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“Nieurangun Bar” :§7 Rich claims. The miners absent, having
gone to Yale to purchase provisions.

“Sierei Bar,”’** fourteen miles from “ Boston Bar’: Ten miners
at work, six of whom willingly paid, the remainder declining to do so
for a few weeks.

“ Cross Bar” :8° No yield; refused payment.

“Dutch Bar ” :°° Completely deserted.

“China Bar ”:°* One sluice, three owners, but payment refused;
had only been there three weeks,

“ Maddison Bar,”*? sixteen miles above Yale: Miners in bad spirits
and preparing to leave for the upper country.

At the Ferry two bars are deserted.

“ Higon Bar,’** fourteen miles above Yale: Sluices only, preparing
to work and refused payment.

“ Sailors Bar,”** nine miles above Yale: Almost deserted ; payment
refused by those remaining.

“ Piket Bar,”®* seven miles above Yale: One sluice; four partners
had only worked three days ; refused payment, but will willingly pay ina
short time.

During our course down the river we observed about twenty or
thirty Indians working with [rockers]; both men and women were
engaged in this and we were given to understand that they cleared $1
per day. We also called on all scattered miners who have located
themselves along the banks of the river, but did not receive one payment
from this class. We also met many boats, all for one destination—
the “Canoe River.”®?

The miners who refused paying the licence in all cases informed
us that they had passed a severe and expensive winter and would
willingly conform to all the laws when properly at work.

We arrived here on Monday night, 4 April, having been absent
ten days from the date of leaving, and particulars of moneys received
and spent shall be furnished you immediately with the proper receipts.

a (87) Nicaragua Bar, about 8 miles below Boston Bar on the same (or eastern) side of the
Taser.

(88) Probably Swan’s Bar is meant. It lay between Nicaragua Bar and Cross Bar.

(89) Cross Bar was at the foot of the Big Canyon.

(90) Dutchman’s Bar, a little below the site of the Suspension Bridge.

(91) China Bar is out of its proper Sequence. It was situate about a mile above ‘‘ Camp
Sixteen ’’ on the C.P.R. and about six miles below Beston Bar. It was the first bar of importance
below Boston Bar.

(92) Madison Bar, about ten miles above Yale and two or three miles below Spuzzum,

(93) Perhaps the real name was Hiyou Bar. It cannot now be identified.

(94) Sailor Bar, about seven miles above Yale.

(95) Pike’s Bar, at Pike’s riffle, about six miles above Yale.

(96) Canoe Creek, about one hundred miles above Lytton, a tributary of the Fraser.