Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-11-30
Concluding Notes OF n Trip TO klamath Go.


miles below the mouth of the Salmon, and fifteen
above the confluence of the Trinity and klamath.
1t is the very prettiest, and most antically
situated little mountain town in The State. The
main street faces the river-here, q stream pre-
senting the appearance of larger body of wa
ter than the Sacramento. Between the river and
street is Il beautiful and gently sloping lawn,
having an average width of one hundred and lif-
ty PAGES, dotted here and there with large and
fourishing chinkapn oaks, affordng in the sum-
mer season a most grateful shade, and giving the
whole village front the appearance OF well kept
and magnificent park. On the opposite side of
the river, and commencing from The very waters
edge, rise the grand and lofty mountains over
which we had passed on our journey, whose sum
mits for half the year are hid in the clouds
Commencing some half mile back of the town
a range of high flats and low rolling hills take
their rise, gradually forming into mountains in
the far distance. One street principally compri-
ses the town the buildings are generally frame,
and painted white, among which noticed as the
most conspicuous large and commodious Court
House, strong and substantial Jail, flne large
hotel, kept by Mr.. JAS Smms, large store well
stocked. owned by Campbell & Co.. and well-fur-
nished Billiard Saloon, kept by Aber j. Go. Or
leans Bar has population of about one hundred
whites, and from a sojourn of four or five days, |
can testify to their intelligence and hospitality.
Considerable mining is done on the Klamath
bars near town, and in the wet season on the high
flats spoken of above. These flats embrace miles
of good mining ground gold being found wher
ever they have been prospected, and yet they
have been but little worked. The reason is sim
ple-want of water-yet creek affOrding forty
sluice heads of water in the dryest season can be
turned on them by an expenditure of say Sl00 900. |
This would have been done long ago, but it seems
party had taken up the right of water some
four or five years ago. expended several thousand
dollars, and failed TO procure sufficient means TO
complete the ditch, and under the five year
law" has been enabled TO prevent Others who
would have finished the work, from engaging in
the enterprise. l learn, however, that the party
himself is anxious for the completion of the
ditch, and that an advantageous arrangement
may be made with him to that effect, by parties
having means. Now, you adventurous gentle
men who nightly dream of mythical fortunes to
be made away off in the Nez Perez and Cariboo
humbugs, think of this opportunity for making
a fortune. These mines present mach the same
appearance as the mines in the Weaverville Ba-
sin, and prospect quite as we'll, and if supplied
with water would furnish paying dggings for
thousand miners for years to come. look for
ward to the day when this will become one of the
most nourishing mining camps in northern Cali
fornia.
met at Orleans Bar several old Trinitarians,
among whom was VIM. F. Vaughn, ESQ., Charles
Bradley, James IIoppin, Esq. and Tom. Aber,
all of whom seem pleased with their new home
The people of Orleans Bar have, in most matters,
attained high state of moral culture, bat there
is still lingering among them-perhaps a rem.
nant of frontier barbarism--a most cruel custom.
Every once in while they " skin an Indian" |
was horribly shocked one evening by the gentle
manly ex sheriff of Klamath county, Capt c.,
inviting me to participate in that bit of humane !
sport. "Poh come along you'll be amused :"
said he. | assisted at the skinning. Well, it |
wasn't such terrible affair after all eh, Cap.
tain
During our stay at Orleans Bar heavy storm
set in, rendering it very dangerous to attempt to
return to TT Unity by the route we had come so
it was decided we should return by way of Klam-
ath and Trinity rivers-a route always passable
during the entire year. Accordingly, aft or bid
ding goodbye TO the hospitable denizens of this
ia 10 10 10 I
alus. and l my little mule, commenced our re-
turn trip. AS we descended the river, on many
of the bars noticed miners at work, and sever.
al claims were pointed out as paying largely.
Eight miles below came to the house kept
by Mr.. Sheldon. That gentleman kindly invited
us to smile"-we did it. Two miles further
brought us to the ranch of Mr.. Campbell, at the
mouth of Bluff creek. Here we fell in with the
very intelligent and agreeable ex-county Clerk
of klamath, Mr.. Stevens, who, as he said, was
"just rusticating on general principles" Mr.. C.
Hospitality invited us to spend the remainder of
the day and night with him. / suggested it was
eary-only o'clock. We had long ride be-
fore us Drake stretched his legs before the stove,
said it g. looks like rain this is deuced com
Portable place. | answered "as you choose"
We remained, and very agreeable afternoon and
evening we had, too [Nota Bene-I say, Drake,
You owe me bottle of wine. Don't you remem-
Der our bet at the dinner table on the soup -
You insisted it was squirrel or duck soup, that
it was mock turtle. You backed your judgment
by wager of bottle of wine. You thought
you had me dead-you saw Stevens bring in a
duck. IT proved on reference to our host to be
bean soup. Stevens should forward the recipe
for making that soup to Soyer. 1t was the most
palatable ever tasted
Before light next morning we were on our an
imals. We took breakfast at Wichpeck, set
tlement at the mouth of Trinity river, five miles
below Campbells. Here is quite an Indian viii
lage, the houses being built of boards stood up
endwisp with board roOfs-Oute an imnrOvpment