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Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13
Di.sension. OF the Pilgrim saints.''

We have journal kept by lady OF the Nor
mon expedition which left New York Tor Cailfor-
MIA in 1s46, and in it some funny things are re-
corded, and all in that quint, semi-religous style
peculiar to Puritan narrative.
The experience of the saint sisters shows that
women like cats, must not be packed too close
if scratching and hair-pulling be not expected
1t is related that during rain storm, couple
of months out, several of the women went on
deck to catch water. Sister Joice had caught
tub half full, when Sister Marshall appeared,
claimed the tub and water, too, and Sister Jolce
refusing to give up what she had obtained at the
expense of duckng Sister Marshall doubled
up her fist and rubbed it under the others nose,
kicked over the tub, split the water, and behaved
in a manner so un-saint like, that the mate
threatened to put her in irons 1t all came, as
the journalist says, of Brother Atherton's tat
tling propensities.
Elder Sparks, also, got into a scrape, and fell
into disgrace, because he hugged the girls, kiss
ed the married women, and said naughty things
to them. The women who didn't get hugged and
kissed raised a fuss about the Elders indecorous
conduct, and put stop to the godly mans jew
arking with the women folks. The sisters ap-
pear to have been wonderfully pe"verse, grumb-
ling because their husbands preferred single beds
during hot weather. One was cut off from the
church for speaking evil of Elder Brannan ; an
other pined to death because the faith required
her husband to 90 forth and replensh the earth
faster than suited her convenience, and without
her immediate presence.
This was the same party, part of which gave
name to Mormon Island.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13
Oyer-Estimated Men.

California is full of over.estimated men. who
took advantage of the time, when others of great
er capacity were intent on other pursuits. TO
climb to eminence from which the competition OF
genius or talent would have hurled them to in.
glorious prostration. All professions have of
these haf-baked mud gods they are found in
legislative assemblies, at the bar, on the bench,
behind the sacred desk, in the medicine shop and
at the tables where editors write, burlesquing
statesmen, beiraying confidence, misinterpreting
law, leading the blind to deeper darkness, pois-
oning the public health and beglooming the com
munity with the smoke of gone-out tapers.
But one by one, they are falling from their
perch into obscurity like worn out idols in which
the people find nothing more Of deity. We could
mention scores now, the tail ends of all profes-
sions. Topped off for inutilty, who wrigglcd in
the early dawn and died in The strengthening
light. Political declaimers rivaling the great
Roman, lawyers initiating Burke in ferocity of
denunciation, judges personating the profundity
Of Story, and editors welding the incendary pen
of Marat-as they believed-all gone out, set
aside, forgotten, like machinery superseded by
new invention. They have failed in the battle
of life, been dstanced in the race, trodden under
the shoe of latent enterprise and ambition. Like
noisy brooks, fed by no certain source, they have
run down TO the level and lie in stagnant useless
pools.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13
Private Enfcrprfse Enriches All.

AT the Robinson Ranch road meeting, on the
4th Of this month, Messrs. Carson, Hooker and /
Lowden represented the advantages Of construct I
ing a wagon road from Weaverville to Trinity |
Centre, there intersectng the Shasta aud Yreka
route. The Scott Valley representatives offered
to continue the road across Scott's mountain to
Calaban's ranch, and company Of energetic
and responsible citizens now ask leave of the
county Supervisors to carry out the enterprise
projected. If so authorised, the workmen now
engaged on the Weaverville and Shasta turnpike
will be set to work on the new road without de-
lay. Prominent among the projectors of this en-
terprse, important to the citizens of this place.
are Messrs Bates Van Matre, of Bates ranch,
Mr.. Chellis, owner Of the Sebastopol Mills, Mr.
Griffin, merchant, of Ridgevile, and Mr. Master
ton, of Callahan's ranch, including our own citi-
zens, Hooker and Lowden, who first projected it,
This matter is of profound interest both to
Weaverville and Scott's Valley the hundred and
fifty farms there 6nd better market for their
produce here than elsewhere, and can obtain their
supplies here as cheaply. Between Trinity Cen
ire and the foot Of Trinity mountain there are
only three stopping places, the trail passing
nearly the entire distance through territory
of no mining Importance from rhe same place
to Weavervlle the route passes through several
fourishing mining and farming places, including
Bates, valley of tie North Fork, Digger Creek,
Starks', and others of less note. Another fact, of
still more consideration, is that the route from
Shasta to Trinity Centre, by way Of Weaverville,
is much less obstructed by SHOWS this winter
while the snow on the new road over Trinity
mountain was only four or FIVE inches, it was two
feet in depth on the other crossing.
Many of our people have made permanent
homes here; some have their families about them,
and nearly all have business relations that will
require residence of years. To all these every
thing that adds to the prosperity of the place,
improves and facilitates its trade, is subject of
personal interest. Private enterprise is the sur
est and swiftest progression, and we rejoice that
it is in the power of the parties, whose appca-
tion is before the Supervisors, to accomplish what
will in some measure enrich themselves and add
greatly to the common prosperity.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

