New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-01-28
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| The Bishop of Columbia, who visited New York
some time ago on his way to his distant See in the
British Possessions this continent has written a
letter to Miss Burdett Coutts, dated Cargoosh,
August IA, in which he gives some interesting in
formation as to his experience:
| My route has been along the Fraser, through
| mountain scenery of the Widest the grandest
| character. The narrow pathway has sometimes
| carried me up several thousand feet to the region
| of snow, whence the mighty torrent below seemed
like white thread, while around and far of the
| eye could rest upon nothing but mass upon mass OF
rugged rocky mountain range. At times our road
| lay along the rivers bank, and pines and under
| brush and tlowery shrubs here and there checked
| by ra7ines, down which came foaming, rolling,
shining the tributary streams, o!which, with grnt
tude, we drank the cool, clear refreshing water.
The latter part of the journey we have had moro
| open scenery. anfine pasture land has taken the
| place of mountain detile.
| The whole day has been the scene of gOldmining
| operations. The river appears to have carried
| down and deposited gold all along its banks In
former times it flowed at higher level, and upon
flats or terraces now dry, well by its immedi-
ate bed, the gold is found. l have Gonversed on
| the spot with many Miners and with all descrip-
tons of persons, and there is now but one senti-
| ment as to the ineXhaustbe resources of this
| country.
Owing to the extreme difficulty of communica-
| ton many who first came from California went
back disheartened, but all who remained are doing
well, and there will be steady increase in the
| population. Roads are being made, and access to
the mines will every day become easer The
miners are a tiue, hardy race Of men they are of
| all acknowledgements, Americans, French, Italians,
Swedes, Norwegians, Chinese, as well as English.
The latter the fewest of all. There is utter
absence of religion, and much awful vice and pro-
family abounds.
| I make q practice of speaking to everybody
meet and am often alas compelled to hear in
common talk the most profane language. This
always reeprove, and have generally found my re-
marks taken well.
Whenever have had services the miners have
attended, and several here have told me they had
not for ten and fourteen years attended religious
service. How thankful one is to have the priyj-
lege of first bearing to these our fellow-men the
renewed opportunity of grace!
The Church Of England is alone in the field Not
a representative Of any other religious body is yet
among the miners. AT two places, Hope and Yale,
there Il Methodist minister, but he has been
withdrawn We have two clergymen in these
towns, both Of whom are working well,
was present ut q meeting in the latter on my
way, when an address was presented to me, and
the chairman. an American and Presbyterian,
called upon all present in this new land to forget
the past difference and adopt the Church Of Eng.
land for their religion.
The great drawback to the wholesome progress
of society is the dearth Of female population. |
suppose there is not above one to every two hum
dred of the other sex. l came upon n pleasing
exception the other day at Hills Bar. was visit |
Ing the miners. One log hut seemed more neat
ing young woman asked US to come in. She was |
from the North of Ireland, Protestant, and had |
married in Australia. There was something simple |
and touching in her manner. | entered upon the |
subject of religion she loved to attend church, |
and had been piously brought up by her parents, |
whose custom was to have family PRAYER night and
morning. Her father still living She was |
very lonely, and had no female society. One other |
there was, but her character such she could |
not associate with her.
meet many Chinese. They flowing in by |
thousands. ! trust that may be enabled to |
bring the light of truth among them. They are |
well-c0nducted at present, and are an advantage |
as pioneers and as consumers. look upon them |
as most interesting part of my flock, as affording
an opportunity of, through them, reaching their |
dark home in Asia with the Gospel, These migra |
tons Of man are proyidental | am very anxious |
to have special instruction for them, and have ap-
piled to the Society for the Propagation of the Cos
pei to send missionaries.
They funny people, and full of good hu-
NOR and very friendly. They respect the English
much. At one place I came to pretty bridge
over q river. 1t had been built by q ChiRamau
named AhSoo. He takes the tolls. On ap-
pr0ach he ran forward with cool waters to drink,
and told rs we were free Of the bridge. d" No
Eaglishee pay over de bridge and no poor China
chargee to de English. Me chargee Boston Amer
can.) Boston man charge Chinaman very high in
Chinamau now charge Boston man
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