New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1858-07-29

~ f.Iovs crsss seemingly 1t s.s: 900 fsst tora;d
sAe elexds tie Bead becomes fairly dizzy Ap2'ss;a
b sssre, Ae Cd pilot ohisf ,.dcrI eati pug. ~
;ssas sr. ay nssn SGs fSs s n.ssy :Ss gag
q nstare has evidently Impressed ihs !a,ss "a
asso&ees they have msa0 sure'san,,'s, 49, -, I,
WITH hn legendary history, usosmltea a,,v
sss,.y Ne sss 4 c.scs3s iumbliEs pr its s9gr On
- ,rntsin .ds Il sast 600 feet above tae esei
SAe iivsY. TIE grss. Yo-SeniH FAN Is s1''' 'nes-i-
Ant twenty ril.s below Fort Hope, We NET
800 thr fairly staggered tae s1rpise, su: sas
,.1w and nu.susol er co1rse. Psss I'd .srse more
yspAs, ssd arrived at oeock m, heNy 90 .,
tSrss miles below sspposed 70 be KsaIedy, By Tack
Here vs saw slss FIVE men, who hid pissed over
Ne tai from e.nrghsm Bay IN si1 dsy'. They es-
sars,s The Iistssce .. no miles Tasy struck the
yivsr ten miles beOw Fort Hope, and sefsmsied ai'ng
Ne banks srnory the rocks Ind OCCASIONAL p,ehes OF
sasA beach TIL they rescned the fort Aao:1er pary
hsa got tsGe too. With egat horses ION bsn gain
Isr:a,d o. f. Ben" the oldest: and the i.sdsr,
tsld ne they had got througs, oat:lpg .aeif o IN
tYaip in eightefn days. Indeed vroe kter Q, n.s
Aviation TO 10 sdy patron, stating al the Incidents
81 bis quincy, how Los wouldn't cook, of BE scci-
dents ~ food and feld &C., reporting progress gan
syaly AID stating that they should t.y 81 the :ort
AZ the srow melted from the mou otsDs 30 they m gbt
wsss the Cssesde Range 70 Thonpsons River.
Bsns early education had been neglected, bet 70 -
beysrtheless . hardy, energetic pioneer and vas
sPpy 70 learn from him that be bad tnJ on hama
l,IVO b Of provisions Success 20 vita goa Beg, sLa
may Los improve bic dispOsitsJn to asst in the Gu
HAY deparm ent.
Nonds5, June Cat wood all day, sad led on
boxId ct tight about ten cords. We cut sn9 saHec
lte trees of pitch pine but could only epnt t1em ~
Wasting with powder. This kept rp saccessien OF
reports ike sounding csooop aud sci ,De popustlon
Oh sgog. The "frt boat was an event on us
snsDg Of which most OF item g,t diI9k. here We
Company a. Ksnloops toeir poet on the North RIVER
few miles above the junction with honpsons RIVER.
No bed crossed the MOUNTAINS with bllgsie OF
eghteen horses and men, making journey Q; twelve
Ss,, 10 meet and escort ~ far his post AZ. Dallas
aIc wife, on their way to Canada TIE journey iB
ususy made in ten days, but owing TO the deep snoy
10 vas much longer delayed. We $50 mst Mr.. Da.
b and lady The third daughter OF Gov. Dug ~.
who were but recently NAMED, csmped comfortably
On pleasant grounds near the fort They AIRY With
tAem eating tent, and sleeping tert and one for
q We ssw them e. their camping ground. Mrs. ID.
seems well educated and lie very Interesting lady.
To-day MT. Mclean sent canoe for the body Of the
murdered mar. II was brought to Fort Hope and de-
already dsfgured by the crows. No garment uss on
he body except White danpel shirt, msrks cd II. F. A.
He was shot by TIE SOD Of Tuchsoo, while passing 10
kos, In revenge for the shooting Of hs father. The
stAey in The boat alarmed they padded
fer their lives, fearing they, too would be snot and
hft the dead man where he fell overheard. There
ysqui,e mas for man. End j: is ministerial tcaict Bos-
tsI man" this 10 the term they apply 70 American
Ylie they distinguish other nations King George
nss') they wreak their vengeance or. Some Of tie
nsn Who we're IN the canoe With tue man shot sew he
he we called Kennedy, and an Irishmso; tha. he vss
fany clothed snd mad on him about 5000 bat farther
Mas nothing was learned about him. Probably the
Isljans stole his clothes, ana white nep bis moray
hdi.ss but little value on money bu. want ali sorts
Of eOthseS Ose fellow gave $lS in dust f,r az cd
esst 0uhpAOt charged, for nus three csys services
blanket. cap and shirt all Of which oos: a. Fort
Sshskea Aim half 90 well.
