Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1858-08-26

for gathering the dust, and want of al
kinds of facilities for carrying on the work
Whs, gold has been gathered, is just such
as could be most easily scooped up from
the sand and secured by such rude mean,
as were at hand.
The people of California and of all tha
part of the world are evidently well salts.
fed that there are rich diggings there
and the Frazer River Region is witness.
ing what California experienced in its
early days. The immigration into the
territory is thus far mainly from Califor-
mia, from which peri; CT stampede ap
pears to have taken place. The register
Of passengers up to the time of the last
arrival there, showed over 5000 as hav-
ing left California ports for the Frazer
River Mines, and until the vacuum is sup
piled from the Atlantic coast or elsewhere
the receipts of gold from the Pacific coast
will not be materially increased by the
opening Of these new mines.
Our readers will readily imagine the
effects of the new discovery upon the
country in question as well as upon this
nation and the world. The country will
rapidly fill up with an en,erprising and
reckless population. Cities will be built
up-towns founded, newspapers establish
ed, and where silence has been compara-
lively unbroken since the dawn of creation,
the hum of active life will rapidly prevail.
A new empire will be founded-new
fields opened for achievment and enter
prise, and the development of humanity
received a new stimulus. And before
long the increased quantity of gold added
TO the usual receipts will manifest itself
in the channels of business of the world
The fiery tide will begin to course again
through all the veins Of business. A glow
will begin to creep over the present death
chill which hangs upon industry and en-.
terprise warmth, heat, fever, will super.
vene, and the experience Of the past few
years will again be realized to be super.
seded by-we know not what.
About the climate there seems to be
difference of opinion Mr. Dunn, long
in the employ of the Hudson Bay Com.
pany, in book published in lS44 says:
The pleasantest season is from April to
June. In the latter month there are al
most incessant rains, drifted furiously
along by strong southerly winds. In July
and August the heat is intense, and the
ground, previously saturated with mois-
ture, produce myriads of annoying insects.
In September there are fogs 50 thick as to
turn MONDAY into midnight In Novem-
Der the winter sets in, freezing up the
lakes and rivers. though not reaching SO
severe degree of cold as might be expect
ed from the latitude.
Other accounts state that the climate is
not so severe as represented. Governor
Stevens says of Washington territory that
its winters resemble those Of the Carol-
mas. 1t is said that the average tempe--
ature of Vancouver's Island is ga for
the year, and ,ha, snow seldom lies for
three days at time. In some parts of
the region between the coast and the
mountains, and in the vicinity of the miner
fruit trees blossom early in April.
The southern latitude of the country is
in latitude as for north as the most north
ealy point of Lake Superior, but as every
person is aware the climate of the Pacific
coast is vastly mider than tha, Of the
country east of the range of mountains
running down the interior of the country.
The late New York Stock quotations
show that the stock in the Pacific trans
portation lines is favorbly effected by the
news, Indicating that increased emlgra.
ton from the Atlantic to the Pacific coast
is expected. Probably not to so great an
extent, but we expect these new gold dis
coveries will operate upon many thousands
whom late disasters and stagnation of bus
mess have rendered disconnected. as the
California discoveries did on the heels of
the hard time, few years since.-Com-
paniss for Frazer river we expect, will
soon be formed in all sections of the coun.
try.-.MlDaukes Free Democrat.