Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-12-03

Ross & Co., Kelton & Garland and Parish & Co.
are making from 81 to SIS per day. VIM. Keef-
err Esq, has large and lengthy 1ume in full
blast, which will pay WELL l am told he can
make wages ground slucing the atmosphere any
where on his diggings. A second hand chew of
tobacco which had been kicked around over the
bedrock in his claim, yielded 81 cents.
The " Hard Shell" tunnel was taken suddenly
and violently i'll with the same disease one of my
fathers negroes once had lie had been confined
to his bed for six weeks, when one morning
called in to see the old man, and putting the
stereotyped question of " do you feel any bet
ter,' was answered." No. massa, is wuss
thinks Is kochcdtde kerlapse."
We are surrounded with good diggngs, and
will be with water, fear, when that If feet rise
in Trinity gets down from Point Bar. Jno. W.
Jones and myself have two claims, one of which
will pay largely two pans OF dirt from it yield
ing 60 cents.
The ditch of Soule & Dusky will be completed
this week. Not only the ditch, but the diggings
it covers, are new and from the latter prophesy
a heavy yield of dust the coming winter. Rob
ert Sproule has commenced laying a hume in In
dian Creek, which, when finished, will be 1860
feet long.
Black-la deer quite numerous on Indian
Creek mountains; duck, geese and brant thick
on the river, aud fog a shade thicker. With the
bedrock pitching slightly, remain, ever yours,
JACINTo.
DEATH FROM EXPOSURE AND EXHAUsTGoN.-On
Friday of last week, Mr. A. j. Cambln, of Mi
nersvilc, accompanied by man named Fergu
son, started with about forty head Of cattle for
the valley. At Pappoose creek, on the north
side of Trinity mountan three or four head got
away and ran into the brush Mr.. Cambln tied
his mule and started after the escaped cattle.
lie did not return. and Ferguson left the cattle
and returned to Galvin's bridge, and the follow
ing morning again went up to where the cattle
were. That night Ferguson again returned to
Galvn's bridge, at which time he furnished the
information that Camblin was probably lost.
On Sunday morning Mr.. p. Van Matre, of
Bates ranch and several others started to search.
They found his track, and followed it to near the
top Of the mountain, where he had got into the
main trail again. Supposing from every appear
ance that he had gone on to French Gulch in
safety Mr.. Van Matre and party returned.
The same day Pat Griffin, H. Leach and John
five miles this side Of French Gulch they found
the body of Camblin, frozen TO death. He was
lying on his face, and seemed to have crawled
some distance on his hands and knees. Mr. Grif
fin returned to French Gulch and procured the
assistance of Mr.. Mcguire, brothcr-in-law of the
deceased, where his remains were taken for burial.
Mr.. Camblin leaves wife and three children
on the East Fork, above Minersvillc. His death
caused much regret in the community, of which
he had always been respected man.
HOCEER'S AND RED IIuI~-Thcre are, unques
tionably, rich and extensive mines on the west
side of Trinity, between the mouth of Canon
creek and McGillivrays. Louis Raab Informs
us that some of the claims, since fairly opened,
ounce day, to the man, is good average
Thomas have erected large hydraulic apparatus
on Red Hill.
BRp0G GONE. Ed. Fogerty tells us That carly
Monday morning the lattice bridge below Bates
broke down. The bridge was built by Mr.. Jo-
seph Calvin, in 1855, and is at present owned
by j. f. Chelis.
DELINQUENT TAx.--The Trinity county dein-
the State There is more Of it than there should
be, though many names appear there through
carclessness rather than inability to pay.
On Trinity mountain (Yreka route) the snow
was over two feet deep since the last storm. On
the same mountain, between Shasta and this place,
it was foot deep. On Browns mountain the
snow was six to eight inches