EARLY CHRoNICIER.-We have a CODY Of the
California Star, published at Yerba Buena,'
by Samuel Brannan, and edited by e. T.. Jones.
1t is the ninth number of the first volume, and
was printed March 9th, 1S47. COntrasted with
the monstrous sheets now thrown out from the
same place by arms of iron, the little pioneer Star
no bigger than common window pane, is a SOU
venir of pfodig0us interest. In other countries
the biblical antiquary has to follow back through
Che records of centuries TO l1nd the beginning of
literature which genius may have ornamented
with its richest decorations but in California we
have but to stride over dozen years to arrive at
the Alpha of an industrial art which now equals
that of States instructed by moss. covered and
tme-bleached universities.
The editor calls public attention to the i'm
pertance of establishing school--to his knowl-
edge there was none in the place-and he adds,
prophetically " Our present position and re-
sponsbiities are not dissimilar from those of the
early emigrauts from Europe to the other side of
the continent. Like them, ,oe are tie founders of a
future empire -
Perhaps editor Jones is still here, and an now
contemplate the vast expansion of civilization
and commerce from the little village of which
he was the oracle. The empire which he saw in
prophetic vision is all about him.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

THE INFANT PREAcHER.-We had quarreled
with friend deep woundng words had been
spoken, each sinking down like globes of seeth-
ing iron, and demons had made hell in hearts
that had been one in friendship. Next day we
met and passed our friend in sullen silence. Ad-
joining our apartment two young children
slept, and after a while the little wooers of Som
nus came bounding in lightly and ioyously as
though Time had broke his scythe and left them
in immortal youth. Directly one of them began
to pray" Our Father who art in Heaven"--the
voice grew feeble, the infant peti toner nod
ding in sleep and had forgotten half the prayer,
but she remembered the words, Forgive us our
debts, as IRE forgiUe our debtorsF and then all was
quiet Had rebuke fallen from a cloud cleft
it had not been half so terrible to stricken COZ
science. 1t was the admonition of an infants
tongue lingering on the confines of dream land :
the words came from sinless lips that sleep was
parting for the kisses Of angels. Morning came I;
daylight stole in through the curtains, the sun
beams trembed on the wall we hurried from
the room, sought our estranged friend and his
forgiveness.
The leaves Of twenty years have been whired
in the gale and the stone over the little preach
er's sleeping-place has grown mossy and gray
She is dead, but her memory liveth, and rises and
falls among the spectral shadows of the past,
like uncertain twilight, lingering on the Hill
tops, ere it bids the world good night. Rest thee
Lucy, on the quiet banks Of the Potomac If
ever we bear thy voice again, it will be under the
arches and along the corridors of the :" House
not made with hands" from whose battlements
infanL h.nds va thn m Inns of victnrv fnrnver
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

SIsKIYou.-Otto Dersing says, in the Chronicle,
that if a certain female physician doesn't stop
meddlng with his business and attend to her own,
be will expose her and try another way of stop
ping her tongue" The cruel man A ball is to
be given at Lafayette Mills, in Scott Valley, on
the ed. Mining business is increasing and pay.
ing well now. Nearly every other man in Yreka
talks of going to Utah, females are not numer-
Gus in Yreka. The Union talks two and a half
columns to U. S. Senator Green. and-that's all
they have been doing, to speak Of
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

