Berens to Lytton

Herewith I have the honour to transmit for your information an Extract of a letter from Governor Douglas, dated Victoria, Vancouvers Island 18th May, giving the latest intelligence received by the Hudsons Bay Company in reference to the gold fields on Fraser's River.
I beg at the same time to forward an Extract of a letter from the Company's Superintendent at Fort Vancouver, Oregon, dated 20th May, shewing the steps which are being taken by the Americans to open a road to the gold fields from the United States territory.