The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-15

WccDe nlcctu VIVID " wiz Gear no
Thing, listen to nothing. think of nothing.
dream Of nothing, but Frazer river ana its
golden sands.' "lt is possible that if the news
Rom the British possessions should continue
favorable, twenty-five per cent of our whole
mining population will proceed there"
The only doubt in the matter ID il reference
10 the extent and deposits at these new mines
Should they turn out to be in area and richuess
a tenth part OF those Of California in lS4S 4e,
another commercial and political impulse will
be given 10 the Pacific coast, not even secondary
to that resulting from the discovery of the Cali
tornia wssbings The Frazer river country, or
New Caledonia, and the rich and beautiful sea-
board islar Of Vancouver, with its surround.
ings of ship timber, building stone and fshs-
ries, and its mines of coal, within two or three
years viii ali he brought into the active uses OF
busy, busting swarmipg resident Auglo-Saxou
population Cities and towns will spring up as
by magic. and within two or three years the
people Of New Caledonia may be found as hard
to trihe with by their British masters as the
hardy and high spirited diggers of Australia,
and perhaps little more SO. Who knows!
At the same time there is Oregon, a new
Pacisc American colony which has rapidly
grown into solid and prosperous State, with
out the aid of any local gold mines; and be-
tween her aud these Frazer river dggings lies
Der younger sister, the new Territory of Wash
ington, most signally favored with all the requi-
sites for great commercial and seataring
people-ber inlets, harbors, timber, fertile val
legs, &c, being of the most beautiful and in
vitiDg description. And should these Frazer
river mines turn out to be Of any great and
solid value, can there be a doubt that the ad-
vantages thereof will be felt to very great ex-
tent in Washington Territory, considering that
the California golden emigration overaowed so
largely and permanently into Oregon? No. A
thorough exploration Of these new gold fields,
following the same chain of mountains, may
show that their golden deposits extend across
our side Of the line; but, in any event, let the
mines be proved One-tenth part as rich as the
original washings Of California, and one of the
ret results will be the application of the people
OF Washington Territory, by the winter of 1860,
for admission into the Union as a sovereign
State. Such, from this golden impulse, will be
the additions 10 her permanent settlers, aud
such the Developments of her substantial re-
sources of wealth.
We refer our readers to the full and interest
ing details of the news concerning these Frazer
river diggings, in another part Of this paper.
PROFESSIONALLY John Bull must manage these
new mines with skill and discretion, or
the invading legions Of popular sove-
r.ignty" uen from California will be very
apt to give him an ugly specimen of popu-
lar government Ia Yankee Doodle. A
private letter from San Francisco upon this
point says:-"Governor Weller writes to Mr..
Buchanan to-day, requesting him to take steps
for the protection Of American citizens who
have left for the North. The Hudson's Bay
Company insist on exclusive trade with all 10
habitants in their territory, and have the ship
Of war Satellite (at the entrance of Frazer
river) to enforce their demands. No American
ship of war has yet appeared in Puget Sound"
We remember that some twelve years ago
General Cas-, in the Senate, stood up for
$40 or fight" but peace having been Sc
SuASu utoh AhS AhS va ~ VIZ OASSNh oSisattoh
died away. Now, however, unless between the
two governments some timely measures Of re-
ciprocity and liberality In reference to these
Frazer river mines shall b. adopted, there may
be a collision CT two between our invading
California dlgeers srl the Hudson Day Com
ponys local managers, which may hazard the
safety OF Der Britannia Maiestys possessions on
the Northwest coast all the way up to $40.
Lord Napier, We believe, Is at Nahant; but
General Cas- would do well to request his lord
ships early reiura to Washington, for the pur-
poses Of free conversation upon this Frazer
river gold excitement In California, and upon
the expediency Of some special international
arrangemenisfor the preservation OF law, order
and peace between the local authorities aud the
invading, high spirited and courageous Cali
fornia diggers.