The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-10-16
The Frnser River Gold yIlnes.
ORR SAN FRANCISCO coRREsroSDEycE.

sa> FsAssr-s,, spt. "a, 1855.
.Th. ftos,r Rrr God 3tres--B Burr,ng u ne Neam<r
Ssa Bird.
Tho from thc Fraser river gold nines remains
unchanged. nrgng carried on 70 q limited extent,
probably % persons engaged. The had rcc.dcd
just sufficient 10 allow about two thousand N 70 IN
work. There IL plentiful supply Of provisions in tho
coGntry-morc than enough 10 last Tor six moaehs.
There possibility of any dcarth Of food tho
Indian difficulties have all been sc,tlcd and Il n sad
hey friendly and accommodating % Americans
than at any tim. since the gold excitement broke
out and the innux u miner, took place.
Dry degngs have been ds, oyercd The neightorhood
of Fort Yale party prospecting tour had found
gold the hanks of river emp,yns into III. Fraser
near Tort Yale about ght miles from its mouth which
rays from eight 70 ten cents 10 the ran THIS news q
dry disginas being discovered u cnrruboraira by the
statements of yafiovs ot,r nnefF, aud parties wefc
beine fitted oa, a, Yaie Is thoroughly explore the bak
country.
A nner at Fountain ugg,ngs stated to have taken
out goo IN httssn days. I"0 men on Ssnta clara liar
recently took ou $50 ~ on" day The accounts from the
upper fraser are encouraging.
good deal or dust ng offered for sale al Port
Yalc and Font Hope but at the price asked (s6) there
we're few purchasers.
Al NurdeTef's Bar a few miles below Fort Hope a
ditch H. j. i mile IA length j. being constructed The
upper end IL tho bar y laying we'll.
The miners saingcding from Fort Yale for tho
Foris, that tall has been opened and mules
ut an H. from bort Ysc 70 tho fcrry.isiant lbou,
tssrty three mes-thc trail ls N excellent condition:
Lut from there tho Forks represented ful big
logs and dncu places e. travel though mules ,uagc
Iuss over A. There estimatcd to b. about hve hun
drcd muies tho tran, mos, II them ths sae ~ tho
ferry The miners doing tolcrably we'll, what with
slucirg and the increased facilities saving ,ie Emo
Gust So md above Sailors Bar, coarse geli has bs,n
fouff, sree mons &C which have haon shown a. Fsom
Sunday Blng August 20 until the following Thursday
ts estimated ttat AZ cast thirteen hundred hal
lett tou Yale for the Forks canoes loaded with
proyiscrs lad succeeded IN getting through the upper
ebd lover ig canons, aud others ssro 70 a'cmpt tho
paffaEc.
1hc large body q miners on The Fraser and Thompson
arr NJ mech discouraged Their grca, enemy has BEEN
the bgh wsisr T1tey srs determined 81 until
fair ,lAuce occurs IT, 1ors the bars inasn troubles
ha,rs osedno doub caused BY the receu, detesnaned
CEN fgtranfs made 10 punish the sayagcs-Gni there
bcirg abundant supply cf proyrons 81 the mines,
The -,SestaFefs rseoised 81 remain Unit the cold
Seatht arrives a. that tine the river ail allow inning
,o be troscrptcd lnoagh 10 prove the richness
the bars. AZ last accounts the river was iour fert
owcr than hal been for month before, and was falling
"a tie rate 10 six lrchcsa day
GoycFnor rougiass has rone up the visited
fofta orr ard Yale sats were hred in h's honor and
every rsT~ct was raid 70 hs Escsleney by the miners
and others Tho had expressed himself pleased
with thr condition q thugs al For, Hope ans the river
So gat he hsd gone II s said that the Governor
bvSying himself and taking a lively interest in the
cutting Of . trail from Fort Hope to Fort Yale and
The mrrosemen, Of The present trsil from the be
icuy privilege across the river at the heal OF the
portage had been granted 20 Mr. Harrison y Eyrs, at tho
annual rental of 5000 h. he ia fu operation the LIST Of
O.toh,r Tho Governor oled the Amnrean steam
cr tmaiin which with the Wilson q Hunt arc ac~ run
nlng frum victoria.
Mr.. Nugent the goyerrmeut aart for Fraser river,
left here board the steamship ~. herncr % the Vn
INST Tor Victoria. story concerning nm pu0tshed N
Oh, 7jure Is stated to be wthuut tuh N neary every
particular by those who rassengers and we're pre-
sent al tile tine. Mr John Ward, who Witnessed all
that took pac says tLat us " The steamer was about
leaving rerson stepped up 70 IL N and informed him
that he was deyuiy sheriff AMI that ~ held an order
far his arrest m, ntoune the uame q The pcrson who
~ ~, the acton AMI tlc amount &C Tie clsl Mr. Ma.
gsYt rrnfa thai H. hal such but that ha had
paid i by draft ou W,t. Nareo 60 Tom yeafs pre.
80. . gUsHfH f4Nfn holm 4 t.s Nt4rfiI
nave a. money or strafty. tue sum 'aen RAID.
No, twenty words we're cx,hangcd dur.rg tie uaaSts-