The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-08-04
California.

CALIFORNIA.
We arc in receipt of files OF the Daily Re.
cord published at Oroville. Butte Co., Califor-
MIA. We have a subscriber there TO whose
kindness we are probably indebted for the
favor II our friend will see that the weekly
Record comes to US hereafter we will be still
further obliged. We like the spirit Of the
paper before us and have read its racy cditori
ais with much pleasure. The whole country
the California papers are down on the reports
from 'that cold, barren, inhospitable, Indian.
infested and golj-cxaggcratcd country The
Record gives accounts of immense success on
Feather river at several points, and general
prosperity throughout the mining region of the
golden state, but it says notwithstanding all
this, thousands are leaving for the Frazer
Much rejoicing is felt because Of the departure
of the Chinese. The Record has the following
taae-off of the Frazer mines rs the fever is
showing symptoms Of existence among our Nc
Gregor citizens it may be profitable to admins
ter an occasional antidcte.
The very latest news we have received from
Frazer River is rery encouraging. Our infor.
mant is a man of undoubted character and
never was actually caught in lie in his life
He tells us that his brother, formerly resident
of Slippery Slide on Kearn River went to Fra.
ger River by way of Salt Lake and the Sand
wich Islands some six month ago, and since the
gold discovery, has been packing = jackass
train from Fort Lope to Fort Hangiet by way
of Pitt creek and the Cascade Valley. Dufine
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country he made four canoes fun Of coarse gold
and Quartz amalgam, trading beads, icwshasps
and watchman's rattles with the Indians, un.
der license from the Hudson Bay company.
After his license ran out he took to playing the
bass drum for the Garrison at Fort Yale, and
made eight hundred and thirty seven dollars in
six weeks beside board, clothes and poker
money. Some four weeks ago he re-con1-
menced his old business of packing jackasses,
and Just before the sailing ofthe Cortcs he went
with load Of Sardines and Pctaluma butter
to the Pigs dry diggings on the eastern slope
Of the Bald headed mountains and there at the
foot of deep vale shut out by tall pine trees
he found four Sydney ducks washing out gold
thew invited him cordially to thcif camp.
| They were entirely naked, having cut up all
| their clothes to make sacks for their gold of
which they had some IL tons. When he arrived
at the ground one of the party was engaged in
cutting square chunks Of gold out Of side hill
with cotd-chisel. They were all in the last
stage of nanition and willingly gave for his
sardines and butter their weight in gold. large
piles of which were lying around loose on the
ground. After having received his gold he
was at loss how to carry It of. having no
sacks and nothing 10 make them Of While in
this dilemma he and the Sydney ducks espied
"a IA oil
Of whom they shot, and after cutting their legs
off below their knees, skinned them down, and
forming sacks of their unnamed hides, filed
them with gold. with which on the following
day he reached Belly-up Bay right side up with
care. He still remains at his old stamping
ground, and expects to do well in the country If
he has no serious back sets.