Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-07-30
The Future of Trinity.

All accounts from the scenes of the past
two OF three years mining excitements from
British Columbia on the north to the extreme
southern boundary of Nevada Territory, 60 to
show that the long-looked for reaction is about
to come,--that thousands are leaving or prepar-
ing to leave for the old stamping-ground-the
mining region of this State. This exodus from
Idaho and Nevada Territories, added to the heavy
overland immigration now beginning to arrive
will, it is estimated, add from fifteen to thirty
thousand to the population of this State during
the next six months. Viewing the above esti-
mate in a common sense light, we cannot believe
it an exaggerated one. 1t is but the natural re-
suit OF all similar hasty movements since the
discovery of gold on the Pacific coast.
Experienced miners and scientific men who
have visited the scenes of these recent excite
ments agree in pronouncing California the only
real gold country yet discovered. In what is
known as the mining region there is scarcely
square rod of ground in which the color of gold
cannot be found. This is not the case in any
of the newly discovered mining localities on the
coast. In the Cariboo country the diggings are
"spotted" on Frazer river one bar was found to
be rich in gold while in a neighboring one the
color could not be obtained. And the rule has
prevailed in the Fort Colville, Salmon river and
Idaho mines, throughout. Consequently it is
entirely reasonable that old miners, acquainted
with the real nature and resources of California
should turn back from sections not alone over
populated, but where gold does not exist in pay
ing quantities, to region which they have thor
oughly tested and where most of them had ac-
cumulated a competency, or at least sufficient
means to carry them to these far-off localities
With the returning crowd Trinity, situated
as it is, will come in for her share. We hear of
many who have resolved to come back, while all
who have mined in the county before know what
its resources quite well we can tell
them, and know too that its resources are only
partially developed. Let them come we can
furnish lucrative employment for hundreds. The
Indian troubles about quoted, and the re-
opening of the rich mining districts of lower
Trinity and the New river section has already
commenced. And the county is just fairly re-
covering from the disastrous food of three years
ago by the rebuilding of bitches, fumes, water
wheels, ETC., which to furnish rich mining
districts with an abundant supply of water
Quite number of these enterprises being
rapidly pushed to completion. Philbrook & Tye
digging large ditch from Canon creek to
supply water Tor the bar claims between Buffers
and Junction City. When finished it will make
labor for hundred men in that section. tits high
enough if desired to cover the Arkansas Dam
and Evans Bar dggings. The Turner Bar Com
pany are digging a ditch fran Reddng's creek
to Smiths Flat which will be sixty feet higher
than the old one. This new enterprise will open
an extensive range of good mines, and make live
ly times for Smiths Flat and Douglas City when
completed.
These only two of many like projects under
way in contemplation. We are firm in the
faith that Trinity will come out all right. IF the
approaching mining season is a favorable one we
shall witness no more as dull times as the pres
ent for five years to come.