, 1860-02-17
PUGET SOUND HERALD
IflIlN1I. W.F. ElDLT. EER. y. ssO.



osn. Joel Palmer, ; prominent and reliable
piunsur citisen q Oregon, has just given 10 the
puhlie, through ne Oregon pres, IN slAbOrate
msmoir u relation b de gOld districts Of Brit
il Columbia and Of The SimiIkAmeen, the sew
sIll routes q approach thereto, his views Is TO
o. mout uconumicll line Of travel thither, etc.
Th6 paper b TO loug iOr our columns, especially
nm1rh q L has been prepared iOr the infor-
nation q thoso Who reside southward Of the
Oslumhia Il contains, however, much general
and ruographicll information, which We deem 4
h ne interest of our readers 70 spread before
th1m a lhh tina ER ~
We ahonii prsmiss fhnt Gen. Palmer went b
Fraser River n le5e with pack train and some
unrohs going thilhsf sis he DsIles Walla-
WaIs Landing, Priests Rapids, The valley q
fhs Okin.kanr, and through The SimIlkamesn
diuIliol % Thompsoa's River. In 1859, again,
ks went r1ry much oFsr he ams roais, with .
In, p,1k iInln and 4 herd q cattla Conss-
an.ufIy. h writes about lhnt which hs knows
plIoonlIly. 4 my b further saidthn he has
ben on|nonl|y successful, IN business point o.
vi'u. N bis several adventures n
Of he general exiuisnes of gold IN paying
qu.nlic1 thr1uEhoui wide scope of country,
btl1cch Ih1 Yakima and Fraser Rivera Gen.
Palmer pltLs d blows: nel
A 1rl,l1 of dosnltnEy prospecting were made
a ny expedition Of 1865 -haTeling with OK
llanS ri1 Iho Dall1l Wnl|a-WalIa, Okinaknne
and mcnIh uf iho Siml|kamoon river and along
~ rrI.I 0k'naknno Lake . Thomplons river
N Dl'|'.1 CoIum1i.- and roli was Iound a Al.
most every point from thence 70 Thompsons
river Thnr1u1h examinations were not made,
however. Z any point % thr rouia sllll sum
cent o warrant ne conclusion that gold doe ex-
M Hlonehoul dis onlIrc region. From the
YAKIMA nreI, nor|hWnrd = ~ = my havel
ID ~ co11IET strongly Indicated gold bearing
I'l Columbia We prolnccIld . nat bar near
HorI 0E'naIane and h1nd a. high 90 lhirly-tWo
rrlI|1|11 IN a single shovel 1iIl of earth and
|11 II|1|E OF several prospects on ne SlmlIka-
men I|Ic. discovered go|d h every Instance
C1111Iu'n1 ~ noH mining district o. he
o1e.llll Iir.i. " sl.an ne allowing hsias
I,1a. raIy miles nbos. loll A|eznndof,
.'I1lu q % b 100 yards IN uIdih, needing from
.. .11I11.>l called o1c111|Io river. tnpIiss into
|U1II river Ascending lhil lIIolm 1dn1 sixty
u..I. i 1I|1. BE 11nIh nfk Il ihs outlet of I
M... md il bot a1ou, twelve miles n length
from % |1Il b |I condolences with ne other
on ~ fork |11 |1Il d aid % b o1i1 40 miles
IN |.1||I-IlI1nI which he o1l11l|1 again a.
00U.I 81 river form |1I 1II01 I.|1nr1. and again
.0|..| 1II |1|1 111Ih1l .,I1I rI1.Ilf 1IIl, INTO
"|'I| numerous small streams 0IchaI.t their
M.|8 Tie N0|II...| |oII 1l he ouIIncI|s Il
|'0 |.| 11I.| Of 111-d|lI1nl about twenty
.'''.. Ic1 o. ..It ~ ne o1s uho All
ben b |.l bead q I1E |1E1i but { vas TO-
ported I|aI p.Il.A 1.d 1s.n np .nd pltlpocied
||| r|'.10I "1T'1.~I 11I1 r''n0 rl' l'l1ll9ll
q II'|I.I C.|..'I|a Ih1I. /. to1. 'i.rnh|. ||na
ga be U many 1f II1 I1r1 IN Ihl rn|ct1I cn
81 I.n|N' and n1rIcu'1I|T i ~ 1cd NJ 1rr|
||II Wise 8 known a. 1'1I'' ll'A l'I noI
|| NJ. district In person. having advanced no
|.|.|. .0. |r|| |1NInI1I.-| |h1 present depot
| DE- "Ir|T r| I11 Un.1nc|'1 u|nc but
"" .0. |I1I1| viii q humber 1I persons who
||I II1'1l1|lI I'D mined on IAal river. md en-
'.||I ~||1I.' ||1| 4 N'|| y''|i from ono % III
Ounces pr |1I % Iho hand pieces ol gold nro
I.1a'a|'I I1Inl weighing. 1laI|.l cf anolnce
I4n'Io11 1'I. cn ln1.l river te'Hcsn Forts
II.f1 1IIt yielded 1cm dirty % jtrly and
I'uI'|ul1 8 h|.1 q. nv i.IIas ~ 4lr 70
IT, I.1I E.II'll have llolp11Ili np he river
11 I'r. A. I11 IboI-hi''s q lh1 N1clY Mountains.
nd IIIl |1nnI r1'1 n aII roInIa d , c1n1'
II1.|I 1I'|1l1i' b. Ih1l1 uho opolnlod On lh1
.0&'0II. 1rI Upper. IInr1r I'1rIl. thai ~ con-
|I0 |.|0I0 II. |'EI'101 IN extensive and rIch
01'I'I|| vel IrN.Id|nr Iho1o uho may apply
1I0|'|I.I 40 Ia1| lind n If. No 1o.d bearing
l1'l|1 .-.1I 81 anJ extent have yet been dis.
1.I.I1l 1a' 3 number q pisces q gold and
" o. I0'I111 The I'1h11I dirlInrl were nol
..1I|I'II Until quite I1I1 Ih'1 ~ IN. and q
0|n|0I "A in tV Dc IL Of November, Il oars
t0| I|11 |'uo Inl I1I Enor|pdga Of lhair Iiph-
I.1 |1nlr| feature of fho uho'. country 3
uIN0|I|111I mostly l'utruI, be molo 80.
I||1I paris viii 1rT1I1T 11rncor'nl. olI1n |n-
||I.|I|| Win ..|I1. II1 |1H1I l|opl1 and W.
|I. "||I m md yellow pine and 11m1 h1mIotI
|'|1. N. II..nl. a||1i and marshes fnhi1h als
10H.1.. Balm cf O1l1l and Cottonwood
..40oI Around 1cus q Iho 'llcl' and ocrl-
"'0'II On water 111T.n l11p q conddlul'1
1I..n| q eI'1 IIl'.'. ND nr1 f1und ani -
||I n I.0II1I E'nI' 1rI many q 10 |rrrTl fi1-
|||I 1II coated W||h 1no r1ra Vcrrlnfion
|''|0n r."uIn.|. I.|nI1 N.7. .11 70 fdl little
|.|||" N.|I| June I0I l'1II1 shout ne II
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|.'0"|.1I Of n. country NJ Wits.
|.. 10 bed 0| ~. 0I|n.Irn. anf Ihs
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