The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-12

On Mormon Bar, Frazer river, six miles above tbs
Fork, eight DAYS The sum OF eight hunare1 sud thirty
January On Fosters Bar ia vac month OF February
five hundred and sixty dollars made three osys;
March April twelve hunored and forty eight do,rs
was made by two men In three weeks
Thai there are no white men far the rivers except
xeesrs. 1lton and Gibson, from olympia, Washington
Territory but there some half breeds there, did
the digging ABOVE enumerated. That Messrs. rton and
Gibson we're not mloers, but traders.
That the face Of the country gives unmistAksb evi.
denccs OF being volcanic you had lava almost every.
where and she mouth OF rv err ha, been
BY volcanic action, his opinon That the oay quartz
seen cy btu IN fnompsons river but contained no
gold, 30 FAR As ne sas eaaeed to learn.
ws ALSO introduc ID 10 day 10 two gentlemen Hessvs
Alexander and Sley, Americans, aud very Intelligent
men, who corroboraie Mr. siilot says rno.s
scarcely Of provisions along the river they arc direct
from Ia fontane and ely for provisions that
men nos there are suosaung horse meat
oeptcn Of few VINO have sl eit provisions lAken
BY them via Fort Colville.
Now thing Of portAnoe you 10 know
and that is that after the frat OF September, sod ali
through the winter there will be trouble 10 g-tt q
hese rivers with provisions; thu. VITA the excepuon OF
few uaim porisn, portages there are obtaces rhc
river failing rap.dly. aud Is eight feet loser thsn
has been rere are great many oars 90 the ssretus
GEORiE WALLACE
STEAMER sKRR, NEVADA, jay 7, 1854
Freedman ri ys,ors, formerly a ca ala, made
some state meats - the OF the Frsxsr so sds
which ID DOT credit Toe statements msi, ia tie
presence Mr. wallace who, understand has reported
tnem putting full credeuce IN that the Freaca nan
said. dc not doubt the sincerity OF Nc. WEissc bot
Question the verscy OF his inforcsu for the following
reAsocs:-He posuvely stated tia: the rich dsxiugs
which, he I'd, we're ottensve caougn 70 supply Tue
woris) were ~ ,strude Is deg SO min mile within
small sex,sns, observations we're entirely IN ais
memorandum book, from which also he made table OF
pr diem produos Of several rookess He also says
there no frost whore he mining A tropical eli.
mate on the Upper Frazer rvsri
1hs gentleman " cUn,rsnic ed by Me-. Alexander who
vs present, and from the same digginys Aexanisr
says tosi ttst there dry dyg1gs au5 sbs, t1e
mining regoa d limited 70 the bars o, The rvrr and vii
bear NO c0npsrisoo with TIE California rnioss
see Loining in the Representations Frsa-nnan
taxing into csas1ersou fact tc.e
by others, and That be has msae dsrsn sta'ensns
other oonct sith The fco ~iux
First Thai there the bars OF I1sor Ffszr Reoi
drgres, every foot Of snch occupied
there ory dggness there s no evisnss Of
sny and sevpH parsons from those mines aud ave
been Al Victoria snS nave prossced the country, and
1hrd. Thai there no tad west Of the Cs.cais moan.
tains, ercspt On the bars Of tne rivcr.
fvurh Inst god dust found o. the bars n excs.diogly
fine, and nos found below inches surfacs.
Fith rnA, no so'd bearing quartz has ye. hssn dis
susn. rhAi the poverty Of May o, The bs-s !, such
that, while " two make three four ou1css day
hundrets u minsu DO not mako over dollar day.
The abovs conclusions have drs from personal ex.
admission q thsse sho xnos the Frns rver mins and
are frssh free then
vIcsorA, wnasoem, sshoms, OF an other place That
the Hpassus Ray Company have knows of toe steoce
% Asss nins COR long period o. SINE and have mover
rhs bsAasce ~ N. goid dust that yet 70 the
weird b - NE bosom Of Frazm ana rnonps,n nv.rs.
maj % spprehsusve Governor D,ogas OF famine IN
the mines ke opcpea Frszss nssr ali ve.seIa aw
procsnaEyn 70 ms elect 70 be issue the after
the sserrs sev.d. sUisa II You Inquired Of IN. thsu
s.8ds co.ersesied al vcOrs snd wnso,m for slsns al
he sold dass, yoo are referred 70 saa Frsocisco fney
have none.
but tbs person refused ~ exnbt f0~ O. or SO fhere
h no bssiness IN Victoria Of sny coo9eefaee amount
cepf rndinf tarn los which labuiJas nrcss
ne country around the souud u Lot c,r;sny OF spy
lus for sgricniure. covered II 10 BODY II
timber. sfii cost more 10 prepare ose ssre u for
vHon lhsn 70 purcbase and caltssLe hundred
acre. o. land 10 Cafornis Pssei sound s rough see.
psrilous 70 navigation tnan the Pscas between San
have ssseruined tnsi Nessrs Asx,1dsr AMI sillcy,
who present when Mr. wallace examined the Frsn,o
miner, oO,A ned their aust Al Fort Ceyiie mines, ami not
by mirng but py trading About thifty passengers re
turn on tbs ship, OF them ron toe upper m ss
Examine these gentlemen. whoever shall doub tns tos
( C. HASTINGS.
VICTORIA, JuIy 3, 1855.
since ny AT you, Nothing o. any great inpef,.nes
scene. Houses are, a. were, sprngng up like nusn
rooms Signs Of eucuooeers, mission srchsnts pro
vision stores, doctors Shops BLACKSMITH snoos &c are
hourly being Aoxed feaoe post or owe. sons
door Here and there be say time on tas 1
prnopa streets, OF In front OF Bsleys HOte-kspt by
The worthy proprietor j. Bseysrouos Of anxious sosc
lalors G whom have arrived here fud c,sx ~
nd others gong on TIE grand American prns or ali
I reda amt nary red In pocket
ne eseamers Commodore aud oregon, vhIc, sr,ivsi |
on The 2stb ulL, have conpleey n1ided TIE ssn VITA
eli ANXIOUS f0r an 07pJrtuay V ptocsst %
fr.zqr river from tns pscs sue have come % tie s,a
cusou n remain here Tor short tine until tue river fats
ether working ~ ther trades or wn'ssver cccupssoa may
present iiecf 49,.
am certainly glad 70 see that lsrge number y toe
pssaenxer the bosss that have srrve1 have deter
m ne1 20 r1sxs their starting pJnt Tor the g. m nee,
sud are no longer be sued ~ the cry tas We crest
tran non wbsoom 70 Providencs oely kn1ss wasre vi
Be through IN ave or six days have been AZ Waalson,
eshome aud lastly vors and tina, hss been the CRY for
taree 81 foar weeks and vii continue 70 ps JUS CRY
uutl becomes 10 fam, that u cs3nct be hert
About two weeks ago, me stcsmer see bra, on uoSn
W from frazer river struck s~nf bar, asa bss re-