New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1858-08-13
Later from California.

City we received San Francisco files to the 20tb
ult. From the steamer edition Of the Bulletin. Of
that date, extract the following summary Of in.
teigence ..
During the past fortnight, Fraser river matters
have continued to TnonDpOlise public attention. For
the first few days after the departure Of the last East
mail the emigration TO the North continued IN.
abated. The news then brought from there was CON
stdeFed unayOrabe; and up to the present. this has
continued to be the character Of the intelligence.
The consequence has been the immediate cooling
down OF the fever that ragged violently throughout
the State for the past six weeks The tide thItber-
ward has received a sudden check and at present
writing, the number OF Fraser river emgrants to be
met is not very great.
This is perhaps exceedingly fortunate. The nun.
her Of young men who have hurried off from our
state to the new mining region approximates to
2j 900. Many Of these were badly provided with
means to exist for any length Of time in a country
where the conmOnest necessaries Of life are exOrbit-
antly expensive. The waters of Fraser river and its
tH6uares still continue too high to allow Of their
beds being worked. Consequently, great suffering
and desttutiOn already begin to manifest themselves
( IN the new mines; and the probability is that much
more VIII be felt before the mining season begins.
lu the meantime, matters on Fraser river continue
really in the condition that all wellinfOrmed people
expected they would be at this time. The river is
/ very high and is kept up by the melting of the
mountain SHOWS during the present summer weather
in that region. This snow after awhile will be ex-
/ haHsted or it not when the cold sets in, it will
I freeze and the river will go down, and enable the
miners to work the bars, on which the rich plaeer5
ar 1sLeYed eA'sI How long it viii be before this
/ under discussion. Two months at farthest say the
lle uc7t,4ul8 aay? "leh Ihe snow tfeeles
e.is i55oh " III nave SCI Iathu5 supplying the
i stream all the year round with an abundance of
water. So little reliable information about this coun-
try is in possession Of the whites as yet that nothing
else IS left but TO wait patiently the operation Of time
.y Lt tSol VI :llIs ltsPWteu point AoOut tle
U@uTs Vi rcH mines On fFdaeE river ana lts tflDN-
tarIes, there seems To be no dispute. The difficulty
40, ,s 49, e'i IiS9 aie ~" INEeLtu WIN water ana
are Hept 50 10y Ie netting SHOWS IN the mountains
ord5 ~ = = sag ~ 6naf dFy digSngs haye been dseoy-
- . az d em PdoeS 2eL Lhe extent OF these ana tller
.or Ei'he9s ana idciLity Of WORKING,
y Can ouy }e utLerLli3ed 9y intuFe prospecting AT
| HtsSet le ssS o41y OF miners on Fraser river are
~ ~ IosetIgl III d le" G9ps py the desre 10 pos
10 t lii VI Il'LS IN. ou 'ilS IlGn ga, wneu
Le sItdln aIlS ana 9y the dread 81 hostile Indians
@ iolesIng small parties VINO might traverse the viii
u't litt - aell1t a. ~ .f uLS GsslhsS,o o,, ~
a J, VuS +e tPoh pace az BROWNIE, IN Batte
~ @ w ~ u IVY SHon uesttoSE9 4taIiy
- u PoS.t5it Po W t'idt @ tomu li!g loss u
l,l'sVt "' Wni ~ S-gV,Iuo u 99'VVoV' Inc IRE
II i C9o gtata4 81 q tl,t 1l'as ~ tut ;1 , -,
I ~ a ovs,e0 SIHs i!cn ven oL LHheFai Goal n4s
- ~ N ~ r., 'o'1,itg' u'yut 'o5ty iii4eS m
% 80 'i[ W s''Iuit Ina LHe Goa. Is oesGtDeu
% If ~ Wy 9.lIal =! w EnStSu CAIhei coal
80 n, - y Jgu't9ol was hIlteu near san Faol0 on the
IN IN 9l"yi py bF,h8 IhF9Wh rom MS morse MT. John
~ Was !SLeIIy tlp!oyeu III Ie mouse OF steward
~, 49, VI Nen Loih CiLg'
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fVDogu @ near l41kte @ jim s. IN Fia1ef county, on th'
OH Ja.y, oi p ,OVy' -, .,-r-. ,,.....
p steaLh y steam n2Ier % lseu py tAe Jenny LiAa MiatnG
I2HPan{ In ~ fraser county, EXPLODED on the SUI
ouTei I m ana ] hllIe9 Lne engineer
h0oeLt IslnlIsoh az "a Ie5ideht 81 bGtLG county
5d2S a, hlseI Iafosn Tue mead at MOTIFS haYne, Oh
dptn Julgt n waS Y 9setnfE q ihat Hah1soh WhC
teGentIy TLl el slao9e1 a, nt.liset II al OIoFiLie
lnJ M Ae'Seu MinLis ~, company IN MafRosa county
H"'T @ Dtsu III ulueMLy WIN Sp. Johh y. fremont
lu fFiuay, JuS 2lA, an armed party ioaue an attae
upou "n"I "I, IS hIo%u as ta5 lhe Tree iJilIt'
4uaL,H Le,tu wotNgu W Io'. FieLonV. fLeilo4y
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piEh bro9ebt to close There baye been no rvecn
lions v lie ViriIarra ComnIittep si15e yieyas nIe.
was hing on 2Sth Tnnp. lack Powers the leader a
tre Eang Of bandits has esraned. IF ha conId he IA
ken he w0uId nndon6tedlv Ee bnnr Ly. the neonIe
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