ScorT VALLEY.-The Scott Valley people have
fund of $4,000 which they intend to appropri-
ate toward opening wagon road to the Sacra-
mento Valley. If they expend it on a road over
Scott's Mountain, leaving the citizens of Trinity
to complete the distance from Trinity Centre to
Weaverville, intersecting the new Dad to Shasta
now in progress, they will have an open commu-
nication in three months but if they lay out the
fund on Trinity mountain, on the route first pro
posed, neither road will be finished this year ;
there will be two useless roads to the foot of
Scott mountain and no transit The farmers of
that valley haul their produce to Yreka, forty
miles, selling for three or four cents less than the
market price in Weaverville, at the same time
paying that much more for what they buy. Goods
are hauled from Red Bluffs to Yreka, distance
Of over two hundred miles, and transported
thence back to Scott Valley, making altogether
250 miles of transportation, whereas by the pro
posed new road the distance is not over 1870
miles-a very material difference of freight The
Yreka dealers will very likely demonstrate
against such diversion of trade, but among the
Scott Valley settlers there is little of sympathy
or interest to attract them in that direction Their
best -four market is in Trinity their best highway
to the Sacramento Valley will pass through their
best market place, and we are certain of their eff
fective cooperation in the enterprise, which is as
important to them as to ourselves.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13
WEAVER & TRINITY VALLEY
WAGON ROAD COMPANY

TO WHOM 1T MAY CONCERN
X now ye, that we, the undersigned, have and
IN do hereby declare that il is our intention to
organize Corporate Company under the name
and style Of the
Weaver e. Trinity Valley Wagon Road Co.
for the purpose of constructing and collecting
tolls on Wagon Road leading from Weavprvlle
in Trinity Co, to Trinity Centre, in said County.
by way of Bates Ranch
Notice is hereby given that we will apply to
the Board of Supervisors of Trinity Co. as soon
as we may get hearing for authority to con
struct said road
All persons who are now or may hereafter be-
come subscribers to the stock of the abovenam-
ed Company, are notified that Monday. March
LIST, is the time, and the Court House, in Weaver.
the place appointed for the preliminary orpani
zatlo1 oil the Company, when and where you will
attend. W s IOWDEN
NJ. F. GRIFFIN,
FORDYCE BATES,
HENRY HOOKER,
-, AND OTHERS.
Weaverville, Feb. 6, 1858. 43t
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

A PECULIAR SoRT OF WITNEss.-A Shasta No
tary, taking testimony of awitness in a case late
ly, found the person wonderfully uncommunica-
tive. He didn't know whom he voted for, or
where he was born, or whether regularly born at
all. All he could say positively, was that he had
a mother, and that she instructed him to tell the
truth In his report of testimony to Court in
this county, the Notary got aggravated and
added
"And further certify that this man is the most
ignorant id fool of witness that have ever
had anything to do with, in any court of Justice,
in the whole course of my life. In testimony
whereof l have hereunto affixed the seal of my
office"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

HOUSE OF REFUGE.-Gov. Weller suggests the
establishment of House Of Refuge for juvenile
offenders in the State The subject has been
talked of before. II the Governor will reflect
little, he will conclude that ont of the larger
cities there are but few young vagabonds to put
in the Honse. In some mountain counties, this
included, not single frendless or uncarcd for
child can be found. Let San Francisco and Sac
ramento house, feed, clothe and instruct their
young vagrants. The mountain people do not
want to be taxed to support an institution of no
use to .hem.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13
And so The document is recorded.

CHINESE New YEAR.-To-day is the China
mans New Year the consequent hubbub was
never equaled except at the confusion of tongues
when the tower-buiders spilled mortar on the
Babylonish grandecs under the scafolding In
addition to the usual harmones attending Chi
nese festivals, a huge, misanthropic dog sits
across the way, remarking on the proceedings
with frightful vehemence. The Age says the day
was to be celebrated in Sacramento by grand
" teadum loud a-muss."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

The GOLDEN ERA.--We thank the editors of the
Golden Era for their kind speaking of our short
incubation with them. They have ever been of
our best friends, and we could desire no more
pleasant or honorable place than colaborng
with them, but previous engagement, where we
are, forbade the longer occupancy of position in
which we received much Of consideration and
kindness We are sorry that other journals an
nounced us as controlling" editor Of the Era a.;
we were engaged as "assstant," only, and as
sisted accordn', until we saw plainly that our
co workers didn't need any " assistance" to make
the Era what it has been, and is,-one of the
best literary papers in the United States, and that
without any of our assistance" whatever. This
explanation will, we trust, be entirely satsfacto-
ry to the enterprisng parties, the mal-introduc-
tion Of whose facial promontores was an aggra-
waited case of superfuous superhuity."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

