, 1862-02-13
PUGET SOUND HERALD.
sTEILAcooM, W. T,
Thursday Morning, Feb. 13. 1862.
nRITIsH COLUMBIA WEATHER., ETC.

BRITISH COLUMBIA WEATHER, ETC.
The following intelligence is copied from the
Victoria Press Of the 4th instant:
The steamer Emily Harris arrived last night
from New Westminster, bringing Ss passengers
and about SS5, 900 In gold dust. By this arrival
Ne have the latest Intelligence from British
Columbia. The Fraser is still frozen, and con-
seouently is closed to navigation. We extract
ne following news items from the British 20.
lumbian Of the 30th uIt. The Packers are com.
Inencng TO make preparations for the ensuing
spring. Mr.. Dodge will have 80 to 40 animals
On the road above LillOoet.
Mr. Ballou arrived at New Westminster on
the 25th in very poor state Of health. lie stated
that the snow at Hope and Yale is from 4 to 8
feet deep; Front street, Yale, the snow Is even
with the tops Of the houses. Trade is quite
dull, in fact nothing doing. and goods are scarce.
Sutton, as usual, has put up q fine lot Of ice.
Fraser River is almost as high at Sea Bird Bar
O. at the highest stage Of water, caused by ice
blocking below and by the freezing or making Of
ice on the bottom Of the river. Communication
Is again open to Cayoosh, and an Express has
Just arrived at Cayoosh from CaribOOi the wca.
ther is said to be fine, and many miners are at
work; very little snow has fallen up there this
winter. J. Rose had arrived at AntIer. Not so
much stock had perished on Bonaparte and
Thompson rivers as reported; on Nicholas river
learn large number Of cattle belonging to Mr..
McRoberts have died, aud soue mules and horses.
The Lakes on Douglas route have been partly
frozen over; LilOOet Lake nearly half frozen
over. An expressman just from Quesnelle river
states that the winter has not been very severe
there; the mules and horses wintering on Bona.
paFte and Thompson rivers are doing well but
few have died since the first fall Of snow.
The steamer on the Seaton Lake was nearly
lost, Q few nights since. The cold was intense,
and the machinery became 50 thickly coated with
ice that il nearly stopped, while strong north
wind was blowing. lf It had been out a half.
hour longer, Il would undoubtedly have stopped
moving and been dashed to pieces on the rocks.
Fraser River Is frozen as far as the Chilliwack
the Harrison river and lake are entirely free from
lee. Mules in Douglas are without hny or barley,
Snd living on flour. They are still packing as
hF as the little Lake. The snow at Douglas Is
about four feet deep; at LillOoet two or three
inches; on the Bonnparte and at Canoe Greek,
none; at Beaver Lake about lS inches by last
accounts Two suicides orcurre' short time
since In the neighborhoOd Of Lilooet, one from
hanging and the other from cutting his throat ;
both laboring under temporary insanity from the
effects Of drinking. LOUIS CardiZ, an Italian,
living Of the mouth Of ChillicOatn river, was re-
cenuy Drought 10 LlIOOet On chaEBe VI muTutf'
perpetrated upon Of his partn, RS at that place.
Sixty cows, number Of horses and mules, and
an ass, belonging to Mr.. Roberts, have died al
SumaS in consequence Of the late hard weather.
The snow on the prairies is four feet deep, aud
reaches to the same depth in both Hope and Yale
At the latter place the thermometer has been Is
deg below zero.
The Fraser is in some places blocked up with
Ice to the height Of 25 feet above the level Of the
water.
Fears are entertained at New Westminster that
when the ice breaks IN, considerable damage will
be done to the wharves and steamboats,.
Flour at New Westminster is worth $50 per
bbl, and other goods in proportion. At Douglas
-four Is worth $40 per bbL, and At Yale and Hope
$lS.
The communication from Douglas to CayoOslr
Is again open but is very difficult, as the passage
between the two places will take eight or ten
days.