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

q the negro Archy, hefan0u "DFed Scott Oelhsrnas
negro ACT wss pased-ths ooored population q California
having become very Turbulent during his trial. thrsassa-
case he courts should decide that slavery could
sonslly under the laws Of California So far as we
have been able 70 form an opinion Of this class o. OI
the sppssTsnos q being likely even 70 give the rerrcs
much trouble In governing them while our laws "AA
permit their residence here.
THE EFFECT ON SAN FRANCISCO AND CALI
FORNIA.
FROM A PRIVATE LBrTKH.
The late discovery Of gold mines In Frazer ana rnomp
.ou r,verv ia creating stampede in mining regions
According 10 the reports which We have no reason 70
doubt the nav mines exceed in richness any yet disco
vered in California and extend over region irgsr In OK
tent than those Of this STATE Ten thousand persons have
and more would have departed fsciues had offered %
convey them 20 the north
s csS ~ ne sGS ns &
IL will benefit San Francisco this city IL and
main The depot This must b he Market and from here
from the Eastern ctieldrect for vancouver such voy
age could not be made probable This city viii
etra and the market aad the branch mint hero will
The mldpess Of our climate will give San Francisco
my them s
ble oiggDgs this State which have yet yielded
less than three dollars day 70 man, at which rate any
come But the excitement ia up, and the shock il OF
temporarily felt have heard Of miners leaving
claims yielding ten dollars day and starting tor the
1t should be borne in mind that the new pscers
only be worked during half the year. The other half the
cold renders mining operations next to impossible The
ground becomes hardfrom frost and covered with snow,
during which time the miners will seek more genial eli
mate, and probably rendezvous In San Francisco
Some Of the towns In the interior have been literally de-
serted and nearly half Of the male population OF the
city Sacramento have Joined the hegra The best OF
mechanics numbered
emgrants while ihose who remain, taking advantage Of
the scarcy have up the rates Of to something
the old prices which must soon have the effect o.
bringing in an increased supply from the East
From the San Francisco Herald
BY the arrival OF the Panama Saturday from the Sound
we have reports OF rich diggiDgs-of large numbers OF
miners at work the bars or Frazer rverof huadreds
CT dollars washed out In . day-of dollars, and even
but 20 specie ,-nO importation Of the tangible glitter
ing CUISINE ndsputable evidence OF the richness Of the
some that the reason that none Of the Frazer river dust
at least sufficient amount OF TO establish the fact Of the
existence OF gold in the British pcssessona in large guam
titles has yet been received here that the Hudson
| Bay Company have the monopoly OF the trade 10
that region; but that cannot alter the main fact
| by monopoly, II would be necessary to send to
San Fracsco the dust in exchange for the commodities
which may be required Tor the miners who have docked
10 the new Fl Dorado Il wiz hardly be pretended that
the Hudson Bay Company had long since laid IN supplies
sufficient Tor all purposes and that therefore there no
Of the immigration attracted by the reported
gold discoveries The amount OF goods shipped from this
port, both by steamer aud sailing vessel within the last
six weeks demolishes completely, entirely and efectu
ally that theory. Where, then, the dusts Why are
we no in receipt Of thousands OF dollars OF the ORE
charge for the thousands dollars worth OF goods which
have sent herS Why does not each steamer from
the Sound bring Its long List Of speces IL IS hardly
the credit sy stem, and obtain all Its supplies in that
way. On simple calculation, based upon the reports Of
the quantities OF gold amassed will be readily ascer
tanned sha. thousands upon thousands o. dollars have
already been taken out and the reported results
eber to- much to suppose Thai every Of gold
which nos n way into the buckskn purses OF the gold
Ds.s ISe Srs, Where has The golden stream been
directed II could net have been shpped down the Pacific
without touching at San FrarcAco, nor could have been
Indian runners OF the HUDSON Bay Company may be.
IL is true that some gold dust from Frazer river
maze no mention o, he fact, and we ourselves were
shown small buckskin purse containing about three
ounces Of he precious metal but the mines were Is rich
already At work there have N all been successful, We
Ought TO have been in receipt Of thousands Of collars yes
or for coinage deposit preparatory to It's shipment to
other quarter Of the world. From an impartial re-
view Of oil the hitherto received froR The north,
are 70 the coucusOn that the repped gold iiscov
eriee there have been grossly exaggeste5 aud we are
ar Observe ali the machinery employed IN the getting Up
OF gold exctements IN active operation viz the manufac
ture Of letters from The reported new miues and busy
agents working In the streets and boarding houses among
the orowcs who have become infected With the fever:
who does recollec, the Gold Lake" excitement OF
state essxd someshcre N the sierra Nevs.as and thai
RON this lake rickied down the gold found the banks
OF the rivers and the quartz found It's hosts Of
true believers. absurd and ridiculous a. II was both in
end theory and the fever ragged with a much vo
lenoe DOES 70 cay about Frazer river Then we had
the Gold Bluff humbug and the stories about its being
only necessary 70 walk about IN the sands for half An
hour or TO accumulate the soles Of ones boots
OF the precious metasa species OF gold
mnrg Ar ahead Of that discovered in our mint some time
ago. which waved soled boos substituted for
70, toms Aa rosserswe,e esse, G e'snK oy .ns
experience had been purchased In the vain search
for the lake Of liquid gold Later we have had the Kern
river hoax and number OF others Of lesser note, and AL
these ought be sufficient to the cxcaoe portion
Of population 70 pause before they engage In what may
ssia on the bars Of Frazer and Thompson rivers and
probably psoer digging: In the country 70 the east Of
men ssse a. IN csogps 70 cav or IN ,ms. past
we have 40 Jet received no positive or even plausible
evidence
| SUFFERANCE ISSUED BY THE CUSTOM
| HOUSE AT VANCOUVER ISLAND.
Governor Donsas, hs prociaus requires ths. ali
foreign vessels shall take ost permit suferance from
he Custom House at vanoorve Island, before she viii be
permitted 10 proceed 70 Frazer rver and the following
for ~ obsSaroe which have been furnished Us by NJ
Fleming, furser G, The steamer Commodore;-
Foar vIcroslA. Vancouver Island.
nese are 10 certify 10 ali whom Il may oonoern, thai
sueraDce for The present voyage granted 90 the COO
duouf snrexed To-, master Of the -, burden - tons
uriet with = guns, psvgstsi with - men, 10 proceed
a voyrgo r. Fort Langley, with passengers, their lug
gage. prCvsonr and mining tools. The above vessel
uensored ister, being deposited p the Custom Houss
~ Victoria. Der master hath here ertered and
cssrcd hs sad vessel according tosw Given under M
hand NJ vic'rria, this -. W. J. MCDONALD.
RouKHr FIxIAYsoS collector for Hudsons Bay Company
CONDITIONS or sUFFERANCE.
That The Of the boat does bind hsmsed 10 re-
osve pooiher gods on board but such goods belong
I the Hudscn'e Bay Company.
2 That The SAID master owner binds himself not q
carry mtorspy powder ammunition, arms or utensd
Of var except from the United Kingdom.
Tia, he bincs himself 10 receive no passengers, ex
cert the sad passengers produce gold mining license
and permit from the government OF Vancouver bland.
rts, the said also binds himself no, 10 trsd'
| With the NATIVES.
| CLIMATE OF THE FRAZER RIVER COUNTRY
In work eBtiled "Tbe Oregon Territory publishes
London IN lsft, By John Dunr Who previou, 70 tina