The daily mountaineer. (Dalles, Or.) 1861-1866, 1865-12-12

ing information in regard TO the new gold
mines discovered on the western tributaries
of the Columbia River, bstween 6lo and $50
3O/ north. We are at last in position to lay
before our readers some definite Information
in relation to the location, extent, character
and richness of these Mines
The peculiar physical features of the coun-
try out of which flow the eastern waters of
Frazer and the western affluents of the Co.
umbia, render an understanding of the To-
cation of the mines an easy task. The how-
age of those two great streams is divided by
a range Of mountains running north and
south, called Selkirk Range, AMI the Colum-
bia comes down from the north on the east
side of this ridge, draining its eastern slope,
and the western slope of the great Rocky
Range. Heading in the western slope of the
Selkirk Range, are the waters of Thompson's
| River, q tributary of Frazer. Among the
largest streams running of TO Thompson's is
Souswap River, and on its heads some fine
prospects have been obtained. But our sub
ject is those gold deposits swept from the
eastern slope of Selkrk Range by creeks emp
tying into the Columbia.
The first of these comes in two hundred |
and ifty miles above Colville, and is called
Carnes' Greek; the next is French Greek,
which comes in forty miles further up, at the
head of the cafion of the Columbia, called
Dalhs de mort. A few miles further up is
Gold Creek, which has for its tributary, Nc
Cullocb's Creek.
The reader will understand that in ascend
ing the Columbia from Coville, it widens out
at two points into great lakes, called the
Lower and Upper Arrow Lake just above
the head of Upper Arrow, but some miles be-
low the head of navigation, is the mouth OF
Games Creek, and the other streams come in
t in the order, and at the distances stated
above. The diggiDgs are located in belt
which commences about twenty miles west OF
the Columbia, and the width of this belt is
n generally stated AZ thirty miles.
From this view OF the physical features OF
the country, it is reasonable TO believe that
y. the mines are likely to prove extensive, and
n they are already known to prospect rich.
!, Carnes' Greek has had holes sunk upon it
to forty feet depth, with prospects which will
&c bear dividing by four aud then be too rich
y tor ordinary credulity and comprehension.
q, On French Greek the dggings are lighter,
"a ranging from four TO fifteen feet in depth, and
it is in these diggings, and similar ones on
Gold Greek and its branches, that most OF the
~ treasure has been taAen which is now delight
- ing the eyes of avaricious traders, and intend
~ ing prospectors the coming year.
be We do not need to repeat the well-authen
~. ticated accounts of four men making 5000
0n in two weeks, or The many instances in whicl
;, many men have made more money in few
All weeks than thew had ever hoped to make be
a fore iu their lives. All this is unnecessary
IT, as these diggings like all others, will nee
al frequent proofs of their richness and eIten
before they can attract sufficient populatio
to occupy what now promises to be one {
the chief sources of gold-supply on the Amei
"' ican continent.
hal The commercial community of Victoria a
as ready claim the supplying OF these mine
ard From Fort Yale 10 Kamloops Lake is oil
hundred and fourteen miles Of land-trave
Vi from thence one hundred and thirty miles
the navigation to the head Of Souswsp Lake, ar
to from thence seventy miles TO the mines.
INV total, three hundred and fourteen miles. III
British Colonist says that parties can go
'e'' by the Fort Yale route by the first OF Marc
was This statement is absolutely incorrect.
un- we have before said, the mines are on !
eastern slope of the Selkirk Range, and th
preat chain must be crossed to get to I
'ei' mines on the route from Frazer River. tt
rted cannot be done, except on snow shoes, un
tilla the middle OF June.
was The spring route is plainly by the way
80. Colvlle and the upper section OF the Colu
MS bia River. After the Sekirk Range is pas
ckle BILE, the supplies will go from the Dali
3 ar. The route will be by SimcOe, the mouth
mo. the Weenatchie, the lower end of Lake
Ian, the west side of Lake Okinakane, cro