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Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

FIRST WHITE WOMAN AT THE NoRTH.-In
conversation with one of the early adventurers
of this northern country, we learned the following
interesting facts:
Mrs. Walton was the first white woman who
explored the territory embracing Humboldt,
Trinity and Siskiyou counties She came to
Humboldt Bay in April, 1S49 thence, travelling
on foot and carrying her wardrobe and several
articles of household goods, amounting TO forty
pounds, upon her back,as in forty-nine, accompa-
MED by her husband she found her way across
the mountains to Big Bar, Trinity river One
day in June of that year, our informant and
Scotchman were busy crevicing at the edge
of the water under bluff Of rocks; they knew
Of no other persons near them; they espied
shadow in the water and "Scotty," springing
up exclaimed, Guide Goad, mon We're taken !"
His Gaelic Imagination was full of " Injin." But
it was pioneering Mrs. Walton, in her grotesque
mining gear; she had thus Travelled along the
river, stopping occasionally to mine.
The two miners were peculiarly stuatcd-tbey
had but one pair Of pantaloons between them,
and the company Jroeches had been left on shore,
the better to facilitate the business of obtaining
gold from below water, and to have " change"
at night. Backing off TO convenient waterdepth,
they held parley, and directed the woman to a
desirable camping ground, and in the evening
wore the breecbes, conseeutirly, at visits of Ger
emony.
Mrs. Walton removed to Weavervile, thence
crossing Scott's mountain through Scotts Valley
to Scott's Bar, and from thence to Yreka Flat,
and was the first white woman ever there. Fl
nally she removed to Oregon and is there resi-
ding, if the New Caledonian discoveries did not
again rouse her spirit of exploration. Her history
is remarkable: She was born in England, nber-
itug two hundred thousand pounds, which having
been somehow squandered after her marriage,
she and her husband went to Australia; there
the man died. and, marrying Walton, she came
here; and ever restless, apparently desiring
cape from human society," she has kept penetrating
desolf te wilds. Her face, though time and care
bleached. retained vestiges OF considerable beau
ty; her mind was prodigally stored she bad
learned Latin and Greek, and exhibited familiar
ity with the polite accomplishments of her day
and country. She brought dozen candles with
her from Humboldt; six of them she gave to a
sick man whom she carefully and tenderly watch
ed. Let ber be remembered, and let her story
be oft told.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

SrprosITIoUs MnLENNIUM.-Suppos'n' Not
that it is probable, but, suppos'n' some God sent
epidemic should carry Off all the professional
politicians that through the persecution of the
sheriff, creditors, unappreciative neighbors and
an occasional gallows, have congregated in this
State, what great blessing would, on that NOR
tai day, fall down on the land Calaboose law
yers, butchering doctors, apostate deacons
broken merchants, abscondng public officers,
defaultcrs, manslayers involuntary expatriates
ruined land SPECTATORS. deserters of wives, vii
lage vagabonds, and the like-suppos'n' they
should all be translated, dOwnWards, leaving the
State to be governed by the Industrial and honest?
We shudder at the innumerable vacancies; the
suppositious decmation is even more appalling
than if Satan should suddenly claim his own at
revival Gin the full tide of successful opera
ton" The mortality would transcend the
destruction of character at a spinster convention
it would be almost as universal as the extirpa-
tion of family of 'possums beseged in a hollow
log by forty and two Virginia nggers-the
Internal emigration would be immense.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

UNwIsE OYERBEARANCE OF MAJORITIEs.--We
have been amazed at the impolitic measures Of
the legislative majority party. Instead of en-
deavoring to to heal the party schism, and prop
erly caring for interests of State their legislation
ranges the Union, and, even the world They
would eliminate from the United States Senate;
they would purchase and annex Cuba; they would
seize Nicaragua, establish precedents Of citizen
ship never heard Of by United States attorneys;
extirpate Broderck, destroy Douglas, restore the
President TO original popularity, instruct Con
gress-jump over the moon
But what has all this to do with this States
immediate interests? What will it strengthen
the party Nothing; citizens read these irrcle-
want proceedings with disapproval, aud ask,
were these men elected for this ~ Certainly
the bitterost enemy Of The Administration could
desire to see no more selfdestroyng conduct than
was exhibited in the Duncombe expulsion the
minority throttling, and the Brodcrick resolution.
The last has given fictitious importance to the
person for whom humiliation was intended it
has effected nothing but to concentrate on this
person every element Of the oppositions. Brod
erck is this day many cuOlts higher, more iorml-
dable than before; he would be glad to be
legislated into martyrdom and liouhood; and we
widely mistake if the persons who sought notori-
ETY. by this extra legislative action do not, after
a while, feel on their political necks the coarse
nails in Broderick's brogans. We have no adm-
ration for the Senator; we never supported him
by vote or paragraph never shall, while ADLER
men exist. as there always will, in almost every
county of the State.
We would have counseled, let him alone; do
not destroy what influence he may have in the
federal Senate; do not eXasperate his partisans
SO that nothing can be effected for this State.
Having been elected for a definite time by previ-
Gus electors, similar body cannot recall-he
holds a contract and an act of censure is idle;
claiming to be a democrat, himself he will in no
respect recognize the action Of Lecompton dem
ocrats. The consequence is disruption, bitterness,
coalition of opposites and waste of time and
public money.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

