New-York daily tribune., 1859-01-10
LATER FROM THE NORTH.
FROM FRASER RIVER,

On the 20tb November, a wbaleboat was upset IN
g Csnon, and Elk men drowned. Their names are
upknos sn.s On the 22d, canoe was upset near For
Hope, with nine persons all were saved with the eK-
ception Of Charles B.nnett of San Francisco, who
v IS drowned lie had about S5,00o on BIS person.
On the day the restaurant OF w. H. Sutton, At
Fort Hope, caught fire. but was eItingushed win III,
Tie damage. Nearly all tie mules have been removed
from the river lte to tie Upper Fraser and taken to
The Sumas pra.rie to winter. 49,
We learn from miners arriving, that coarse gold is
beirg taken out there in renunerdtive quantities.
company comp ,sed Of eight men took out ia ounces
in seventeen days. Mr. Hermann SCHWARTZ enowed
the writer Wednesday piece OF gold which ne
dug on Bridge River, about six miles above ITS mouth,
weigh 81 So valung il at Sic per ounce. lie on
his way to California o. spend the Winter, aud SAYS
that the prospects are sufficiently encouraging TO var
all such can procure proysons, Ia remaining;
but owing a. the scarcity OF proTsi ma many sre pre-
pairing to leave, with view ot returning IN the e"iy
Spring.
THESLE OF LiNGLEY LoTs.-According 70 pre-
voos noce the sale Of lots st tue town Of Lang
ey commenced On Monday morning. at II O'Clock, aud
continued during the day, when i adjourned, and
resumed again ye-terdey morning, and KEEP, up I'll
O'clock when the ssle stopped for the present, Tue
bidding on the first day was very spirtej, large
croS rg in start ATTENDANCE, and the lots sell
ing at prices rabgog from $50 - $50 each, accori-
ing TO location On this day there were two hundrei
and five lots soli, yielding Sii 900, aud averaging
SoO each. Tie prices brought sarprsed every onr,
and only be accounted for in the great Iumov o'
4
! quite lanber Of strangers at the sae, evidently
,n,Is and tIsders from different places 90 the r'er
Wien ~ ccpsc,r tcsre is not building oi soy sic
the town cite, part OF II beng Leav'y woolel am
part swsp m marsh tie hi ldog at the sale IS the
best proct that oolid possibly D. given o. the conh
dsrce entertained IN the lnste prosperity OF ttsse
Colonies.
Before CONNIE ncirg the SAL, toe following notice
ives Iesd il regard TIE rights Of Foreigners 70 hoi
| and ,raIsf.r real estate:
According 70 IT, law OF Fasaud, ehch u so ,he nv o
British coiaHbs sien Elsy hold snd. b: :s h'Se 10 Hs
No alien t disturbed N The pose 'ioa o lad. by asy
obE Per thar The CrO"n ssorties BY ee'on onJ Il A
The CsieaA Goverr0-nt propo.es alien. ;he
a. ne ~ r. ,he .p.re y t6,er ycar tho
'A.s lime ,ssy s. ,A+y .h % esnose % hoa the
e'a convey ,bsif ri.his to Briti.a subject.
10 oba ron TIE Hone Governm-a: -ir sanction q surr
csIus o eff = tAe above gr~s. WHEN ea9re re are no
ete: the ls;f caiior BY the Hone G9r,rsnsG
T. s fs Ss, 3 isss ha. cdi5ti; sa1',;6s
A petition pum.rou.ly signed by parchsse,s Of lots
in the Lew town Of Langley, has been presented to
hr. j. ID. PeDbertou tie Colonlsl surveyor, praying
that iOts Noe. and II il e-ch block, which were :.
se Cd d, the II sale be declared public Streets 10
ihote blocks ik ely constitute ths busino.s portion
of the embryo toTn. Mr.. PemberteD sgnliiet TO tie
Committee DreseIung the petition, ths. i -hond re-
ceve n. favorable consideration Of his Depatns al.
Ii ohiected 10 ths prsnt SIZE % the byck- q -
| they sre too loug-576 fit, ard that 4 would be
great pubic ocaYeLieEcc 10 Tuu stTeets tIVasa iheI
| ceDisJ.
GTx. HARSEys PsoGRssYr.-We fnf the 0l'w-
! iDg 1he PtoEesr ass Ds8socrst OF Dee Inrer );
learn q Chioi Jussiee Mcf sden o. thls Territory
tha, il is the pHrpose of Ger. Hs.Gey, through tie
sgency Of the Tui;ei States troop. un-r h cc-lsLd
open, se resry es prsstcsbe diree. In. Of over
1 land csmmuricstio1 between the various military
posts within TIE district. Durng some pcrtioc1 o. ths
I Writer season, toe Columbia River both above and
b low Fort anecuver, IS usually eiocked up more or
,ess WITH ice rendering the raton of rner. ma
ntons II war, Ae. fom headquarters to Other poets
irtrscti abe. To obyate this, JGige Actsdden II
forms rs, II is tie desiga of Gen. H.rIey 20 ooec
military .toroughfsres through the aid Of the service
| corrseing tne Columbia River with Puget Soano
| Font Vancouver with the DsIes-ur!tiIg az ,Ls ml
tsrv pests IN common chain of com Inneatioa. The
value 10 these Territories ths. would sttSch TO he