Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-11-13
FROM THE NIINEs.

No mining events OF much note come to our
knowledge this is not the season 10 which to ex-
pect much The chief business now is prepara-
tion to mine when water is available, but on the
river where parties have dipping wheels, or in vi
cinity of the Trinity River Canal, business is
prosperous.
MNERsvnLE.-Notbing of note has transpired
in or about Minersvilc, since the publication of
the /" fair Jessie's correspondence. 'Tis said
when Jessie read your editorial comment upon
her letter, she exclaimed" Chew tobacco the
unbelieving, doubling wretch Sam. shall horse
whip him !" So look out.
Miners on East Fork are doing WE'LL Beevers
& Co. last week averaged S. TO the hand, per
day Sterling Co. s5 Langdon d Co. 81 Dr.
Lane & Co. Sll Bachelor & Co.-who purchas
ed the Chells ditch and claims-got the water
into their li.ss.. last Wednesday, and in few
days will be at work with their hydraulic.
MULE CREEK claims paying half ounce to the
hand Gen. Morton & Co., on Grub Gulch aver
aging 81. Other claims in the vicinity paying
fair wages.
AccIDENTs.--A man fell from 6ume and got
his wrist in sling another imagined, after
drinking half a gallon of concentrated light
ming, that he was little the best wrestler out
side the borders of " old Pike" and next morn
ing the active gentleman couldn't get his right
foot in his boot. Another thought he had a re-
markable hard set of bones at the end of his good
right arm-tried than on the head of second
found that though his clenched digits
were pretty hcfty, some people have awful hard
skulls-drove the knuckle of his fore finger back
half an inch. Sam, Jessie's " man of facts, d" had
his sluices fall the other day. They were nine
feet from the bed rock, and carrying, at the
time, sixty inches of water. Sam. saw them com
ing and made an attempt to dodge, but was too
late he met them plump with his organ of firm
ncss-a half second both sluice and Sam were
stationary, when the sluicc fell one way and Sam.
the other One of his partners ran to him and
cnquircd if he was hurt? Sam. raised himself
on his elbow and answered NO, but think |
have ruined that box" ECNERwAI4
RED FLAT Canon Creek Hearing it observ-
ed this morning, that the JOURNAL rather slight.
ed our Creek, intmated that, perhaps, the fault
might lay with ourselves, and if one Of us would
write an article, may be you would publish it
The trouble then was who should be writer, and
was settled by drawing lots, and as is generally
the case, the task fell to the one least capable Of
performing it.
Maj. Hopkins, with two hands, took ont little
over 10 ounces five of which were one days
work. The claim of McFal 4 Stone averages
81 day. On The same Flat, Rush, Ward & Co.,
are doing we'll. Last Wednesday the fir ont of
Mr.. Geo. Faxton's drift fell in while he was at
Inner burying pair of old canvass pants for
lin. lie thinks it lucky that he was not in the
pants. Mr.. Geo Wormhotf has arrived on the .
Creek after a short prospecting tour. lie has
struck rich prospect in claim which was left
during the Fraser river excitement. Many of
t+s claims on the Creek which are now paying
veil, Nave taken from eighteen months to two
years t0$Qpcn, but patience and perseverance, are
having their reward. There are number of
claims here that are paying large wages. Scan
Ian & Co. and lIollister still supply US in their
line EMPIRE.