Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-02-23
A Trip up River.

On Saturday and Sunday last we paid flying
visit to some OF our old acquaintances along the
river, from Rush Creek to Eastman's Diggings,
and it pleases us to say that that portion of Trim
ity never before exhibited more signs of enter
prising improvement and success. Everybody
was at work the bitches full, and the water all
in use. Unquestionaby this is one of the very
richest regions of our county for mining purposes
the great drawback here being the scant sup
ply of water. However, within the last two
wears every available water course has been
turned, and conveyed upon the benches and hills
along the river. There are several very fine
ranches, also We doubt very much whether
Mud Valley Ranch is not the very best farm
within the county Chamberlain, Crow Fox,
VIM. A. Nunnally, Hoadley, Kise, Wood, Cook q
Adams, and Eastman, all own well improved
ranches in this section.
We noticed that Mr.. Nunnally has very much
improved his place, and is putting up large,
old-fashioned hewed- log double-barn when fin
ished this institution" will forcby bring to
mind old time corn -shuckings and hoe downs.
LEWISTON is quite plaOe-it will be remem-
bered this precinct casts 160 votes If the wag
on road from Shasta to Weaverville, by way of
Lewiston, is completed this season, it will make
this the second town in the county. We spent
an hour on the claim of Messrs. Phillips, Lewis
& Co., on Lewiston hill. The claim has before
been described in the JoURNAI. The claim is just
fairly opened, and we have no doubt will prove
Tha in
two hydraulic pipes, and run between two and
three hundred inches Of water. What seems
strange to one unacquainted with the manner
of working this claim is the fact, that the water,
rock and dirt disappear down shaft thirty feet
deep by three in diameter, sunk in the bed rock;
this shaft connects with rock tunnel over one
hundred and fifty yards long 1t cost eight thou
sand dollars to open this claim. The miners are
all doing we'll about Lewiston Wood " Son
have the richest gulch claim in the county, about
two miles above Lewiston their claim only has
water for about two months in year. Ransom
Langdon have a fine claim three miles above
Lewiston, but are compelled to work at night,
using the water from Cookies Diggngs next
season they will have water of their own.
COOKIES DIGGINGs-Mr. Cookie informs US
that be will get off more dirt this season than
ever heretofore. is in fine spirits, and thinks he
has dead thing"
EAsyMAN's.-Four companies are running by
draulcs on these diggings this season. Mcclure
Smith & Co. have their bill claim fairly opened,
and prospects about half ounce to the hand, per
day from appearances it would take one pipe
half century 10 wash the claim out. Dunlass Il
Van Watre have one of the heaviest and best
worked claims in the county; the bank which
they are at present piping upon, is thirty.hve
feet high, heavy gravel, and large bowldes from
the surface to the bed rock. This claim has paid
we'll every season it has been worked, and will
last for years and years. Blakeware IL Smith are
working hydraulic, and doing well. Sweet ~
Co. are also piping, and if they get pay in pro
portion to the amount of ground they work off
Tim can VISIT next summer, his" pennyry1 gall"
in Michigan. Brown IL Shields are ground sluc-
ing in Eastmans Gulch. Their claims have
heretofore paid finely and we have no doubt but |
their summers working will prove equally pro-
litable.
BORIS HuI.-we did not have time to pay
these dggings visit, but learn that those who
have water are making money. Lanver ~ Win
kle and Alexander x Williams are reported as
averaging an ounce day to the hand. We
could not hear from our friends Quick Il Musser,
Ned. Banks and others, but learn they have water
and are piping.
Altogether we were pleased with the trip
Everybody was at work and in high spirits. We
spent Sunday night at the cabin of our old friend
Chas Mcclure, eat some of the dried elk which
he and En-. Dunlap captured last Fall. (they kill.
ed five) listened TO plan for "high old hunt
for the coming summer, and promised to make
one of the party. We predict good and sue
cessful mining season for this portion of Trinity
county.