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

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c..co,,.s,. Itou The Dsles the route ~.
in 70 II opsn eozp.Yy u iyt7g re sss<rn os,e =,
cssc.3es 70 Fort OKsrsgsr, c-ossns '-s - 80, ;,
q. Pr'ts.ss Rsp6s distance ~ G. e. 80, an
F,,, OiKaYag.a distance 60 nJss; tcsrc' L2'-n "a
TIE 0Kuag.p River TO the SsnnAkioo fd.s.' ~
riIt,; thepce slopg the eastern or vesen1 -.
IAls O'Ka,sgsn 70 IL hesd, 80 IlieAi toshls L''s
east 70 sh,.ssp Lac ~ miles, making tne en ~.
rom TIE Daes $50 niles mere = .n ga al.
xtic5 rnos 70 Wsll. Ws',s, vhieh isrgtners 20
tspce 40 rciles, making 80 NILS Ii We. %'ir
ul.f.red 70 The l,rd rol.e, tie waters o. t1e
bis s.e rsyi, able for stesntosss - in as "a.
Hals-with two PoItssesEiaen heer rG,or.;. Ana
t.au. or oaroes cen ascend ne Upper to.aais. -.
OEsusp.n Rivers % he hesl Of The AXE Tilno-'
The H.6,on's By corp.ay have "rs sools ~
this route az far ss Fort C3lyiie. Tae r'vsi iosN
csLro: be Travelled over n the ssns ers.a 0, u.?,
bit he and route can AID COED. e.n be tssa 'a's
way, ana hsvs besn. c.,;. ,,d The
F.sse, Rivers breaking through the { Ecs1ess 20 =
A. tverty p to one hundred, IN point OF oiincui.i-s
TIE Colrubis flows through . esp wl.en Ls'c1e
tems 70 rave intended a. TIE Only oute. through tae
Cs.ce Mountains sLd the proper rosd 70 60 laso ne
Interior.
difficulties 81 the Puget Sound route. The hs1'ee
zane 20 NE from such souYce, tnAt an lncihe1 W
rely upon theu. Ivn psAs The po'nt OF ds5sfks-
ton on this ute 81 Font Langley on Fraser hVeI'
which 10 estiy reached BY ealing vessels OF sc Gun
bo,tr About this poi,t the current OF the nver BE-
srmss reyy strong, ard J. nsvis.tsd with CREST fl
crlty, ard By canoes only From Fort Lshg y -
Fort III pc, the ditsnce is about eighty niles, sad ex
or eia bt days Of hard AbJr u reluIed 10 sscenLlg
Ire river st this poip., and many dsusers are 10 be
uttered. Enee the tide OF travel has oeen 'u'ned
this way, many lives ard great deal Of progeny
have beer destroyed. At FOIt Hope you are Obliged
20 leave The riyer entirely, and take Ial ~hlco
tie Cess AIDES over rough c.agey ,ss, csed
Nour: ksrvo 70 csnp called Re utrle, dttant e1ty
miles; this requires from foor TO 81 days, without
grsss other food for sn.msls IRON tbs pom; the
nal follows along the eastern slope Of the Case ade TO
ssmmil kimo River, distant ~ m1es. Here the trail
divides. ole fork going 20 Fort Thompson sud the
other to For. Colville or the shussso region TAX
ing the Shusssp trsil you tfavel nortneuteriy d.
rectiop-Io impedmeLts N tie way-a distance OF
100 miles to Shuswsp Lake, which is The center OF
tbs rev Csl.fornis gold mixes. Vale the Puget
Sound ioae is shorter / will be seen tha' It requires
twice the time TO accomplish the Journey by tAst
Tat j. 3Ces BY the Dalles route Toe sst named role
hss BEEN Travelled eight days, AID SEX rains make
TIE Tip IN ron ter 20 fourteen days, with In aoand-
spcs OF srass, timber snd water oil The way
Any ore acquainted with California knows fall
well that the mort Practicable route Ia the Sassta
mines il by going behind TIE est range OF mountains
and up the Sacl nto Valley. 1t IL almost .Dposs-
bic 10 C oss the range OF nountars from Humboldt
Bay to Shasta on account OF iae rugged roads; lac
ssre sctlon is had sssns. the Puget Sound route
10 TIE roithein mres and, Indeed, TIE objection s
much stronger because the mountains are higher,
rougher, and of greater extent the road As also
longer, the climate colder, tnd vegetation &Ncer
You can 90 10 Shasta quicker by travelling up Tbs
Valley Of the Sacramento and so you can 20 to the
northern mines quicker by trsvelr up the Valley Of
the Columbia. Here 10 srother fac. OF some weight
Vile the Hudson's Bay Company have forte afong
the FIsser River, yet for years they have clipped
their supplies By way Of Vancouver, Dales and Co.
