Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-10-30
NO.. A..
For THE " JOURNAL
Facts and Fancy about MinersviiIc.

of creation" who inhabit our vicinity, have not
contributed to your interesting columns some
thing in regard to our little community and min
ing district Alas like many other drudgerics
of life, it will have to be performed by one of the
weaker vessels, or our fame go "unhonored and
unsung," for all time to come. would not have
you infer for the world that there is any lack OF
intelligence among the said lords for you
must know that within mile of where sit, the
member elect for the Assembly, "a bachelor, too,
Mr.. Editor,) dspenses both spiritual and bodily
comforts to the weary traveller and his neigh
bors within stones throw are two other very
worthy gentlemen who were solicitors of Lcgis-
latvc honors, and-arc not members elect. Be
sides in our neighborhood there are lots of can
didates for the next sherinalty, clerkship, and,
in short, any office which offers the glittcring bait
of gold and fame SO you see we are as my old
and worthy pastor used to say, ga peculiarly ia
vored people," politically speaking the pa
trotsm of our great lights is so enlarged ana ma
tiona that our local individuality has been en-
tirely absorbed in the Kansas difficulty Pacific
Railroad, and the color of Miss LIS eyes, to
the neglect of our interests, and great loss 20
your columns of eloquent and pthy communica-
tions upon local and county affairs.
Minersvle is located near the junction Of Dig
ger Creek and the East Fork of Stuart's Fork of
Trinity River Oh the Weaverville and Yrcka
trail one mile from Bates & Van Matre's ranch,
md one mile and half from Ridgevillc. upto
the present time the village has not attracted
quite us much attention rs the Comet, but owing
to the fact that during the last few months good
diggings have been found on the East Fork, n
change has comc and os write the carpenters
hammer and backsmith's anvil are keeping time
to the song of hope for the future. Mcssrs Grf'
fin Fogcrty are preparing large and commo-
dious building for their store, which will be re-
moved from Ridgevic to this place during the
coming week. Aber e Leach are erecting
dwelling, and also shop and corraV for carry
ing on the butchcrng business The Sons of
Temperance have contracted for the building of
large Hall, which will also be used as II Church.
Mr. Frank Wood has established himself as the
"villagc blacksmith and last and most impor-
tant, we have n good and quiet hotel, kept by
Mr. Morris the domestic department of which s
presided by Mrs. Morris, an excellent house
keeper, kind wife and gentle mother assisted
by her pretty and interesting daughter.
Looking from the window can see sundry no.
l. tices on vacant lots, one of which will
t. specimen Z" clame the undersigned lott 80 feat
frunt runnin bak internally. Jams JONES'"
james hasn't much 1" book larnn, " but Is well
posted in the Dutchman's one per cent, and ever
has an eye to the main chances. In Minersville
and two or three miles surrounding, we have nine
} families Pretty fair number, that for noun
tain neighborhood. We young girls number four
as ruddy, blooming-I declare, Mr., Editor the
very paper has assumed pink hue by reflection
from my face. really forgot-thought | was
writing to my little friend, Nety Blake, away off
on the Atlantic side.
In back number of your paper in asking for
correspondence, you wanted news and facts"
condensed into short communications. Now, sir,
| am too far from the news department to give
you the latest information, and as for " lacts,'
they are stubborn things and are not, Samu-
el says, always to be managed to the thrift of
mining community Q always take Sam as my
authority in matters Of fact he Is u literal
"fact" in himself-never had an idea above, be
yond, or outside of fact-he is innocent of
building air castles, and if ever such mprob-
ability should occur his having a flight of the
Imagination, Stockton will have increased her
population by the addition of one Of the Hon
Mr. Douglass "lvng, breathing facts.') IIav-
| ing to CLEAN my facts from such matter ofiact
factotum, you will at once appreciate my troub-
les in Z" coming out strong under difficult circum-
stances" (as Mark Yapley would say,) in the fact
line. However last night got on the blind side
of Sam, (pardon the sang) eulogized the solidi-
ty of Webster's head, drmness of brain, etc, and
discovered wonderful resemblance in the or
gans of casualty and frmness between that great
statesman and himself, as developed upon their
external craniums, and managed to become pos
sessed of the following " facts:
On last Friday, Messrs. Martin, Sellers & Faw-
cett, in ground slucing, picked up in coarse gold,
S2Os, in their claim on Mule Creek Stirling,
White x Epley in the East Fork, on Saturday,
found $50 in coin--a $50 slug dated '52, $40
and $40 piece--dropped in the Creek, probably,
by some one several years ago. The miners on
the East Fork with the exception of one compa-
nv. are making from S5 to $40 per day, to the
hand. Mr. Chells has his Touring mill going all
the time, and seems to be doing thriving bust
ness. Pity he lets that pretty cottage residence
remain so long unoccupied
Now, Mr.. JOURNAL, you have got all my " facts"
AS to writing short articles, the thing is prepos-
ferrous! You men may write just as long or short
as YOU like, but am woman, and stand upon
my prerogative to write and talk as much as
| please aud ii you don't like my communication.
don't you curtail it Of its fair proportions" but
draw on your gloves, take the tongs aud gently
/ insinuate it between the bars OF your CRATE, and
| assure YOU between you and me the whole cor
Ieeponleucg shall end in smoke. JESSIE.