Weekly Trinity journal., 1858-05-15
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ACCIDENT AND DEATH. - Perry Beal from
Athens, Athens county, Ohio, bad bis foot and leg
crushed, in q claim on West Weaver, yesterday
week. Doctors Trask, /. II. and J. S. Harris am
putated the limb but so great was the injury
from the accident and consequent nervous pros
tratiOn that be died on Thursday morning. The
deceased was highly esteemed here, and was 26
years old, and has brother living at Onion
Valley, Sierra county.
PIONEER TEAMs.-The first freight wagons ar
rived, over the new road, on Monday evening"
J. G. Tyner, with six mules and $500 freight
Thos F. Sergeant, with four mules and $4,000 ;
Lytle and Allen, two horse wagons each. They
were FIVE days from Red Bluffs, but bad been de-
tained "a hours by breakage Of Tower Is bridge,
with additional delay by accident on Trinity
mountain. They pronounce the road excellent.
ANTON Low, who was so badly burned by cam
phene lamp, will be able to leave his room in a
day or two. DR.. J. S. Harris attended him, and
has performed a remarkable cure, considering the
patients perilous condition at first. Few per-
sons who inhale fame survive. Care and medi-
cal attendance Of the patient has cost the Ger
man Society almost 5000. Good Samaritans,
are they.
CONVENIENT IGNORANCE OF LANGUAGE A
CbiDaman, before the Court of Sessions for felo-
ny, had the indictment read to him, and was ask
ed, What say you, guilty or not guiltyP The
rascal, who understood well enough, put bis hand
to the side Of his face, and leaning close to
the Clerk, whispered very low, No shabby,
JOhnp
THE waters Of Mckenzie Gulcb, west of town,
have been confined for long distance by posts
and side boards which gives the water force to
carry off the mud aud tailings an extension fur
tber down would abate the nuisance that has ex.
listed, too long, already, from overflow of the road
and sidewalk 1t is very great inconvenience
10 people who live on the other side.
A MIGHTY Bro PAN.--Mr Fox, who owns a
rich claim on Fuwider Hill, washed up the head
Of the sluce the other evening, and took out
ninety ounces in one pan full-at another fifty
ounces.
Rev. Mn. REAs0NER informs US that bank
fell on miner at Coxs Hill, Vance's Bar, last
Wednesday, covering him three feet deep, from
which he was sluiced out unharmcd
SEVERAL persons narrowly escaped from fall.
ing bank in the claim where Perry Beal was ia
tally injured they heard the earth giving way,
and escaped, just in time.
THE bridge on the road to Fren cht0wn fell
through on Monday evening, but Mr.. Cochell,
road overseer obtained timbers and plank, aud
had it repaired by seven o'clock next morning
THE water running over the road from Wea-
verville to Frenchtown is becoming great nui-
sance, and should be prevented, if possible, at
public expense
The snow is disappearing very fast from the
mountain north of Weaverville ; water still con
tnues plenty in the Basin.
We hope that parties at work east of the road
to Frenchtown, will guard against undermining
bridges and endangering life.
Mr. BURcH has purchased The house formerly
occupied by Mr.. Olmstead, rcfittcd and removed
to il with his family.
H. j. SEAMAN has purchased fine property Of
Mrs. Shuford, in South Weavervlle, improved
The dwelling, aud will occupy it in a few days.
AN FRESHMAN was stabbed, at Indian Creek,
last Tuesday, by one Russel-badly, but not
fatally.
THE Cbinamen had fight on Red Hill on
Tuesday, but nobody was much the worse
JOHN w. BADGERS cabin was burned on East
Weaver, last Friday, with all his provisions.
BUSINESS OF CASoN CTY.-Long, Gilman Il
Co, have been taking out l6 and II ounces a day
this week; several new claims, including your
humble servants, have been paying well-the
last, SIC day, to the hand, the first good streak
for a long time. Fisher & Co.'s FIume fell, on
the Stb, tearing out 81 feet of il. There was "a
feet of water in it at the time. Wouldn't that
amount of water in Weaverville equal another
stage line in Importance Some of your new
arrivals should come over here, before election
time, or we shall begin to think that nobody
comes except when votes are wanted. Two-thirds
OF us are Douglas men; Douglas is right, on the
Kansas question, because most of the
boys up here are with him.
! think from the number Of TRINITY JOURNALS
sold by our excellent cxprcssmen, Linton and
Atkeson, you would lose nothing by paying us n
visit. Pike wants to know why the Journal
is to the people of Trinity like what woman is
TO man s. s.