lurnbis River to For Colye, and through the mniog
county. hejor McDored and Catholic priest, who
recently came from Fort Coyille cay tina: this road
esn be travelled 10 days with horses or mules,
ard tba. the load can be Travelled al the way BY a"
or from at,
mis-. in the Black Hills, about dsy and haif's ride
r, m Portland Those who acquainted with the
geology OF this COST think there is but little doubt Of
the existence 0. rich mines in Oregon and Washington
TeIrto NEE
A Portland 20. IT, correspondent writes to the
fame effect 10 T'ke Ana California:
1--WE have q direct tnoroughfsre, open country
from our northern or center ine and can send the
product of soil and cattle direct through to
Ire Caledonia mines; ard unless .he San Francisco
market will pay us better che Will hereafter miss Ore.
gcp produce. IL will 60 another way. We are well
satisfied OF the eIsteEce Of gold north Of U.s. and are
slso we'll satisfied that Fraser River cannot be made
Bayigs able sire am; nature has thrown too many OBJ
staeles in the way But remove these and there are
still or ers which will be a drawback lis ever be-
c.mipg tie inlet and outlet of these new mines."
FROM VICTORIA TO PORT HOPE.
The following letter was received by lady in San
Francisco from her hu,band, who is now working in
the Fraser River Mines
CASP Eight MILES ABOVE FoRr HoPE,
FRASER RIVER, June IL, 1858. !
We Jeff Victoria for Fraser River, May 3, al 9
o'clock q. NJ, our company consisting OF ten men.
al fifty cents each, and started with FIVE men in each
canoe, together with our provisions. That day We
crossed the Sound and csDped for the night and next
day rounded the Isand-put into bay and slept in
our cspoes We padded on all next day and creased
tie Gulf Of Georgia csmped on shore, then crossed
bay TO Point Roberts ana csmped again. There was
too much sea on to 90 further. Ine next morning
about O'Clock started, made the mouth Of the
river, ard passed up about fifteen miles and tspt in
our canoes. We then went On TO Fort Langley where
arrived on Saturday, and rested the entire Sunday
On Mor6sy morrirg We hired canoe ard proceeded
about thirty miles when reached the first rspds-
getting through with great sIertion and no little labor
Having arrived at the second rapids had to obtain
the services Of two Indians and il was fearful to
template the difficulties We overcsme. We got
through safely, however and smiled when We looked
back at the peTis which 10 us seemed 20 great. Two
days be fore canoe with seven was csps;zed and
five of the number were drowned. We uld not
have kept our boats head 70 the angry torren. with
out the assistance OF our two Indian companions.
We reached Fort Hope sfter passing fourteen rapids
some OF them dspgeIous In one place two
hours getting along one fourth of mile. AT last We
reached Fort Hepe, and pitched our tents. Next
morbirg pursued our jour ey. and to travel seven
miles We cor sumed eight ho1Is. must say TO you il
was the hsrdes. padding ever accomplished by white
riep. We are now encsmped on Q bar, and At work.
The gold s here sure enough but so full OF rock and
40 fine that We cannot do much. As soon % We feel
able after our fstiguipg and Journey and feel
strong enougb, We will 60 up seven miles. whore it is
reported mining lie better II impossible 10 get to
the rich diggpgs which we heard spoken abou. in San
Francisco until August or September. The rapids
are too powerful and dangerous to stemp. going up
before that time. IL is as much as . mans Ii q
worth ID make the attempt
/ hear there is great excitement 10 Ssn Francisco
about these mines. Did they but know whs. has 10
be rufeYed ore would journey - this country. We
toIia Douglas) told us that in June July a. the
upper rapids the water seventy feet, and came
rushing down between two mountains.
The distance We have come ia - follows: From
10 Ftrt Langley 81 miles; on to Fort Hope, 10 miles,
and sbou. eight miles further, whore ., the pres
l. "a. .al hsv TO- 81 = -.