Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-06-11
Upper Trinity Correspondence.
EAsTMAN's DIGGINGs, June 6,

EAsFMAN's DIGGIYGs, June 6, 1859.
Ed. JoURNAL.-The mining season is about clo-
sing here the water is fast failing, and the mi
pers are generally engaged in cleaning up. AS
in all mining districts, some have done WE'LL and
others have lost their seasons labor Among
the fortunate may be mentioned the companies OF
Mcclure Smith, and Dunlap Van Matre.
These two claims deserve especial notice, from
the fact that they fully illustrate the advantages
Of applying the modern Improvements in mining
10 ground that by the old method of working
would be considered almost worthless.
Mcclure & Smith commenced piping on the
LIST of February, and finished on the goth April,
when they had ,corked of fraction orer ten acres
of dirt. running from two and a-half to ten feet
IN depth This is, we believe, the greatest amount
Hof dirt ever washed in Trinity county by two
men in the same length of time. They used
4Hydraulic with IL inch nozzle-seventy feet
pressure. They have cleaned up several of their
side bitches, from which they have taken $l7OO !;
they have not yet commenced on their main ditch
II is estimated that they will take out about
$4,000. To work with sluce this claim would
not pay over Sl.50 per day, to the hand. We
forgot to state, that for over one month, of the
rery worst weather of the past season, Mcclure
& Smith worked six hands " on and off, day and
might, through rain or snow, sunshine or storm,
when, like sensible humans, they Weakened"
and concluded night and storm were made for
stlcep and rest.
Dunlap q Van Matre's claim is located on the
hill at the head of Eastman's Flat This claim
tNas formerly worked by the old method of ground
slucng, and cleaning up in sluices, and paid only
Merry small wages. The above named gentlemen
bought the claim and ditch carrying the water
tbereon, and Immediately set to work cutting bed
rock bitches, putting in fumes for saving gold,
&apd erecting a hydraulic. Any old fogy MINER
who still clings to the pick and shovel and sluice
8hoy, would doubt his senses to see the hole they
&have made. in the past four months in a bank Of
fdirt from l5 TO 80 feet deep. This is one among
the hest opened claims in the county all the
rock and rubbish is carried off the claim by
N,npans Of their railway and car, giving ample
Broom for the use of their "pipp." They have
Staken out S240O and have all their bitches yet to
clean mp. They will get through by the Fourth
of July. Success to Charley. John and Emm
~ is by the enterprise of such young go ahead
chaps that California mnst look for her future
prosperity and wealth.
Il The only thing that breaks in upon the monot
ony of our quiet ncighborhood, is an occasional
dialogue upon the merits of the many aspirants
4pr honors and nominations at the approaching
bounty conventions. Gods what volumes Of
praise, virtue, honor, worth, goodness, ftness-of
Islander, villainy, defamation. corruption, prosti-
4tuion and meanness would it he if all the savings
of the " bit'' politicians were published. 1ndivid-
nally, we believe every aspirant a scholar, a gen
tleman and patriot until he proves himself a
ounce, a black guard or traitor. Yours,
ECNERWAL.