, 1858-11-05
ARRIVAL OF THE CONSTITUTIONS.
Latest from the Frazer River Gold Region!

The steamship Constitution, Capt. A. B.
Cow, arrived at this place on Sunday
morning last with the mails, passengers and
freight, having been detained in one of the
ports below by the loss of the,key to her
propeller, and the fact of the tides falling
so little as to prevent the necessary repair
for three days To Purser MoLrnRoP we
are indebted for copies of the Victoria
Gaseite of the 23d and Goth nit, as also
for the following news items
The steamship Pacific, from San Fran
cisco, while in the harbor of Victoria, set.
tied with the tide upon rock, and snf-
fered considerable damage. She was re-
paired, however, and proceeded to sea; but
when about 40 miles to the southwark Of
-Capo Flattery, she leaked so badly as to
put out the fires, when she returned to Vic
toris under canvass. She was again re-
paired, and sailed, and has since arrived at
Portland.
The Enterprise arrived at Victoria from
Frazer river with some $50 passengers,
nearly all Of whom are building cabins in
the suburbs Of Victoria, intending to win
ter at that place, or elsewhere on the
Island, and return in the spring A very
considerable amount Of dust is reported to
have been brought down by them.
Provisions of oil kinds are rapidly ad-
vancing at Victoria, The bark Neunlkeag,
Capt. REED, had arrived with coal for the
P. NJ. S. s. Co.
Tho bark Ella Francis, Capt. BLYNN-
from San Francisco-had arrived at Seat
tie to load lumber
From the numbers of the Victoria Ga
zetle referred to, we extract the following
qews items
The Gazette is TO be published tri-weekly,
hereafter, instead of daily. The Harrison
Lillooet route TO the Upper Frazer is re.
ported open, and the hands are being paid
off.
A man named Henry Post shot aud
killed man named Isaac c. Miller, al
Fort Yale, in difficulty about mining
claim. Post has been sent to Victoria fol
trial.
Gov. Douglas has signifed his intention
OF preventing the Enterprise and Maria
navigating Frazer river, unless their owner;
materially reduce the rates Of freight
These have been the only steamers running
between Forts Langley and Hope. The
H. B. Co.'S steamer Otter is, however, now
advertised to enter upon that trade, and
the little Leviathaa is said to be about
turning its attention permanently in that
direction.
The news from the Upper Frazer is very encoura
gng, while the miners about Forts Yale and Hop,
were doing exceedingly we'll.
It is said that the steamship 0rtes will run regu
larly between Victoria and San Francisco.
BY the late arrival of the Enterprise the Pionee
Express alone brought down 800 ounces in gold dust
and there several large parcels ir the hands
passengers The news with the exception Of the colo
weather, is decidedly cheering The mines are turn
ing out much better than anticipated mOntl
ago; reported discoveries Of rich dggings of eoars
| gold on Thompson river had reached Fort Yale ant
the miners were starting for the new dggings. Banl
or fiat diggings have lately been found in several pa
ces, where it is supposed the river once coursed.
Mr.. McLane and party had arrived at Deer Noun
tain from Thompson river. He reports that there j
forty miles of snow from the Simkmine river in to
wards the Frazer, and still showing. The snow lie
| on the ground from ten to fifteen inches in depth
There is great scarcity of provisions throughout tn
upper mining districts Robberies and thets arc be
coming more frequent. night or two since,
FrenchInan says he was knocked down and robbed 0
two certificates of deposits amounting to near 81 00(
SHIPMENT OF TREAsURE.- Wells, Fargo Co. ship
ped s35 900 worth of Frazer river gold dust to Sal
| Francisco by the COrtes yesterday. Large amount
also went down in the hands Of passengers and Free
man & Co.'s Express had several thousand dollar
worth.