New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-25
LATEST EROM ERASER.

The Santa Cruz arrived at Victoria, Dec. 10, says
The BrttiSL C0l0Hisf, rom Langley and Semiahnoo,
with $40 pastenpers; paIt were taken ON board at
Langley ard the remainder at Semahmoo lhose
from SemahmDo crossed over IRON Langley whlie the
river was frozen. Fraser and Harrison Rivers are
open. The Maria was still ashore. The steamer En-
terprise was frozen up, about 10 miles below the
mouth Of Harrison River. She Is now at Langley.
Her bottom was worn through by the ice couple
of new planks are to be put IN, when she Will com
mence running again.
Great suffering has been experienced by the miners
coming down. A party of about l2O came down the
river IN canoes, until they struck the ice below the
mouth of Harrison River. They then started for
Langley over land, supposng it 10 miles distant. Ths
distance was greater. trail had to be made over
high mountains, through ten inches OF snow; soughs
wa:stdeop were waded, the cold being intense, and
the underbrush thick and passed with difficulty. They
had only one days provisions, and were three days
without provisions. Many were rOst-bitten. Dutch
man and wife names upkDowD-were frozen to death.
Completely exhausted, many sat down to die. Mr..
BryaLt a,e Superintendent Of Llooet trail gave up
four miles from Langley snd advised his son TO go on.
He also gave out two miles further on George French,
hardy pioneer lats Looet trail surveyor, formerly
Surveyor OF Butte County California, lay down. worn
ont with toll. When hope was waning fast, the
whistle Of the steamer Entorprse-whlch had got out
Of the ice-was heard, and they were saved aud car
ried to Langley. Rumors are conflicting as TO the
number Of deaths.
Gold dust was plenty among the miners. Provisions
high and scarce ut the Iver.
Mr.. Bryant Informs us that gold is plenty in the
LII
The trail is completed, and will be open al! Winter
II has been grossly mismauage5, costing $l2O0OO,
when 600 would have afforded WIDE margin lor
profit and the trail finished in six weeks, instead OF
nearly five months.
From the bnmmary Of news from Fraser River,
published in TIE Gazette, we take the following ex'
tracts:
The Enterprise left Fort Hopeon the 9th of Decem
ber with about l25 passengers for Langley. Suddenly
the weather grew intensely cold, ard ice formed 90
rapidly in the river that il css impossible TO proceed
and she was forced to stop. Soon she was I'M movable
frozen fast in tho ice. There being provisions or
acconm dsiions on board for so large company for
any length Of tme about one hundred OF the passen
eers end one two of the officers deserted the s amer
determined to make their way into Langley on foot
through the woods. Without food-in many instances
poorly clad-with snow and ice on the ground, these
desperate men commenced their sad journey For
three days they wandered through the woods, shiver
irg oot-sore, and almost starving, IN the rain and
through the sleet and ice. In the mean time the
weather had moderated little, and the rain had colt
ened the ice in the river The Enterprise got free
ogair, ard ran mp and down tie river, blowing her
whistle and firing her guns to attract the attention Of
those on shore. Here and there she pckedup strsg-
ger who had wandered 10 the river banks perhaps
to die. On the third day. when about five miles from
Langley the came up with the great majority of her
passengers, who, feeling ii impossible to proceed
furtl err had camped the bank, 10 await assistance
from the town. oI which they had sent by four Of their
hardest men.
"Mr. BRYANT informs us that few miles below tho
mouth of Harrison River his party discovered man
on the bank of the Iver They took him in their bat
teau, when he told them that he, in company with
party of four Others left Fort Hope in canoe; that
the day before, while the sail of their boat was
hosted suddt puff Of wind struck the sail and cap
sized the boat. His four companions were drowned,
and he got ashore. He described his suffering from
the cold as terrible. His hands and feet are badly
frozen and il is supposed his feet will again be
of the least service 10 him. He was taken to Lsng
ley and we believe brought TO this place by the
Santa Cruz. The names Of the drowned men
Frank Riley, Joseph Corcorap, Peter Driscol, sni
man whose name is unknown.
"Tbree men are said to have been found frozen to
death on the river in a canoe. Names unknown
"A miner, who direct from Fort Hope, tells us
that Saturday night last he camped al the cabin OF
miner named Fargo, about fifteen miles below Hope:
He says there are upward of 100 men there who hsd
been caueht on the river, and had sought this CABIN
for protection against the nclemency OF the weather.