The Mountaineer. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1859-1861, 1860-07-28
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BRITISH coLuJMBIA

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The Coioaia Is or the opinion that
there IS no immediate fear Of a1 Indian
outbreak. The greatest danger to DO an
pretended is from the new Indian policy.
which subjects them 10 the laws Of tile
whites. 3s s-. (.
n The streets OF Victoria are crowded
with Cinnamon bound for British CoIum-
bia mines. From China and California
they are pouring IN At the rate Of 50Oper
week So far, they have been i real bcnc,
CT to the mercantile community.
The steamer Wilson g, Hunt arrived
at Victoria from Fraser river on the 9Th
of July.
4 DISCOVERY or A NEW MINING REGios.
Great discoveries Of rich diggilgs have
been made in the 0kanagar and Cues.
nellie countries, .5.s Il. h ;:..s..
I About 5000 III gold dust came down
on the Hunt, Z Of which Jeffrey's Express
had $1,000; BalIou,s $25, 600 and IN prii-
yate hands Sl3, 600. 4. ii. .' 4
Several miners came down on the
Hunt bound for their homes ia the
East They have succeeded in making
piles during their stay ID British Column
bia, and are going home to settle.
The average yield of Messrs Eastbrook
and Holton's claim, for the past three
months has been $500 per week, to FIVE
men. The claim paid as high as $50 per.
day to the hand. They sold their intc-
rest for $40 to each. The Flat IS seven:
and a half acres in extent; and is held un-.
der lease from the Governor. ...:,
Ensiey's and Paal's Flats, q few miles
above Boston Bar, are paying well to
sluices and rockers. The best aid, most
lasting diggings. from all accounts, are
between the head OF the Big Canon and
twenty-five miles above Lytton City.
Miners generally are represented as doing
first rate.
Flour at Lytton is worth s3T per bar
rel rice, 2S to 80 cents; sugar, 35 to
40 cents; bacon, 38 cents; syrup, So 4 gal-
Ion. Packing from Yale to Lytton Is Is
TO II cents per pound. Mules are selling
at 5000 to $3.50 each. x. s;s hi. ..5:.4
HORRIBLE ATROCITIES. =.5.st 81.
4 Information was taken TO Victoria,
July 18th, that the Fort Rnpert Indians,
who left there on the previous Saturday,
on their way home, had murdered or tax,
en- prisoner every Cowichan Indian they
came across on their way up. In nearly
every case they disemhowcled or other
wise dishgured their victims. Eight
Cowiehans are said to have been thus
murdered. These atrocities are said To-
have been committed in revenge for the
murder Of the Fort Rupert chief, about
q week since, by Q Sopgish. -: +. +. 81. RI
FOURTH OF JuLY cELEBRArioN, :.
The American residents at Victoria
celebrated the Fourth Of July with be.
coming spirit. Am Of the American
business honses were closed. and the engine
and hook ana ladder houses, the express
oiices the shipping, and many stores and
dwellings holsted the stars and stripes.
Inc explosion OF numerous packages OF
hre crackers resounded through the
streets, and the representatives Of Dung
America were not SLOW IN taking adyan-
tage o. the opportunity 20 display their
patrlotlsin. a saiate q thlrty.three guns
was hred ~ y o'clock ana another a.
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Salfna s .tSyss so,cto,.k' ,vitb s snirit wb;cb
has hsso rarel, w;tnes.ed on dny ,;.ilar
60 80, ~. - s;nns ~ ss,,Is,aant az ,ba
cnlrnv, IN ths syen;n,, ! dtnnsr. vas
a;Ts% Al The 'Golon;sI ao,sI 10 ,vI,;ch
5n;,a a !. L.. Sn,,mI,sr ~ Amori,..n ErsntIs.
-, 20 r.,..aI g;,,,,;,s,1 $500 ,en,t;c.
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