No. 68, Miscellaneous

I have the honor to transmit the copy of a Report from the leader of
an exploring party together with a rough sketch of the locality from
which he writes.

Upwards of one hundred people have gone to Clayoquot Sound, on the
West Coast of the Island in search of gold.

I will keep you informed of the proceedings of the party and the
prospects of the miners, as well as of the measures I may find it
necessary to adopt.

The Leech River diggings are supporting a small number of miners, and
a considerable number of Chinamen who are content with small gains.

I am persevering in the exploration of the Island under great
difficulties and discouragement, in the conviction that the discovery
of a gold field would render Vancouver Island a most valuable
possession.

Mr Buttle the leader of the expedition is an ex-non-commissioned
officer of the Royal Engineers, and may be relied upon as strictly
truthful.