, 1866-03-18
FROM YASCOUvEn's ISl1HDs

-SeS err NIMter-~HcH
Gold uls<oytrfr% IN British 'oinn'
: i,tn-EI,tsfr,r X. IN Nictorla~SteamcF" "n
Ghc ltacAs. &C.
a private Letter from. former citizen "
Ui,poi, 70 nre o. .s!,e editors Of the TKsntsE,
dated Victasta, .Jnu. II, 1853, ha1 tonns h1tns
OF, intzcst Rom that G1,-on region. We make
tue fo9soxia s:eatsactsS : -....
Arr, ,uv l..ss 1csuccts ahd tho compliments
Of The eessou,, acc .pt my hearty concratn-
!s,ioi,s On your s1ft srri1as at yoar homo,
With The loDe that your Journey to thla dls-
Int 1lsff OF The world hAa hentfttteA your
.tcusrri health, iupsn!el yoar inowl-ds,c 81
ttle :rtAuascss and eapAbltitita OF ths vast
and thata you rin .sow occasionally WELD your
Haaster1y 1eu IN furtheting It's development
and ID determining its fialare destiny.
Il are.ns aultc like dream, that We should
hare net M this .far-oI ahare-shat a. nc
Quaintsnce ard friendship Ina uyurHtes' in 1!lI-
BrttAursc Majesty; and VIXEN realize TINA It
Il. .stI ttuc, H. pain4 me TO think our Meeting
slould have iren 70 brief. But ofttn dweil
utnh r6uf vfsit 1sth friends Colfnr, N'wies
and Rsc],astfton herE; with much pleasure, 1t
serve. to AaaGnsc tho tedlo1sneas Of ulanJ
solitary EouEs. i stila the topic Q! con7erss-
tlon among thr tEhEds. IaAds = good 'tupre
uns Of Tic Fraud cvtspta happrrsnx 10 vlctos1A-
Sothtny startling has oc<'urrs.i here &iDcs you
krt. Esrly,!H November tho guild attve1'lal-
e.s III pritlsb Colnlnhfa comMc1leed re.frulnE-
sone frss hsts t,etn tueSy-bTls.sHG down
fl;u,c1, ~, ,tta4, and enr1c lest A. genera!
thing, however, the nlnes did not yict rs well
- tho two prttiou; stasons, und MA17 OF the
mlnTrs turffed ttsir atteut1cl to exploring
and lros pec,inr the country. 1he re5'la has
lGen that c11ensISc gold ht!ds haye !'ecn
discovered h, count1J cniisa tho "hiR !'slst-,'
Ihb Is Aone desance above Fort Cel.
well, and n British Columbia. 1t Is sal1
thcse e..uew dicgln9s'' A5p rich aud extensive.
New xu1d lttis were also fpund In COUNTY,
c31ief F" Bridgu 4ivcr,T which Is about rfty
mT}tx fran lll!elA Both II these dfscose',ea
Tins 10 determine a,eis flc'4nras or extent.
Tha t4ltta he.r. anal il lxi.i=h columbia, nre
tratlcE quIse blow Ap1ut these new mines,
and II i expected the e.,snins spl4cy Will w.t.
ness large rush OF adventurvss 10 theus-
The snh4ins Lawn pY Bsitash Columbia, The
taxes, rsat4 and licenses, however, will deitr
A,ne1fc1es who hAt c ever s1>ert scsson iteIe
FROM sfniuttng a:.aIn, and M1cnflcr tts} ~iil
he found IL Idaht, NaahicgtAu and AmltAta
Tcrritori.~--fuily ~ productive, lf nnt r1cher
countries susa BttIah CtArtnhia, m The
prccIuus na.+ass-wAs,e these draw eaeks src
not cspesien<ea.
TLv city df V,ttur.a is tstne fast de}<5Vu-
lated. nasfncss within The PAS: few mouths
has fa!len on ii !Ha4t one hall, R1>I merchants
arc trnring od :,s tart aa thsT c1cs. lnstcad
or tu!uera wlnteTtrz here as In tos1ncr years.
/ they 70 to sau' Francisco. snd many of
4 our hute1, and II IL. places il na,use-
1ntnt sre cleted.- making the city look
rtry dali md deso.t,e. In the wisttra or
1874 and le+i5, The efty cootd boast OF be-
tween 7,rn Ant! s, no 9ELab!tan.s; nox 200
an sli Inst arn claln,t3, inclultns all De ST.
washts.---f1ndtans. Eds TIM
31rt E,ra ssin
for ssrEsal weeks. Feeling the posItttn.of
Affairs, they art Trying Ia remedy them By
cutting down tl,e zaiArses u officials, am1lgA.
mating the offices, reducing the taxes: and
ot,e,s,ig suhestr for ss+sssash 10 zun d!seet
to and$ from san Franc.sco. This n1ay at1ast
ch.ngs IN stmos. every thiaE hcre.
theru can he bni h:tte hope iur the
colony OF Vancouver Ltund. IT, IL
too near america 10 eses Nonsash Ard =,
ahead under tho present order Of thngr. aud
even nei!samcu, atter aetng here one o. tvo
euternslxe, become cferuftcd, ltayc Tor the
"laud 0, the frcc aud TIC hnE1e cf The 6ra<e,'
Get us!u-a1i,ed, md then th.y pitch into my
and eyery thing, like true americans,
We have bad tho .eTertst Winter hare. thus
tsr. knos 10 hny nr*!Isnt, rtnce the middle
Of November wa have had a snccsea:on Of ter
rtdc gales. snow and .ssn storms. Much dam.
ngu hAa tecn done 10 slIEping. aote ssveIa!
vrs.els hare been lost. 4 lev dsyx since The
| splendid ship William Tell. Of Boston, Of $50
tons husIca, WAS wrecked st. the entrance 81
| The Straits Of Juan dc FnE1 SNOW has fallen
to the depth Of ncar two feet, an errnt na'ez
I known, sud the tnert1rs has been down 10
| within fire degrees Of zeH'. IhE Wus copsl-
| dared wonderfully eoId, and ,uas,y pour In.
| dian rot his feet Esd esra frozen.
| The steamship Sitr-A Nevada, Cartata F.
Conner, that you lett thA port IN for San Frass-
I r!sco, Is OF, the rocks In lhe Columbia nver.
| urar it. Hclrns* anf 4 is feared she nev-r Tll
BE- 1T for service asaEu~ She las 1'eln q good
| old xhlp, sc.yrd h. .Eaae well on the waters.
snd It sic Is now permitted to rest her bones
| "a tic rocks. int trw people Who have occa
t.nn to tsarcl On this etast, Will cast 1nany
| rrYT1tA.