Weekly Trinity journal., 1859-02-19

cinity within q few weeks.
ACCIDENT AT SYDNEY HILL.- Mr. Newton Gray,
while at work in the claim of Gray & IIupp, on
Wednesday morning, had his leg severely frac-
tured between the ankle and knee o bank of
earth fell on him.
WooD GAs.-Dr Dawson informs US that in
from one pound of common pine wood to supply
burner twenty minutes. lie is sanguine of IL
Illuminating the town before many months.
SrRANGERs.-M. b. Almy, of Goodman & Co.;
Frank Fargo, wholesale liquor merchant; A. w.
Snyder of Loud, Hosmer & Tiltons-of San
Francisco, and b. p. Hazeltine merchant of
Shasta, have been here this week
MINERS Observation-Disclosures who desire spe-
cial mention of their mining fixtures, can have
their wishes gratiied by accompanying us to the
place of operations. We wish to print full ex-
hiblt of mining enterprise.
EXTENSIVE ORCnARD.-Mr. Ruch, at the East
Weaver bridge, is planting great variety of
fruit trees. He has considerable amount of ex-
cellent land which he is improving with great
care and industry,
J. A. PIERCE, of Pierce, Church & Co., Weaver,
has returned from Tennessee to San Francisco,
who has obtained so deserving husband
BAKER & Cove learn that Baker & Co., on
Grub Gulch, have an immense hydraulic appara-
tus. 13e feet fall a short distance above Brown
Il Karnes
During brief call at Daniel
Karnes' castle on Grub GuIch, we were most
Hospitality entertained by dinner which it would
puzzle many lady housekeepers to excel in nicely.
II. NEwBAuER, of the Cigar and Fruit Store,
next the ST. Charles, is thanked for fine samples
of apples sent us. He has plenty left
FIRST PApER-Frst N. Y. Herald received of
Charley Shaffer, at IL o'clock. on Wednesday.
BrRru.-In Weaverville, on the 18th inst, the
wife Of Max Lang, of SoN.
County.
Rusu CREEK DIrcu-Ball, Peterson & Co.
have completed good.sized ditch from Rush
Greek to East Weaver-eght miles; it is the
work of six men, who have been two years
engaged in the ente' prise. We are advised that
it is one of the best pieces of work in the county,
and will prolong the water supply Till late in the
summer.
BELIEVED DRowNED.-Horace Guth, partner
of C. W. Durkee, at North Fork, is supposed to
have been drowned while arranging logs in the
dam above their mill, on Wednesday last. He
disappeared suddenly, and has not since been
heard of.
INCREASED MINING.-Mining in this county will
be far more extensive this season than ever be-
fore. great increase has been made in the
number OF workers. The unusual depth of snow.
and improved travelling facilities will secure
busy and prosperous season.
SNows.-The trail from Weavervlle to Bates
ranch has been closed for two months. So much
snow has lately fallen that exprcssmen Irving
will hardly get through from Trinity Centre
this week.
BoIT'S DIGGINGs.--Several companies have
commenced work at that place; work can proceed
there only during the snow-meiting season. If
the Stuart's Fork Ditch enterprise goes on, Bolts
will become an important and populous place.
RED HILL DIGGINGs.-Extensve diggings are
between mouth Of Canon Creek and McGilivray's
they are deep, similar to Sydney Hill, and
promise to be remuneratve.
LowpEx's.-Mr Wm. Lowden recently receiv-
ed sixty dollars worth of apple seeds all of which
he will plant, and from which he Intends -four
years hence, to supply Trinity county with apples
at two dollars a bushe Let us live till then.
LEwIsToN.-Miners have commenced there
vigorously-at the mouth Of Rush Creek. Album
dance of water is supplied by Nunnallys Rush
Creek ditch.
HIGH water and deep SHOWS cut off outside
communication this week. We hope that at CON
venient opportunity residents in other districts
will enable us to improve this department.
Hay FoRK.-Mr. Hall states that IIardessy, so
badly hurt at Carriers Gulch. is improving, and
will recover. Water is abundant and miners
there are doing well.
EVANS DAR.-There has been no tree-climbing
of late; miners are all busy and just rolling out
the dust. p
ONLY TIGHT.-" What is the matter Mr.. Du-
zenberry Are you i'll ?"
"T-i-( } -tight--ti hight as (hc) ell -
els that all ?-only tight that's nothing
come along home.A
"D'ye call helm ti-hight nothin Only ti-hight!
If Joshuway Duzenberry understands the cir
cumstances of the case, bein tight is sar- -hic)
dimes. Dye have the plea-hase-ure of knowing
Mrs Josh -hoshuway Duz-uzenberry, Mr.. homes?
AK Mrs. Duz-(hc) )-enbery if bein tight amt
suthn' considerable Did ye ever hear Mrs Du-
zenberry remark on tem-tem-perance, Mr.. Jah-
homes Guess not, or you wouldn't say "only
tight" Mr.. Jones, | tell you she's powerful on
speech. Tell you Jones. Mrs. Duzenberry is
some in a bar-fght when she gets her Injin up
Hist there's the house Mrs. Duzenberry is
up come, sober up Joshuway if ever you need
ed stiff upper lip, it's now. Jones, you go for
ninst the door, and rap, sort of gently, so as not
to get up the old woman's Injin."
Rap. rap, rap!
"JEsHAwAY DuzENBEnRy, is that yeow ,"
"Mrs. Duzenberry. pray be composed your
husband is not well-a little tight, perhaps but
none the less first rate fellow. Don't notice his
misfortune ; it will be all right in the morning,
Mrs Duzenberry.'
Jeshaway Duzenberry, ye drunken beast,
tiohf auain oh va slinL Cana homo IN oo