The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-07-15

aeai baj hsep discovered In fabulous anaules m,
vsriour paris Of California EAco ana every o. thsse
exctemsoss fu ned ont 10 be based false statements
htre are msny who admitting tina. gold depsis
ne DAnsE and IN tee Deos OF the NORTH which
NOT be now denied are ndsposed 10 believe they
eiea Hosl OF our people ssy, aad therefore % un
wire 10 leave und ss4actory Ard fuller proof thAn
ies the matter by such rules OF evidence
men se, prior 10 epba-krg important undertnl oss
Much Of lhe n,ebg'rco tua. has here s from
mgrn Rod oregon, distant bundre6s and perhaps h0u-
fanos OF ,es tron the irsr; letters peysons Zho
had priceeded 10 Puget sauud, ana who waiting
Tor conyesance up the river good cea OF hsarsay and
second banded rimors And co0siderp bs Aoun. OF
ormauon from perfons gho actually visited worked
N inc ,oibts, many Of WHOM, Strangely enough, aro
now IN this CITY One OF the papers sums Or CORRECTLY the
'essimopy 70 10 in reality rothng than tho Certainty
that gold exists Frszsr tn tributaries ous .
agree met these bars BIS worked before the middle
Of August, In consequence Of high water. few Dig
TIC but every one acquainted with muing know taa.
htle depspdence can be placed In these
eating the value Of the dagpgs; few miners rasy -
making money, while the balance may not be rsxiog
enough 10 pay expsnses the gold should na only
on the bars and in the beds me streams Il
IN some OF The dggings tina northern part sssse
the rnes xi soon be sxhaustsd me prospec. mang
xioftube Sy river mining, particularly coul,ry where
operations can be carried but three tour months
tue year, q, ia The Frazer river, owing the
severity o. The cra'e add high water " very cheer
ng IDo Silence or gold in he beds N considered
sooo ev,oence tnat ts surrounding hills gulches and
liars abound IN the metal and unees sns r,oun-
tans are very sleep aud rugged tbs supposition Su
papers published IN Oregon and wAshngon give sio Wing
accounts Of the richness nlep rh.,r staenentS
must De AIKEN with many graus of allowance. for hey
are direofiy Interested In attracting sn emigration in
the drecton, which all passes through their couutry
and consequently benefits trade anu will moro or
less increase their population. From naviiuAls who
have waited, who are nov ut mo m,ues
reliable Intelligence should be Obtained. Letters
have been published from many Of them, and a,he-a
this city who have given reporus OF sbal SUE ess
they met. Six men who have just re.a,ued i-sr mo
mines state about six weeks ago eft ,,s ctv % tho
m M InL uhQla iA,.l b.
which they performed the remainder s-,p 'rpn
Victoria TO Hil!s Bar, Tho mites abpve o.
Frazer river, and t~O miles below Fort Yae. miaed
for days in tbs Bar unt compelled to Oesst on tho
rise in the river in which they took u $780, they
have done much better with proper appaoces There
were from sixty 10 seventy white nj work Hills
Bar and from four hundred 70 five hundred udaus men,
women and chidien inc ndisus divided 10 opinion
with regard 10 Americans; the numerous party,
headed BY Pollock, chief, disposed 10 receive lhs
avoraby because they obtain money or Their labor
from the Bostons ihan from King flcoryss raea "A
they style the English They have learned tbs ia ysiuo
Of their labor and instead OF dollar dy, cd
shrt, for guiding and helpng 10 work boat up river,
they nov charge from nye to eight dollars per day Ano
Their portion Of 100 lSc are In favor OF driving OF the
" Bssons," being lenfii Of having Their country over
Ivn by them. Provisions were excesously dear aud
scarce, Hour selling Tor eighty dollars tho BARREL
pound Thoy reached Hn Bar in twenty one dsgs ron
mostfavorable.
Anoher miner thors were about seventy
Americans kersOns Blr, end previous {, ths
IN the river they acre Averaging dsy the
band but the ress. hey have lot made more AA
two collars and hail dail, Mr. Ealing and
bis partner had mined before eoa wese c1n.e-
quepty arscn At the busines nevertheless they realized
tgethsr Dix In i've days Beiag pptsd with
rocker thoy cut down tree, made rough s,bstiute
for rocker, and perforated the hoiee with SPOON
tner operations. frazr river nndcrgoes two falls each
year-the lrat occurring in June and tho ssc,ui N
August The lresho. between June aud August caused
by the melting or Tie sno~s 10 tas Rocky AouEisrs snd
pouring dot through TncmpHon rivor. provsnus we're
net to 10 purchased at The rcs sxce2. from tnoss vn,
about leaving for 'orois 70 ooeln supplies, Inf
they disposed of their floor the OF sos barrel.
