New-York daily tribune., 1858-12-30

"'',Y. r,sr. on IN. suffice. Of their eHnifg'i
th some facts on toe sntieo, OF the goa iinee
have come 20 the writer kloBleigs H.'e A''S '''
1,s ,t,.emeu,sra We are ASSURED, be rti'.H uro1
VICTORIA, Oct. 80, .o,s.
Tn. s,..b,- xbich we visited was Murd.rers' Bar,
ro.o,n.d "Corpish Bar" a f.s miles beoS Fort
Jro,o The t.r Rad about l2j miners on IT. The
wort "a. very simple ani easy, the wssnings being
cor ed 20 the sLIfsce gravel, snc not peos oeepf
,l,p ix ard seven incnes. The misers returned ihe
earpgr generally at ar ounce dsy TO the rocker,
which took coupe Of ha1is to WORK. At the upper
end OF The iar tao miners planned that they we're
not akr more than sufcient 10 pay fox provIsicrs
TIE Pei sir,a ak runs into the b INK OF snnsdla
aotg the nver running beteeen L and the moun'sns
hebiod and /. rcb 81 as been ssed by severaltfss
As there is water accessible for "suicitg,' have 10
evu,,t "Conish Bar" vii afford remuLeratiye en-
plo,men. to several bGndIcl miners Tor years. Tue
miners had erected leg huts, ard we're TO pass the
Writer here.
sfce ny visi' have learned from excellent auh1r-
iiy that tie mixing here c,LtGues successful. IEe
miners are chiefly composed Of experienced CorAi.h
miners from California, who would not remain onle-s
the bsT renu- erative.
There was only ole other minipg location lower down
the river then this one, in SEPTEMBER No1 miners
Ole qoreed over toe snores of the Fraser for distance
Of IS r,ies below Cornish Bar, and have 70
doabt IL a, the bars below good those above
for they are al Uniform in appearance aod na'eris-
spite OF gravel left by the river 10 it descent the stones
snd sa, Of which tsiLod the particles of gold the
ws.tI a. ted over them.
The Lext cigsngs we're in the bend close under Fort
Hope. Tiey prospec.ed 10 my presence, abd the
pro poets ilduced the erection Of lie I'd FOR carrying
.di, inrg slIeam for suicng. Two weeks after my frs
Writ, / was informed these degirga were poor and
hardly psld wages. did Lot get any actual rst1rns
vi lsss the expression, jos, enough to keep soul and
body together" can be conve rted iLto currency
The frst bar above Fort Hope is Mnsketo Bar, %
nen The IetuIs frou four gangs were, respectively,
81, sl. 81 day to the hanc, and so week to each
CT two men. TIE mining was very shal!ow, and mu;h
gold ost ty imperfect washing with tile oli-ia-honed
r,ck,r Ga bill ccse by 1.-The color" OF gold Was
found by the miners at hight Of 100 feet
Union Bar-furiber up The miners making s. ald
g day to the hand. The miners here told those
below were making IS and 81 day to the hand.
n.rs Intended to psss the Winter here, and had put
up houses.
Santa Clam Bar-250 men. At the lover end got
rcturcs IT from Sc to enc ounce per man per day. aud
hgh,r up met miners who were masking s35 man
e. ch DAY. Here and hreabout examined sixteen
gangs or ccmpaaies of miners while at their work, and
got the folow1r returns from them, respectively
con any is uposed Of al numbers from two to Fix
men each.
copy the returns seratim from by note book, be-
ginning with the first company whom questioned,
viz: Sc q dsy to the hand - do; 81 DO. only
Although within l2 yards Of tie last Company
which maoe s. a day to each member; then fol-
loss s. Day per man; and a few yards on, S53 to
the band ast week, for the week. The next company
took out $50 to the couple Of hsnds in one day this
we.k--the next dsy $50 and were, at the period of
good ds vfsl fslpb1s bs ~ Rsd 1s the ad r @
the day's "wa,bing." The Iext company averaged
s. day to three for three weeks gold very hne
and much Of it lost. Another compans, digging be-
low bark reckoning the time lost in remt wing the
baub, return the earnings at S3 day TO the nsnd.
Next company had but jutt commenced working tneir
claim this day for which they paid S75 to the former
owner; hsd uot cleaned up" yet, and could not tell
the earnings. The next, 81 a day to the hand gold
fine itat half Of II lost; found it visible to
the psked eye i'll the "aliDgs. cientifcgentlemsn
Of Dpirg experience who sas present gave II as his
oprion that much gold could be saved by using what
he called longer dressing boards placed at proper
angie thongLt sll the ckers defective and causing
much loss of gold. Few OF the miners agreed with
him; they AL admitted the loss, hut declared it ire
neoiabe. miner working by himself, without
psrtne., was making $l6 day. lie had rich hole
on bis claim Tee mining csims are all - feet wide,
running back from the water edge to the bsuk The
next gang Of two men, only at work few days;
made 81 each On Saturday ast. The next cleaning
up" as arrived; his lump of amalgam he valued ut
$40 for balf days wors. Next, two men just ANAL
eanated their DAYS work: guessed It's value at $2l
10 &l2 Not much 20 Id accumulated among the miners
be re- or below they have rot been long at wors,
the river haviTg oDly fallen lately; sixteen miners
gore boIue. Another gang, from = to or day.
TIE Lt1,, - a day TO the hsnd all last week. Next
gare OF seven men, made s. day each last week;
today they reckon - TO each, or 800 for the seven
of them. Next garg, in "spotted" digg lpgs, which
Weld IS to e. day. The last gang, only two men,
claim repu,ed very rich by the other miners; gave
their earrings at ore ounce man day for five
weeks last week they made $50 ana some odd cents,
with eight exua hands employed at wages.
Next above comes Ansrlcan B0r.-Two men made
otuces to the rocker each day of last week to-day
bave another nan at work with tnem, and made
si(O. One Of this gang, an old California miner,
il of opinion that down on the bedrock the ground
wA be richer than any yet worked. Next gang $lO
each day, ard sometimes more Gang 81 two, Tor
two months, msde only enough TO pay for board
now make so cay to the rocker. Crowds of miners
squaited iGle on the bark OF the river As rule,
tue Csltornia miner seems determined not TO work
while lie has sny money hit.
Pueefs Sound Bar.-lst company. One ounce
dey To- the hard When their earnings fall below sn
ounce day will quit This is a very generally
txpeeied RESOLUTION. 2d company - to SO day to
each man. % company. 81, s. ana 50 a day mao
4ih Only Que man made yesterday sI7. 9TH. Agangol
eleven FIencbmen average E. day to the hand. The
Frerchm.n complain that taeir American negubors
speculate in claids. oh gang. ID cents TO the
bucket. The work lere on the surface, add IN.
voves ye,y little labor. A good deal Of qusr,z lying
about Miners geueialy express their Intention OF
wi1terng here Theteriors Of the Winter laughed az
bv ell the old servants Of the Hudson Bay Company.
7ib Several companies uslug rockers expressed
themselves "satished. Seemed reluctant TO give re-
turns; dreaded taxation; and didn't press the
From the returns OF other companies hni that
some mac all sorts Of irom 10 an ounce Day
to the hand. a gang Of American miners, who had !
China men at work wages, and who formerly made
two ounces day to the rocker now make four ounces