Weekly Trinity journal., 1862-05-31
The y JOurna1.
TOWN AND COUNTY MATTERS.

ceived the following note from Mr. y. Is. East
man, of Trinity river, gentleman who for the
past few years has devoted greater attention to
the cultivation of choice fruit, and the subject
matter of the letter, than any other in Trinity
county:
TRINITY RIVER. May 10, 1862.
FRIEND GORDON In your last Journal you
say that the fruit in this county was killed last
wear on the night of the l7th OF May. Now in
this think you are mistaken, and as your error
NAV become q matter of history unless correct
cd, am disposed to put you right Here on the
river the peaches commenced TO blossom last
wear on the 18th of March. On the zStb, we had
snow six inches deep, but it cleared up warm. and
did the fruit no harm. On the 7th OF April the
pears and cherries were in bloom ; on the 9Th
we had frost, the mercury going down to 2oo,
but a heavy fog in the morning prevented 1t from
doing the fruit any injury. From the 9th to the
2lst of April we had pleasant weather. On the
night of the 2lst and morning of the 22d we had
excessively cold weather. The mercury at III
O'Clock on the night Of the 2lst, stood at 32O ;
IL O'Clock, 80 ;3 o'clock on the morning OF
the POD. 27o at sunrise, 2Go-On my lowest
ground, 23O--and on that night my clog book"
says that six out of seven of the peaches and
pears were killed. The weather continued cold
and frosty from the 22d to the 2Gth but in my
garden the harm was done on the night OF the
2lst and morning of the 22d of April. L think
the fruit is safe from frost this year, God forbid
that should say this too sOon) and that we shall
be able to furnish the Shasta people with any re-
quired quantity, after supplying the home de-
mand. Respectfully, EASTMAN.
We have no doubt Mr. Eastman's record is a
correct one, but some allowance must be made
for the difference OF locality. Onr weather log"
for four years past, furnishes this information -
1S59-fruit killed by frost on the night OF Satur
day, May 9th l8G0-on the night of Saturday,
Nav 18th. lSGl-peach and cherry trees began
to blossom in the last week of Morch-othcr fruit
trees the first week in April. On the 2lst of that
month heavy frost, killing most of the early
fruit. No more frost until night of May l7th
when there vas sufficient frost to freeze pears
the size of walnut, through and through and
killing all other fruit not sufficiently protected
by foliage, as recorded in the Journal of the
pame week On the nght of May 27th, the open
ing night of the German May Festival, the wca
thcr was so cold that ice froze to II considerable
thickness With Mr.. Eastman, we think the fruit
eron is past all danger for this year. Thousands
and thousands OF bushels will be raised III Trini-
" ia fact, we expect, for once, to have an OPP
portuniiy to say that we have raised more fruit
than could be consumed in the county.
LEWISTON river neighbor, which n few
weeks ago was laid in ashes, has again assumed
a lively and busncss.like appearance. Charley
Rantzau has completed large and substantial
building, into which he proposes moving to day
Charley has Just received large lot of assorted
goods, which he asks the citizens of that locality
Especially the ladies' to examine, before pur-
chasing elsewhere Mr.. 0. Phillips has rebuilt
His blacksmith shop, and has most OF the timber
and lumber on the ground for his new hotel. lie
has completed another and larger ferry boat, and
il prepared to cross man or beast at any moment
McCnusland x Williams are occupying thelr rev
market house Miners in the ncighborhood are
making money, and circulating it freely
FELTrR's STRAWBERRY FAErY-is announced
for Wednesday. June lllh. 1t is unnecessary to
more than make mention of the fact, Tor every
body who can go has already resolved to be pres
ent. Large and small carriages, stages, wagons
with and without springs, and even that "payed
out" institution, the mule, have all been charter
ed by citizens who know when and where to
yo to eniov themselves. Mr.. Feltcr tells us the
strawberry crop will be fearuly large THIS sea
son that Harry McElvany has made the road
over the mountain look as good as news ana that
he is sparng no effort to make The Fourth An
nual Strawberry Party a source Of great pleasure
TO all who will attend it.
PERsoNAL.-County Treasurer Musser returned
on Monday. County Clerk Griffin is sick-con-
fined to his bed. District Attorney Murphy is
rusticatinp at San Francisco. II. j. Howe, Esq
left on Friday morning, for Red Bluff, to aid in
the prosecution of Raymel the murderer OF Da-
vid Il. Smith. j. Chadbourne, Esq. is also at Red
Bluff, awaiting the opening of the June term OF
Court.
OREGON GuLcu RoAB.-Nowithstand all
assertions to the contrary overseer McElvany
will have the road from West Weaver to Felter's
ranch in prme condition by the llth OF june
lie has worked increasingly for the last month
has filled UP the caves, cleaned out the Sides cut
down that ugly hill beyond West Weaver creek.
and will buy any man new hat VINO on the !llD
of next month will have the impudence to assert
that it is not as good road us any other road.
DEXrBTRY.-Dr Bernard, resident Dentist, ad-
Vertises that he is prepared to manufacture sets
of artificial Teeth on Vucanite Rubber Plates.
This new invention is said to be quite rs durable
SRd much cheaper than the gold plate. The Dr.
is thorough workman. and will be happy to
receive orders for any kind of work in his line
Office, Hocker's building, second story.
HAVE you come back to play Dixie again ?"
said Block to the little Italian fiddler boy, when
he jumped out Of the stage at the Express office,
the other night
Dixie umph, that's played out long agoW
was the pert reply, and away went little one to
embrace Margery, his favorite Hurdy.
Court OF SEssIoNs.--County Judge Curtis has
called special term of the Court of Sessions, to
commence on Monday, the 9th of June, in accor-
dance with the wishes of large number of citl-
zens and electors of the county. who petltioned
for that purpose. Grand Jury will be drawn
on Thursday next, June 5tb.
GOING N0RTH.-One hundred aud eighty head
OF beef cattle from Humboldt county crossed
Trinity river at Iowdens ranch, last Sunday, en-
route for the Salmon river country. The owners
anticipate large profit for their long and tedi-