Weekly Trinity journal., 1861-04-13

On Pony Creek and East Fork the claims that
were opened last fall are paying we'll, and no
doubt very valuable from the fact that the banks
as far as prospected prove richer than the bed of
the stream, and the gold of an equally coarse
character. The miners are introducing new and
improved modes of working their claims-der-
rcks, skip jacks Spanish windass and hydraul-
les, have taken the place of five feet crowbars
aud eolliers' picks-and with them enterprise and
perseverance, appears to be the order of the dav
We have also pretty good sprinkling of that
ubiquitous class peculiar to California, who with
AK and whip-saws, as substitutes for wandS, have
the power to cause cities and order to spring from
chaos and confusion The indeIatigahle |. Woods
has erected, during the past winter, at the June
ton of Pony Creek and East Fork, a couple of
houses for saloon and hotel purposes, that for
durability and beauty of construction would
compare favorably with some Of your best houses
in Weaverville. We have also a restaurant now
in full blast on Pony Creek, where soup Julian,
gooseliver, larded sweetbread bears, &C., could
be got up in style equal to any of the boosted
caterers of Demonico's Then we have a LARGE
building in course of erection by John HowarCiu
~ Co., which | believe is intended for a saloon.
where luXuries of all descriptions pertaining TO
the bar, shall be dealt out in quantities to suit
the most tastidious. Again, we have i'm the pros
pective the assurance that Mr.. A. Wiley. eX editor
OF the Humboldt Times, is now on his way to this
place with large and we'll assorted stock of mi
ners' supplies. He will he warmly welcomed
So you see, friend Gordon, that the future of
New River begins to brighten. Politically, the
Union sentiment predominates, and believe the
masses are opposed to coercion.
Respectfully, GREY SHIRT.
CANON CREEK.-Our correspondent Travel
err" whom we rather suspect of being a butcher
from his frequent perambulations, has been up
the Creek again, and tells us some things he no
ticed
Z" The frequent falls of rain and snow have
prevented men from working more than one or
two days of each of the two past weeks. But
they seem ' flush, . both in pocket and spirits
Faithful and lucrative work is being done by
several companies at and below Red Flat. Irving,
Prosser n Co., met with a serious loss few days
ago. They had been sluicing for several days in
good paying dirt, when slide from above came
upon them carrying away tools, sluices and part
of the hydraulic. Only two men were at work,
who barely escaped with their lives. The loss is
estimated at not less than 81, 900. The company
had labored hard, at great expense, most Of the
winter to get their claim opened.
Some of the citizens of the Creek made trip
to New River lately, but they have returned with
one exception. They report that they saw any
quantity of good looking squaws, but not enough
else to induce them to remain. The Court
has rendered decision to the effect that a min
ing claim may not be sold for debt Law suits
are frequent lager beer is the principal bever-
age used up here.
Robt. Curry has succeeded in reaching the
back channel in Lawlrr Bar, above town. 1t
Yields from So to S5 to the wheelbarrow load"
UPPER EAST FoRK.--We saw a gold specimen
sent in the other day by Mr.. A. A. Tomlinson,
the East Fork trader, which weighed about $50.
There are plenty such pieces up there, and not
men enough to dig them out There is room for
hundreds of men.