Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1858-08-14
..,.., from Fraser River.

The Gold Ferer cooling do,cn-Generat re-
pieu IF the Neps The news from the Fra
ser River mines is. of course, OF the hrst in
nor,aoce and comes down II July 18th.
The San Francisco Bulletin has the following:
For the first few days after the departure
Of the last eastern mail, the emigration to
the north continued undated. The news
then brought from there was considered as
urfsvorable, AID up to the present this has
continued to he the character OF the intelii-
eence. The consequence has been the in-
mediate cooling down OF the fever tina; ragged
90 violently throughout the State for the past
ak weeks. The tide thitherward has receiv-
ell sudden check, and at present writing
the number of Fraser River eTi grants to be
met ia not very great.
This is, perhaps, exceedingly fortunate.
The number ut young men who have hurried
eff from our State to the new mining region
approaimates to $1,000. Many OF these
were badly provided with means to exist for
any length of time in country where the
commooest necessarics of life are exnrbl-
family expensive. The waters of Fraser L =
yer and It's tributaries still continue too high
to allow OF the beds being worked. Con
sequently, great suffering aud destltutlon al
ready b.gin to manifest themselves In the
new mines; and the probability is that much
more will De felt before the mining season
begins.
| In the meantime, matters on Fraser River
continue really in the condition that oil we'll
informed 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 while
will be exhausted or if not, when the cold
sets 10, it will freeze: and the river will 20
down ard enable the miners to work the
bars, on which the rich placers are believed
to exist. How long it will be before this
take, place, if it will ever happen, Is Low
the question under discussion. Two months
at farthest, say The ssnguine, The dcspond-
ing say, when the snow freezes the rainy
season will have set iE--'hus supplying the
stream all the year round with an abundance
of water So little reliable information
about this country is 10 possession OF the
whites as yet, that nothing else Is lett but to
wait patiently the operation OF time for the
solution of this disputed point. ADout the
existence of rich mines on Fraser River and
it's tributaries there seems to be no dispute.
The difficulty is, that these mines are now
covered with water, and are kept go oy the
melting SHOWS 10 the mountains.
1t is sad that dry d,ggings' have been
discovered at few places; yet the extent CT
these and their general character Tor rich
ness aud facility Of working, can only be de-
termined by future prospecting" At pre-
sent the vast body of miners on Fraser River
are kept together 10 lew camps, by the de-
sire to possess themselves OF 'claims" Oh the
rich bars, when the stream fills, and by the
dread of hostile Iodans molestng small par
ties who might traverse the wilderness in
search of dry dggings.
| j. II. Wise, a son Of the Governor OF Viz
giuia, ard party Of San Francisco capt
talists, are represented as being about to lay
IF new town on the "Flzhugh aim"
tract of one hundred and sixty acres of land
lying between Whatcom aud Scheme.
The buildings now being erected ut Nictc-
ria are all of a combLstible character, being
principally wood and canvass. The predlc-
ton that the town will be destroyed py fire,
within month, is already street talk.
Arrangements are stated to have been Ell
fected by which at an early date theatre
and a concert hall will be erected in Fict,-
ria. Burglaries aud robbelies are very nu.
merous in the city.