The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-20

well armed with shooting irons" and skilled in the
use OF them They have been accustomed to just
treS'ment rom the Hudson's Bay Company, aud
VIII e6sct Justice" from their new neghbOrs.
The only vice they charged with il that they
give very loose Interpretation to the doctrines Of
mum ard tunm-certainy an inconvenient weak
ness to travellers adrin among them. They seem,
however, 10 ne very clyil and ob'ging thieves
from the new mines to San Francisco as manifested.
was only 200 ounces; but the passengers brought 4
good dea! more. From the quantity offered for sale
to day It Is judged that about $4,000 worth was
brought altogether.
A strong desire is evinced here and at the ncrth
to ascertain the spot where the chief CITY, which il
certain to spring up, is to be located The Ameri-
cans will make strong effort to have the city in
their territory-at Belllnghsm Bay probably Their
are great adopts at this sort OF thing and unless the
English take immediate steps to secure the city on
British 'en'tory they may find themselves cut oot
by their faster neighbors who have one advantage
in the fact that the majority Of the emigrants win
be Americans, who will prefer to "ocate" on Amsri
can soil
The site once selected, much capital will be at
tracted to II for speculation in real estate, to
slang phrase OF ours. Present appearances would
point to the mainland as more convenient location
for a town to be dependent upon the mines in the
interior, rather than to vancouvers Island separat
ed as i Is from the coast by the Gulf of Georgia, al
though from the following fattering notice Of tho
island it also has peculiar advantages
The situation for large town here u Amos. unequassA
tbscu ate equs 70 the south Of France Living sohsAp,
tho cfthe country good There IL wide gras
common the prairie land here the ro3t Of b
pes ise .nn keep fat III the year round The keeping
pigs very profitable business Cattle sad sheep got
iaeir iiyrg s hs round add keep fat Stock rse
ING very pfchtsb!ecows aud oxen are worth 410S
beac. Trere sbunennce OF wood Of almost every
description fourd these sliadss Vegetables qsits
vast Abao1sncs Of asa Of the very nness qa.,ty
Salmon cod hslhut JED
s--In vsncouver's Ielsnd there no stree. tax,
hcusa tax, land tax, rchcol TAX c5urca ls
mosey Il not banded round for uopey) DO pail tax
DO cense hx-txcept tba. for selling liquors, which .
yece yesr. fact the 10 no tsx ~ any dhsorieoc
This supports sss ccurchos tns pubic echco,s =. the
public expenses Of governing toel colony Asc there Is
from spy courry that foreign goods coming here fro
Sen Nenckco must be taken out Of 5oad there 60
the Arer'csr duty. j. Il D.
Ground down az all of us who own anything are
in San Francisco by heavy taxes suffering from had
laws loosely administered, living in the midst Of
crime and Iecklessness OF human life the pernsai "
the above refreshing description Of Vancouver's Isl
and is enough to make man pull up stakes and
Leave"
The desire TO emigrate, which formerly mention
ed Is fast increasing in California. Several huudIeds
have left in the last fortnight and many thousands
more are preparing TO leave. The hegira IL already
causing inconvenience to the employers Of labor. At
Grass Valley 900 miners waiting favorable rs
port from twenty Of their fellows who have been sent
on 10 explore ana Depart III body. These are all.
or nearly ALL Cornishmen, who came to this country
from England and Australia. Indeed, all British
subjects who are not well off or bound Gown by
engagements, will leave. They are delighted at the
opportunity OF getting once more under the protec
ton of the 80 old flag that, &C. Several of the
quartz mills at Grass Valley have had to stop for
want Of hands, and others only able to continue
working by an increase OF wages to the miners.
| mentioned in of NY late letters that the
coored people of this State, stung by the injasice
and berali'y of the legislation attempted to be
introduced TO their prejudice had sent deputatioa
Of their own color TO Vancouvers Island with the
view OF ascertaning what prospect would be afforded
tLeIn o. emigreting thithor.
The Governor received them with great benignity,
and promised them protection, and, altogether, as
far az eau Judge from their own account Of the re-
ception, in manner worthy of the representative
Of On enlightened and humane government The
consequence IL that they are busily preparing to
leave IN great numbers, and no doubt nearly ever
colo,ed person in California viii soon depart for the
British possessions
You Will probably and naturally ask, what Is all
this emigration going 10 entail upon California; I
answer, great inconvenience 70 employers, an in
crease ia the rate Of labor increased earnings 10 the
m'rers who may he wise enough TO remain an ad-
vantage To the farmers, who VIII have an additional
market for their produce, and considerable Increase
OF prosperity to San Francisco, whence all the sup
plies to the new country will be drawn and 70 which
many of the miners will return from the north to
spend and TO inest their money. Our inland towns
viii suffer. and 80 will all the interests which sup
ply our inland locomofion, after time, when our
own miners cease to travel to this place on their
way DorthwaId.
This is the time for emigrants TO come to .Califor-
MIA. They never had better prospects Labor will
be high and the expense Of living low; the former
effect will be caused by the scarcity Of aborers and
The latter by the extraordinary impetus given to
breeding and TO grain growing on a soil OF almost
fabulous fertility.
IL Is remarkable fact and goes 10 prove the i'm
mense extent OF the aurerous country on this part
OF the continent, tina. cotemporaneously with these
discoveries in the north gold plscers and wash
ings OF great exteut have been found on Walkers
river, In Carson Valley utah Territory on the
eastern slope Of the Sierra Nevada. This IL the first
discovery OF gold made the east side Of the range
OF mountains which separate California from the
Mormon country, and II has created f,arors which
has depopnlaed Carson Valley and the other settled
poftoDs OF that remote region, and has taken away
o gren many mnersfrom the upper mining counties
oil California.