New-York daily tribune., 1858-07-19

The new Gold Region on Frazer River is widely
treated ss though it were another California or
Australia. Such it may in time be proved but as
yet the Evidence 10 quite insufficient. Th,t the
yellow dro,e has been found quite abundant on a
few bars is very certain, and the high stage Of
water prevailing since the first discovery was made,
iustifes the inference that far richer deposits will
be opened during the low stage of water usually
prevailing throughout the Autumn; but the extent
Of TIE Few placer is vital consideration on which
no light he's yet been shed. 1t may equal the gold
bearing area of California though that is far from
probable it msy be 80 narrow as to be speedily
and utterly exhausted. Then the eli nate and
topography are most unpropitious to persisten:
gold-digaiDg. Stretching from lat. 10 North up to
and even beyond that world famous parallel, 5ip
40, New. Caedonis though far nilder than the cor
responding tract on this eide of the continent has
very nearly the average temperature Of Noys
Scott. or NewfouI dlsDd, with greater tendency to
extremes of hest and cold. Her Winters
are marked by deep srOws, severe frosts,
and 3 general incsmency, which must seriously
impede digging and wholly obstruct bar.washins.
Lofty and rugged mountains cover a large portion
of her surface, embarrassing navigation and rem
derpg difficult snd costly the construction Of prsc
ticsble roads To cultivation, the soil il almost
entire stranger; and it seems highly improbable
that spy considerable production of food will bs
iected st least for some years. Oregon and
Washington have soue, but not much to spare;
hence the bulk of the focd, with all the clothing,
metals warss, &c, Of the population must be
drawn from San Fraucisco and other remote points
of ccune az high prices. On the other hand
timber is abundant aud water, whether for mining
or for motive power, hardly less So Aud the
stringent reg. stiOns Of trade enforced by tie local
sg,nts of the Hud,ons Bay Company, while they
are not likely to be relshed very strictly needed
BY our sdyenturers are calculsted to limit the sup
ply Of liquor, thereby restrsiuiog dissipation and
bloodsb.d ard to insure the miners, at the worst.
sgsDst starvation. The Company will see its in-
terest in keeping 8 supply of food and all staple
Iecs sssries at all tunes within reach of the mines,
At once as ssource of profit and security for quiet
We do not anticipate SO rapid nor so general
stampede from this quarter to the net dlgsinas a.
seems to be expected OF the Pacific. Money is toe
scarce among cur adventurous classes; Frazer
River is too remote and tfcult of access, and the
nesps of transportation too limited. Bu. had ou
Gove,rmsrt early initiated and steadily pursued th,
true pOl cy Of opening and perfechns conmunica
tons between the two oceans through the heart o
ourOwn country instead fdeyopg it's attention an
means to the PAnsma Nicarasus and Tehuantepe,
routes, the case would have been brayely altered
Had good Military Road from Mlssoar; to Cali
foruiA via Salt Lake been opened as early as 1850
with siuilAr roads from Minnesota to the Couubi
aid from Texas to the mouth of tie Colorado b
the close Of lS56, they would by this time hav
been lined with settlements, villages aud stations
with maiLcoaches passips daily on the princip,
route and at least weekly on the others, while tn
telegraph would have long since put us in hourl
communication With our brethren on the Pacific
Had the frst-pamed road been opened " early a
il might ard should have been, a Railroad to tn
Pacific would have lopg since passed from the rsLu
of ofspeculation, and been oniis way toward triumph
ant completion. But, even without that, our hard,
pioreen in Missouri and the States and Territore