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FRAZER RIVER GOLD MINES.
Letter from Hon. James X. Smith.


We make the following extracts from a
letter written by Hon. J. K. Smith, of
Rough and Ready, to j. P. Shelton, of
this office. Mr. Smith is gentleman of
veracity and what he says may be fully
relied upon: baa v,
zWHATCoM, June "a, 1853.
Our company arrived at this place last
Monday night, after rather pleasant
trip of FIVE days. We came by way Of
Victoria and Port Townsend, W. T.,
both of which seem to be quite flourish
ing .sr
About the diggings on Frazer and
Thompson Rivers you know about as
much in Nevada as we can learn here.
l have seen men who have been to the
diggings and say they are good, but at
present it is almost impossible for man
to reach them from the fact that the
river is impassible-it being higher now
than at any season of the year; notwith-
standing this numbers are leaving this
place every day in their canoes for the
Frazer River mines, the mouth of which
river is about SO miles distant from this
place. ..s- LIZ
The steamer Surprise left this place
yesterday for Fort Hope, by way of
Victoria, to which place she had to pro-
ceed in order to procure license for min
ers from the Hudson Bay Co.; the license
is S5 per head. From Victoria most of
the immigration has gone up the riverin
canoes.
The trail from Whatcom to Thomp-
sons river, is not completed and will not
be for several weeks; there are some 80
or 40 men working on it, and small par
ties are leaving every day. Our com
will leave here to-day OF tomorrow,
taking about a months provisions with
us, and our axes 70 cut our way if neces-
sary. epay IS cts perlb, for packing;
Flour is worth $50 per 100 lbs; Bacon
35 cts; Beans 10 cts.
The trip to this place is nothing com
pared with the balance of the journey.
From this place commences the "tug of
war" There are, would judge. about
1000 men in this place, that hardly
know what to do, being discouraged and
without money to proceed further
Many, have no doubt, would return TO
California, if they could. Whatcom at
present is quite a busy place. and re-
minds me very much of Nevada in so
and 81. The street is crowded with
people, waiting at this place for the trail
to be opened. There is about rs houses,
mostly stores, at this place. A paper is
to be started here in flew days. by Baus-
man & Watson. of Sacramento A saw
mill is in operation, and luz ber is selling
at $50 per NJ. 1t has been raining like
.'blue blazes" all day, with good pros
pect for its continuing.
would not advise any Of my friends
to start here at present; wait until you
you can hear from those on whom you
can rely. There is nothing yet certain
about the diggings. l will write again
when have been to see for myself.
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CHAPTER ".

+As.ronor,yt r--
Cd '1'was morning i
f The sun rose in the west and spread
its rays over the earth and that kind of
things. Two men stood upon the en-
erald sward, each pointing pistol at the
other. One twoi three fire bang !
The pistols had no balls in them-Brown
and Smith are unhurt - they shook
hands and afterwards were sworn and
true friends.
Matilda Jane went down street to get
her last tooth pulled. j. Smith saw
her. He hired drunken man to insult
her. The drunken person did SO. ].
Smith pitched into inebr;ate individual,
fogged him awful, and rescued Matilda
Jane from a horrible DEATH When it
was all over, the tender flower tainted
away. and fell into the arms of J. Smith
who sat down on dry goods box with
his charge and famed her pale cheeks
with his Panama hat
Tableau.
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New REIGN OF TERROR IN FRANCE
Signor Mazzini, in letter to the Lon
don papers, gives a few samples from a
stock of cases, in illustration of the work
ing of Louis Napoleon's Law of Public
Safety. NJ. Lebrun, notoIy of Charot
Bourges, was seized at his dinner table
without notice, thrust into cellular
prison van, and hurried off to prison
The shock seriously affected him. He
implored leave to call in medical man,
but it was refused, and the unfortunate
notary died. Jean Barthiex, an inn
keeper, seventy years of age, residing in
the department of the Taru, was trans
ported to Cayenne in 1852, afterward
removed to Algiers, and last February
was allowed to return home on leave of
absence for six months. Eight days
after his arrival, he was again arrested
and lodged in prison al Marseilles, where
he remains in dying state, and he is
not allowed the visits of any medical
attendant. An Italian named Custaldi,
who was in trade at Marseilles, was or
dered to remove his residence to Poic-
tiers.
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The CHINESE ORDINANCE.-A dozen
Cinnamon or so were arrested on Thurs
day evening and lodged in the calaboose
for disobeying the Ordinance prohibiting
them from remaining in town longer than
twenty-four hours. They were brought
before Justice CLARK on the next morn
ing. Counsel for the prisoners argued
the constitutionality of the ordinance.
Question taken under advisement till
Monday morning.
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Copy Rights.)
CHAPTER 7

