The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-25


INTENSE c0Lp-sTEAMER FROzE IN THE IcG-FIvi
MEN PERSISTED WITH COLD.
BY the arrival Of the overland mail, which left s.r
Francisco on the 9th u have the following ineli
gence from the Fraser river rsgiou-
The steamer Cortes, Capt Huntingdon arrived in sar
Francisco ON the morning OF the 2Gth from Victoria with
The Gazette publishes reports that three white men were
found frozen to death ia canoe Fraser river, add
that German and his wife, who left the Enterprise
(when she was frozen in hereafter to be related
attempted 70 reach Langley in small boat, also
Frank Riley, Joseph Corcoran and Peter Drsco were
drowned in Fraser river by the upsettog of a canoe
James Hartwell, who had been resident Of California
ior twenty nye years, was murdered by Indians an
island In the Gulf of Georgia on the 18th inst.
William ,Longworth formerly Of Iowa Hill, California,
He had one hundred ounces OF gold dust
Inc weather was intensely cold Fraser river from
the OH to the 18th inst The river had been over
anu the people had suffered severely, many Of them in
steamer to leave thu country The steamer Enter,
prise while on her way to Langley from Fort Hope with
10 passengers was frozen fast the mouth of Harr
son river, and many Of the passengers who left her.
tending to go by land to Langley, endured great hard
SHIPS The Gosde gives the following account Of the
Affair."
There being provisions or accommodations board
for so large company for any length OF tme about leo
ol the passengers and of the officers deserted
the steamer determined to make their way into Langley
on foot through the woods Without food, in many in
Stances poorly Clad with and ice on the ground
these desperate men commenced their sad journey. For
three days they wandered through the woods shiverng
seet and ico In the meantime the weather had modera
ed little, and the rain had sofened the ice in the river
The Enterprise got free again. and up and down the
river blowing her whistle and firing her guns to attract
The attention Of those shore Here and there she pick
ed up stragger who had wandered to the river banks
perhaps 10 die On the third day when about five mics
from Langley she came up with the great majority of her
passengers who, feeling IL impossible to proceed further
had camped on the bank 20 await assistance from the
town. for which they had sent by four Of their hardest
men,
After taking up her passengers the Enterprise continued
on to Langley, where she arrived couple OF hours.
The men speak in the highest terms Of tho conduct Of
Capt Wright, and attribute their being saved from most
horrible death to his ceaseess efforts to boat clear
and his running her up and down the river tho imi
nent danger OF losing her. Many Of the passengers mad
some Of their limbs frozenothers have their feet and
bands rosbtten and all agree in saying that they cxpe
BILE to conceive.
or these passengers it was known that the German and
his wife above mentioned had died of the cold and
rumored that had persisted, but definite number
was fixed. The British Cotoaia Of the 1Sth speaking of
those who attempted to reach Langley by land says
They then started for langley overland surprising Is
miles distant The distance greater. trail had 10
be made over high mountains through ten inches of SNOW
wade sloughs waist Deep the cold was intense and the
underbush thick and passed with difficulty. They had
only one day provisions They three days without
provisions. Many were frostbtten. A Dutchman and
wife, name unknown, were frozen to death Com
pletely exhausted many sat down TO die.
Mr.. Bryant, late Superintendent of Lillouette
trail, gave up four miles from Langley, and
advised his son to go George French, q hardy pic.
neer, late louee trail surveyor, formerly surveyor of
ute cvuh'y, Saihoha, lau uo"h worn OUT WIN Toll.
When hope was waning fast the whistle OF tue steamer
Enterprise which had got out of the ice wayheard and
they were saved and carried to Langley Rumors are
conflicting TO the number Of deaths.
Five hundred and twenty persons arrived at Victoria
the 18th inst in the Santa Cruz from Fort Langley.
The Gazette says the Santa Cruz brought down very
large amount Of gold dust-probaby exceeding $75 600
worth. The authority states that Wells, Fargo
Co. would ship $1,000 by the Cotes What has become
of the other $62 900?
There were three feet Of the ground at Fort
Yale on the 18th inst.
The Gazette has letter dated November o. from Lower
Fountainvlle on the Upper Fraser. The writer says
there ten twenty Horse Beef bar making
from $40 to SIS per day thirty five Roses bar max
ing SIS per day average, with rockers fifty Fos
ters bar: fifteen Fountain bar; twenty Big bar;
twelve Dancing Bits bar; nine Strangers bar;
twenty on Days bar fifteen on Mcstans bar, and two
hundred Bridge river From this statement we may
infer that there five hundred miners the upper part
NJ Er river.