IIUNBoLDT-ANOTHER FIGHr.-From the Union
Californian of Feb. I'd, we learn that Lieut..
WDslett surprised Redwood Indian camp on
Monday preceding, killed several and took a
prisoner. On Tuesday Indians fired on the men,
and were run off. Frank McCaferty, of Union,
was wounded in the thigh. Wnslett destroyed
several thousand pounds Of Indian provision
found in the woods. The storm was tremendously
severe; the General hoped the Indians might be
induced to come in; if they do not they will be
pursued vigorously soon as the men can get over
the snow. Several Mad River Indians had been
arrested and held as hostages of the others good
behavior. A number of Uniontown citizens have
volunteered to assist the old hunters Capt
Messec and most of his men were in vicinity OF
Elk Prairie on the I'd. Volunteer Work. wounded
by yager ball in the elbow, was suffering much,
but would recover.
The Californian is vigorously urging construc-
lion Of wagon road from Uniontown to Weaver
ville-an enterprise in which we will assist, as
much as possible
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

AN OLD MANS REMEMBRANCE.-Jac Jacob Keefcr,
of Thorod, Canada West, used TO send us packa-
ges of Provincial newspapers. We removed and
heard of him no more, until the last eastern mail
which brought us the identical budget, super
chance paper from his son on Trinity river, he
had found out our new abode Our unknown
friend is most gratefully thanked for his perseye-
ring Kindness; henceforth he will receive this
Journal in token that away in the far west he
has friend who has ever been proud of his son IS
friendship, and who was grieved when one of
them died. Peace he to thy house, Jacob--we
know you not, but Judge the old tree by its young
and vigorous ofsboots.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

SHOULD the act separating the Sheriff and Col
lector's Offices pass, there will not be nearly so
many aspirants for the former lucrative little
a collector on his own terms, sharing the pcrcen-
tage-or by paying salary, could have all The
collectOrship will be a comfortable place for
somebody. We Go not see, just now, what the
public are TO save by the act, or what they may
lose, except by additional Office rent and fixtures
But not being very extensive taxpayer, not
expecting to run for or from the sheriff, we shall
interpose no objection nor offer any advocacy.
Citizens particularly interested, or perceying in
are welcome to space necessary for the desired
instruction.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12
Married:

In Shasta, on the evening of the Sth inst, by
Hon. Wm. p Daingerfeld, Mr.. JAMES LoAo to
Miss EMILY T. SNYDER, both of Shasta.
AT East Springfield, Jefferson county, Ohio, on
the 10th December, by Rev. Seth Loomis, WM.
G.. HUscRoFT, of Steubenvillc, Ohio, formerly
of this place) to MISS MARTHA EDGINGToN.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

EXPRESS EADCRANCE.-On his downward trim
10 Humboldt, Loop nearly froze to death; he
finally left his mule and proceeded on foot with
mails and express. Came back on foot TO where
the animal had been left, rode to Willow Creek,
thence walked to Burnt Ranch, thence rode to
Taylor's Flat, and walked thence to Big Flat.
The way of the mountain mailman is hard.
Snow on Redwood mountains, six, eight. and
ten feet deep country about Uniontown over
flowed.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

A STRoNG-MINDED SQUAw PERsoN.-The Cali-
fornian relates of an heroic, classic and posi-
tive sort of squaw person Seeing her guard
about to read letter from Gen. Kibbe, she
seized the missiye and threw it into the fire
on another occasion, while under escort Of an
uDarmed volunteer she took club to him.
The obstreperous feminine has been sent to
Mendocino.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