FIGnrNG WlisKY.-Several days since two
men started down the rive- and stopping at a
grocery on the way, took too much of fighting
whisky, which began to work on the divide, near
Oregon Gulch. Nobody knows how long they
had been lighting, hut when discovered one wa
setting asradde Of the other, pulling out hai.,
and humping his head into the ground The man
underneath was called the Doctor" A fier 'he
fight the Doctors" personal appearance ndi-
Gated an intent on the others part to do great
bodily injury-both eyes bungcd shut, ana near
ly all of fine cioD of whiskers havin been pull
ed dp by the roofs. besides being otherwise down
troddcn. A third party made complaint, and the
" Doctors" enemy was arralgned before Justice
do- p, where tie funniest trial took place that
has eve, La'n hereahoutS, and after two trials w
jury was dismissed. We despair of word pictur-
ing the scene w.toout the help of Hogarth.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

Z HUMBoIDT.-The Times says that cattle are dy-
ing on Mad River from eating certain poison
weed, which grows also at the head of the Bay
The farmers of Hoopa Valley have sowed 1900
acres of wheat. The mail steamer has at last
condescended to stop and left two Atlantic mails
which it had been carrying about since the lst of
December
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

PI-zEN ED "A lady OF San Francisco had
"jawing spell" with her husband, and sent for n
whole dollars worth of arsenic to put her out of
the world Immediately The druggist sent pre-
paration, which she took but getting frightened
she sent for the druggist, declaring that the ri
zen' was workin'." The man of pills arrived.
after while, and told her not to L" take on" so
1T was only sugar and magnesia.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

Two SAMARITANs.-We hear of case of extra
ordinary meanness, and also of good, manly
act, connected with the Downieville fire. While
the ruins of building, belonging to one of the
best citizens, were yet smoking, q merchant from
Sacramento arrived and attached the little prop
erty saved from the fire, after loss of S25, 900
When the news of the calamity reached JERRY
SULLIVAN, the San Francisco news dealer, to
whom the same party was indebted ib twice the
amount claimed by the other, he Immediately
wrote 10 the merchant in pownievile saying that
the account was balanced-the debt was cancel
ed. Contrast the con3nct Of the Sacramento and
San Francisco creditors! The ore is shame to
the aonorabe vocation he represents--s wretch
ed, fog IN souled raker of ruins, who should be
kicked by every mendcant as he skulks about the
avenues of conmefce trying to hide the curse
marks of avarice the othe. should be raised con
spicuously in the sight of his fellow citizens so
rhat they might recognize and respect the man
who "a feel and tighten another's misfortune.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

MoNoPoLY.--The Marysville .N;aos learns that
Arlington Co. have bought up all the strych-
nine in market. The Age expects TO hear, soon,
of somebody having bought up all the grave
yards and coffins. Wouldn't it be well to include
sulphur, pitch, and other Internal combustiblcs
so as to force the assayer of souls to blow OUT
his furnace because Of the rninous price of fuel?
thus doing away with the expense of eontribu-
ton boxes and provisioning a minister.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

THEY ACT so DIFFERENTLY.-All Europe will
Jump up, fall down, roll over and make fool of
herself at the birth of a few puny results of roy
atty, while here million freemen might be born
every day and nothing would be said except: "All
right, go ahead !'-.Age.
So many are not interested in the paternity of
American "results," and the women have no
need to make loud outcry to collect the posi-
BILE fathers.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

QUARrz ~ ScoiT tALI.Ef. 20. Loomis, who
has just returned from that vicinity, informs us
that an immensely rich quartz lode has been dis
covered in Scott Valley, by Calvin Shore. Some
OF the rock contained onethird proportion of
gold guard was kept over the lode, day and
night The discoverer, who was $4,000 worse
than nothing, is now among the rich men of Sis
kiyou
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13
STELLA ENCAmPMENT, No. IL, L. O

o. F-Meets on the evenings of the first aud
third Saturday of each month, at Odd Fellows
Hall, " Magnolia" building Main street. Patri-
archs from abroad are cordially invited to attend.
OFFIcERs-A Shepard, c. P; Jereh. Bennett,
H. p; F. w. Blake, s. W. Fred. Walter. I. V.
V Wilson. J. W. D. T.. GORDON, Scribe.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

