The Trinity times., 1855-09-01
Canon Creek Correspondence.
CAEoN CRY, Aug. 27, 1885,

haps it would not be considered intrudine
on your valuable columns by giving some
information relative to the doings and pro
gress of this locality.
This Creek has suffered in consequence
of the ill-advisod exertions of some of its
citizens, who, by the most forid coloring
and false resentation-endeavor to
bolster up the reputation of the Creek upon
an artificial foundation--have been mostly
the cause of its being neglected and the
diggings cried down. In the summer Of
'53 reports were circulated highly favorable
to the Creek, and which induced great
number Of miners to flock here under the
expectation of being able to reap golden
harvest IL little time and without much
labor. But after iiis.:...o while it was dis
covered that practice was before theory,
and that if they wanted to realize their
hopes they wouId have to exert more of
their muscles than they had been led to ex-
pect. The consequence of this was, re-
action took place, and they, almost to n
man, removed to some other section, ours
| ing the diggings as not worth d. The
old miners, however, belonging to the
Creek, who were better acquainted with it,
were not discouraged by this desertion, but
settled themselves down, and to them is
owing the development of its resources,
which, at the present moment, and even for
some considerable time past have been
steadily improving and progressing, and
there is not doubt at this moment that the
miners here are doing much better than in
any other section of Trinity County. 1t is
the prevailing opinion that, taking the dig
gings all through, they are averaging from
seven to eight dollars per day to the man,
which | do not believe can be surpassed any
where else in this county. With regard to
our mining facilities, they are most supe-
rior; we have now on this Greek five large
water courses capable cf supplying at least
four hundred sluice heads upward of eight
months Of the ycar--on one of which races
the proprietors are at present occupied in
building saw-mill for the purpose of con-
strDcting flume to Oregon Gulch, which
eventually will find its way over the noun
tain to Weaver.
The Canon Creek Company have their
H''''4~ - ---'>'-- hollow .Iaekass Bar and
by next winter will have upwards OF Two
hundred sluice heads of water ready for the
miners use. THIS water will cover grcana
VIII ch prospects well, but it isnot eva liable
in consequence of the want of that element
so necessary to extract the precious metal
from the bosom of our common parent,
Earth This Company is gresfly to be
commerded for the energy they have shown
in surmouutiDg obstacles which, venture
to say, would have completely overwhelmed
many a company under similar circum-
stances. As matter of course you have
heard Of the many fruitless trials they had
in endeavorng to make this great fabric of
u dam stand the force and weight of water.
| But finding by experience that all efforts
were Of no avail, they resolutely deter
mined to commence anew, although without
doubt completely prostrated in pecunia-
ry view by their previous efforts. How
ever, by an overpowering energy, and that
indomitable Yankee enterprise for which
the American people are so justly famed,
they have succeeded beyond their most san
guine expectations and, have no doubt,
greatly to the annoyance of parties engaged
in other races, and which will prove to them
no mean antagonist.
At present our little community is up
SIDE down on politics Know Nothngism
appears TO be progressing in our midst. 1t
is truly laughable to see how it affects the
different parties. From what can discover,
the great cause Of alarm exists more in the
heated Imagination than anything else. One
party viii tell you that we are on the eve
Of great convui8ion-our Union is totter-
ing on recipice-Causod by the machna-
tions Of the Catholic party. This feeling
has worked so much upon some that they
firmly believe that Popery is rife through
the land, and that our country is slumber-
ing on volcano, ready at a moment to
spread devastation around. On the oppo-
site side IDEAS not less ridiculous are formed
Some poor cevils are under great tribula-
! ton about these dreadful Know Nothings
This however, as a matter Of course, won I
last, and no doubt, shortly, both parties viii
] see the abstTdty Of their apprehcnsions
= which only exist, as ! said before, in theil
g mercureal brain.
The cause Of Temperance is making RAPID
strides, aud, WITH very few exceptions, tbs
= 4;or of Ne vicinity hae cov,,c undo