"CoLoRADo TERRITORY" "A concurrent reso-
luton has been presented in Assembly, proposing
that the State relinquish San Louis, Santa Bar
bara, Los Angeles. San Bernardino and San
Diego counties, TO help constitute a new territory
to be named "ColOrado." The Spanish residents
are dissatisfied with heavy taxation and vagabond
politicians see good opening thus for prefer
ment. The proposition will hardly meet with
great favor, we suppose.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

INDEPENDENT LABoR.-But there is something
better even than the climate, which renders our
State attractive There is equality, independence
freedom from arbitrary restraint and tyrannous
eonyentionalism. There is full scope for each
mans individuality to assert ITSELF and wealth
to be acquired without robbing our fellows for
every dollar gained here is one more added to the
general fund, not taken from the small store of
the needy.-Hydraulte Press.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

INTEND TO "TALK."-Four Eureka Indians
have volunteered TO accompany Gen. Kibbe to
meet chiefs of Redwoods, TO have big talk"
If they will not surrender and go to the Reser-
walton, inevitable determination is intended.
Their provisions and blankets have been destroy
ed, and their circumstances are rather pinebng
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12
Recent Stale Events.


A FELLOW named Iyland, Of Marysville, beat
and tortured his wfe's child TO deatb the Dem
ocrat says he is in the station house. and hopes he
will be hung-the hell-hound dragged one Of the
cbd's ears out of its head, and beat its body
black and blue A DELAWARE Indian was found
murdered, near Oroville, supposed to be the work
of Diggers with whom he was on a spree. "A
BILL providing that hired miners may have liens
on claims in which they work has been introduced
in the Assembly-iti is a good bill. "A MIscHEv-
OUs fellow in Nevada persuaded a simple bar
keeper to dose a smoking stove with gunpowder,
which blew it to atoms. Il. W. SUTHERLAND,
Collector of Sacramento port is dead. THE
Governor has proclaimed an election of Sacra-
mento Assembyman, on the 10Th of this month
in room of Duncombe, elmenated. wv. S.
ALTON, an extensive -four dealer, died suddenly
at San Francisco last week; he fell i'll at table,
and died directly -. THE steamship Hermann
has been sold, on execution, for $40,000-she
cost, originally, 100000. Mrs. WooD has
failed of her dyorce-a new trial was denied.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

A LusTRUM COMPLETE Five years ago, this
day, the world was Mt much astonished at the ap-
pearance of the first journal edited by us. We
have completed an editorial lustrum, but as we
have remained in comparative obscurty, and ac-
complished far too little advancement, the less
said about it the better.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

OREGON LETTERs.-There are considerable
many" newspapers in Oregon Sentinel at Jack
sonville; Pacific Journal, at Eugene City; Oregon
Statesman, argus, at Oregon City; Pacific Chris
tan Adr0cate, OIeg0ninR, and TLnks
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12
Died:

At Cranesyillle, Paulding county, Ohio, Dec.
nth, SARAH c., wife of Lewis s. Gordon, aged
IL years, months and 28 days.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12
COAST EXPIRES.
LOOP g. SHAFER'S
WEAVERVILLE AND UNIONTOWN MAIL
AND EXPRESS ROUTE

CONNECTING AT wEAvERvlILE WITH
Greenhood & NeWbauer's Shasta Express
for all parts Of this State and the world
yETE INTEND RUNNING a REGULAR and
w reliable weekly Express between Weaver
villo, Union, and intermediate points. and semi
weekly between WeaverviIe and BIG Bar lcav-
inG Wcaverville every WEDNESDAY and SAT-
URDAN, via Oregon GuIch, Mouth Canon Cr'k.
North Fork, Big Flat, CoX's Bar. Taylor's Flat,
Cedar Flat, Burnt Ranch, South Fork and
IHOOPA yALE.EY.
Returning. leave Union every Thured1v,.--
Strict attention will he paid to the transaction Of
all business entrusted to us and overv efTart ia
onr power made for the speedy delivery along
the route Of
FclcgTnpEic Escssngcs, T'acfsngcs,
'arcclS, Letters. Papers, etc Atlantic papers
viii be forwarded over the route as soon as they
arrive.
We shall alwacs 10 snpnlcd with COIN for
the PURCHASE OF GOLD DUST on our route
make collections, and transacta general Expires,
business.
Persons on the ronte wishing letters and panors
delivered by ms, are requested to place thcr
names on our list T. NJ. LOOP,
II. c. SIIAFER.
rs TRINITY JOURNAL carried FREE. "FIT
Jan. 25, 1859. 2lf
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

