Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1853-1862, 1858-08-22
FROlI FRAsER RIVER.

FROM FRASER RIVER.
Views Of an American--WiId Speculation
AZ nlctoria---PoOr Success OF the Miners
--Disa PPOIntmenI and suffering.
The Newark IN. j. Aarsrlsr has a letter from
an American Al Victoria, Ysneouvers Island, dated
July 1ih, giving many particulars Of interest con-
corning the neW gold mines, and the excitement,
speculation and dissppOintments which have follow
ed their discovery Wemake;ths subjoined extracts:
Victoria has fine site The land is level and
well cleared Ii has easy slope iron the interior
OF the island toward the eIys 'front.' thus aclaita-
ting The drainage Of The place. The city presents
no advantages whatever as Shipping port. The
water Is very shallow indeed, and the channel is
narrow ana crooked. speak Of q ehanneI You
will remember that the Bay OF Victoria is bot mar
row arm projecting in from the Sound. ----
Victoria cannot be shsppIng FORT, bat can be
made very beautiful city No nesvy timber 70 fell
mo sand hills 10 level and grade OF huge rocks to
blast away. Nature has done all the rough work
here, ana some Of the smooth finish, from which
man can make good commencement.
There are nov about ,UVO men in the this city
alone all eager for successful spsculaiion-au de-
slrous Of taxing little risk Some more daring
than reason would dictate, and but few are able ~
maintain proper degree Of caution. TINS influx
VI mere0rial spirits has inflated ali things here
Real estate was Gu days since worth but Iitile Then
. ASS 0SAA@N ~ se9lA W puECAA5eA AoE AUH
there not one lot within three miles that can be
bought for l,UOO. Indeed knew Of sales in the
city at 9l5,OOO. have seen lots Of ground 2Ox6U
feet sold for $4,000, and the money pad before the
deed was drawn The value OF the Tee ample vii
give you an idea Of rent and leases. HOWsVer, /
gIl quote one instance. / saw q lease made this
morning Of 3216O feet on Wharf street. for i've
months at 500 per month. At the expiration Of the
term the lessees EIhremOVs their buildings, that The
OEners may make certain improvements Merchan-
die is showing she same imitation Many articles,
owing 70 the scarcity, are worth from lU0 10 3VO
per cent. advance on San Francisco prices. From
70 to $4,000 men entered this destitute country.
There is no produce coming in from the rancher0s
as IN CaifornIa--no beef, pork or hour-nOthing sX
eept the tle lots Of provisions arriving frOm San
francisco. las rE.-t e-s -...
Tue action Of the Hudson's Bay Company has
been such will if cOntinuedin) result IN sIarIa-
ton and death among those who are in the interoF
OF the possessions, making their search fer g0id.
Their charter grants them certain privileges in
trade in those possessions and they will 50 inter
pref that privilege exclude all competition.
have purchased q lease and building and put out
a shiRgle, thus making a new branch Of our Cali
lorna institution. On telling yOU this you will
que that think the golden story AL true, but you
will mistake me. have heard all the stories de-
tailed in San Francisco, have been in cOrrespon-
denee with parties who are mining upon The Fraser
river and drawn all the information that possibly
could be drawn from the II. b. Co. and her en-
PlOyees, and from ell deduce and state the follow
IBg as my truthful belief Mooney will be made
here BY merchants shO viii supply the necessities
Of these mad sdventuTers. Colo does exist on Fra
ser and Thompson rivers, ana all through the cOun-
rY bus IL has not been found in large Quantities,
has been represented. The miners VINO have worked
on Fraser river agree that Ihe yield per diem Is
much Less Than the geld mines Of CalIiOrnia
From my personal IFieads, Wh0 have worked on the
river during the month OF June, have the fol
lowing: - So -esr--. bard .-.
Many companies make from 80 cents TO s. 25 per
day 10 the man. lhe richest bars in the river have
yielded an average Of 81 per diem, and Jhe working
has only been eontinned because Of belief Ihas the
river would fall, the button Of the bars rich
deposits could be found. The stories Of $50 Sl0O
and $3.50 per Say false. The stories regarding
the commencement OF want and danger OF sIsrVs-
ton true ones. Some report 70 me that they
have lived on boiled Rsttles and saails, have paid
81 per ID for horse meat, &c Pork, beef and dur
are selling az Of the points where the crowds
have C0lleCIed al 81 90 70 81 per ID. IL needs no
more than this 20 assure that Starvation Wul be
the tate Of many. Boiled nettle and snails may d.
man for q week or 80, but If hsalthful TODD does
not then come in, thar man is gone. r. l.1-z
In addition 70 these stories there Is another set got
up BY interested parties, and famed into constant
fame BY the Steamship Company, holdersof real ss~
tate aud others. In sse parties NIl have fearful
count 20 render. AnOther month viii prove my
words true ones, Disappointed men Ersc coming IN
TO this city from the mines above and here they
must remain Tor the present. all poor, and many
Wearied in spirit and broken down IN health b. sx-
posure and hard labor. 1 1ad s POD
Gold Lake, Gold Bluff and Kern river are as pen
ell sketches compared with this mad sxotemeng and
wild hum6ug The effect has gone abroad, and the
result will be great. sun, much good will come
out Of this-buttO others. The Adventures in this
region viii return 20 the mines of California and
their various occupations in our own State, poorer
and sadder men, and the influx from the Atlantic
side and European countries will settle, not here
but in our more coDgenisl cline Of California