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

A. rsevts,s ..,m tAsss vAo lsys seso ~ snsa-
,.iyea TIA: ct s,ns paints 'Aey hsa nsae xats u.
40 or So Gay to tho n.,, wheat s.shHs '''y"
.. Were y,a IL the Crf,or-ia zines A Yes; 81
o. &h.sb year eIpsasrc. IS TO the rslsivs ri,n.
nss' Of ts s1n} s .sd 'nS ssi - .ss easscs 70
Of JAY. ,n.,,.,r,
ri .hst ,ire A. No. Sir; / link from vast
Rave ,tec ard heard tb.s tao river vii 10: ISL ow
srsueh foy minirg before the after part OF JAY OF
sIs, Of August ttp, If provisions were psn'aai'
apss pight make 3 Gay q the p,sssa. tune. 20
cns,ci tell here il would Dc inost adv sn@ GUS 70
in real estate Al ore tiaie Po'' Io6n-
,eId vss 20 have been the rsce soc everybody pre-
e..S.d th;ther TO pI-chsie ots pat sow property .
held q. lower figure there than l have ever kno.n
!, 20 he hsId AT s1y roint on the Sound. Bsnngaam
Raw thirk. i. miserable hs-5or, with no rstura
rs.3u-cts 70 p- axe Il 6 general cepo1'
Is,h-Ihs Sea Bio has Just arrived nom FOR.
Hone ana have hsa long taiH whh = SOU
lie mixes Insy cay the e0unIsy tas ..
there s,e puuerous shoals snf are, be, the stream,
AT tie kwest stage, 10 nsviSsoe. lee reports VI
sbu.dsI ce Of goia are the ssms as heretofore.
~ has acre mp st Victoria st least wv psI cent "A
sm.u MACE which was purchased so1e tin,e SGD ior
r,ss,r. ovIe, bss refused 50 offer OF 81 so for il.
Lots AZ other properly q; Belpghau Bay are great,
" deprecated in value. Indeed, eentemsn ,lon
ere ro, me- me tia: property there hiss fsea % par
cent in ore week thhk ] would rsiaer take my
chances at Port Towrsend than 81 any other point On
the Sound ksrs
There will be two important places in this region;
ere en- the Easlsh And one on the American EIDE, ano
po,t Toypterd think, will be the starting point
this side It's progress Of coIise, vii be slower,
but permanent.
NOTES BY AN EYEWITNESS.
Fro. TAe sIs F,asti.co Nsr' Letter, ny Ill.,
Ths propie.o. Of The San Francisco -Ners Le,tT
having determined TO the elephant 10 be 81 the
center Of the present OF tne D1rado ana 70
iudee for himself, Or rather, 20 solve Tue p'ooen oi
how much gold, low mary lDdisns, ana row muca
bumbug. went on board the Paahc mall steamship
Cortes. CAPT Homer, and n ade the passage TO We
to,is $40 milss, in five days Although sco persons
we've On board, yet NO actual inconvenience was oi'
BY the hish-p'esure acxDsi Sle sv"ss. sso,~olisd
by tie gentlemanly conduct Of Capt j. o. 1rnei ara
his officers. On the day OF a;riva the oper stions
al the Goyerrmert Land Office at the fort 70 'ictia
was s6 coo. The Importance OF me amour, csh ossS
no ssl1sd by comparing It with the prices, viz: 800
per lot 6OIl20 feef uosurveyed. Some OF these lots
have been sold a. 5000 81 OOO LOTS FIRST ale suI,
yeyed price, $50; lots, second aod isst. sale, slVo
each are now beng sold from $ooo 70 $i,o", escn.
Six lots together in the principal street are valued 81
sIOCC The figures a. Esquimalt h.ioor ono iots 10
that vicinity a., bclder character az TO valae,
from the fact thatthe hsrbor 10 srsDs bound basin,
similar 10 Nictorls, with ar entrance nov woe asa
deem enc ugh 10 admit the Levisthsp. Nictoris has
bar which nust be drsdged dug or bowo away. We
noted at Victoria that .be most valuable loI, WIN
fat g,snte levee with 80 fact OF wste snnoeh. I'I
snv ship to unload without e..y ls nov covered BY
large buJc constructed OF logs belonging 70 smue
P,ice Il Go. A ship was unlosdpg lumber at tbs
wharf at $50 per NJ, w0iOh was the ruhog prloe Az
Victoria On the 2lst June, Freedman landed ffom
the steamer Surprise who came on board q. Fort Lang
lev with ~ pounds weight OF gold on his person,
sbich We saw ard lifted. Another passenger, whom
We know. states that there ore 900 persons within
eight miles OF Fort Hope Who are averaging per man
/ ounce Of gold per day minimum TO 81 ourcss per
day maximum The largest SUNS seem 10 be tax On
out at Sailors Bar. five miles above Fort Hope. The
lowest depth yetreached by miners is fifteen inches
these bsindoor scratches producing often 800 psr
day. Az Fort Hope po.stoes - per bag; bsoon, rs
cents per pound crackers, ID cents. From Fort Hope
to Fort Thompson the road is good, with the excsp
ton Of 70 miles. For go the steamers vii. take moera
to the dggiDgs at Fort Hope from Victoria and for ~
oY "a Indian will accompany you to Fort Yale
Bowen steward OF the SURPRISE says that 100 Ind
which he traded eff four or FIVE Cor 81 10 god dust
Sugsr at Fort Langley 81 80 per pouLd; lumber 81 50
per foot; tea and coffee g per pound; pierced iron
FOR rockers S.; plain sheets 81 eacb five pounds OF
binary price: The actual ground prospsctsd snd as
certaned 10 be highly sufsrous is $50 miles from the
nc nth of Fraser River. 100 miles Of Thompson Riv-
er has been prospected and found 10 be rich south
tributaries Of Thompson River A large extent of
auIii.rous quartz has been discovered zen miles from
Fort Hope. Excessively itch qusrtI veins have been
found on Harrison River.
Ell DORADO A FACT
The most astounding facts have yet to be divulged.
A river epp'yipg into the Gulf Of Georgia I'VE have
the rsme lot hundred miles north OF Fraser River
hitherto supposed 70 contain gold has proved f.b1-
lously rich. An Indian arrived g: Victors from this
locality, having twentythree POUNDS weight OF pure
gold Obtained solely by his own labor 10 lees than
twenty days. In confirmation of figures and being
short of space We append the following statiscs de-
rived from an Official and authentic source of the
strictest reliability. We deem the above facts suf-
fceLt to cause exodus Of . far more alarming
character, ard Of higher proportions "a to number
thsn any hitherto known in hi:ory. Suffice /, to s.y
that the present furore is well founded thu. it holds
ont busy tne' high prices. specula.iOna, contracts
and employment of thousand natures; but It holds
out NO inducements for politicians. They have to
COZ fEe ber calling to the south side Of the Straits Of
Fucs, whore the worlds eye car detect wh.oL gov.
ernmental mscbinery works mOst sdvantsgeously for
mans comfort and happiness limited monarchy or
republic.
Fountains Degings Fraser River, at 81 deg. 30
mir. north, month Of June, 1853
Five rockers, worked by half breed Csre3;a...