SHASTA BusINEss.-Note business card of b
p. Hazeltine, successor to Doll q Co.; Shasta
merchants understand the Importance of adver
tisement
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

GHERIFF'S SALE.-BY VIRTUE OF 4
Ddccree and order of sale to me directed, issued
out of the District Court of the Ninth Judicial
District, in and for the county of Trinity and
State of California, dated January 2Sth, 1853,
commanding that cause to be made by levy and
sale Of the property hereinafter described, the
sum Of Sll22 A. principal, together with inter
est thereon from June 2Sth, 1858, at the rate OF
per cent. per month, with s35 Is costs of court,
and accrung costs, in accordance with a judy
ment and decree Of said Court, entered August
9th, 1858, in favor of John Watson, plaintiff, and
against G. II. Warren and NJ. Everett, defendants.
have levied upon and seized Of property in said
decree described, the following, TO wit: "AIi
the right, tile and interest of said defendants IN
and to a certain water wheel, flume and reseT-
voir situate on Milestone Bar, in county and
State aforesaid, (said interest being one undivd-
ed fourth part OF the whole, y and will proceed
to sell the same at public sale to the highest
bidder for cash, at the Court House door, in SAID
county, on
Saturday, February goth,
A. D., 1852 between the hours of . O'Clock, q.
m. aud O'Clock, p m.-Datod, Feb. 4, 1883
JNO. b. MAY, Sheriff.
BY r. G. STUART. Deputy.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12
FI,OIJR ! FLOUR

A LARGE LOT OF FLOUR, just received
"A and for sale by JAS. S. MCCAIN & co.
Feb. IL. 4.
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Saturday, Feb. i0n,, "a. ID, 1850,

nISSOLUTION.- THE HECOPARTNERSHIP
- heretofore existing between J. G.. DOLL. of
Red Bluffs, and LOUD HOSMER d TILTONS,
of San Francisco, for the transacting of business
at Shasta and Red Bluffs, under the name and
style of J. G. DOLL q CO., is this day, by mn.
tual consent dissolved.
j. G. Doll is authorized to collect all the ac-
counts, by book or notes, due the said concern at
Red Bluffs, and will settle all their outstanding
liabilities. Loud, IIosmer q Tiltons will attend
to the settlement Of the house at Shasta, and all
accounts due said house are to be paid to them.
j. GRANVILLE DOLL,
LOUD, HOSMER q TILTONS.
San Francisco, Jan. r. 1859. 14t.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

GREENWOOD q NEwBAUER have our thanks for
full supplies of State papers.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

CROSBY s. DmBLEE, San Francisco merchants,
desire attention to their advertisement in this
paper.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

CHERIFF"S SALE--BY VIRTUE OF AN
~ execution, to me directed issued out of the
District Court of the Ninth Judicial District, in
and for the county Of Trinity and State Of Cal
ifornia, upon a Judgment rendered therein on the
22d day of November, 1858, in favor of James
f. Denny and against Alexander Pelletrcau, for
the sum of SlO29 33 principal and interest. and
interest thereon at the rate of q per cen. per
month, together with $40 so costs Of suit and ac
cruing costs. l have levied upon and siezed, and
will proceed to sell, at the Court House door in
said county, on
Monday, the 2isi day of February,
A. d., 1859, between the hours of o'clock, a.
m. and o'clock, p. m, at public sale to the
highest bidder for cash, all the right, title ar d
interest of the said Polletreau in and to the fol-
lowing described property, situate in county and
State aforesaid to wit "A certain water prvi.
lege taking water from the old Sanford gulch
onto the Myers hill diggings, with the race con
ducting the same, and all appurtenances thereun-
to belonging also, Bridge, crossing Trinity
river at or near Vance's Bar, about 200 yards
above Pelletroau's house, known as Pelletreau s
brdgc.-Jan. 20, 1859. JNO. b. MAY,
BY r. G. STUART, Deputy. Sheriff
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12
Mail Notice.

The mail for the Atlantic States will close al
this Office the 10Th and last day of every month
and daily for California, Oregon, Washington and
Utah Territories. JAMES O'CONNOR, PM.
Weaver Oct. 8, 1853
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12
just ReceivGd.

