The Placer herald., 1862-01-18
FremOnt's Character in Brief.

The St. Louis correspondent OF the New
York Wcrld thus summarily disposes of
General John G. Fremont:
The veil of popular admiration which has
surrounded the idol Of the extreme Repub
leans is being rud " torn from him, and the
hideous and miserable show which underlaid
it revealed. The fact that Fremont was
supposed to be the representative of a great
popular idea long held many spell bound
at his name. But when it was seen that he
was not even the father, much less the lead
er cf the emanci patton policy, when his ut
ter and hopeless incompetency in the field,
has been demonstrated, when his wasteful
and dishonest use of the national funds is
shown up, what is there left to admire?
Who can admire the man who, as SEN
ator, never made a statesman's speech nor
wrote State paper; who, as a millionaire
is in the meshes Of bankruptcy; who, as a
general, never fought a BATTLE and never will;
who, AS business man, has surrounded him
self for years with rogues and harpes, and
has never found them out? Who can see in
him the coming man? However anxious
some of his friends may be to see him assume
the position Of a dictator, they will be mis-
genius of soldier, the honesty of q com.
mon merchant, the sagacty of q statesman
is not the m;n for the enlightened American
people to worship. TO talk Of such man
carving out for himself western hemisphere
is to assume that we are all grown foolish.
Already some Of the German papers are
in state of ripe treason, advocating the
secession of the Western States. Others,
who are still in the dark, are talking about
the next Presidency. 1t cannot be possible
Providence has in store for this nation such
another chastsement as TO permit such
man to fill the chair filled 10y Washington.
OREGoN AND WAsHINGroN TERRIroRy-
From Oregon papers of a late date the fol-
lowing paragraphs are clipped:
TIE SALMON RIVER MINES. The rush for
the Salmon river mines still continues. Par'
ties leave the Dales by every opportunity,
and push on without regard to snow or any
of the obstacles that usually retard men when
engaged in the ordinary pursuits of life
The fact is, the experience of this winter has
demonstrated that there is no difficulty in
reaching the mines ut this season OF the wear.
The great objection is that little or nothing
can be done after the miner gets there. The
water freezes in the rockers, and even by
large fires AMI by pouring heate! water into
his rocker it is found that the miner can
work but few hours each day. Very ma
ny have gone into the mines, and after try
mo this kind of work for a few days have
been glad to come ont a1ain. Their place,
however, is Immediately supplied by new
comers who follow the same routine with
like result. The fact is. that during the
months Of December, January and the ear
" part of February, nothing can be done in
the mines, and tho g who 90 there at this
season of the year 90 with the certainty of
encounterng many hardships with no pro
portionate results All those who have seen
the "eIelnents' prefer to winter at the Dales
or Wa,la Wala and take an earl ry start in
the spring.
ONE OF THE RAIsEs-Jacob Wiser, just
from the Salmon mines informs MS that with
eirht DAYS labor he took out of his claim
with rockers upward of 500, 900 in gold dust.
A part of his last days work, about 81, 900
he sends down by the Jonathan for assay.