Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-02-09
County Intelligence.


or current events can be sent us, they will be
gladly received and allowed place in the col
umns of this paper
The following letter, dated Canon Creek, Feb.
Sd, relates principally to the mining interest
EDITOR JOURNAL Taking advantage of your
oft repeated invitation to outsiders to furnish
intclli gencn of what may be going on shall
give You f W facts in relation to mining opera
tons on Canon Creek
Commencing at East Fork. I find that Clothier
! & Co., McFal & Co. and Drpinpti & Co., are all
making money. In the nrighborhond Of Jones
Murphv's trading post, all are getting good
wages McCatty & Co. making from Sc to $40 a
day Lower down. Barret: Il Co., who have some
heavy work to do before they can open their
claim, but being company of hard working.
industrious men, are pretty certain to do well.
Curry Co., still lower get from So TO $50 to
the hand Yales claim, next in ORDER is paying
handsomely, while directly opposite the Garwood
brothers make from SO to SIS daily, to the man.
Below Cancn City the Pierce brothers have
good claim. Gwin Co. have been ground
sucing, and will soon commence washing up.
They will make at least one ounce per day to the
hand. Mr. Guthrie, most enterprising Young
man, having purchased the saw mill and fnme
known AS Gilman's is putting them in complete
order and there is a prospect Of getting lumber
somewhat cheaper. The claims hplow the mill
believe are all paying-the claim known as Gar
rapee's, good wages. Wilson Il Co. own the next
claim, aud making out of their bed rock tun.
nels from S4 to So per day, to the man. AT Red
| Flat there are several companies at work opening
claims with good prospects among them is our
old friend and resident, c. Dannenbrink q Co,
and Prosser Co, are just getting to work, and
| think they will make money. Spgismund s
claim, understand paid largely last week
S400. Sergeant, Fisher Co, about two miles
below town, are making at least 500 per week
to the man. and every prospect of its lasting In
fact, times are better here than they have been
for some time back consequently some OF the
boys are enjoying themselves, and occasionally
our little town becomes very lively and the sa
looms do a good business. Dannenbrink appears
rather to take the lead. By the by, have you
many secrssioniss about Weaverville? Quite
little excitement was gotten up here yesterday
by prominent citizen donnng the Palmetto
cockadr the first seen here, but think he doesn't
mean to continue it. BUCKSKIN.
The next is from Jack X, and dated South
Trinity, Jan, 81 1861. It relates principally to
the doings of the New River miners
FRIEND GoRnoN Il am seated with the inten-
tion Of giving you few items from New River,
the great EIdorado of this county. Few people
unacqnaintc1 with this section are aware of the
vast extent of mining ground embraced within
the scope of country drained by New River and
its tributaries.
New River to day presents somewhat the APP
pcarance of Rich Bar, Feather river in 80 and
81. AT the same time the mines are not pros
pected enough to fully develop their vast mineral
wealth. AT present there are bout forty men at
work on Poney Creek and East Fork Poney
Creek, as you are aware, has proved itself to be
very rich in nuggets OF large size, say from 100
to 5000. The miners of POney Creek are all
doing WE'LL making from S. to $50 per day.
Most Of the lucky ones on this Creek are old
miners of Wcavtrvie and Trinity river-many
Of them well known to you Mr. G. Titus, f.
G. Coffin, C. Powers Dutch Fred, DR.. Cohen. and
others BY the way, Hart Il Co. are also doing
very well.
The dggngs on East Fork, from Reach & Bay
cts trading post 10 the head of the stream.
distance of twenty-five miles, pay well on every
bar or bench that has been proSpectrd in fact, |
all the men on this stream are doing well that |
have commenced work. We have the best win
ter's supply Of provisions Of any mining camp
below Big Flat.
The North Fork has paid well as far as it has
been worked, and with Uncle Billy Kirkham as
its pioneer, you will hear of some large strikes
there next spring | would not advise any person
to come here for six weeks yet, as the mountain
tops are covered with from five to six feet of
snow.
CONSTITUENT" who writes from Ferry Bar,
addresses some remarks to Congressman Scott,
relative to the contents of the Lindley letter.
We print only the closing portion of them:
"By the tone Of
your letter it would appear that you favor the
action of the scceSsioniss. You forget, sir, that
it was by and with the aid of Northern votes
that you were elected You have forgotten, also,
that yon was elected to represent California, and
not Alabama Had you taken firm and noble
stand for the UniOn--the enforcement of all Fed
at the South, against secession, you might have
won for yourself golden aurels wherewith to
crown an immortal fame but you have seen
proper to sink your destiny with Southern hot
heads--men who have made false statements with
regard to the North on purpose to excite the peo-
pie, that they might the better accomplish the
suicidal designs which they have been aiming at
for the last twenty five years. and now on the
sole pretext of Mr.. Lincoln's election, they
about to accomplish. You, sir, would gladly
have California sink her destiny with them hut
knowing that this cannot be- you urge upon us to
form Pacific Confrderacy, thinking thereby to
accomplish your ends-the destruction of this
glorious Union. You will fail in this, for we are
true, loyal, Union-loving citizens, and will cling
TO it as long as vestige remains"
PREAcHING.-Re N. Reasoner, P. e., will
preach at Douglas City at 2A o'clock p. M. on
Sunday next. The entire community are respect.
fully invited to attend
New ENrERPRsE.-W. B. Stoddard, Sam Don
ovan, Thos. G. Baldwin and Ed. j. Baldwin, have
fled in the Clerks Office of Trinity county, the
necessary papers for Incorporating the Indian
Creek Fluming Company. The company record
three miles of Indian Creek, and issue forty
shares of $1,000 each. making a capital stock Of
$40, 900. Mr.. Stoddard is one of the oldest and
most euterprisng citizens of Shasta county. His
fine judgment and great experience in mining
gives us every hope for the success of this enter
prise We welcome him to our county, and
- may the world wonder at the good luck' of all
concerned in the Indian Creek Filming Company,
ROBBERY AT OREGON GULcH.-The residence of
Mr.. Dennis Dacy was entered on Saturday last,
and money and other valuables to the amount of
500 stolen. German was arrested at Canon
City, on Monday, on charge OF being the dein-
quent, and examined before Justice Dannenbrnk
but afterwards discharged.
CHINA SUICIDEs-A Chnaman hung himself