PRoFANE SwEARTNG.-Not long ago we heard
Justice of the Peace sw ear at a witness in this
shocking manner "Y dosoemnlyswearthat the
vdencethatyoushal giventhiscas llbetbetru.
hthewholetruthandnothin ngbutthetruthsoheIpyo
God"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

SHAsTA.-The indictments against Mr.. Van
Horn, County Clerk of Shasta, for receiving il
legal fees, have been dismissed. The naturaiza
tion papers of Lombard, who was witness for
have been revoked
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

"PRuDENcE AND INDUSTRY" intended for poet
ry, we believe, is painfully affected with rheuma-
tism and strng-ha 1t would be extremely
cruel to allow the verses to start on their rckety
legs and hobbling feet.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13
I. O. O. F.
NORTH STAR LODGE.

~ No Gl, meets every Wednesday -
evening. at s O'Clock, at Odd Fellows '''sFNeN>
Hall, Main street, WeaverviIle. All visiting Bro
theirs are cordially invited to attend.
J. BENNETT, N. G.
w. WILSON, r. S. 26td
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13
H 0 NJ E M A T 7 E r s.

Mouth OF WEAVER CREEK.-Tbe mines, here
abouts may not be as rich as others.are reported,
but they will pay good wages for labor jndcous-
ly applied. Trinity Bar is reported as prospect
ing well Kanaka Bar is paying remunerative
wages. Each of the above places are supplied
by bitches from Weaver Creek. They are open
ing up main Texas Bar and Flat, and hear that
they all have good prospects. Water is plenty
there, obtained from the Indian Greek race. We
get the JOURNAL, and other papers, through Lin
toms and Atkeson's Canon Creek Expresses.
QUITo
WANTS HIS PAssPORTs.-We got possession of
the following honestly, and print the original
without alteration:
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

MINING AcoIDRNT.-Mark Pheney, a miner of
Sydney Hill, had his shou der dslocated and his
arm broken by falling bank, last Thursday. The
accident occurred in the Dougherty claim, in
which two men were killed last year
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

lMPRovEMENTs.-F. Walter d Co., of the Pa
citc Brewery, have laid water pipe from
spring back of the German Hospital to their es-
tablishment ON Main street-a distance of 1900
feet. The water is pure and cool all summer,
promising corresponding excellence of lager"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

STATE CAPToL.-The Assembly has appointed
a committee to see whether it would be best to
buy the Sacramento Court House for State Cap
itOl. The building is now rented for $4,000 a
year, and occupied by the Legislature. The house
cost S240,000. Sacramento wants to sell, CHEAP.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13
TRINITY CHAPTER,

mssso (U. d. ROYAL ARCH MASONS, meet
WI on the second and Fourth Tuesday IN
ksseE each month, at the Masonic Hall, In
Weaverville.
26td. JNo. a. WATSON oecrethly'
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

DEPARTuREs.-J. Loryeo, late of the house of
or & Co., and who has been citizen of Wea-
Vervle for three years past, left Cd Tuesday, for
the Atlantic, where be intends to establish in
business. He is an excellent business man and
good citizen, and was highly thought of here.
Mr.. S. W. Raveley, late of the Canon City Ex-
press, has gone to Sacramento to stay, he thinks,
but we shouldn't be surprised 10 see him back
before long.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

GOLD IN VENEzuELA.-A great many improba-
bic stories are told in the Atlantic States about
gold discoveries in Venezuela the natives get
4 Ly beating quartz rocks together, and picking
up what drops out. We reckon
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

"REvERIEs. Week before last we printed the
" "Reveries of an Old Woman !" now we have the
" Reveries of an Old Mana good article, too.
We don't believe the old couple are half so de-
crepid as they make believe, and shall have to
stop this coquettng of antiquity.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

W. S. MOORE, of the Shades" Saloon, wishes
us TO say that new set of balls have arrived for
his Bowling Alleys, aud that they are now ready
for lovers Of that species Of pastimc
Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-02-13

RED BLUFFS BEACoN.--The Beacon will see by
another paragraph, herein, II at its statement
meant kindly, we douot not--bas been the cause
of great Zeal of ridiculous and annoying com
meet. We have always found it one of the most
difficult things in the editorial profession to state
clearly, explicitly, and beyond the possibility of
error. what may be the intentions, business and
domestic relations of another, when information
has not Been communicated directly, indirectly
eoliateFately, correlatvely, or at all.