Weekly Trinity journal., 1863-04-04
NUMBER II.
klamath County Cores pondence.
ORLEANS BAR, March II, 1868.

destiny" is liberal rendering of an old Greek
saying. Whether these Grecan fogieS knew that
your correspondent, when he started on his
"winding way - for the land of the great North.
ern gold humbug-his mind stuffed brim full OF
golden dreams--would bring up, settle down.
squat, locate, aud make home in the good
county of klamath, State of California, passeth
my NEUROLOGICAL lore. An can say is, if they
did, they had decidedly the advantage of your
said correspondent-for he did not.
NV last episte to the JOURNAL was dated
Yreka May last, in which mountain city had
been but few days. About that time the first
disappointed gold-seekers began to arrive back
from their bootess trip North, and day Ivy day
these miners increased in the number Of their
arrivals You may believe they gave no very
1attering account Of gold hunting in the North.
am not naturally weak-kneed y in any ven.
ure undertake, but the numerous hard stories
of peril by flood and mountain, aud d.sappont.
mcut when the Mecca Of their hopes was reached,
corroborated by all who returned. determined
the " underwater to seek another field for eX-
hbitng those great talents which he possesses in
so eminent degree, in his own estimation, and
which his friends aud the world at large are So
slow to discover and appreciate. To make long
story short, concluded to try my fortune in the
good county of Klamath, and | assure yourself
aud readers have nothing to regret iu the chocI
of u location.
Then, here am, located and domiclled for the
remainder of my mundane life, so far az know,
in this very romantic little town of Orleans Bar.
could grow eoquently descriptive over the
many beauties of scenery, location, and virtues
of climate which belong and pertain to the
capital of klamath county, but have some falnt
remembrance of having, some year ago, bored
the readers of the Journal with u two column
article descriptive of trip to Klamath, wherein
this town comes in for its share Of notice, there
fore. shall only add that Orleans Bar is all it
has ever been represented-a pretty little noun
tain town, romantically situated on the banks or
the klamath, and blessed with fine climate
and-several Digger ranches, and more Digger
ranches
Klamath is one Of the most inaccessible aud
isolated counties in the State; never having
had newspaper published within its limits, and
no, or very few, newspaper correspondents. IL
| has been quietly snoozing alter the style OF old
! Rip Van Wrinkle, ever suce the suhsiding of the
! first Salmon aud Klamath fever, nearly ten years
ago. This county is destined to prove one OF
the richest districts in minerals, of all Northern
California There are not more than lour hun
dred persons engaged in creek, river, bar, aud
other species of placer mining in the county ; but
ALL or nearly SO, are doing well-better from
my knowledge OF neighboriug counties. than any
similar numbers in any other section IN tho
Northern portion Of the State.
QUARTZ MINES
Quartz mining Is now attracting much atten-
! tion over here. There are two quartz mills in
successful operation, within eight miles of Saw
! yer's Bar-one running eight and the olhdr
! twelve stamps. Stock in these two companies
are held at large premium, and the owners arc
confident OF making fortunes. Some three or
four other ledges have been well prospcccd and
are said to "pan out " rich. At least two moro
mills will be built during the coming summer,
and perhaps more. From all can learn from
distinguished practical men, there is no doubt
but what the entire range Of mountains between
the South and North Forks Of Salmon river
abOunds in paying gold bearing quartz, aud that
IT Is fine field lor the entcrprlslng quartz miner
COPPER.
Copper, too abounds in klamath tons of pure
copper, within year or two, have been picked
up in Red Cap creek. In the saloon opposite the
American Exchange, in San Francisco, may bc
seen one piece Weighing u pounds of pure cop
per, found by u mlncr IN this creek, some two
years ago. Some very little prospecting has
been done, but none to hurt" iG fact the work
done can hardly be diguted into prospccting--a
few days labor by two or three men. That there
is copper in the Red Cap hills is certain. A
Company from Crescent City, and also another
San Francisco Company, have within the last six
weeks taken up u distance Of several miles ON
the copper range, and given notice of their in
tention to Immediately set to work huating
copper.
A CHANCE FOR 4 DITCH SPECULATION.
/ The good citizens Of Orleans Bar have plen
! tiful lack of enterprise. GOu may Judge. when
| | tell the readers OF the JOURNAL, that the town
OF Orleans Bar is situated on an extensive, and,
when worked, fine paying bar, and that, with
| large aud neyer.iaiiing creek, from which il
would be quite easy to bruga ditch of hun-
drcd sluice- heads OF water, there is but siu-
| Gle sluice-hcad running upon it, aud but one
claim worked which has, lor the three or four
wears it has been worked, paid an average of
SO to the hand per day 1t would not cost
over $4,000 to bring one hundred sluice heads Of
water upon Orleans Bar, and surrounding dig
gings aud | verify believe such q ditca would
not nay less than $40, 900 income per annum ia
my Judgment 1t is the very best opportunity
ever knew in California for a man with few
thousand dollars, to realize fortune, lOl
naturally ask, why, II this IS such IA "good
thing some smart chap has not brought in this
ditch? | answer-the Old citizens, who have
accumulated some money here, have no enter
prise--the new comers have no money. com.
pany was organized this past winter for the pur-
pose of bringing on the ditch, but sufficient
cash stock could not be raised here, aud
the enterprise for the time has " fallen through"
| advise any old Trnitatian, who is bound
/ to change his base OF operations" and
who has a few thousand dollars which is 81 hu.-
/ tim on him." to pay II visit to Orleans Bar,
/ and Judge for himself As an old friend Of minU
says, "wo'll treat him suspciously and expeud
/ ev'ry hostility" All Trinitarans who are bound
to swap diggIngs, had much better migrate to
/ klamath than either Powder river, Humboldt
or Washoe.
HEALTHY TOWN.
have no local news to give you. A baby Ia
occasionally born, but nobody ever dies here
/ In Klamath the mortal coil hangs with tho
tenacity OF Haldie's wire rope even strychuiuo
whiskey doesn't rust it Old people that come
here rejuvinate neutrality-suspicious. boys again
in their feelings habits and actions. No longer
ago than this evening saw more than dozen
men, past the meridian OF life in years, amusing
themselves-in fact deeply absorOed-iu rolling
eight ivory marbles over u large table with
rim around it, just to see il they c0uid put an
odd or even humber in u hole in one corner of
/ the table | could not but reflect: ''Oh, inuo-