Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-04-02

From present indications the mining season, Of
1854 will be one of the most farorable that
have had in the county for several years. The
carly part of the winter opened propttious
heavy rains fell and saturatcd the ground; the
weather was mild and claims were worked sue.
cessfully which in general could not beworked
until as late as February But the long dry
spell that followed the opening of the new year
caused feeling of dependency to settle over
the minds of all who were interested in mining
operations. AOweek ago ..Old Bally," upon
which the miners of Weavervile basin are de-
pendant for their summers supply of water, had
less snow on its sides than is generally visible
winters have been very unfavorabe for mining
and it seemed as though third was about to be
added to the list. The gloomiest forebodinrs
were felt for the coming summer, but now such
fears are at an end. The food gates of Heaven
are openeL the mountain sides are clothed again
in their snowy garments, and as all are prepared
to take the fullest advantage of the storm, VIC
look for a prosperous and successful season OF
labor. >sss{
As We write it is raining steadily, with an at
tending atmosphere which promises an additional
deposit of snow on the mountain SUBMITS around
US. q Ais for the best, is old truism. The
miners, many of whom for three months past
have been indulging in heightened visages and
occasional growls at the scarcity of water, have
grown cheerful at the prospect ahead. The pat
tering rain brings promise of prosperous re-
turn for wcll-directed labor for none will deny
that in the avocation of mining double the work
can be done in a day at this season that could
have been in December and January. Now three
or four hours labor per day can be per-
formed than then, and without the fear of gen.
eral frceze-up every night. We think there ,=
little hazarded in saying that the present mining
season will be the most prosperous one for the
last four years.
| We shall again call the attention of people
both at home and abroad to the fact that Trinity
county is to-day the best mining county in Cali
forna and that her mines arc the least developed
of any Thousands of acres of rich mining
ground along Trinity river and its tributaries
from Coffee creek at the north to New river at
privileges al dndant, only waiting for enter
prise and capital to carry them where the waters
would develop untold fortunes. This is no idle
talk, but truth which is being year by year ac-
knowledgcd by those who formerly believed the
mines of this county nearly exhausted.
We could refer to the files of the JOURNAL and
produce the of fifty persons who have
gone from this county within the past eighteen
months in pursuit of wealth in Washoe, Hum
boldt, Idaho and Washington Territories, who
could with the money Il y carried away, together
with their labor for one year, complete
water bitches which would be certain source
of wealth within two three years from the
time Of completion, and we have yet to hear of
one of the number who has made @ strike y in
his new home, while we know of several who
would give few months labor willingly to be
set down in old Trinity again Let the waters
of Stuart's Fork be diverted to the Rush creek
and Bolts Hill diggings !; let those of Canon
creek be brought to the Oregon Gulch and DEM
ocrat Gulch ranges let ditch be taken from
Trinity river q mile or two above Evans Bar to
the diggres on Arkansas Flat, or dozen other
like enterprises which we could mention, and
Trinity would soon be one of tt , mo- prosper
Gus mining counties in the State.