Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-03

The Rush 20 Frazer's River.
The advioes by the Moses Taylor inform as iha'
the excitement in Calf rnia growing out Of the dis
cOvery Of gold on Frazers River. continues una
bsted From fifteen to eighteen thousand persons,
all adult males. have left San Francisco for tina
region The interior towns are being deserted, and
operations in parts Of ar mining country will for
time cease Properly in various parts Of CslifOr
mia has necessarily deprscisled Il many place
the depreciation i unreasOnab great sud pefhsp
better time for investing money probably in prop
erty in CAlifOrnis, never existed, than st present
Mining claims, paying sPl,ndidly, and real estai'
have been sold BY individuals afflicted With th'
'FrsEer river lever" a. less than half Of their Tes
value.
Ga the 26th Of June there was an immense nun
Der Of miners the banks Of Frazer river, waiting
for the strrsm fill 10 en- bile them to 60 TO UOrs
on the bars. which are sa d 10 be fabHloasly rich
some dry diRgngs had slro been Uncovered in th'
neighborbood of the river, hit owing 70 tie Prsssnc
Of a large numb,r of Iadians, not Of the moe
friendly Opposition, the miners dared not exisD'
their searches far from the stream where the bu.k
of the Vhi.es were cODgrega.ei.
THE lows o. vICrOH1 ,-Victoris is town
Vauoouver's Island a. The mouth Of Frazer's river
and has sprung rapidly into importance. GreE'
specustions have been made in real estate there
Lots which, few months ago, we're sold BY the
HudsOns Bay Company at $50 are now selling a.
over s 600. A newspaper, called the Victoria
GazsTs has been started there; and an American
steamer (hs Surprise) IS also running regularly be
tween Victoria and Fort Hope. which is one hun
L., Iv,fla ohovs fba hofE
ebandise Of all descriptions, excepting spiTituOns
liquors, are permitted to be imported free Of duty
into Victoria BY the Hudsou's Say Company; bu,
this Company claims the right to exclusive trade
upon the river and in the interior Of the mines.
Most Of those leaving here for the new mres 60 By
way Of Victoria, it is necessary for the miners
20 there TO procure license TO dig in The mines
Strong efforts have been made 10 bring some Amer
lean toPn sites into notice, but With only partis
success WhatcOm and sehOme at irst, took tn.
lead, IS it was believed q route could be quickly
opened thence overland to the new mines. Up
The present. however, the road has not been render
ed passsble, and Victoria is rapidly OutstripPing eli
her rivals
LATEST FROM The FR'8EE MIEEs-RICHSEss OF
THE MIEEs WILD SPECULATI0E HIGH PEICEs
OF PRovIsIOEs- IEDIAN TRoUBLHs, SC - AR
George Creighton, an old resident Of San Fran>
cisco who returned frcm Fraz-r river by th'
Panama, says he has doubt that the present
digginrs will prove richer than any in California
No one appears 10 doubt the richness Of the mines
and all are HnxlOu-ly waiting the falling Of the
river, in order hat they may work the rich bar
He says the miners who were work on the liver
! told him that frequently after a rain-WheR they
had beer driven from their holes By the sudiei
rpie of the river caused by the waters of the
Z fafns-fhav haze her he Hafa hal sinh
sided, and found fresh and equally rich depOsirs o
I ssnd mixed With fne gid. The reason assigned
for there being 50 hIIls gid received from the
miners up the river is acc ut Of tae difficult
/ aud dangerous travelling at this time, the miners
prOfeIriBg remain alone. and purchase their sup
| plies at txhorbitant prices, Ct the Hudson Bay
| Company, rather than 10 encounter the dangers o.
| the river
! The steamer republic. from Victoria arrived n
San Francisco on the 4th instant. with large orders
or grods and proyisiODs The following items art
condensed from the Victoria Gozsts: ....
The miners are h5rking 10 Whaioomb for Provis
/ IONS fIsh with sovereIgrs. The Hudsohs Bay Cons
psny buying 'h~ dust a. Sl5 per ounce, and paying
J them in sHch coin.
Mining reports continue as favorable as ever
None are contradictory all ell thessms story. Bel
/ iinghsm Bly and Victoria bulliBg up rapidly
/ Choice lots bring enormous prices Twenty nine
/ bats and canoes lsfI BelliDgham Bay on the zsb
/ June. bound for the mipes.
! Lewis Dorr, Just dOzn from the mines, 5ays that
| Frazer river i falling rspdly-va,er being now a
| feet below high Es.er marx. the miners are not
doing much now bui il il onuf eutly expected thai
/ = gres, number will be abe TO get 70 work within
zen days q couple Of weeks.
Provisions cannot be had without pay he most
sKnorbitaBt prices, such 81 per b'rrel for black
/ fur. Al Fort Hope good dur is worth $50; So
gar 90 cents per pound, and other articles IN FRO
portion At Fort se there is little or nothing 70
/ be had for love [ N ney Mining ard cooking
/ Il ensii, are Y, ~ scarce and enormous prices are
! ID, aimed fer them The Huisou's Bay Company
| had selzej the mini impem'n's Of some miuers
| on Hl's Bar for vi lating the law in regari 10
tr'fi ing, which t1ei'el considerable indignation
/ among The miners
| o. tie 10 b June party Of Coghols Indians.
! numbering some 49, N eight canoes, attacked
camp Cf N ners bour fIr krs Ter river, from POrI
Town end, aud socceCdsd in taking all thtir pro-
vi-ions, goods, &C., as well as destroying their
! caHoes
Uo to the 25th June one Thousand miners licences
/ had been Issued here, and three hundred At Fort
| Langley. This is remarkable small bumbsr when
/ compared 10 The humber Of immigrants
The roWdies and bummers, whose exodus from
California he BHietiB recently exulied over,
/ have gene to Be bingham Bay, where grog shOkA
! and gambling bells are abundant I have not SEED
| a breach Of the peace in the week hat have been
here, which is probably owing to there only heiOg
six places where liquor can be bought. Sunday is
/ rellglOtsly VpseA w ASlS
A steamer is being built at Port Ludlow, Wash
inSton Territory, for the navigation Of Frazer river
from Fort Langley, as high as is practicable
A letter dated Victoria, June %, b, says:
This place is crossing like Hildfr', aud every
/ man is as busy as a bee aud has scarcely lime %
I hreaihe Many are going to che diggines on the
! river, which sre beyond doubt, and wi stsgger
CsIforHians when they hear Of the rich strikes be
low and about Fort Yale have seen and talked
4 with men from the diggings, and when expressed
ny dOuhI at The extreme richness Of the river, they
got angry al it. Their opinion IL that mere gold
aud more rich ctr kes sill be made this summer
the azer river than we're ever made in Caifo. MIA.
| The bsrs are, undoubtedly, far shove those Of
/ Csifornia As an instance Of It. YOU'D state that
/ both Capt Huntingdon and Purser WEIGH told me
| that on raising the anchor Of the Surpri'e, near
/ Fort Hope there was considerable dirt cinging
| f., and in washing that they got one dollar and
/ half Of what was brought up % The RIkss. Think
! Of that. ys California miners
The yer has reached iiB highest point sad =
noW racading, and soon expeot Ne 1kaD hsFs III.