The southern press. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1850-1852, 1851-02-13
From, the San haneiseo journal Of Commerce.

HUMBOLDT BAY, AID EEL RIVER AND ITS
VALLEY-By the arrival Of our friend, Geo. 0
McMullen, esq from Humboldt, we have received
interesting information from Humboldt and the
region Of which it is the principal port, portion
of which will be found in another column.
1t appears that the packing business, from
Humboldt Bay to the Trinity and Klamath
mines, has ceased for the season. on account OF
accumulated SHOWS on the route over the noun
tains, which will remain impracticable on that
account, until next spring. The new road from
the town of Humboldt tapping that from Union
to the diggings, has been finished some time
since, and is believed to be as good as the other
and somewhat shorter.
1t would thus appear that Humboldt City has
been brought within direct connection with the
mining region, and as the latter has been ascer-
tanned to be fraught with mineral wealth, the
fortune of the former would seem to be deter
mined as one Of the principal places of supply
But the commercial destiny Of Humboldt is not
limited to this subordinate office, for, although
it must be a considerable time ere the agricnl-
tural capabilities of the more remote parts of
our State will have been developed, yet, in time,
and that not distant, Humboldt must become
the emporium of one Of the richest portions of
agricultural California.
Besides extensive heavily timbered, and con-
siderable prairie lands no far from that place,
around Humboldt Bay, a beautiful and fertile
valley extends from about sixty miles up Eel
River to lis estuary; which last is separated
from Humboldt Bay by low and not wide neck
of land, which can be canaled at moderate ex-
pense, whilst the Eel river is already navigable
for forty miles and upwards above its mouth
With suitable canal, therefore, across this
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connection with the city of Humboldt, and re-
ciprocate with it the benefits of commerce and
intercourse. The SHOWS have driven the noun
tain game to the scaboard and the valley, where
it roams in countless herds of elk, &c, &c
Thus, with its exhaustiess treasures of gold
and other metals, timber game, and fields for
agriculture, the region Of which Humboldt is
the commercial outlet, looms through the vista
of time as one of the brightest scenes in the
panoramas Of Californa's destiny of wealth and
glory.
From THE KLAMATH AND TRINITY MINES
We are informed by gen leman who has been
engaged in packing to the Trinity and Klamath
mines for several months past, that very large
number OF people are engaged in mining in this
region, and that the most of them have been
remarkably successful. Quite a village has
sprung up at Viewers Diggings on the Trinity
Many OF the miners having determined to spend
the winter in the mines, have built comfortable
log houses. The most Of the supplies to these
mines are carried from Humboldt and Trinity,
but packing has been suspended for several
weeks past on account OF the snow on the
mountains. Late discoveries on the Salmon md
SCOTS rivers have proven the mines very rich.
Some Of the claims have yielded as high ms an
hundred and an hundred and fifty dollars per
day to ench man.. The general average Is said
to DO from one 10 two ounces. The gold on
these rivers is found most abundant in "pock-
cts in the rocks The beds of the rivers no
longer attract the attention Of miners, it being
proved beyond doubt that the banks Of the
streams contain much more gold than the
streams. There 10 not a tributary of the Kla-
math river but what has paid the miner well for