The Trinity journal., 1856-11-29
Our Northern Winters.

Our high Arctic region and cold winters in Nor
thcrn California cannot be at all enviable to our
brethren in the vine-clad valleys of the South,
who dwell amidst the green sunny slopes-the
vintage on the hills-the sweet orange groves and
full bearing fig trees--how delightful to think Of
in this instance. Distance lends enchantment
to- the view" Even the miners in the South ex-
perence advantages that none in this earthly ex-
alted locality ever taste. The heaven distill-
ing rains that come dancing to the earth in the
Southern mines, only brings the smile to the min
crs lip and gladness to his eye. lie works and
sings under the celestial shower bath, as if it was
a mighty good operation for body and soul Who
will say that it is not There stands the long
line of sluce-boxes-and there stands the anato
mist of terra firma' with shovel in hand, who
interrogates the huge pile of clay that has laid
long aud baked in clod. as big as piece of
chalk" under the summers sun.
We think we hear hm-the above mentioned
miner, as he procaims in deep, audible and
commanding tone Of voice-yield your mite and
see me. see me-" The said clods bound with
ready acquescence to the miners will, and dis
mantle the sh ming particles which have lain long
smothered from the anxious vision Of the afore-
said miner; but nevertheless, notwthstaud ng
the people in the Northern regions have to forego
the many and pleasant advantages which our
more favored brethren enjoy, we turn with sort
Of strange love and attachment to the white COW
cred plain and snow-capped peaks, whose melt
ing forms rise with such romantic beauty above
all earthly dirt below.
There is pleasure and d" heap Of fun, TO say
nothing at all about the profit to be realized in
this high latitude during the inelement months.
We can proclaim with the poet" Now is the
winter of our fright content made goriously
bright by long dry summer and no water by
which we could procure the whcrcwith to take us
safely to the mansions Of York We don't wish
to be considered as mis-quoting the poet, because
if Billy Shakespeare was now living and had the
honor of being au honest MINER" lie would say
the same thing. Yes he would have used the
same language in all its truth and simplicity
because. another thing. Billy Shakspeare's great
ness is to be found in the fact that all lis great
and sublime thoughts were drawn from nature.
though if any of onr literary editors below offer
to give us some good poetcal work all in ten
cent pieces, TO find the above quotation, we can
do so by turning 10 the last revised edition Of
Shakespeare to be found in our sanctum.
The winters have been gradually growing mild
cr ever since that of 40, and there are less APP
prehcnsions among our people about suffering
want and the scarcity Of provisions. Though the
present winter in some respects resemble that of
'52, it Will bear no comparison, as to the facll-
ties of getting something to eat
In 81, we remember with a sort of hollow sen
sation, the tightnass of the times-the many and
many long day when it seemed even doubtful
whether we should realize 'bcef straght djnn,r,
settled with an Indian cup Of tea, (cold water)
But those were lank and gloomy days, the return
of VIII ch we fear no more
The tremendous piles Of groceries, provisions
and spiritual comforts that are to he seen in all
our big ircproof stores bids us fear no danger of
paying 37I cents per pound for barley.
While on this hard cold and wet subject, we
will insert the following rcc0pitulation Of the
rainy seasons in California from 1919 to 1856