Mr.. Ess represents the Iodiaps quito peAnesbis bot
exceedingly troublesome. "A a miner Jays down
tB pick Iadsn stands ny 70 make OF . hpnoef
aud when no la down h shoyel FOR ne pick In,.n
takes the shovel ind rolnqughss the oinst in lspsns
They are ell engaged in mmiug-even N eau ifen four
yauo Of gold IS ms whites NJ. sulne ss~ oas
Indian who had 500 IN bucksktn purse aug out
by himself in week kr Biting ar hs ps-toer pur-
chased Port townsend $50. and pay,ss,oJ
Port rS~nssSd 70 tho mould d the river md ,sss asys
from thence IN Hls Bar, hundred Add yix rn,Iss
above a, saw two Iser veg. The P,se,si, o. ma says
the other band oontendod by those who ertertsln
doubts to the richr. Of the miner tbs cry ouncss
though Il 10 three rpooths persons Commenced
leaving here for The dsgings that this tho place wnsrs
miners aad traders would shp their dust. and vs.
any moment has been received n tho micos are a. rich
as large Quantities Of gold shoad havs been
rent, the circumstance is menoued . 10 coust
the reports concerning ths nircs The precious mosai
who sfisrwar killed his partner during dspuls COZ
corning their morey II hs been since found BY Indians
tanned does not appear. II conceded trus
by those who argue against The popular belief,
that rome two hundred white men are mining on
the river and have been dong 20 FOR some lttc ume
with what succws does not reliably sopsar but tho
rsge Of the testimony does rot pscs ,her earnings higher
than eight dollars per day Reports Of mon taxing out
M ey
can value ~ tner worth. quito possible mat af.2r
eght or ten days labor Tor nothing Zoe d or two from
twenty 10 che hundred dollars per day may be gained
and sail the average not be eight dosrs per day
Such are The Vows held BY many 10 the mad en-
oes certain 70 follow TO No sb1s By me arIn ofs
large porton OF the population The fscta positive ~
70 ihe existence o. sold bot enough not yea soo~n 70
made good strikes aad they convinced greater
yet be found News Ia eagerly sought after,
anxiety. tho most absurd stories circulate;
tan ready crotsnce. People distance Can vega mo
evidence on both sces; Oh. there question
discovery ofsurferous deposits, when obtained win
unusual facility.
Tue effect The large emigration from here 70 have On
our prosperity and pogess has given rise - corsceraole
dtclsson, and IN quarters 20 serious alarm Fully
eight thousand have left for the mncs, a7d
state deprived of rrch OF ~ productive population.
II the drain sioo here We would uos mich
cause N fsr disastrous queoccs bet sssst
preceding portion Of this communication . only At is
commencement The emigration IS only governed BY the
means OF transportation. u stesmstp c)rvs left hero
four days ago FOR Prget sound With eleven huntrei
seufers Many sought berbs In her which could be
o,sred II tbs from The North Continues favorable
and that rict and extensive inning country exists
ported, the emigration viii ncrease aud thousands r
start where hundreds have preceded them. May
combine TO give An imp<tus 70 emigration. fnere arc
thousands out of employment Who are un~ng 10 work
n California, where they came hopeful Of masng for
tune, asd vrc glad 70 ny from the OF their
disappointment hey VIZ no, work here, bot are rssty
~ Work anyshere else. the events have take,
within he past two years has disgustd msuy, ard mey
are sa0 70 ma 30 opportunity OF leaving The cpanty
Others sbo came here IN The h times Of 1919 add 100,
and VITO made large Of money, aterwafds s1lhh
dtred away or lost In Wild cla,ons are sn 70 oeaeVe
Frszsr river will be revat.cn Of scenes ihst are
gore. rhcu a-e 1rmly persuaded Nat mmerss
deposits on Foc are - be gcs a. ihe new asgngs, ha
70 hey depart But though our people lesve IA sreat
numbers for the North. no person believes tney
viii remain there. temporary emharrsssu,en, may
result, but .. the end Csiforns W.. bs oenshsed ~
the excitement Whsn the 1egs reaches the Extern
states ar Europe vNt stream Of emsrhoa sl se.fo
our coast. Prom CAnsds kresnd ana evsy pnt " lae