CHAPTER 7. 4.a aNAN
"Ursa Major Angeice. Big Dipper"-Latin
A mani! r...........t
A nice young man. Dark, black hair,
and light white complexion aqualine
whiskers, bushy nose, sparkling brows,
arching eyes, rosy teeth and pearl
cheeks. ~ @
He stood upon the platform of pas
senger car, putting mild principe
cigar-extremely mild. The train at
the height of its speed-velocity, four
teen miles in fifteen hours.
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from gentlemen from Grass Valley on
whom we can rely, that the. difficulty
arose out of disputed line between two
sets of mining claims The large party
contended for a boundary to their claims
which would take in large share of
the ground of the other party, and had
openly declared they would have it
whether i. belonged to them or not. The
agressors stated their intention to have a
fight, said James Fl. McMmty would be
the first man killed, and pistols were
borrowed for the affray. McMurtry
was shot while reaching to get his pistol
out of the fork of tree preparatory to
leaving the ground. 1t appears that DR..
McMurtry's party was much larger
at first but as soon as an agreement was
entered into to submit the question to
an arbitration on the following morning
all left except the three who were par
ticipators in the fight The other party
then took advantage of the numerical
inferiorily of their opposers.
On an examination before Justice
Richardson five of those under arrest
were committed to jail, one admitted to
bail and four discharged.
The following are those committed
to Jail:
Michael McGee;
Alexander Griffin
Patrick Harrington;
Jno, McCabe
Michael Casey.
Admitted to bail, in $4,000; Phillip
Shields.
Discharged = brother of Shields,
John Collogan, jerry Harrington and
Paddy McGee.
We learn there were impartial witnesses
the bloody affray, and that some of The
murderers can be fully identified.
A late report has it that but two are
dead and five wounded.
Michael Casey is severely wounded ii
that ill-starred spot where mother:
smite their young"
James Il. McMurtry was buried to-
day at Grass Valley with Masonic hon
ors. He was highly .csteened by al
who knew him.
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CHAPTER II.
q ,-:.,, ~,,u- n.t,

A girl J
A maiden of sweet twenty-five, twen-
ty-three or thereabouts. Hair of auburn
red, brows Of purest fuke white, cheeks
of Lemon Pink, (made by Appollo W.
Harrison, Philadelphia,) teeth of finest
porcelain, bust of matchfess cotton, and
fort of faultless crinoline. Beauteous
girl.
She was in the front yard, looking at
the pretty poseys, when the laundering
railroad train went whizzing by. She
looked up and bebeld a nice young man
upon the platform of the third passen-
ger car, putting mild principe cigar.
He caught glimpse of the maiden as
the train was rushing by. a3 +
Twas but a moment - yet it was
enough : they loved. Loved at first
sight The fellow married the girl =
but let me not anticipate.
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CHAPTER ix.
mAcrshln Macnree. -oelt !.

"AcUsna Machree. -teitc. '.- =
J. Smith 8
Our unfortuna e hero was seven wears
IN Iceland, three years on the Island Of
Juan Fernandez, ten years IN Jaran.
five years in Ethiopia two years in tbe
city of Nininger, when he felt yearn
ing for the land of his birth.
He had been shipwreeked, stabbed
by robbers, torn by wild beasts, over
whelmed by torrents Of lava, been sis
months without food and had the chick
en- pox, and he still continued to turn op
With guitar and carpet bag in baud,
lie again emerged from the railroad de
pot aforesaid. For forty seven .years
the blooming Matilda Jane had gone to
the railroad station in hopes of meeting
J. Smith. Touching devotion They
met She saw him Those eyesl those
ears! those, nose It is my long losl
J. Smith" She rushed TO bis arms
Tableau.
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DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY MEETING. -
The Democracy deposited their
ballots for delegates to the County
Convention at a crib erected for the
purpose on the old Metropolis lot, Main
street on Saturday last The fol
lowing are the tickets voted.
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cHAprER X
Finally Iasti, and IN conclns

Finally lastly and IN conclusiop
A church sHogt
The bells ring merrily. Before the
altar stood a blushing girl and nice
young man--Matilda Jane aud j Smith
She was dressed in virgin white with an
orange flower, while he had on brass
coat and blue buttons and clean shirt
They were pronounced mar and wife
husband and wife She was Matilda
Jane Smith and he is Matilda Jane
Smiths husband a a2H
All parties satisfied | believe
This is all of this very interesting
story that will appear in this paper If
you wish to read another chapter. you
will find it in the Toad Hollow Gazette,
and IN. Y Soft She'll Ledger"
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GEO. THACHER & cos.
CELEBRATED
G CALIFORNIA WINES

NJ. H. FUNSTON, AGENT, NEVADA
YTNHE undersigned having been appointed sole Agent
Il inNevada, for the sale of the above celebrated
Wines, would respectfully call the attention of those
wishing the above excellent and healthful beyer
age, that they can have it at wholesale prices with
freight added, by calling on
ap3o M. q. FUNSTON.
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A GREAT PRIZE STORY.

