The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-13
Important Gold Discoveries i'm
Washington Territory,
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washington territory,
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In addition to the news from the Frazer river gold
mines published In yesterdays HERALD we extract from
the san Francisco papers the following toms
THE UPPER FRAZER.
The Victoria Gdsete contains long account OF tho Uo
per Frazer received from Mr. Aaron Post OF "a Dorado
county California He claims 10 have penetrated further
than any other white man. having gon above :he Dls
Falls. He lived mainly berries and on ono oocmou
slice Of horse, received from Indians whom he repre
sents extremely hostile. He found no dry diggings but
says that he examined decomposed gold bearing
quartz He claims TO have made some big strikes, but
adds
SUFFERING OF THE MINERS.
From the Big Canon, half way between Fort Yale and
Thompson river to the Upper Frazer the fair
ct the forts have provisions for their own
and living berries and horsefesh Mr. Pos fears
% way a me-,
miners going up some carrying their rockers which he
thinks they will be glad 70 throw away before reaching
the Forks Tho further he ascended CHER and more
rugged grew the rocks along the river
MINERS rrSywuERg.
On Puget Sound bar there sixty miners waiting for
little At present No surface dsgngs 4 this point '''"e
On Texas bar one mile above, one company OF ten
is working with sluces Last week they took OUT with
quicksilver, ten pounds OF gold. Others working With
rockers some making no more than 81 per day. others
taking out two to the hand The dsgngs mere are
In the bank, which rises In Terraces or, 70 use mining
From up both sides Of the river the banks
doing little except prospectne sinking holes % he S1.,c
back from the river depths vary ing from five 70 ,wen
~ five feet: where they generally get good prospects,
Al Fort Yale there LIS little doing. There about 30
venty five men permanently located with transient po-
puation Of four five hundred who are leaving fast
for the bars above between Big Little Canons Dtr
m W 4 for
those points All freight above Fort Yale packed
mems backs. few miners above were mskiog from
one 10 two ounces day, but the majority doing
nothing.
The miners were selling provisions TO each o.her 1t
sons Bay CoRpauy Some selling 10 return here
and wait mi the falling Of the river which made prov
those points than they had b. en- hitherto.
On the eh OF July, on his way down Mr. Smith passed
some 200 boats on their way up the river AT Fort Lang
ley there are 500 miners encamped.
seventy i've boat loads Of minors left Victoria for FRA
yer river In one day. one envesed by the play othree
musician passengers.
Another returned mucr says
saw man from Thompson river who returned rom
that place yesterday He went up 70 prospect an gives
an appalling account of the place lie nsd 1. live esbt
dayson berries ard says IL out Of the question tnak
Of staying there J also saw 40 Indian chief from the
same place. and he reports that several white men
starving On their way 10 some settlement camp Tney
were unable TO walk than forty yards rcst
ipg. reported about here that the river ricn high
up. Three four men left for TOE supoos,d dssins.
and bought a horse, which they Killed for food % the
Journey. suppose these men have cleaned out other
places as there nothing but those old pro
cured to live upon The Indians sell their useless horses
at high prices, and the meat sodai 81 Is per pouni
this place Flour sold at IS per hundred pounds
beans thirty cents per pound. The fact H. something
Ia not done 10 break down the exclusive right OF
trading held By the Hudson's Bay Company and
provisions sent into The country, thoasaods Who
here and others who to COME will have 70 leave
or starve There mot haf enough Of prov sons Al
the exorbiAnt prices demanded here 10 furnish
hcient supply, could I'll up qure OF paper, more
with accounts OF the suffering and disappointment OF
could have little effect In California where every
one seems 10 have lost his with this gold mania
There are several men, who came the river IN search
Of gold returning to San Francisco by the steamer
completely discouraged. In my
opinion there may good mines here but nothing ., ali
Ike what has been reported purpose remaining q
little longer, until my supplies sivo out am Toll the
worst Ia 70 come YET You know have spent some Time
in the mines OF California. aud though saw enough OF
The elephant there 70 be prepared FOR anything might
meet for the ba OF nv life But Frazer river eocs
ahead Of all my past experience.
DEPRECIATION or REAL ESTATE IN VICTORIA.
The stoppaee OF emigration has Knocked everything
cold In victoris-thst TO- a. compared with the "fasn
times which rcisned three wesks ago me populs ion
Of 1000 living In tenu Of course presents tolerably
lively scene, but has fallen rs Der cent ana
everybody 10 shveripg with doubt what shall be he
end Of The present sa,o OF suspense.
ASOrHnr NV Town BxLrSGHAx BAY-J H. wse
q son Of the Governor Of vrsna) and party Of san
Francisco Capitalists are represented being lay
OF new town on the "Ftzhueh claim" q tract Of one
hundred and sixty acres Of land lying between whstcom
and Schome.
toWn OF Nictor1a resembles
in ls4o, except indeed the gold dust MenIcAn dolIArs
gambling, &C. The town, for miles around both sides
q literally covered With tents, some OF the occupants
by far the vast majority Of them doing nothing and wait
ing for the endless and convenient cry Of spsculo-the
"al Of the riverto take place. which portsns and
eveniiul epoch, now supposed vii ocsur abou, The
nrst OF october.
Town lots in this place have raen in the las, few dy,
more than two hundred per oeni few houses are SIN
berg erected There about one hundred wooden
houses probably aiew more. In Elk months from 70 day
sefo VI. no' re ett people enough 10 The pa'e a. they
know one Of the Spectators land here, who
wards heard Gov. SAN Purdy ;sIi bm he would Sot
hsye put bis name 10 such letter for a,e thousand dol
The authorities here have treated the Americans well.
who are the best behaved men, for the number
gated together since we have been patton. have
doubt this good conduct will continue until The cry for
bread will be heard the Of Vocra and then
We shall zee what we shall see
rere appears olbe great deal Of Dissatisfaction on the
streets day amcDg the almost every one sp
pears 10 be ssisoed he has been sod. and that the
SPECTATORS have received the for him. win send
this by hand, ~ thought here THAI letters written
agsDs, the richness Of the Mines telling the hu nsus
Of the country, will 90, reach san Francisco great
keep you posted abou, matters and things . they pro
gress
LKrrERs FROM MrSKRs-aLoony PROSPECTS
lbsve been a. hfh place they The Grand Fss
Frazer rverthal one and fortv mile shove
Fort Yale and any miles above Thompson river nsre
point you reach on Fra,er river ,hs !. 10 csr
tsufy but you cannot make any thrg until the river
o. vow my get on 70 sbgh bar, where you may
ue 70 BUY provisions and keep you here until the river
lhh ~ ever does. That 10 all have done, and hun
dreds o. men beside me- This is The honest truth when
me water ians, think man make from three dol
1s upwards 70 the band, any part Of the river be-
YONG Fort Hope. have been working on . bar called
toeter's Bar, that between Thompson river and tho
5rand Fails, above Mormos Bar got out % provisions
here and had 10 come back The whole distance for food
have seen men eating bsrseeesh, and p'ckisg
Wild berries for two weeks, trying 70 bold out,
waiting 70 see provisions would come 70 the
Forks OF Thompson and Frazer rivers; but there
Ia no prospect Of sns. On my vsy down have me,
over q thousand men bars, wing Idle, vaItes until
The river tails Ne white knows thing about tns