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day (Friday) Chief Justice Begby, with Mr. Sheriff Nichole and
Mr. Bushby, arrived, apparently fatigued but not displeased with the
journey.*° ,

On Saturday morning Mr. Walker, lately connected with the |
Hudson Bay Company’s service,** most kindly placed one of his best
canoes at our disposal and afforded us all information and every facility
necessary for our undertaking, advising at the same time our engaging
two additional trustworthy and experienced Indians to assist in manag- A
ing our canoe (a large one) through the many ripples to be encountered
in our passage.

Following Mr. Walker’s advice, we left Lytton City at 16
o’ck A.M.

The first sluice we met with was about two miles and a half from
Lytton. The owners refused paying the miner’s tax, stating that their
means were but scanty.

“Kanaka Bar ”:®* Did not observe any miners.

“ Siwash Bar,”®* about fifteen miles from Lytton: Refused pay-
ment for the present. One sluice at work between this and Lytton.
Saw several scattered miners, all of whom declined paying the tax, stat-
ing then they had only worked for a few days.

“Italian Bar,” eighteen miles from Lytton: One sluice at work by
two Frenchmen ; both readily paid.

“Putman’s Bar,”s* nineteen miles from Lytton. Three partners, Bt
one sluice; had lately called on Captain Travalliot and paid the tax.

“ Fargo’s Bar,”** 28 miles from Lytton: One sluice at work, three
partners; refused payment. Opposite and in the vicinity of this bar
we observed many solitary miners, but could not induce payment;
also saw some deserted bars, with cradles and rockers strewn about.

“Island Bar,” immediately opposite “ Boston Bar,” forty miles iy
below Lytton :** Three sluices at work, two of which wash from eight
to twelve ounces daily each. The original holders of these rich claims
returned a short time since to their homes, having cleared within ten Rd
weeks $3,600 to the man. We were paid by four miners, the remainder
excusing themselves for want of time.

(80) See Judge Begbie’s report in B.C. Papers, Part III., pp. 17-24; and in the Journal and
Proceedings of the Royal Geographical Society for 1859, pp. 237-248.

(81) Donald Walker, who had been in charge of the Hudson’s Bay Company’s post at Fort
Hope, but who in 1859 had resigned and begun mining. After mining in Cariboo and other
Places he spent his last days in Kamloops, where he died in November, 1912.

(82) Kanaka Bar was about eight or nine miles below Lytton.

(88) This Siwash Bar was about ten miles below Lytton.

(84) The locations of these two bars cannot, at present, be identified.

(85) There were two Fargo’s bars. ‘This one was near the mouth of Salmon River, some i
Sixteen miles below Lytton. i

(86) From Boston Bar to Lytton is only about twenty-seven miles. rs