned
everything abandoned by the thousands rush for
Frazer field h brosn open for the industrious
prsng, where mining claims farms and established pro-
liable business pursuits be purchased the most
reasonable terms. An opportunity tempting has
Detn 6Ceo psiCrc tuo peopie oi Toe Uoloc Oh
side the demand IL heard for more lsoor-more
TO Gil tho places made vs,Aat by thosa
who have started for the new minss. Clerks
who have heretofore received from $40 to s,a0
per month for their services, readily obtain $50 $3.50
now; mechanics wages have advanced from 81 ~ 81
per day nremen on steamships &c. $3.50 per monib-
afew weeks ago they struck for that amount. which they
ros are paid Increased coppensaou is at the present
time received In every branch of fudustry.
JDe Tetvrne from mines nave Hat
teyDg Persons whose knowledge OF California miaDs
operations derived from ew,psrer reports form
idea az the extent the ne1s precious
metal within limits. From above YFtks
70 San serpsdino 10 the south, toe Whole OF the
Sierra Nevada has been found contain gold 10 abuu-
dnice; aoa ru1tlpg east aud ~est The IL
be ffom iofty 70 sixty miles in With Zoe fot bills, as
they de,csDd 70 tho paips, described by
or or Writer'S 10 produce gole, while tho highest
mite frovpirg with tfeir rocky fortreases
but toe bssac covering Tor ssr OF u3toid wealth
posted beneath them Tue miner Of iSss, VINO, II when
he exhausted river bax or wnrke1 out ravoe ion sgn-
Cd ihe mnss had given out wonii DO to day
enc who bed yet attained 70 the drs.
alphabet ~ auTerous exploration. IL is j1st iDpus
sioe W exhaust the mDes o. California for ,as .hou
sspd years ~ would pc ior snid 10 dip the oean dry
weue flooded rih reports OF newly clsco7ere3 gold
degipss 10 every part q toe state sud May ~ng we're
i1tasos leave Tor Frazer river aarscsed by large
ofeoy-res o. The gbsimg meta up north, have deter
mned Ia remain here
God dusi l. or rcd by the thousands Of dolars; bu. a,
IN some psoss oayer canpot be found s seat to tho
branch u.ins N tbs CITY for coinage.
siu AZ q ttst az fIaiy thy aod iuvigo
rs.inz, toe greatest a1vs6tsee epjoy AL post
bnual so~m.r rnps shsousnott the year. Our Siater
season marked By rams without cold, thai feraz, the
coll.
rho emigration Frsssr river hes gone 90 for months
s,th sprs II g,osioT The best Of iaigng
What Rstrbos there for the belief the OF
e1a IN large quirites ia hsnss by lot rocsivsd
iro perffns wbo ensesed Mining II ~ Of
tbst there In discr pancy between TIE
bv lerept iucividus alt tLer slasoeutz agree
ior The ip.s are reported 20 DC ex~e.o,nxIy ron aud
N Qrgg mo IN rtyufr0
Iiver n hieb and miners nave been driven from
several of the mOss lucfsuve bars until The sub
sides
No disturbance Of serious nature had We. occurred
between the Indians ana tho minors, any ap
rebtrded 40 Icing d The Indians reualnoa unsupplcd
Mr.. tiil, from whom uurs Bar took la name, Ia mining
some dhanct aooye ihas point, and Win sx hands ssre
msking Ircm ounce 70 ooe ounce aud half Of gold
Dust day 10 For three wssss prior N the
irssbes Nj B,i ard man Averaged oae hundred 70
ore hundred and hfty coiiss day. fno ffesnet no-
ever Drove hiuo fl ior the time beng
MI y Collins, Who has spent some time in tho Fra
.r river so,d region and who erough, Gown .ss week
sence 70 the AHA California hr. Collins IL reliable
gentleman He sit san Francisco 10 March last and ~a
