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Volume 3 (1858-1859) (592 pages)
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Page: of 592
Ghitor’s Gable.
Frazer River! We have heard of that
before. If our memory serves us, the newspaper editors of our State have written two
or three small paragraphs on the subject.
Well, the Frazer River country appears to
be a good place to go to, If our eyes
have not deceived us, a few have gone
there. Seriously —for this Frazer River
business is no joke—we are sorry to witness the wild excitement which at present
prevails in relation to the newly-discovered
gold region. We know that we might as
well attempt to dip the ocean dry with a
spoon as to stay the human tide now setting in the direction of Frazer River; still,
we would not feel that we had performed
our duty, did we view the present state of
things without throwing in a few words of
friendly advice. We do not doubt the existence of an abundance of gold in the locality named. If any doubt of the sort was
ever entertained, it has been more than removed by the continued one-sided advices
from that quarter. And we would repeat
the counsel given by us some time since,
that those who have grown tired of their
career in California and are doing nothing,
had better try their luck in the reported
gold fields in the British Possessions. But
really we have seen nothing to create the
mad rush we now behold. We must bear
in mind that all the reliable authority,
while it establishes the fact of the existence
of the precious metal in the region of country to which we allude, informs us that it
cannot be procured, in any considerable
amount, until after the river falls, which it
is understood occurs some time in August
or September of each year. This fact of
itself should be sufficient to take the edge
off the present excitement. The reports
that have reached us are, we admit, quite
moving, and have agitated our own nerves
very sensibly since the last interview with
our readers; but a little calm reflection
has sufficed to keep our pulse healthy.
Those, therefore, who are rushing northward in such break-neck Style, would do
well to remember that at present there is
but very little doing in the mining localities along Frazer’s River. We would also
remind those who are throwing up a good
paying business to take the chances in the
north, that for a fullmonth at least—perhaps two, or more—their expenses will be
heavy, while they will be unable to make
their salt. It seems also to have escaped
the attention of our Frazer-bound friends,
that they are leaving a “ mighty good country.” They forget that here, in our own
beloved State of California, are being daily
discovered gold diggings as rich as any that
exist anywhere. We throw out these hints,
not because we imagine that they will have
the effect to keep down the prevailing fever
that is carrying off our population at so
fearful a rate, but solely on account of the
gratification which follows a conscientious
discharge of duty,
Jonun Butt has again pulled Jonathan’s
nose. More: He has kicked and cuffed
him. More and worse still: He has spit
upon him. And all this in the broad
light of day, and in the presence of the civilized nations of the world! Do you doubt
it? Behold the record: How long has it
been since the power and authority of the
American Consul at Hongkong (Mr. Keenan) were disregarded, his rights trampled
upon by an insolent British Magistrate, and
the Captain of an American vessel fined
and imprisoned for doing his duty? We are
aware that this outrage for a time set all
Washington in a blaze, but that was all.
The stain upon us still remains, as fresh
and ugly as the day the act was committed.
This is but one of the many insults offered
our flag by British officers, during the past
few years. All other events of this sort,
however, that have come to our knowledge,
sink into utter insignificance beside the