[AUTHoR's Due BiLL.--This story will
not be published in the shape of a Book.
GIRAF E;
Or, the Peanut Boys Revenge.
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Nevada Advertisements.
Daily Stage Line.
FROM NEVADA TO WASHINGTON

RON n EVADA TO w ASHINGTUN
rcAyV1 On and after Jan l. 1856, the above
F>-I--ss- Line will follows
Leaving Nevada. at O'Clock, a. NJ. and passing by
Mountain Spring House, Morgan's, Cold Spring, White
Cloud Gold Hill and Alpha and arriving at Washington
by | o'clock in the afternoon
1t is the NEAREST and BEST ROUTE to Washington,
Omega. ScochInans Greek, Poor Mans Creek and
Eureka.
Returning the stages will leave the SOUTH YUBA
HOTEL every morning at O'clock and arr wing at Ne
vada by O'Clock. p NJ, connecting with the California
Stage Cos Coaches for Auburn Sacramento, Marysvile
and Shasta.
Ofice-South Yuba Hotel. Washington.
a. S OLIN, PROPRIETOR
VS.. MCRoBERTs. Agent. Nevada
Nevada, April 18th, ls56-tf
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D0Rglas. Adminishatiox.
s. IL. Chase, A. j. Knectle,
VIM Mailman, Jno. Mcfarland,
Pat. Mulchay, Thos. Chambers,
w. Plumhoff, w. p. Harrington,
Jas. Funston, John Endicott,
Geo. Story, Joseph Clark,
Michael Sullivan, Dan. III. Williams,
Jno. W. Grier, Caspar Haupt,
Kepner Carnes, w. H. Orr,
Casper Haupt, L. Samuels,
L. L. Davenport, David McBeth
Jas. Jeffries, kels. Armstrong.
NJ. j. M'Cutchan. Harvey Mills.
The Douglas ticket was elected by
about l43 majority. $40 votes were cast
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aPecavaii. Italian

A procession.
80 death Whereabouts is thy sting
Brown is borne to the domicl Of bis
loving Matilda Jane cold corpus. -
Matilda Jane is frantic He comes 10
life again. But | anticipate.
As | said before, Matilda Jane was
frantic with grief
'Give, oh give me his gold watch and
chain, bis diamond ring, anything to re-
member him by" said She. Her mother
was trying to resuscitate the once j.
Brown when she gave a loud yen. and
sat down in speechleSs astonishment.
Observation-Disclosures no
tice p said she. That mark Of The
strawberry and three moles in the left
arm. Itis--it is my long lost brother"
j. Brown comes to.
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WHOLE NUMBER 1913.

table about two feet and half high II
is j. Smith's treat He treats They
now discuss the question of who shall
have Matilda Jane Both want her
How shall it be decided? j Brown
gets her But anticipate.
Shall they cast lots Shall they
throw the dice. or play the game Of
seven-upf Shall they run foot race
jump. on pitch quoits! Shall they have
mortal combat, OF see who can eat tie
most hard boiled eggs? No! eight times
mo- II shall be decided by Tipping cop
pers, Brown prepares for the task
Heads ] win, tails you lose" said be
J. Smith agrees He hips Heads" Il
win!''~~T Tbe-second time he hips 4Tdls.
"Y GU lose again. queih }. Brown.
j Smith is filled with despair
He thinks of suicide, but den, like
the IDEA of dying He finally takes
carpet bag in one hand and his guitar in
the other and starts Tor Iceland J.
Brown. to make a sure thing of IL ae=
companies him Oh shipboald. Go his
return, however to the shore, be falls
over board and is drowned
CHAPTER viii. ,+g.s s'-
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CHAPTER vi.

