, 1858-05-07
aThe Newly Discovered Gold Mines,


The Orfgonian of the 10th inst. takes US
somewhat to task for what that paper
pleases to term "eulqgisiEg" Washington
Territory, and representing that ria Puget
Sound is obtained the nearest and most
diyect route to the newly discovered gold
region. After giving the result of his niue
years experience Of newspaper life on the
Pacific, concerning reports from newly
discovered gold mines, "that miners are
making from $40 to $50, more or less, per
day." " should be taken with large mar
gin, closely cut down." the editor of the
OregORGn says:
"From these ald other considerations we advise
all who desire to see the elephant of nete and highI
they know something more certain than what comes
through the columns Of the Pioneer and Democrat OF
Olympia Pugei Sound Herald, Of Steilacoon or the
letters Of a gentleman who came passenger from
Nanconver's Island" This admonition. if followed.
may save the reader many hard days wandering
after load geese, besides being sold cheap"
If, instead of borrowing nearly our exact
language with which to discountenance the
recent exodus to the gold region on Fra
zer's and Thompsons rivers, the editor OF
the OregOnian had published, and given us
credit for what we really have said concern.
ing the golden" prospect there he would
have exhibited much more manliness than
by placing us in the above quoted cate.
CORY. Although we have stated our belief
that gold exists there in paying quantities,
we, from the first, have volunteered our
advice to all, not low down" with the
" fever" to wait until they know something
more certain about the mines from persons
who had been upon the ground. The
PIONEER AND DEMoCRAT never advised OF
endeavored to induce any person 10 GO
has recommended that the rery erLraragaat
reports, of $25 and $50 per day average,
be taken with many grains, if not ounces Of
allowance, and suggested that a pre-emp-
tion investment of l60 acres of land was a
safer one than to follow the ignis fataus Of
the gold hunter, &c. As yet, we have
been furnished with no evidence to induce
US to retract anything we may have said
favorable to the new discoveries, or to
change our opinion, in any way, in refer.
ence to them, and the ground of objection
taken by the Oregoaian to us, in this par.
ticular, is oil moonshine. With its editor,
the real ground of objection is the route to
them. Aye, there's the rub" And il
he is anxious for a comparison of routes,
or desirous to argue that question, we will
refer him to the communication of our
correspondent LEArHERsroCKINe," pub
lished two weeks ago.
But should it SO transpire that the per-
sons who are now aocking TO the mines
win fnd that they have been wandering
after toild geese" and that they arc a
failure and humbug, they will have this
consolation that riG Puget Sound they
have been "sOld" on much more advanta-
geous terms than they would have been
by winding around so many thorn trees,
and over so many hills that those have en-
countered who went ria the Dalles of the
Columbia river. But it is generally be-
lieved that the mines on Frazer's and
Thompson's rivers will yield fair returns, if
worked properly, and they are within one
hundred miles Of Bellingham Bay. Even
to the Fort Colville and the Suswap dig
gings, the route to them by way of Puget
Sound is shown to be preferable to that by
way Of the Dalles.