The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1858-08-12

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bnisy that she VIII remain there through the SEASON
The Surprise row the only boa, from thus place 20 'ae
Hyee sss ne s sni OsS here
going u whstoom TO obtain passeugeys and men sore
turn here for load and then 60 On nsr ns,os on ~,
right numbers OF tents, making the place aim 30 "n.
and very crowded 10 the town al present "a 4 ,usS "
luxury For The GSt three or four nights an g ,y
rival here four Of us took lodgings on pue 10
ne house In course q erection
On the 27Ih ut, Mr. FrAokin, the pioneer aucooneer
puolc eae lot oc Ysses street, ooxl2o or the
sum q 050; 10. on Government street. ooxtza loot
for n 500 and Iii rec and half acres 81 Esqunau IA
Dor s,ussed three from vctoria Tor - 70 per
me land is purchased readily by specuiaors vey
wss refused By AZ old resident o. the pace rhe general
mueesou here ct present IL that Esqumault 10
long be place Of considerable i'm oortsnse on &C
there high - it will be for some lime TO come.
on Sunday last large crowd assembled 70 see two Of
the old brusers ci the Place have some spor. "a oyer
Back eyes and bloody the result The Iown
generally, however, 10 noted for its quietoess.
VICTORIA, July 10. 1858.
very hesr,ess manner, they having authority from the
company W carry any amount OF provisions. The
on board are questioned a 70 how much provisions
gage, tools, dc, they have got; IL is weighed, il ne
oessary, and if found TO exceed two hundred poncos,
the surptus is sent ashore. Two hdntred pounds,
including everything, 10 allowed 10 the man.
How much prov sons do you suppose nnaa caa lake
under tots heArtless regu aaouf the two hundred
pounds they allowed take they pay two
per pound freight The officers OF the noat cay they are
not siloweato Iaxe fres0; cargo leans down
much, anu dos not pay vt the same time the Officers Of
the be at take thousands Of pounds be loss
just ricea however 70 keep their agents a, Fort Lang
ley AID Fort Hone supplied with provsocs enough,
more 70 sell a, their present exorbant rates: 1,ur
from $40 70 $50 rer barrel bacon ?5c per pound sugar
50 from 25c to 4oc Are not tasse prices enough
to croke the lie OF any that has work for
hvnsg The people here talk OF holding an Indignation
meeting.
Ihave seen ana conversed with peops from the Forks
OF THONGS and
the what know Frs7sr river TO be below Fort
Yale lily OPINION is, from al learn, aud what
have seen, that this Eco npvaively sleaSips) grea,
gold discovery gigaIEc huubug-A perfect "sel."
cay, mind you comparatively speakng for tn.t there
goid here, cannot deay, for have seen 1t. Tae color
De got at almost point on tue river, ard nete Il
IL 10 con,teraoe quantities. is 50 very ias Gus! Ike
-four toai not more tnsn half Of car be saved Above
the Fork hear OF placer aggDgs but caa. and sny
one that has seen taem. While ed al 6's BI.,
muers coming for proviTous from both below and
above ns almost every cay aud none Of ns nad
discovered dry oisglDgs. therefore, tnofe 90 10 org
dgsmgs The river bound to be failure even allowing
~ be twice ch the specu CLAIM to be- How
this river, WIN oar here and bar there nothing sul
the surface paying 10 support 10 say nothing OF enrich
ing, The ueoss numser C: people rusbing nsrc! Tasn,
allowing that inere are dry dgsines ami nsh are tney
extensive enough and deep enough to opoIt ths N
pigi alion that 10 ling ia rneu sgso
concec ing Ell ,bese pon.a oweg that they are richer
extensive tnan C-u.orra---u so, they
rs mauy days 10 ihs yesr Is provision as cheap lsne
aseAey think DOT As 70 Frazer river, IL Is = con
cedea poiut TIA, the miners cannot niue more tn dgs
monts u year al most; add this to the bsn prics OF
and EuosSp, and 10 married man the separation from
hs family, taitk enough TO weigh entirely in favor OF
California Who even the moot KEGS speculaOr dare
this Climate its agricultural and other resources,
with CaliiorIisg None, pc1c Ask any VI these men
who talk OF Frazer river geld TO chow 1t up-et pso2le
see H. bave been Oh lhs toteet bar 80 SAID, ani have
Dot seen IA sp one taouscnd dollars Writing or gold
dusI reminos that the steamer Panama will bring
You down twenty-five thousand dollars IN dus, 700
will be told that y the dust brought, do WI BY toe
miners 10 exchange Tor mercoardse you creduious,
you sill be swiuy sold me tru,n Ia taat arrived mere
F.n Clf N ri
0thers, many OF thea manly enough 10 go nc aud
frankly stae that they had tie elephant, snd thu,
the sso~ n1t WORTH the price PAD. You slil
Of nem San 70 rsura gold dust ope-
ration upon toe DAY OF our arrival we besst ny
Our report sm told, knocked real ~ Der cent
before poou the BIG lAndhoiders terrified In
nedaey resorad 10 he lrcS OF buying gold dust
the Huoson sBas compaoy aud seuong to San Francisco
70 couniersct lie BAL inuence made b. report rne
dusi was psrsdea srouSd the streets In freeman co's
express wAgor aud tbs spoke OF II every
corner, ana announced evidence OF the pros oery
Of the mines people Will believe all they hear, all
right: but look ont for the stampede back.
