Columbia gazette and the southern mines advertiser. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne County, Calif.) 1855-1858, 1858-07-01
Puget Sound News.

We have the Puget Sound (Steila'
coom) Herald, and the Pioneer ana
Democrat, Olympia. to the llth June
We extract the following items:
KAM>MAI-A-KIN.-We have reason
to believe that this great chieftain, has
again outgeneralcd the u. S. Troops
Although his name has not been men,
toned in connection with the recent de-
feat Of Col Steptoe, there can be no
doubt that he has been its principal
author.
The road from Steilacoom over the
Nachess Pass is an old and well known
one. In. 1858 large emigration came
over it, safely and comfortably, with
their wagons. Since that time thou
sands Of dollars have been expended
upon it. 1t has been and is constantly
travelled, and no person who knows
anything about It pretends TO question
its practicabilty. -Four days easy travel
brings you to the eastern side of the
Cascade Mountains, when you are in an
open country, tceming with grass, with
Thompson's River but ten days travel
due north of you. Thus, by this route,
the miner, in the space Of ffe~n days,
reaches The Thompson Rirer Mines, at a
point higher up, too, than can be reached
from any other place; all the miners
coucurring in the statement that the
mines increase in richness as the river
is assembled
Several Of our citizens. who early left
here for the mines, by way OF Frazer's
River, have returned. aud are going
back overland from Steilacoom. They
conidentially anticipate finding gold in
abundance many miles this side oil
Frazer's River.
Mr. Peabody Zone Of the proprietors
of Whatcom) has just como in from the
trail and reports that it is nearly through,
and that all those who have hitherto left
will 90 through. He further reports
that while in company with MIR. De
Lacy on the Chillywack River, he saw
squaw wash out So in gold. This
point on the river is west Of the Cas-
cades.
Some 56 French miners left What
com for the mines with their packs on
their backs.
Frank Matthias, w. II. Wood, Terry
and several others have just returned
from the mines for more provisions
boats, and mining implements All
previous reports of the richness Of the
mines have been confirmed Al of
these gentlemen have large quantities
of the ore, and state that they dug
from $40 TO $4S every day they worked
Goods are very scarce and consequently
very high at the mines.
The steamer Surprise had gone up
Frazer's River with Gov Douglas, OF
Vancouver's Island. All steamers can
navigate Frazer's River by procuring
miners license at a cost OF So per man,
for every one of her passengers, and
conforming to certain conditions OF
suferance,' among which are these:
that no goods are to be shipped that are
not bought of the Budson's Bay Co;
that no arms or amunitions are to be
carried which are not imported from the
United Kingdom that TO miner is to
trade with the Indians, &c.
Sam'l. McCaw Steilacoom had
some two thousand dollars worth of
goods coni>ca,ed by the Hudson's Bay
Cos officers at Fort Langley
Money is plenty at Beliineham Bay
Provisions arc plenty, and to be had at
fair prices. Many buildings are in
process Of construction at Whatcom and
Sehome.
For the benefit of those unaequaintcd,
we would state that Whatcom and Sc
home are situated not more than one
and half miles distant from each other
There are near one hundred men EN-,
ployed at Sehome clearing land and con-
structing a wharf. The wharf will soon
be in condition for steamers to land and
discharge freight. A wharf is projected
at Whatcom.
Mr.. Woods informs US that repeated
difficulties have occurred on Frazer's
River between the Hudson's Bay Co.'S.
officials and miners, in consequence of
the former selling the canoes ard effects
of the latter for iancied infringements
on the rights of the Company The
miners do not consider the question Of
sovereignty or jurisdiction by any means
settled, and therefore show disposition
to resist the demands Of the Company
as unjust and arbitrary.