"Allah hill AlhaIah"-Arabic.
A sofa
Two individuals. Miss Matilda Jane,
and J. Brown.
j. Brown-loquitar.
"My own dear one. Behold me again
Frustrated by the power of your beauty.
Assure me, superfne being, that my
hopes are not in vain. Doom me not to
disappointment, to desolation, to despair.
Help me, Matilda Jane, ele l CATER
piller! One wink is sufficient to throw
me in conniptions of joy"
She winked.
she-she-is
minel'
Delectable J. Brown.
Matilda Jane flies to his arms, their
lips meet in the first warm kiss of love.
Enter J. Smith.
Tableau.
Painting Matilda Jane carried out
on shutter.
at HE CHAPTER VII.
ITO be or not to be.r-Englsh.
Two men
J. Smith and his guitar. j. Brown
and his terrier dog. 1t is eight. They
are in the Lager Beer Saloon before
mentioned, sitting by table--a small
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NEBUCHADNEZzAR's HUNTING DIARY
The diary of the great hunter, remark
able corroboration of scripture, has been
discovered. as we find from the follow.
ing: T.
"a correspondent of the Northern En-
sign says a book is shortly to be pub,
lished by Col, Rawlinson upon furths,
discoveries he has made, He sou1d
Nebuchadnezzar's hunting diary, WITH
notes, and here and there portrait of
his dogs, sketched by himself. witb his
name under it. He mentions in It hav.
ing been i'll, and whilst he was del .irioas
he thought he had been out to craze ike
the beasts of the field. Is lot th.s 2,
wonderful corroboration of scripture T.
Rawlinson also found pot of preserves.
in an excellent state, and gave some to
the Queen to taste How little Nebu
chadnezzar's cook dreamed, when max
ing them, that, twenty-five centuriea
after, the Queen of England would eat
some of the identical preserves which
figured at his masters table.
~ The official journal of the two
Sicilies publishes complete list of the
victims ofthe earthquakes at Naples Of
December Is, 1851. The total mum
Der of dead amounts to $3.50. and the
wounded to 1859. 1t appears that tie
number Of dead has greatly exceeded
that Of the persons more or less injured.
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More Particulars /!

Since the above was written we learn
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CHAPTER III.
''Parley vous Frarcais. French.
Twas! a191 t0
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Slavery to its present territory, and
even to the reconstruction of the Su-
preme Court-that you will not plumber
us with tariffs that you will not bank
rupt us with internal improvements and
bounties on your exports; that you will
not cramp US with navigation laws, and
other laws impeding the facilities of
transportation to Southern produce =?
What guarantee have we that you will
not create new bank, and concentrate
all the finances of this country at the
North, where already, for the want of
direct trade and proper system of
banking in the South, they are ruinously
concentrated? Nay, what guarantee
have we that you will not emancipate
our slaves, or, at least, make the at
tempt? We cannot rely on your faith
when you have the power. 1t has been
always broken whenever pledged.
TO BE CONCLUDED IN OUR NEXT
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Emancipation in the British West Indies.
INTRODUCTORY.
R IL 1nro

INTRODUCTORY
BosToS, July 4, 1858.
To TIE Editor Of the National Era:
Iresided Fifty days in December and January
les: IN The beautiful island of Barbados, West In
dies and spent much Of the time in collecting in
formation relating to the great subject of Negro
Emancipation. 1 found all classes, from the
highest to tie lowest, ready and willing to aid
me orally, and in furnishing written replies to
set Of questions had prepared. 1 send you
the letters received in response, for publ
cation in the Era, if you think they will do
good, and tend to satisfy our Southern breth
rem that it would be both safe and profitable TO
let the boad go free.
Barbados is twenty miles long and fourteen
wide. The surface Of the island is low, and is
diversified by gently undulating hills, the high
est of which rises l,l47 feet above the sea. The
mean annual temperature at noon is about 800
The great staple or product of the island is
sugar and it is cultivated from one end to the
other, like garden, by happy, free laborers.
Land is worth twice as much as it was during
slavery, and the exports of sugar have greatly
increased since the laborers were emancipsted.
The price paid for a task or days work seems
IL
borer lives almost entirely upon vegetables al d
fruits raised upon his own land, and that he
needs no FIRE to warm him. even in winter. Be-
sides, twenty FIVE cents day is the price paid
in some parts of the United States for labor.
Mr.. Helper, of North Carolina, says, in his
book:
81 In my own immediate neighborhood, not
less than thirty young women, non-slaveholding
whites, between the ages of l5 and rs, labor in
the fields every summer, and that for % cents
a day."
According to the census Of 1851, it would sp-
pear that the total population of Barbados was
lbs, s39-l5,824 whites, 30,059 colored, and
90,056negroes. Theemsncipsted,i in their peace
able behaviour at least, show themselves worthy
of the boon of freedom; afordiDg an example,
ever to be remembered, of the influence of jus.
tice and humanity, in sllsying the angry pas
sions and promoting good will and order, those
best bonds of society. Not single outrage was
committed in the excitement of emancipation,
not q single act of revenge was perpetrated,
then or after. There appeared to be com.
plete oblivion or forgiveness of all past wrongs
and hard usage-sll bad feelings seemed to be
overpowered by one of gratitude for the benefit
conferred. Yours, respectfully,
CHARLES Japan.
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