since 10Y arrival here find my calculations all wrong
for worked NJ get money, oou1 not send ANY pro-
visions up, the Will no, any-h would inter-
ere N he prvae ons Of n.r officers sna owners
Then ssan, they prove me 10 be a rich man; an told
tnst my claim ucn but notice that can't borrow any
thing on II.
ARRIVAL OF THE PIRsr SPECIE SHIPMENT FROM
FkazKR RIVER.
[Frem the San FRANCISCO Herald, July l2l
We yesterday received TIE first shipment OF dast from
the Hudsons Bay Company. only reaches the OF
sA eco. There rs certainty, yet, as 10 whether n
ali be Frazer river dust or not We have been informed
that large number OF miners took dust with them 10
Victoria isst@aJ OF CON- with the expectation OF becg
able TO d'pore Of to greater ADVANTAGE IN that city.
Dust 10 also portable Than coin. add many for that
reason Alone may have carried Their funds 10 that shAoo,
IN preference 70 currency, whch might be subject 70
depreciation In the British c,cny. IL may, therefore, be
that portion OF the dust recsivsd yesterday was ex.
tracted rJm our own nines. Al all events, u must
from FrsssT river, is no, net or sun lent to
turn abe heads OF the people OF the STATE OF california
twenty one thousand dollars in dust is not very largo
sun California sends east~ari on An average 81 900 900
every fortnight. From Frazer river have oeived
after nearly three mc1ths s2l 900 from the Hudson Bay
grand total OF ISL Oco The Sacramento boat, every
night 10 the year. brings more gcld dust 70 this city than
Frazer river hss yea produced docs indeed seem as
presented for contemplation, and tha, much OF the
gliding OF tie exis,ihg excitement VIII be torn
log toe ices Thai ffazH dyer k nuubog and nothing
out sh1ubug W. are Of too opini2p, and bave ffe-
rich sai sho.rer or 10. q pay 70 tne yet
to Be dsuoaB.r.ed. in Adol1a I, this, there
,tan e,cnsh Of pcople on Frazer river .ad 90 ,he way
which IL contains Its significant faot that psorlc who
tave reinrhs1 recently IRON inc NORTH do not hesitate 70
hiatt whole tnng h q humbug Three weeks ago lev
persons would have tho hsrdihood make srch state
mcus; but Is pro osoie tbs, implicit confidence should
paced in them, Ia those who 20 alto
% n On s susss In ses %s.n Ss"ss, the
time now Will solve the problem.
rnEAsrRE ~ rHs COMMODORE
The steamer conmofore, from Puget sound. brought
doom the f,'lo~ng amount Of treasure-frzn river
dust ccnsgred 10 United States Branch Mini 90 81 100
Frazer river dust, N Wells, Fargo Co 800;
United states CON- 10 Wells, Fargo Co. $4,000. II viii
be seen that the Frazer river dust makes . very small
item m the account
TREASURE M rae CoRrrs.
O' the twenty thousand and cdd dollars brought
San Francisco BY the C,rtss ouly folio wing
anouo;s, Of which nave been enabioi 70 any
tslnseocs aitr cileert inquiry gold Wells
Fargo Co. three hundred snd sixty dollars and
Freeman a Co., seventeen ID s nearly foar
months and hail since the fret emigration place
rszer river, during which time 10 estimated not
less than twenty ave thousand persons have ret
California aud Oregon for tho much boasted which
wrhin eve six days sell from this port II Ia,
therefore, not little significant that not forty or
nfy thossand dolia,s a the outsde should, 20 The
present dae have reached san Francisco from a{rod bear
Jog region said yield from DO 500 per day 10 the