, 1861-07-18

| To The Editor Of The PUget Sound HeyaH.
SPEsHAsroS, June 80, 1861.
Mr.. Blankenship leaves tomorrow for Olym.
pia, and take the opportunity to send you few
| lines.
We are still hard at work prospecting our
claims. The water still remains too high to make
much progress. Small pieces OF gold are con.
Stanty picked up about the creek, but We have
not as yet been able to trace il to any great pay
ing quantities. Some two or three companies
are making about three dollars per day 10 the
man from the bars. The bed Of the creek has
not as yet been prospected, owing to the high
stage Of the water. All have hopes-tum.tunS
generally good. Indications still good, and gold
is here; no doubt exists as TO that. A hard.
working man will make good wages, but as 10
rich slrkes, am afraid they will not happen as
often as wOnd be pleasant and satisfactory.
The creek is pretty well filled with miners, oil
confident Of making good wages, and probably
| expecting nothing more. Several companies are
out prospecting, and confidently believe, If this
creek docs not prove rich, some other diggingS
will be discovered that will. assert this for
many reasons. No doubt exists in my mind that
rich diggings will be found in this region Of coun.
try; We have many evidences Of il here.
| l was requested by several in your place to
write them about the creek some Of them, no
| uouotf HlISHuHS W StaIt puck tdlnS sIOulu
hav" written TO them before this f had had
anything positive to say, and should write them
personally to-day if paper was not too scarce.
Consequently will say all ] can or have to say
in this letter. There Is but little done on the
creek, and knew the Steilacoom merchants
would not like TO pack goods here to sell OH credit
think from this time forward there will be a
little dust amongst the miners generally. wish
to deceive no man miners interests would say,
come with your goods. will prices here suit the
Steilacoom merchants for packing provisions
will give you tho prices Of few articles, and
they can judge for themselves. Flour, 50; ba.
con, SOC. sugar, 22c.; coffee, 33c. /; whisky, 2jc
. drink, and mining tools in proportion-credil
them, and that we shall soon see them here will
plenty Of provisions.
| commence sluicing tomorrow, and expect Il
make good wages. An old miner tells me he car
make eight dollars a.day in the place am gOin,
to work, from the prospects he has seen. lhavt
worked hard, and will work, and expect to &c
the stuff.
The weather is fine, and health good through
out the creek.
Yours, respectfully, SAD.
P.S.-Mr. Blankenship goes in after provision
for these mines.
The above letter came to hand on Monday, tn
sth instant, but was unavoidably crowded out Q
our last issue.
The Dalles MOuntainser Of the 10th inst, re
ceived BY the mail Of to-day, contains the follow
ing paragraph, which, It will be seen, confirm
fully our correspondents expressed hopes:
ave learn from Mr.. Lindley, who is Just /
from that region, that tile miners on SpesLasto
] creek are making from s. to $40 per day, an
that company Of three, in the vicinity Of Boil
wells Flat, had taken out $50 the day previou
to bis departure. lie is sanguine that the mine
will prove success"