The independent. (Harrisonburg, La.) 1853-18??, 1858-08-18


| North of Washington Territory in the
United States and within the British Do
minions, very rich gold region has been
discovered. 1t is reported to exceed Cali
fornia and Australia in the abundance of the
precious metal it yields. A vast outpouriug
Of gold hunters from every quarter is the
natural consequence Of this new discovery
and "Frazer's river" is now the cry every
where heard. California is left without la
borers, so immense has been the emigration
from that state to the new Ell Dorado, 1t is
about seven hundred miles from St. Francisco
to Frazer's River. Numbers from the United
States will seek the New Digsings by The
way of California; but there can be no doubt
that direct route by land through Minnesota
to the Columbia Rive. in Oregon and from
thence to Frazer's river will be adopted at
once and generally used, as it is plainly abb
surd to 60 several thousand miles out of the
way by California to reach the country about
Frazer's river.
A very liberal feeling has been expressed
by the British Government, in regard to
gold seekers from the United States entering
their d0minions in quest ofgold. But, the
District Of country embracing the gold re-
gion, is under the quasi government and
control Of the Hudson Bay Fur company, a
wealthy and powerful association, that has
for more than half century, enjoyed mo-
nopoly of the trade and resources of the
country. This company it seems, imposes
tax or an exaction Of some kind upon the
gold hunters, for the privilege Of mining in
that country. This is objected to strongly
by the adventures, but there is no remedy,
as the government Of Great Britain recogni-
yes the company's privilege to impose condi-
tons of the kind. This monopoly will not
continue longer than May next when the
charter of the company will expose. AS the
gold region can be reached through Wash
ington Territory persons going by that route
would scarcely be molested by the officials
Of the Hudson's Bav company.
HEALTH OF New ORLEANs.-The whole
number of interments in New Orleans for the
week ending Sunday evening, Aug. s, were
3O6, of which 40 were from yellow fever
In the Charity Hospital there were 6 deaths
from the same disea Sc during the "a hours
ending Monday evening". Aug. 8.
The N. o. Delta remarks:
ut will be seen that the deaths from vel
low fever for the week ending Sunday
morning, last, is just double that of the
previous week. But then, it must be re-
menbered, that out of the one hundred and
forty, only ten Americans died; and it is
fair to infer that most of the one Hundred
and thirty persons Of foreign birth, who were
victims to the disease, were unacclimated.
We are, therefore, safe in saying that the
fever is confined chiefly to persons who are
not accustomed to our climate. or if accus-
toned to it, not only imprudently expose
themselves to the sun, but live in such an
unfortunate style, and in such unhealthy |
spots, as make them peculiarly liable to sum-
mer diseases. 1t is rare to hear Of persons
living in we'll ventilated houses. and blessed
with the comforts Of life, being attacked.
According to the standard Of many ply
sicians, disease can not be considered cpl
demc unless the deaths from it exceed those
of all other diseases combined. Ifthis be so,
the yellow fever can by no means yet be
considered an epidemic; nor can it be con-
sidered, by any other criterion we know Of,
as epidemical."
The Delta Of the 14th admits that the fe-
yer now prevails epidemically there.
V1cKsBURG, SHREVEPORT, AND Texas
RA1LRoAD.-Tho Monroe (Ouachita) Regis
ter, Of the 9Th inst, says:
Major Cooper, Chief Engineer of the Vicks-
burg, Shreveport and Texas Railroad, came |
up last Saturday on the Red Chief, and |
makes a very fattering report of the cendi-
ton Of the road. The overflow has not af-
fected the working of the finished portion of
the road. The cars have continued to make
regular trips without interruption, and the
business of the road has been very good |
Although the height of the water on the
embalkment was such as to stop for while
the track laying, still, if the rails had been
laid down before the raise, the water was
not high enough to have wet them. The
water is now receding; and all doubt Of the
practcability of the road, even in the high
est stages of water ever known in the Mis-
sissippi are now removed.
THE COUNTRY SAFE-A Northern Pro
fessor takes the following cheering view Of
our citizen soldiery:
''There is also greater safety in our intel
ligent citizen soldery than in Roman cohorts
or regular troops" for every breast is a
Gibraltar, and their muscular arms are far