, 1859-04-08
NEWS FROM The NORTH.
Shigpirg Me,Os-,Ae Gold Mines, S-c


o'clock, the U. s. NJ Steamer Constitution,
A. B. Cove, Master-tied up at Olympia
wharf with the mails, freight and passen-
gers. Mr.. CLANCY, the frst officer, furnish
ed US the Victoria Gazetis, (weekly,) Of the
goth, and the tri-weekly of the 3lst, ult.,
and the British CslOnist of March 5th.,
for which he has our thanks. To Mr. J.
D. Fowler, News Depot, Port Townsend,
we make Acknowledgements for files Of late
Atlantic City papers. FREEMAN & Co.'S
Express also comes in for n share Of onr
greatful considerations for favors in the line
of news. Capt Cow has furnished us the
following memoranda concerning the ship
ping on Puget Sound.
The Clipper ship TOrrent-A. W. Cow,
Master-arrived at Port Gamble on the
2Sth nit, from San Francisco, to load with
lumber for Hong Kong
The Clipper ship DashaWay-Capt. Hill
is now ready to sail from Port Ludlow
for Valparaiso with 100, 900 feet of lum-
Der.
The Schooner Tolodnda arrived at Port
Gamble OIL the 30th ult.-l10 days from
Boston--with merchandise for Puget Mill
Company"
There are now nine squire rugged vessels
loading at Port Gamble for foreign and
domestic ports.
The ship Morning Glory, reported last
week, is loading at BALcH & WEBBER's
mill for San Francisco
The II. B. Co.'s steamer LabOuehare has
gone to San Francisco to repair with new
wheels, when she will make regular trips,
on her return, between that city and Vic
toria.
The steamer Otter left Victoria for San
Francisco on the 25th ult., and on the
same day the bark Princess Royal sailed for
London
Business is quito lively at present at
Victoria. The question as to the future
Capitol Of British Columbia, that is,
whether it shall be at Langley" (recent-
| ly christened derby" or "Queensborough"
designated, respectively, the Swamp
City," and the phantom City" is being
discussed quite lively by the Victoria
press
The latest news from the Fraser River
mining region reached Victoria on the SOth
ult. The Gazctte of the Slst, has this to
say about it:
1.-THE steamer Eliza ARdermn--W WELLS,
Master arrived here last night at about
ii O'Clock, in II hours from Langley. She
brought down 81 passengers and $40, ,000l
in gold dust per Pioneer Express, and in
the hands Of passengers. Of the passen-
gers, all but three are traders or miners in
tending to return. The river is slowly ris-
ing. The steamer Enterprise left Langley
yesterday mSrning for Hope. Immense
avalanches Of snow are daily sliding down
from the mountain tops, and in some places
the snow is pitted from so to 60 feet deep.
The Bearer is reported aground just be-
low old Langley. The rush for the Upper
Fraser and Canoe Country continues un-
abated. Several boats have been capsized
in going through the Canons, and FIVE or
six persons drowned. Among them are
known to be VIM. Clark, formerly of San
Francisco, and John Adams Of Yoo coun-
ty, Cal.
Judge BEGB1E and suit were at Fort
Yale, but would soon leave for Lyttou
City.
1t is anticipated that large number Of
Chinese will find their way into British Co
lumbia during the coming summer. The
Gazetie is somewhat troubled in arriving at
conclusion, rs to the attitude "-(pOliti-
cal, social and otherwise, we presuue),
that they will be required to assume. In
the discussion Of the subject, it says:
at must be borne in mind that few Chinese work as
miners for themseiceS, being mainly employed IN
few exceptions, not desirable permanent settlers in
a country peopled by the Caucasian race and govern
, ed by civilized enactments.'
The above extract reveals the English
slarery policy in nut shell. They are loud
mouthed in pretentiOHs Of being averse to
African Slavery in the United States, yet
, will throw the doors Of that empires pos
sessions l0,de open to Chinese or apprentice
ship labor--adinitied 10 be slarery--and yet
t under the specious name Of liberty, to all
classes and conditions of mankind! What
mockcry!
t The Gazette says that "tho Umatala is
: the only steamer that has yet succeeded in
reaching Yale, all the others that have at
tempted it having failed. We understand
! that bets are pending that the Enterprise
> will be able to make the trip during high
water, her old boilers having been replaced
by new ones since her last attempt.