68 The Fraser River Mines.

thousands of miners are expected up from California early in the spring
to settle on Claims which were “ prospected ” during the winter by the
pioneer miners of their Companies.”°

I saw on this morning a large quantity of Coarse Grain and Scale
Gold taken off a Bar above the Forks; every ounce of it was worth an
ounce and a drachm of the Amalgam Gold taken off the Bars on the
lower Fraser River.

I have the honor to be,
Sir,
Your obedient Servant,
(Signed) C. Brew,
Chief Inspector of Police,
As. Chief Gold Commissioner.

Lieut. Governor Moody, Victoria, V.I.

(Enclosure.)
Lytron City,
25th January.
C. Brew, Chief Govt. Commissioner,
Fort Yale.

S1r,—I have received last night and copied the Communication of
His Excellency Governor Douglas, and I herewith return it to you.

It will afford me a great relief, Sir, to correspond with you on all
affairs connected with the Gold and Revenue Departments.

I have forwarded lately to His Excellency an account of receipts
and expenditures made in Fort Dallas’s District," and will by the
next opportunity send to you a copy of the same; I regret to have not
time to do it immediately.

The extent of River in this District is of 180 miles, to wit: On
Fraser’s River from Canaka Bar?? to Canoe 120 miles, 40 miles on
Thompson’s River, and 20 on Bridge’s; the probably number of men
(white) 600; but none at work now; ground is frozen and the tem-
perature at a degree altogether to low to admit any mining operation,
except, perhaps, one day per week by intervals of 2 or 3 hours.
The exact number of claims registered is 95, scattered in the whole

(20) This expected inrush never arrived,

(21) The district of Lytton.
(22) Kanaka Bar, about eight or nine miles below Lytton.