90 Cases DaIy's Aromatic Valley
Whiskey.
30 Cases Charles London Cor
dial Gin.
90 Cases DaiIy's Club House Gin.
30 Cases WOIfe's Aromatic
SchnappS. For Sale by
AZ PIERCE, CHURCH q co.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

REMAINDER of Supervisors proceedings next
week.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

"PoPE NlNo,' somebody says, " has become a
pontidcal joker; he has been making jeus desprits
-(Jews desperately
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12
Pistols Cleaned and Loaded, On sirht {!

CHERIFFS SALE-BY VIRTUE OF A
- second or alias execution 10 me directed is
sued ont of the District Court of the 9th Judicial
District, in and for the county of Trinity, State
of California, upon a judgment had therein by
James Howe against Il, c. Dungey, docketed in
said county November 27th, 1853, for the sum of
S9l7 10 principal, and lega! interest thereon, to-
gcther with $40 cost of court. and accrung costs,
| have levied upon and seized all the right title
and interest Of the said r. G. Dungey, had at the
time, or any time since the docket Of said iudg-
mcnt, in and TO all that certain piece or parcel
of land, situate in county and State aforesaid,
north of and adjoining the village of Weavervile,
known as Dungcy's Garden and bounded as
follows, to wit on the east by continuation of
Taylor street, north by the common, west by
Garden gulch, and south by the Loomis corral, or
garden, together with the appurtenanccs, and
will proceed to sell the same at public sale to the
highest bidder, for cash, at the Court House door
in said county, on
Saturday, Feb. 18Th, "a. H., 1859,
between the hours of o'clock and o'clock. n
m.-Jan 2S, 1859. JNO. B. MAY, Sheriff.
2.ts. by r. G. STUART, Deputy.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-12

NEW express company has been formed at
San Francisco, John NJ. Freeman, President-an
adjunct of Freeman's Well-known express
Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1859-09-02
Democratic Agitation.

Mr.. Douglas having bnen very successful.
according to the late Col. Benton in injecting
stump speech into the body of the Kansas
Nebraska bill, has now brought out the sub
stance oil several stump speeches in the ruise
OF literary article. But we refer to il now
Tor one purpose only--and that is. to call at
tention to its perfect demonstration of the
laiseness OF the great pretease with which
the aforesaid legislative stump speech was
heraldcd and Justified 1t was then main
tainei that only one thing was necessary Ia
settle forever the whole slavery agitation and
restore peace to all sections. which was that,
clause OF the Kansas bill which left. reybsYv
the people of the Territories "perfcctlv free
to form and regulate their domestic institu-
'lons IN their own way" Now. asa mat
Ter OIL history, every man knows that this
sentence has given birth to more angry dis
eussion than anything else in our national
enaetnents Tor several years past, Every
word almost of the clause has been twisted
to suit the purposes OF Democratic dispu-
tants OF the most contradictory views. What
was meant by perfectly free what by
TORN and regulate and what by .domes-
tie institutions. has been made the theme
OF endless controversy from the halls of Con-
gres., through the party press, down to the
smallest local contests
But has all this Democratic agitation
shown at length any approach at unanimi-
ty The Very appearance of Mr. Douglass
elaborate article, defending the view which
he thought at first WAS so simple and SO sal
utary. proves to the contrary But he ex-
pressiy saws that there are now ssradical DIFF
terences OF opinion in the Democratic ranks,
growing cut Of this question, and he emu
merates three principal classes of Democrat
&c interpreters who fatty oppose each other
Such Is the promised peacc that was to result
from the Kansas Nebraska bill We do not
here speak, it will be observed. Of the chaot-
ie and bloody scenes through which Kansas
has passed, nor of the great contest through
out the country which has evoked the Re-
publican party as the necessary antagonist
and destroyer of modern Democracy of all
shades and stripes but we refer wholly to
the diSsenslon which RACES within the Dem
ocratic ranks. and which had its origin in
this SO called peace measure
The men who pretended to rebuke and dis
pose OF agitation, therefore, now find them
selves elashlng in a triple file of asitators.-
The country marks the result. Il sees the
true character Of those who. CRYING peace.
peace, have mercilcssly introduced discord,
and now most strikinglv exemplify its spirit
and effects 1t will reward them according
y. as 1t has been steadily doing since tins
t"ise beacon was held out over the path of
our national progress. Boston J0uaq9