The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1858-07-30

Is inches in "a hours when were obliged to quit
work. We then started down the river and landed
again at Fort Langley, stayed there two days, and
went to Fort Gamble, and from thence to Fort
Townsend, stopped there one day, took the steamer
and landed at San Francisco. We prospected the
river from Fort Langley up-at that place we
found about three cents to the PAM five miles high
er up found seven cents to the pam and the
whole river averaged about that until we got with
in about three miles of Fort Hope at which place
it paid about l21a cents to the pan, and 10 miles
above that point we found from rs to 80 cents to
the pan. We prospected all the ravines, guches,
and banks very Thoroughly, and could not find the
mcolor' anywhere except in the bars on the river.
The bars are generally very large, but lie low. All
the gold discovered 50 far is drift gold, and
can yet tell the extent of it.
An old resident of Marysville, a Portuguese pack
er named Marin, well known to all the Marysville
merchants, returned on Thursday, SAYS the Marys-
vile Express, from Frazer river. He states that
ne left here two months ago. with seventy mules,
tor Frazer river. Not seeing any good prospect
for packing on Frazer river, he sold his mules at
1925 to the United State Government at Fort Van
couyer. He tried to buy gold dust at Frazer riv-
err and offered SIS per ounce without success He
represents the Frazer river gold region as an I'M
mitigated humbug. Mr.. Marin can be found by ill.,
quiring at Van Muller & Co.'s store, corner of E
| and I'd streets.
! I. D. Woodward late clerk with P. H. Russell
| grocer of this CITY, and j. r. Figg, late of this
city, write from Whatcom thus Their letters APP.
pear in full in the Sacramento U1,ion Woodward
| says:
We do not know what to do. After get ing ur
to the mines, there ten chances to one that We
cannot do anythng at least it is represented so tc
| us here. have satisfied my mind of but one single
| thing, and that is-if | was in Sacramento anC
knew as much as do now, six mule team coulC
not get Inc away, at least for two months to come
and do sincerely hope that none of my friends will
think of coming here until they knoV for certain
ty that they can do better. Do not think that
am discouraged. | am in for it, and am bound t.
see it through if any one else does. but | am full
satisfied that we are all sod to great extent, an
the best evidence of in the world is that there
very little gold coming here. sav fifteen ounce
yesterday sold at SIG per ounce. Another man say
somebody that said he saw man have seven and
half pounds which he made in six weeks. Y GU ca
hear anything you wish to, by standing aroun
"kinder loose"
Figg says:
In conclusion, would say to miners and trader.
if they would be wise and save their money, to hol
on while, for if they come they will get themselve
in very uncomfortable climate, be skinned by tn
steamship companies out of a few hundred dollars
besides being treated by them as though they wer
parcel of dogs, and with but little prospect of d.
ing anything whatever. In few days will star
for the mines, and will test them-to my satisfaC
ton, at least. So far, there is a great humbu
about these Frazer river mines.