Mr.. Mclean is called by the Indians "the Wicked
okisf" They stand 10 great personal fear OF him,
nd his influence them is wonderful. Some years
snss, Nv. Black the predecessor of Mr.. Mclean st
kHDloope, offended an Indian womsn, who forced her
ASshsAd TO aassssIrste him. The Indian arrived ct
Ne fort sn snowy, cold night, and Mr. Block recog-
Nx.g him, ordered FIRE to be built to warm hin.
TIM &c. 81 generosity shook the Indians purpose FOR
few moments, but on Mr. Black leaving the hall ne
assw the FIRE out Oh the hearth, creating great
srnohe, which attracting MIR. Blacks attention, he
y6enfeIed tie hall and shot dead. Alter dligent
hsniry the deed fastened on the murderer, whom
he compelled the Indans to set forth. On being faced
b. Mr.. Mclean, the Indian confessed tae deed, and
stsfsd that his hesrt was sick" when Mr.. Blsck
astsd 20 kindly, and he fsJtered. M. Mclean then
sAst the murderer before the sssemblsge Of his OWE
tribe, deed which, in connection with other eIsoI-
tsAs Of similar nature has rendered him the terror
Of the whole Indian population.
Fraser River was first Known IN 1898, and reported
70 the British Government by Alex sndsr Mckenzie.
In 1872, Mr.. SIMON Fraser tepellet with 81 3 sn
sasshs Of the II. d. Company, traced the river down
Georgia. From him il takes its name.
In ioH, Mr.. Enihas Simpson surveyed the river
carefully from ite mouth to Fort langley, IN the d.
b. Cempsnys schooner Csdboro, the said vessel BE-
M Isw extant ard the navigation Of the Iiver to
Nat point no new thing.
Az INDIAN CHIEF AND HIS GOLD AND CHILDREN.
An old chief Of the Harrison River tribe, Semis-
nmu by name, ncknsmed Pon<e Coupe because OF
tAs Ioss 81 thumb and finger, desired me to weigh his
GELD. Having weighed one bag, he produced another,
q stn another, ull had weigned four. They we're
III Of different kinds of gold, and weighed between
two Daughters, Of about II and IA years of age
spse:ively. The eldest's name Is Skoomsl.t,0 and
H. Youngest AySmush"-two veIitsbe nymphs Of
os fsiest, and as beautiful a. natures hsndiwork
Tuesday, 9Th, q. 5 O'Clock, We started in 6 canoe
Auty feet hong by We feet wide manned by four H.
asas and four Canadians lpart Of the Compsny's
Brigade bostmen for Fort YALE fourteen miles above.
0l. Mclean and MI Dsllas furnished she canoe, and
vas BY their invitation that MI. Jsssup myself and
CAPT Harrington were Of the party. I'VE we're nearly
nsn, psldlng in the eddiss when they could. and
ArsakiAg around the points with line when the sd.
dlss would not move her, Several times all left the
bat except two men, and in instance we walk cd
nearly mile. The mountains come down to the wa
ter edge in many places, making the walking difficult
Between the spurs Of the mountain there are frequent
pstcAsA and sometimes several acres Of good arabic
Ind, well tmbsrsd but they can only be approached
By seass.
About Eve miles above Fort Hope are the Twin
Rseks." The water here is quite swim but there |
deep channel of about 200 feet in width on the left
hank Five miles still further up is Boulder Point.
O the right bark, with large faced rocks opposite
against which the waters dash violently wSJer deep
bot csry rapid and fom 200 TO $50 feet wide. This
Ne meet swim and worst looking rapid We have
ior steamboat navigation Ali along the shores here
Ws sas miners st work rocking out gold aud three
Diks above came TO "Hlls Bar" Here abou,
100 White men are at work, beside numberless Iodsns
Of al sizes, sges and dt scrpton Tnere se eight de-
cent lcg houses now built aud moro erectirg Al the
Aeusss and cabins lof bush and Of vas nunbe
inst a. This town is on the let bank Of the river