The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1858-09-02
One Month Later from California !
TWO WEEKS LATER FROM NEW
YORK AND ENGLAND.
Arrival of the clipper John Land.

By the arrival on Friday last Of this fine clip
per, which last year brought a mail from San Fran
cisco about the same time, we have received New
York dates to July s. The news, however, is unu-
sually meagre.
Schooner Vaguero arrived over on the 10Th of July
PA days passage. She cleared for Melbourne on
the eth August, and sailed on the 10Th. She is not
expected to touch here
By the California papers we see that the ship Black
Prince, which passed this port August 4, sailed from
San Francisco July 81 and the bark Prioress, which
passed en- the Sth, left the same port on the 28th-
making a passage of IL days for the latter and IL
days for the former.
Clipper ship Frigate Bird, Cope. sailed for Victo-
ria August LIST, and may be expected here early IA
September.
By the advertisement of the bark Yankee in the
San Francisco papers, we notice that Messrs. MsRuer
& Merrill have taken the agency of this vessel The
change will, doubtless, give general satisfaction.
During the month of July. no less than 6ffy-seven
vessels, including steamships, clippers, and smaller
vessels, sailed with passengers and freight for yicto-
ria and Bellingham Bay. The exports are rated at
S722,0 900 for that month.
Rev E. Corwin, of San Jose, has received and
accepted a call from the Fort Street Church, Homo
lulu, S. l., and will leave for his new field about the
first of September-Pacifc.
THE FRASER RIVER MINEs.-The news from that
quarter appeared quite as favorable as any proceed
ing. The San Francisco Bulletin of Aug. I says:
..The news received on Sunday from the Fraser
River mining region is, in our opinion, more fayora-
BILE than any that has reached US for some time past.
In the first place. it now is certain that there is no
actual suffering for the want of provisions among
those waiting on the streams for the water to fall, as
was generally supposed TO be the case a week or two
ago. Though many articles of comfort were lacking,
the prime necessaries of ife-meat, bread and coffee
were possessed in sufficient quantities by the miners
TO prevent suffering from famine. The most favor
able feature of the news. however. we have not aIlud-
ed to. We mean the discovery of q practicable route to
the head-waters of Fraser River, over which supplies
of provisions can be easily conveyed as socn as a trail
has been opened. All the facts about that region,
prove the existence of rich gold fields in New Gale
donia. The obstacle heretofore presenting itself,
and which to many appeared insurmountable, was
the transportation over the rugged and precipitous
mountain ranges of supplies of provisions to maintain
the miners while engaged in prospecting or working
the mines. just at this time the important discovery
is made of a new and practicable route to the region
above, by way of Harrison and Lillooet rivers and
lakes, and easy trails. This discovery therefore would
seem to remove the chief dificultyin the way of the
success of this mining country, and its Importance
cannot be overstated. A steamer, the Umatilia, had
made the pioneer trip to the mouth of the Lillooet
river, and Governor Douglas had expressed his belief
that a good wagon road could easily be constructed
from thence to a point on the head waters of Fraser
River, about seventy miles above the junction of
Thompson River. The Hudson Bay Company had
declared their intention of opening this trail at once
and it was stated, were prepared to spend. nj
present, Sc 900 on it. The Governo or had said pub
licly that this would soon be the only way Travelled.
to reach the Upper Fraser and advised all going to
take it,
The following is Governor Douglass address to the
miners. which we copy from the same paper:
"MY FRIENDS You wish me to speak 70 Won
about Fraser River, and to get my advice about going
there, and my opinion of the country. Now will tell
you all plainly, that | will not take the responsibility
of giving any advice on the subject. You have All
heard what has been said of Frazer River. and I
know nothing more about the gold than has already
been told you by others. Had you sent to ask nv
opinion about Fraser River before you left California,
l would have told you, one and all. not to leave your
quiet homes not to give up the substance for q
shadow, and to wait patiently until something more
definite was known about the country. Now, sup
pose I were to tell you so. Suppose l were to advise
you one and all, TO return Immediately to your homes.
without going further, what would the answer be T!
Why, you would all refuse to do so you would saw
that course will never suit. After the trouble and
expense We have had in coming here. We must 20 to
the end-we must see the elephant. And perhars
you might think that I had some object to rain Is
keeping you from going to Fraser River.
Now | know, men, what you wish me to tell you. |
You wish me to say there are lots Of gold in Fraser
River, but that I will not say, because I am not GER
tain Of the fact myself But this I will tell Won =.
my own settled opinion, that l think the country i
full of gold. and that east and north and south Of
Fraser River, there is a gold field Of incalculable
value and extent. 1 have told our Rracioua Omen
so and l now tell you SO, and il mistake NOT. Won
are the very men who can prove by your courage ~
enterprise, whether my opinion be right or Vrcnr
remember, do not give yon that statement Is an
established fact but simply IS an opinion. founded
on what | hare actually seen myself. and heard from
others who know the country.
NOW what more can | say to you, but 10 ON and
p M and IN . few short weeks yoa VIM be able to
food in abundance : Won viI1 then n ;ndenenR,n& -