Weekly Trinity journal., 1864-12-10
Laborers Wanted.


and further properly Developed this may become
one prosperous mining counties Of California
During every year since 1852 millions Of gold have been
shipped from Trinity county The mines develop ed from that
date within three years past, were of the richest
and Thousands Of miners worked
dgings of the county, and received rnex-
pected yield # gold for their aors went for
easily obtained AID with but light outlay
of capital A. natural consequence. the surfece dggngs
in time exhausted in the principal localities worked
and forthwith the cry up that the mines Of Trinity
county worked Mt We have lived here nine years.
aud know that what state is We remember as
long ago 1876 Of hearing who hal, up that
ioiced in the proprieorsp good paying claims, but
which either worked failing to yield the former
harvest Of gold, begin intimate that about
time dis comfy They had ainassed thousands by
washing few inchesor "a most-of surface dirt
stopped tink that the beds the creeks and
uches might contain treasure suf
fcient outlay of what they cash
ly accumulated. They delighted in the possession of we'll
filled purses believed the best thing lie done
to seek investment elsewhere. so it went and
call mind and bring figures to show where, from the time
breaking the Frazer river excitement hundreds
thousands dollars carried from the county in
single week, aside from the regular shipments of banking
houses and gold dust dealers. We remember single in
stained within the past years where durng week over
fifty thousand dJilars were carried from Douglas City,
The :" stalnpcde commenced with the
excitement, which time Trinity county
tanned voting population Of nearly three thousand almost
what is to-day. That nearly years
ago distant excitements had just commenced and
has continued up To the rcsen; year Carriboo Salmon
river Nevada and Idaho all received large tribute from Trim
ity only in aborers but in of money which
had been gathered here 5 that during the
mentioned the has only suffered disaster from fire
flood hui succession OF unf,vrable and
muneratiye mining
much for the past; intend to express opinion
in regard to the future of this county As have stated
the surface Of portions Of Trinity has been quite indus
trousiy scraped portions perhaps thoroughly worked
But there hundreds upon hundreds of of ground
which have been touchcof which little is known
to-day in the Spring of 1910 of the localities
which have yielded richly. IN Fl Dorado Nevada Placer
and Sierra counties the researches of experienced miners
been extended the hills and mountains and with the
most hatering and successful results Not i'll Trinity
where hills and mountains IF the nature and which
bear evidence Of being rich in hidden treasure exist There
for this condition Of arlack of enterprise
capital Enterprise first required to develop the
richness any mineral reion capital is quite certain to
follow. Enterprises have ccn projected and commenced
is true generally failed of their real aim Had not the
Winter been the lgost nccncnt witnessed
in since its settlement Ly the whites. the Trinity
River Canal would have been completed supplying water for
all the mining region from STUART
son ulcll district the Had not the business
of this county been financially tcnerootcd the proposition
Of Marysville capitalists years ago convey the
Fork the Bolts Hill diggings. would
have been carried into effect. At that time, after lad
been sent here examine the country the canal would ira
oneaf the necessary money preferred if the
business Of Trinity and those interested would supply
the other half 1t would have been hut rie hut that
opportunity allowed to slip. So with numerous other in
stances o which might refer but which wouil
avail nothing
What Trinity needs to-day Is pomlatiIndre aid t"
develop tho hidden wealth of her territory
All the way Of Trinity river to the borders
Of Shasta Humboldt and klamath. the south, west and
north there are indications o the existence Of gold in pay
ing quantities The banks and bars of that and its
tributaries have been worked here and there but MOI thor
oughly Throughout Trinity Valley,
of the foot of Trinity there goodlg
sinps either side Of the river The mines Of that valley
alone should give employment to no less than five hundred
aborcrs The Minersvic REGION (ncarly dcpomlaci hy
the Boise exodus of last SPRING. and the country bordering
Fork miles from mouth Fay richly. Thosr
that section Of country we'll still faith that
Nnorsvile will again its former lively appearance
1t folly try persuade them that the gold is exhausted
on Digger, rcenhon Mule creeks that there is not
told treasure bordering tho East Fork
el%n and old rezIents WHO left in hope to ni letter
their
stakes for another sojourn.
The Bolts Hill country from Calvns old ferry to the Wood
ranch would furnish lucrative employment for hundreds Of
men if water could he had As il Is wta favorable mining
large amount of gold will be taken out No better
paying could be funn anywhere than ditch to
supply the Rush Creek Buckeye and Bolts iIiil dlins
popecte ami everywhere for miles the color of gold can he
found.
Lewiston rich mining locality just fairly prospcccd
and furnishes employment nearly hundred miners
plentiful supply of water the high dgnss would soon
double its population Crows hune over the RIVER
which carried away in 1851 has Just been rebuilt and
will furnish employment for large number Of men IN ts
work has een done for three 1t will prove great
benefit to lewiston.
All along the river from Lewiston Douglas City,
less work has been done principally in the bars and low
benches however Douglas City the livelest outside town
in the county and Will speedily and surely increase i'll mpor
lance The Turner Bar Co have by means Of new ditch
just completed diverted the water formerly used in their old
Claims to smiths Flat. opposite Douglas No richer locality
than it has been discovered in the Claims
mously and as the Ditch is ninety feet above smith
which formerly supplied the locality with wafer expect
to hear Of renewed activity in the mining line The CLAIMS
will wears and the certain prospects of
fortune With Cochrans Davisons and the Turner
Comranys bitches. the Douglas City miners will evidently
not want for water the coming SEASON.
From Douglas shall 90 Junction City emitting
to state that the mines of Flbustcr Flat Reddngs Bar
Cape Horn Bar. Red Bar Steiners Flat Evans Bar and
Arkansas Dam, far from being exhausted Mcansand
Co have made ditch to their rich claims on "het-
stone Bar opposite stener and with mislap will reap
houniifu golden harvest during the next six months Plen-
ty of water all the seincr Flat miners have wanted to
claims about the Fiat and that they are owned by GOOD
class of citizens who are bound to make money if they have
opportunity.
Junction City again the high road To prosperity. No
single locality suffered heavily by the flood Of three
than it, but enterprise has again placed it the
old footing and predict immense gold yield during the
coming Phbrook & Co. have lately completed
ditch taking water from Canon Greek, above Buffers which
will furnish an abundant supply of water with which
work the paying along route we'll
the high diSginss about the mouth Of the creek Days
aud Sturitants ranches, and which be carried
kansas Dam and Evans Bar if This section has
suffered much from the lack Of for years. but
will not in future, and the lchof Phbrook 4 Co,
which ready supply will furnish employment
for hundred in the vicinity of Junction City
There plenty of good mining ground all along
nduz miners locate and work claims which
yield them good income. Junction City is busy.
thriving aud s prospects for the future cheering
Exams still boasts Of rich paying cians ami there
is no elliR; whether they will be worked
Miners have been niusriously employed in them for
wears and vet there visible fingo in the yield We
are told that Lsngc who good claim half mile
above the Bar on the opposite side Of the has of late
dggincs in the hill above which will SO day
10 the evidence cf the existence of gold in the
hills all the his place to Netilliyrays ranch al
thouch no mining Of consequence has been done except in
the immediate vicinity Of the river
Mich mining will done this year in the neShb7ihood OF
Raabs ranch HILL and the several bars between
MIA rich claims