The Placer herald., 1858-05-29
Frazer River Excitement.

private circles-the fever is spreading and
bids fair to carry off many of the people of
this State. We have observed for the past
week an unusual number Of passengers on
the stages from the mountains, the majority
of whom are destined for the new diggings
in the North. The oft repeated advice to
swat little longer" seems only to create
an anxiety to 90 the sooner, and should the
next steamer news confirm the previous favo-
rable reports, the rush will! increase four
fold.
Several young men left this vicinity in the
early part of the week, and we hear of 9TH
ers preparing to follow soon. Several relia-
bic citizens Of this county, have visited the
Frazer river country, and written back quite
favorably Of the diggings This news is
having its effect. and will cause numbers to
90 in short time. v
The exodus of SO many Of our citizens,
as are likely to leave for the new mines, is
creating an uneasiness with many who have
permanently located in California, that this
sudden outporing will seriously affect the
business and prosperity of the State. We
do not look at it tt us-it any injury result
to California, it will be but temporary. If
Frazer river is failure, humbug, those
who are now rushing so eagerly, will return
to us, wiser men, and more content to re-
main here after their dearly bought expert
ence. Or on the contrary, should the new
mines prove rich and extensive, their reputa-
ton will speedily become known on the At
lantic side, where thousands of industrious
men, who feel sorely the pressure of dull
times and limited employment, will eagerly
embrace the opportunity which opposition
steamship lines would soon give them to
come to this coast at low rates, and we would
soon have a tide of emigration flowing in
this direction that would rival that of 40.
From the tens of thousands that would GER
tainly find their way to the Pacific slope, it
is fair to presume that California would soon
more than make up her lost population, and
with class Of men, too, who would be valu
able to the State as ciizens-being content
to stay in country where labor is so much
better rewarded, than in the places they left
behind them.
We regard it as desirable and important
that the reputation of the new mines should
be fully sustained by future reports. Cali
fornia, Oregon, ard Washington, require an
access of population, and nothing will so
readily bring the young intelligent, and adj
venturous spirits of the older States to us,
than the fact that the riches of new FL
Dorado invites to fame and fortune They
will come to our shores in legions, and assist
in building up prosperous and populous com
monweaths. that would soon cease to be re
garled by the older States as mere outposts
of tie Union, but would be accepted as an
integral and important part of the federaive
system, commanding in political oh; racter,
and great in all, that wealth population,
lovely CLINE, and fruitful soil could impart
FATAL AccIDENr.-On Friday, the 2lst
inst Mr.. Charles T. Logan, Of Secret Ra,ine,
while working in his claim was fatally injur-
ed by the caving Of the bank. Mr.. Logan
was at work cutting drain ditch at the time
of the accident, and observing the bank
giving away, attempted to escape, and had
nearly succeeded in doing so, when he was
crushed to to the earth by portion of the
earth and rock, receiving internal injuries
that caused his death in a few hours. Mr..
Logan was formerly from Maine where his
parents now reside. He leaves q brother in
this State-Mr. E. II. Logan, proprietor of
the Oaks House, on Secret Ravine.
PERsoNAL.-We have received call from
Mr. S. 7. King, one Of the proprietors of
the California Spirit of the Times, the only
newspaper in the State devoted to the sports
of the turf and the field, of which it is an in
teres:ing and accurate register. Mr.. King
is making mountain tour on business con-
nected with his paper, and will be pleased to
receive the subscriptions of those who enter
tain annterest in the particular department
Of news to which the Spirit" is mainly de-
voted. Subscribers will also find the "Spirit"
to contain an epitome of the news Of the day
and good miscellaneous articles.
"FIGGERING."-TEe Placer Press man
has been trying his hand on a political cal
culation for Placer county for the coming
election, and beautiful muddle he has made
of it, We suppose the anxious individual