At Oy upa when lDe excitement nrst broke cut He then
company vro ,hree onevs, proceeded Point soosrts
IRON they pfor-ered Frazer river the ousn
o. Harrison river, about teensy ne mites above for
Lasssy. This portion VI the Journey they performed
~nnons guides or sssi-ssn from Nc nsivrs The
rent sss moderate. aud &C as'oosly besu,iru saods
sefe okocvsred With hsavy umser, which preeeuted
beautupl appearance From Fort Cope 70 Fcrt Yale, q
distance OF hftsen miles the river nGrrox, and the
c.,reni running about mica per hour though,
sose places night be sel down Al ten or twelve At
fert Yale, the tires mining bar reached exson1od
cut IRON toe les nA,k distance of thirty yards,
st work wi,h taskess wooden trays while near
oy, large numbers Of male Indians, or, as they
generally called, bucks, stood list sssy looking
Bere come OF ar. Collins companions, sho ha1 now
increase, % twenty, Proposed to sop aud Try their
p;ermss tssm.slvss ss,sscorly hs. for,Ssr NJ ,Ss
"bg ohutks" ~ere IN abundance. After resting a~hie
therefore, the party went ahead. Two miles IRON Fort
dctues and gers Of navigation 90 Frazer river the
water for distance o. thirty dve or forty miles passing
rocs A, TOE time the river hsd a.:sned only ie fees
above We usual Insight 90 that By perse AMI the
,los progress Numerous psrsges were maie-cne Of
tnen The ast, bClsg four miles long rhess p1rtskes
oonld mo- BE- svosed .he olas rsog psrpendicil4ry
'thtr eide cf TIE river socctrss height Of DIV %
sixty feet sordipE Tue shghest foopsh % WI IN ',
~. AZ othtr plaose TIE rhW.P, aud rocss parity sub
~ every bar ava shallow spS. prospsoed "a these
rid hc1lnss gold was Obtained IN paying uunp.
wis, OF % yefy aae qeshsy-rabsr d'aoaa
lie bead CT TIE " the forks o. Tnompsoas river
tuty ave mites move the curreut ana geuera sp2ssr
ace Of the river s,ened aoou, the ~ from Pot
hope 10 Fort Yae, sod also bsog found shere moro vs
On opportunity for far prospect" Al the Furks nc
party we're tom by Travl, French trader whom ,hog
met by sccioent that the rcnost hoe, dgqugs we're
W thcmpson's but tia, river hcog nsyigsblob5 fe
m,ss ~, vas thought best 70 keep On up Frazer,
nd.f obsacta beyond fec ispifs aod hey we're
ussesd ~ towing. rive niles above the Foiks sJns
twenty vii utn were AZ rors, making with criauae
rockers from ten % sNfen doars psr day Arrvlpk a,
bsr shout ter niles below, where sb e. mn we're con
grtsatt IN uunbcrs considered sGce n tor rtr orc
tection, they took " claim aud com nencsd dsytne
They Voried here steady twenty dsys averaging
hnecn donaV rer Gay % tue hsnt rhe ereA,eat DAVIS
work OF thi'ty do'iafs These aslr,s
IL Fought, would spply 10 al The minerr.
Mr.. HIS wae At Nhncon, aud ~hie at Wells Fsrr, 4 |
Coz ofico he bad icrts Of dust cleaned |
Which, be sad, the balance sc arvtvo onnres bs \
had brought dosn the river ten days Defo Ie stated
tia, This dust Sas his share Of fsoen days WORK with
tbrse r1cu, 9th rocker
Mr. Blcls an hs partner worked at the river rom
three 70 i've weeks averag nr from IS 70 40 per day /,
NE men NJ Hicks saw Two men rho In fortnight
took cut 81 f09 At Sailor ggngs ard the PARTY OF two
next 70 them, in the same uae toos out u 200 Ne |
Bcks tit the dieghgs on rufsdaY, jane saw men az
work A. varicue places tho river, hrh up on ths
bsnkr, who mskine from t8 to 81 per dag These
men we're At work very high up n tho btnxs, far vey
nom the bare, hsvirg been driven 40 b. the sater.