Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-08-29
The Mines.


Wherever water can be obtained to work, we
hear most encouraging accounts of the gold yield
AS usual, however, at this season of the year. the
water in most Of the smaller streams has failed,
and the consequence is that the greater portion
Of the mining done now is on the Trinity. We
learn from gentleman residing on that stream,
some thirty miles below this place, that the river
is lower at the present time than ever before
known at this season.
A correspondent from Trinity Center writes US
that the mines in the Northern portion of the
County are yielding better than over before. AT
the head waters of the Trinity. and on Coffee
Creek, new claims have been opened this season,
which are amply rcwardng the laborer The
mines in the vicinity of Trinity Center pay good
wages, regularly.
About Ridgcvilc, and on the East Fork and
Mule Creek, the mines are being worked with
good success. We have been informed also, by
gentlemen who have lately been prospecting in
that vicinity, that two or three companies are
taking out good pay near the head waters Of Stu
arts Fork
Along the Trinity, from Bates Ranch TO Lew
iston, large number of miners are at work. The
present low state of the water affords fine op-
portunity to work the bed of the river. and in
several places wing dams are being built and the
river tdrned from its natural course.
At the mouth of Rush Greek new claims have
been opened this summer where gold was never
dreamed of being found before The water from
the Rush Creek ditch has ready sale.
AT Point Bar, Rcddngs' Bar, and on Indian
Creek good average wages are made. On Indian
Creek good supply Of water can be had during
the summer season. and large number Of miners
have gone thither within the last six weeks. Two
or three OF the Oldest claims on the creek are pay
ing from $40 to s25 per day, to the hand
At the mouth OF Cahon Creek Mulrien & Co. E
and two other claims are paying well. The dig
gings now being worked were but lately dscov
cred.
We are Informed that in the vicinity Of Caiion
City, and farther up the creek the miners make
good wages-from S3 TO SC per day, but no large
pay has yet been taken out, although the mining
season has but just commenced, and good sup
ply of water can be had during the whole season
On the North and East Forks of Trinity good
wages are regularly made, and on Rattlcsnake
creek some sixty men are successfully employed
These diggings are new and extend over large
tract Of country. bitches are being built and
preparations made for working them successfully
At Big Flat, Chilton's Coxs Bar, Manzanita
and Little Prairie the claims are paying finely
We heard the other day Of a claim al Little Prai
re, which had just been opened, that prospccted
from $40 10 $40 to the pan. The new diggings
opened this summer at Chilton's and Manzauta
have proved as rich as at first reported and at
Cox's Bar some claims average $40 to 20 per day
to the man.
Quite number Of companies at work on
lor's Flat. and Canadian Bar. We hope soon TO
hear that some cntcrprisins companies have thor
oughy prospected Taylor's Flat, for we believe
there is no other point on Trinity River which
will pay better than the dggings on this fiat, If
the proper kind of men would give them trial.
But little luming will lie done this season. Ow-
ing 20 the heavy losses sustained by the early
rains last fall, the miners do not feel inclined to
venture. We hear of but four or five fumes that
are going in, and those by Chinese companies
who were moro fortunate than the remainder last
year