Weekly Trinity journal., 1860-04-07
TRINITY River Correspondence.
PICKER CITY, TRINITY RIVER, !
All FOOLS Day, 1860. {

All FOOLS Day, 1860.
=. 40 JorRNAI Il had nearly concluded that
leather clerk had been removed for en- ter
t.Iuing Douglas sentiments, or something of the
ina bat it's all right now. And for what may
h.ve said derogatory 10 said functionary's way
,faoinr business, now respectfully ask pardon,
.nd although we are getting too much of good
thtnr . pow will not complain.
ryery company at and about Fucker City has
IN damaged, more or less, by the late freshet.
nm Sproul has been the principal sufferer; his
enfire aume, 1000 feet long, was torn up and
- loved. Bob has a heroic heart though, and
coo menced repairing as soon as the storm was
over. lie says it has all gone to -, warm
,,.ce which am told is in the vicinity of Hum
loldt Bay. have lot on the road there myself
NV even temper always keeps me from taking
am and every loss to heart. l never fret, and
nniformly manage to get even in the long run.
#Dne thing pride myself on-my rough car
centering. Knowing that what miners call an
elbow. would be needed, made one, and do
cxpect it was the darndest uglicst thing you
eper saw One saucy hombrs said it looked like
hfalo calves, and third reminded me that in
dependent of the " Hog Law there existed a
shtute against such things running at large.
4 am going to tell you how got even on my
las. The night of the storm was lying in bed
evolving in my mind whether the last letter of
Mahala Doyle was bid for the Presidency, when
crash went my Aume. l rolled out, and got down
10 the waters edge just in time to see the boxes
move off gracefully, and as it was dark and no
body in sight, l kicked the Internal "ebow"
INTO the river, and let it " flicker" with the bal
snce As the uncouth thing rolled over on the
mad surface of Trinity, inwardly felt that | was
revenged, and went back and slept soundly the
Whole night.
Now for the mines AS I predicted, every
company fairly at work are doing extremely well.
Canddy, believe there are as good diggngs
hereabouts as anywhere in Trinity. Each day
Philip & Henry, 81 so; Wilson 4 Co., 81 to SS
Merrill Bros, Sc to SS; Soule, Merrill q Soule,
hpper bench, Sl2 lower bench, Sc ; Niemon,
Sl0; Smith & Co., 81 three Portuguese compa-
hies, Sl0 Ahem! Flynn & Coburn, from pros
Ipccts about Sl2 per day-will not clean up for
thrcc or four weeks. Flynn, Coburn " Jewell,
sS6, ground slucing $40 so, cleaning up. Now,
.ns it is a we'll known fact that the senior of the
above company loves his " cups" it is safe to
suppose that after washing up he INDUCED too
Extensively The junior is a modest unsophisti
Gated young man of twenty odd summers (but
coming from away down in Maine, never saw
|snmmcrN and never drinks. hut at times is trou
|blcd with a determination of blood I" the upper
story On that occasion the determination was
|morc serious than usual-but he never drinks.
|Garand makes Sc day with rocker. All Sing
has an acre of the finest looking cabbage | ever
Isaw: the surest thing for lots . kraut III North
Iern California.
The miners are all well pleased, they should
d.. There is not one but has good dig5ngS, and
i've all have ground enough to last until our
smcerschaums color. In few days Adelbert
Holm will have completed ditch to dlgglngS
opposite my house, which will eclipse any yet
pDrned. His former partner got tuckered on" |
waiting for water, and left said he was going
down to Tehama to take up bee ranch. Bob
MAS good fellow, aud L hope he won't get
hung.
8 The night after the storm miners meeting |
vas held, and vote taken the Presidency. |
Douglas, /; Bates, : !; |
a Arkansas Traveller" 27. They resolved that
nothing short of the Great Jehovah can ever di-
vide this great country. Meeting adjourned with
three cheers for the clerk of the weather.
We should be pleased to have a few-only
few-lades locate here For my own part, it
would not make much difference, fear, as am
|not good looking besides, that internal ell
bow has marred my matrimonial prospects, they
Bay.
With firm and mistaken confidence in the per
'Oni tv Of ha / cub no
Your friend,
I ,CrNTo