, 1858-07-30
East Of the Cascades Through the SnO-
QuaImie Pass.

qualmle PaSS.
Late intelligence has been received nom the min ing
party thatieft this place and steaeOom, few weeks
since under the pilotage Of Mr. W. II. PEARsoN, for
the gold region north via the snoquanie Pass. They
reached the eastern side Of the mountains with all
ease and safety and report has it that portion OF
the company have stopped and are doing well the
streams in the immediate vicinity Of the base Of the
mountains the Yakima, Nah-ches, &c.
A portion Of the company mentioned by US last
week as concentrating here with object Of striking
out for the gold region through the suoquamie, will
start; they 80 inform u.s. early next week. which will
greatly swell the mining force on the other side.
The Puget Sound Herald OF July 23d, has various
and corroborative Indian reports to the effect that
considerable bodiesof miners at work, doing well
on the wenatehee riyer--that two hundred soldiers
from the Dalles had arrived there, and were con
structing fort on that river, and that gold was sup
posed to be deposited aLundantly all, or many Of
the streams on either side Of the Cascades Should
this prove true the stone that tho builders refused
will soon become the head stone Of the corner and In
stead of gold hunters ding away their time, they
have been for months at Victoria or Bellingham Bay
awaiting for Frazer river to fall or trail to be open
ed from Whatcom 10 Thompson river there will soon
be a rush Of miners through the Snoquamie pass
directly to the mining region Whether large quaut
ties Of gold be found Immediately upon the other side
Of the mountains within own territory not we
are Of the deliberate opinion that the snoqualme pass
will be almost universally adopted the next season,
above all Others the best and most direct route to
the northern gold region, starting from any point 10
either Territory and it Is the fault Of the citizens Of
the southern Puget Sound country, that it was, not
generally adopted the present season. Through sheer
carelessness IL not criminal neglect the citizens Of
this section Of the country have allowed thousands Of
their adventurous countrymeu from California and
elsewhere to be humbugged and diddied ont Of per
haps their last dollar by interested parties at BeIng
ham Bay and elsewhere who have there been delayed
for months with death staring them in the face from
the fierce current rapids, falls and Of Frazer
river, and with the prospect Of being overtaken by
starvation before reaching the gold region should
the trail leading thither ever be completed Had
the citizens in this direction performed their duty
promptly the thousands who have been humbugged
by Frazer river and the Whatcom trail, might long
since have been safely and probably employed in the
gold mines east and large returns constantly finding
Its way back through the Snoqualmie pass. Had one
hundredth part the interest been taken by citizens
to make the natural ruadstead through the mountains
referred to known that has been taken to force other
routes, in other localities into notice. much untold
suffering and loss Of life would have been avoided,
and instead Of large proportion Of the adyenturers
being impoverished as they now are, they might have
realized the golden harvest which they anticipated
and for which they sought these shores. most scr
Gus injury has been inflicted upon this portion Of the
Territory, because Of the apathy-the supncncss Of
Ia citizens In not making tue Snoquamie route to the
mines more generally and fAvorably known. and be-
cause they have not sufficiently interested themselves
in having the necessary outfits OF provisions, arms
&C.. for those who may have determined 70 adopt IT,
and it is to be hoped that another season will bring
change in this particular.
We understand that large parties arc concentrating
at the Meridian prliries situated about midway, be-
tween steilacoom and seatte-twenty-6ve miles, per
haps, from either plaee-who are making arrange
ments to start. next week through the snoqualmie-
Those pires are quite centrally located for the
dezvous Of parties, from Olympia, Steilacoom or se
ate, and expect TO hear Of another large company
moving out through the Snoqualmie ere long.