New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-17

fTdZeI AlVeI tO tAc pdnAS vi HiuCu tuo nhuoiS o
Of California are now hockiDg, in hopes to find
there new Ell Dorado, rises in the ROCKY Mount
aims, between the fifty fifth AID fifty sixth degrees
of north latitude, and the of the Canoe
River, the northt rnmost tributary of the Colum.
bin. 1t runs to the north.we for about eighty
miles, and then turns to the SOUTH in which gen.
era direction it continues, receiving the waters Of
several tributaries, til near tie forty yninth degree
of north latitude, where it breaks through the Cas-
cade range Of mountains in q succession Of falls and
rapids. Hence it runs westward for seventy or
eighty miles, TILL just north of Puget Sound, it en-
ters the Gulf of Georgia, which separates Vancou-
yers Island from the main land. The whole course
of the river is about four hundred miles
The line between the Territory of Wash
yet been run. The work Wa, commenced
about a year ago by Joint Commission,
but as yet little progress has been made
The suthsrities Of the HudsOns Bay Company
claim the mouth of the river as within their limits,
though possibly the final survey may bring it, and
even some part Of the lower course Of the river,
within our territory. In a book published in 1874
Company, long resident in those regions, the cOun-
try along the lower section of the river west of the
Cascade Mountains is described as hily ard cov-
cred with forests Of white pine cedar and other ever
greens, the soil generally well fitted for pasturage
and in many places for tllage. East Of the Cascade
Mountains, where alone the gold is found, the soil
is yellow and barren sand, with little vegetation,
and the country ri,es in abrupt mountains, cut up
by ra,ines ard torrents and nterspersed with lakes
and marshes. The climate is described as very
variable. The pleasantest season is from April to
June. In the latter month there are almost inces-
SAINT rains, drfted furiously along BY strong south
ery winds. In July and August the heat is intense
and the ground, previously saturated with moisture,
produces myrisds of annoying insects. In Septem.
Der there are oss 80 thick a. to turn MONDAY into
midnight In November the Winter sets in, freez.
ing up the lakes and rivers, though not reachirg 90
severe degree of cold IS might be expected from
the latitude.
To this country hitherto visited only by Indians
and few natives and few hunters aud fur
traders in the employ Of the Hudson's Bay
Company there is just now q tremendous rush
Of immigration, on the strength of highly OK.
cited snticipstions of its prOductiveuess in gold.
The only diesugs yet known are on the bars in
the river, commencing some eighty miles from its
mouth, resr Fort Hope, an old trading station of
the Hudson's Bay Company. To that point the
river is navisable for steamboats, 1t is said, in.
deed, that vessels drawing twenty feet can ascend
Thirty nIea though according to Mr.. Dunn,
twelve feet is the limit Victoria which il the
seat Of government Of the Hudsn Bay Compsnys
settlement on Vancouvets Island, nearly Opposite
the mouth of the river, and where all the miners
are obliged to stop in order to obtain licenses to
dig, has, aimee the discovery Of these dissinss,
sprung into sudden Importance. A river steamer
which formerly run on the river Sacramento hn
between victsria and Fort Hope. Great speeula.
ton is going on n city lots ct Victoria. Several of
of the cOlOred men who, d.gusted BY tho act Of
the California Legislature, lately removed tither
from San Fransisco, are likely, Is 10 said,
to make fortunes BY the rse in the value
Of the lots which they purchased there. A
Newspaper Establishment had gone out entire
from San Francisco, and The North American, tAe
6Ist newspaper, was adverised to make it appear
ance at Victoria on the 10th Of June. In fact the
time is already anticipated when victoris win rival
San Francisco.
An these grand anhsipasions ssem to rest
at present on . rather small basis Of facts.
The gold On the bAn of Frazer River sp-
pears to hs~s been discovered Q few months since
BY a "a miner camel A,ms. waO took tss h.cs