The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-16


extracts from San Francisco pspers and Information from
other sources, viii give an idea OF the intensity Of h
gold fever, and Of the effects which destlned 10
have upon the population, industry aud OF
California.
THE GOLD MINES IN NEW CALEDONIA.
OUR SAN FRANCISCO CORRESPONDENCE.
SAW FRANCISCO, jane 20, 1858.
For year prior 70 the discovery Of gold aelds ON
Frazer river the people OF California were sadly In want
Of grand excitement. Gold lake, Gold blur Kern
river, Nicaragua and tho Vigilance Committee had oaoh In
ts turn afforded subject for conversation and some
thing into which sanguine aud restless were ready 10
rush with the hope Of lettering their fortunes, esst
finding adventure few weeks sufoed 70 sstisfy
raj thousand people that they been egreguusy hum
plugged when they went 10 look for the Gold LAKE. which
existed only the imagination OF poor old crazy man.
The Gold bluff and Kern river stories proved have
manufactured by designing spectators for the purpose or
fleeing the creduous The NicarsguAn enterprise,
which At first created excitement and looked pro-
missing, soon ceased 10 awaken intsrest when
people hero lost all confidence In common sense ana
military capacity Of ts leader. The Vigilance Committee
proved expensive Affair and died out leaving its
orginators and supporters somewhat poorer raasr
ashamed Of the whole business The Kansas question tor
While furrished theme for Newspaper revilmg and
subject for discussion 10 The lunch eaters while waiting for
invitations In the vicinity Of bar That dsposed Of
there was an awful dunem In the market On your
side OF me continent, when thipgs grow ntoerAoy duh
you always fall back the niger business and go&
up considerable rumpus That has been Attempted bore
bot with very limited Therefore, when she nrst
whsperines Of wonderfully rich miaes Fraser and
Thompson rivers reached us, hcy eagerly csueh,
up and quickly bruied about Though tho news was ss
FIRST received with suspicion by most people, few oc
the most adventurous II hurried OFT The colorsi
population next began 10 be attacked by .As epdcnic
and having become disguised with Judiciary, or ss-
count OF the recent decision OF the Supreme Court IN The
famous "Archy Case" commenced moving sorthward
like nocks Of blsckbirds IN spring tne Some Of hsm
purchased sos In Victoria for rfrg sums and ~ hings
have turned out, may In . short tme DO among sbs
grsndces Of The British city. several steamers walsh
had long been lying IDLE here put IN order and sd-
versed for the new gold dksngs. The excasmssi soon
reached the mining districts throughout hs sss and ths
gray shirted hard assed, hrsu,e men Of the mountains
came nockpg down by hundreds 70 look for passage "a
Victoria and BellIDghAm Bay. Numbers IN The sorth-
ern part Of tho STATE packed ,heu mules, and se4
on. TO traverse oregon and washhroo Terri
torres. The rush continued W increase, until, up
70 this ums, the number of departures does NOT fall short
Of ten Thousand. mo steamer Republic, which was
sound bringing two weeks news from lbe eoi6
region. All doubt W the richness Of Tho mines ON
may expect near Of the departure Of Al ssst one rrd
OF the working population ~ California triDg tho next
Tour months. The OF lab NVRlc~d.
continue higher than heretofore, until the Preparations
which has been Withdrawn replaced from tho Atlantic
states and Europe What viii be the UsaAss effect Of
All this upon California IL matter OF much discussion
The opinion frequently advanced that large nsux Of
consumers into The country north Of VII gpsaiv
Of the permanent industry Of California.
EMIGRATION TO THE NEW Ell boRADO.
prom the san Francisco Herald
Down tho sacramento pours night der gtn torrent
Of emigration for the new VI Dorado Every ss.msr
nom the Interior reaches San Francisco padea io
ms e.m m ssy ns np a ro% sysy sn M
yenture, ready TO penetrate evss 70 The North Pole in
their eager feyered pursu, OF vealih-the bone ana
our hotels with them, and our whasves almost
srosn beneath their weight Is useless 70 sssemps 70
the voice Of reason are equally unheeded. ne fever
rsses with more than usual virulence, and those Who
s..s n sA s s..' ssn
posding - hut Frazer river and s COLDER
'ss -, nsy are ossrmmea upon sspor-
moment, In their excited career. and shousn ali thcss
who are nov there, and from whom letters been
river FALLS, yet every steamer clipper ship byk -hioh
sets sal for the north allied with passengers rhere
sequences % own ss,e. n : possibIe that V ms
news from the British Possessions should c,ntn,e vors-
vii proessd s NEE e wb. ~, s Oe 1 .o1s rsms
there. mey win return home with The wealth which
they may acquire ne barren wastes an frosen so-
tudss north Of The forty ninth parallel can never
Be . rival 70 California, With her valleys .esming
with yellow gran--suh her smiling vineyards, her
rich pAsturages her quartz leads, her placer dig
rings, her quicksilver and her salsbrtous anS
hesthfui climate may be that mriug operations yin
be somev has retarded BY the exodus q large num-
Der OF our miners but vii be only FOR short time.
ne news of the discovery Of gold the northern reeons
will stimulate emigration line Of steamships VIII
be started: emigration will nor IN they will BE- landed
I'm aan Franosco-tbey viii be darcy az ress~ss
or these OF citiscns who roe
10 the northern regions. they viii oous,der Caiforuts
good enough for them They win hardly turn eyes 70 FRA
river while they can get large wages here they
will take the places Of tbose Who have gone and even X
the gold discoveries should be rich estsnsgs
|. hey are reported 70 be, may acquire and, m all
probability VIII acquire wealth and Independence
more speedily and certainly, with less risk, AMI
more comfortably, than those who have preceded them
here There nothing connected with the whole svsject
Upon which that most interesting <d pleasant csss
ucakevs can fasten with any degree Of tenscy fhere
On the contrary, grounds-good and solid Ercurds-fr
nduierf in the brightest hopes all that have re-
ceved from the north has no been vossy exaggerated,
CALIFORNIA; has length found tributary, and the good
old days OF 40 viii be revived Hodsons Bay Company
no Huoscns Bay Company, thc miners n the hnsePos-
sessions be supplied from own sate and Oregon
add Washington sope with all the nscssssres6 ihs, Zoe
u h not posnbe mat any other country IN the world, IN
hat particular enter into competnou with ns kinng
operstons may be retarded The Sste for brief pevod
By the gold discoveries, but San FRANCISCO viii
flourish.
REPORTS FROM MINERS.