, 1860-09-14


Mr.. Kellogg brought letters. to many
friends, accompanied with rich specimens
of gold, and advising them to come on i'm
mcdiately.
Messrs. Yesler & Raud's steam sawmill
was obliged to cease running on account Of
the engineer, the ,head sawyer aud al
hands leaving for the new FL Dorado the
day before the Anderson's sailing.
Ex-Sherilf Thos. Russell, who has been
carrying the express TO Rock Greek, stop
ped atthe new dggings, and sent the cx-
press on by other parties He writes to
his friends at Seattle that he carries no
more expresses-he has struck as good a
'lay out' as he wants, and says there is
plenty of room for more; and advises all
bis friends to leave for the mines. Letters
have also been received from other reliable
persons confirming the above. The news
was received at Seattle with firing Of guns,
colors flying, and general rejoicing. -
Town lots that could have been bought
the day before for 500 Immediately rose
to an almost unwarrantable price. A
schooner arrived just as the AadersOa was
leaving with some ten or twelve passen.
gers, all destined for the Wenatchee, i'm.
patiently awaiting the arrival of pack ami
mails. Mr.. Winsor's agent at Seattle had
sold all his horses, and sends word to Mr..
Winsor to send him down Immediately all
the animals be can spare from his business
in this place. A gentleman from Victoria,
passenger on the steamer AndYsOn, haV-
ing fully satisfied himself of the correctness
Of the above Information, and of the exist
ence Of rich. gold deposits in the region
above mentioned, intends to return at once
to Seattle with large supply of miners
goods, provisions, &C., the want Of which
has been severely felt by parties daily fit
ting ont for these mines. We also under
stand that the steamer Anderson will take
down, on Monday next, between 80 and
40 tons Of merchandise, 10 meet immediate
demands, as there we're number of min
ers and packers waiting for supplies.
Having given the above exciting news
in just exactly the shape in which we re-
ceiyed it, we would again, ns on all former
occasions, admSnish the public 10 beware
against being Carried away" by the ex-
citement which these Wenatchee discov-
cries have everywhere produced. Our
farmers should carefully secure the crops
which their farms have yielded the present
year, satisfied that if the mines are as rich
as reported, they possess in them mines Of
wealth more certain than would be their
labor in the diggings. OF the latter there
can be doubt; Of the former there is
none. Such has invariably been our adj
vice, and we believe that such as have act
n ppon it, have as invariably proftted
|.t|eby in the end. Yet, whilst admonish-
|'| 0gainst q sudden rush being made eth
A.. be Wenatehee, Rock Creek or ST.
.''Ianeen mines, by such as are remunera-
'|''I Employed here or elsewhere, we do
0o' esitate to advise such as are out Of
uoik and seeking for employment, to so al
once TO Me WeHateler. They are the FIRST
mines discovered in this TerritOrysiu which
we ever placed mach reliance, ,- The news
homes to us direct, and not in the form of
rumors, reports aud say-sos. We have
been the dust, aud have conyersed with
the parties who dug it. Itis, in fact, the
first news of a gold discovery coming is US
in tangible shape, accompanied with evi-
dences Of its truth. ... ..t.....
We here SuIjOin the letter of our regu-
lar correspondent from Seattle, which will
show the excitement prevailing there, and
also gives other items of interest to our
readers here and elsewhere. .
SEATTLE, Sept IL, 1860.
Editor Pioneer and Democrat: BIB e,
The gold excitement in our town contin-
ues uuabated. The second pack train OF
Plummer & Kinds, which left this place for
Rock Greek three weeks ago, returned
here last evening after more goods. The
train only went as far as Soldiers Gulch
and the Eutiatkwa, both tributaries of the
Wenatcbee. The party, consisting of 25
men, prospected the creeks and found pros
poets TO justify them to stop, and send the
train back in charge of DR.. Kellogg, for
more supplies. Some companjes of 4 men