Weekly Trinity journal., 1864-06-18

Under date Honey Lake, May, "a, our old
friend, g Jacinto," sends the following to the
Humboldt Register:
1t has always been n saying with my friends
that was the very picture of bad luck, but if
no unforeseen accident should happen me, and
the road continues to come to the surface every
three-fourths of mile the ecclesiastical cusses
of Humboldt may expect to be afflicted with my
presence in about ten days. Should fail to
connect you will, in my obituary, please record
the fact that among my many redeeming quail
ties | have twice sat as chairman of primary
meetings where the test oath was 81 are you
sound on the Union and square with the wash
woman 2''
left the Northern mines of California on the
9th, in company with one of the most ultra Dix
ietes that ever graced this State or any other
He is an old friend and knows very we'll that if
had the world my way for a short time, would
Jerk the pillows from under jeff little institu
ton and let him down quicker than you can say
Bob with your mouth open and if he had
things his way awhile, am greatly mistaken, if
old Abe auditory nerves are somewhat acute, if
he didn't hear something drap suddenly
Both being extremists, agreed not to say
word about the Nation troubles, this trip.
Aside from this great flaw in his Uranium, Reb
is boon travelling companion in fact, he's
bully boy no glass eye, however-don't part his
hair in the middle, nor sing bass +; has three
br0tner5, none OI WHOM were ever III INC Legs
lature or the San Quentin department. Also,
has two sisters who never were known to suck
alum all the week, that they might lisp on Sun
day. He says there is not one Of the family
given to lispng, and they raised in the
center of a persimmon patch, too.
On the way we were joined by bald-hcaded,
sore-eyed, bean-poker sharp, who said he was
travelling for his health and made Reb believe
that his case aggravated one of scrofu-
| 10, tla1r, hut my about them
was that looking too long and'steadily at small
pairs was what's the matter. On the third day,
we arrived at the Bluffs, and set about immedi-
ately to prepare for our journey.
After getting the wagon half-soled, and each
man purchasing peculiar sort Of hat it was
decided to supply the larder and make start
Humboldt-ward. Bean-poker soon returned
with a lot of concave block-tin, which he assured
me would not show dirt. ! told him knowing
the ordeal through which we had to pass that i
shouldn't wonder if few shirts that wouldn t
show graybacks would be good investment
Bean got indignant-thought was personal. |
offered an apology, which seemed to make 1t all
| right-at the same time telling him there was
danger of being gored by horned toad on the
road, and Red Bluff whiskey was the only known
antidote 1t not only cured the wound, but was
a bully good preventative against Indians, Hat
Greek Hills and alkali That struck his SUIT
and we were fast friends from that on. / d had
curiosity to know the cause of that billiard
ball looking head-but knowing him very sensi-
tive. dare not ask him. did not know whether
to attribute it to catnp on the bowels in infancy
or Souarza on the brain at more advanced pc
Rod but to show how much valuable intorma-
ton may gain by keeping his mouth smut
| will tell you how unraveled it We had a
large chest with very heavy lid to it, in which
we kent our grub. Into this we slowed our
demiohn of whisky; and from ten to fifteen
times a day you might Bean-poker drinking );
and he always held the lid up with his head
1t was all plain enough to me. We three COM
prised our little party, though quite delegation
of Douglas Cityites are just ahead: Dr. -,
of Star City, who takes with him his amiable
and ACCOMPLISHED lady and three little Juveniles,
either of them sharp enough to drive into an
oak stump also young disciple OF Blackstone,
who goes to pcrmanately locate-and might
say of him. that with few revolutions of the
grndstone he can make the Plebes believe that
the law-abiding, sant-like John Doe is an injured
and much-abused community, and that old Dick
Doe, the old traitorous, out-lawed, copperlead-
ish son-of-a-gun, deserves the extreme penalty
of the law, to all intents and purposes. And
still quite goodly number talk of leaving Doug
las City for Humboldt this Spring provided they
can raise the wind. A man wants to be in good
circumstances to pay the toll through to the
Bluffs.
You frequently hear, no doubt, extravaganza
stories about the Pittsburg mines in Shasta
county. Now, to be as emphatic as possible, 4
believe they id humbug | think II TINS
world was dead OK that the Pittsburg mines
would be the identical spot where the cayoleS
and buzzards would commence the post-norten
examination. If have done inJustice " '"o
mines, I'll apologize if | ever go thar way. 90
We rolled out on Friday, and all eApees 49, ~
r know about the nations affairs for mon'n I'll
contained in Thursday dispatch Lee Gu ~ .,a
r retreat Grant in hot pursuit nuhy ioi '"'
hot! | say. x;vor There 7
e Tuesday brought us to Susan river. IA er;,a
ound an old 80 partner, married. ana naa qus Se
fam;lv. Old pard was glad TO see me. ~
+, was spouse on husbands account. lou shoalo
t hax. seen me straining my politeness, when IN
a .roarced to his wife-with dust SO timex on my
ssce that fy could not have crawled on 1t with,
A ont n nair of Norwegian snow shoes shouiu
have taken them to have just been united IN the
holy bonds of hemlock, had not young America
: staiked in and without noticing me shot MS
mouth off in the following style:
Papa, I'll bet you forty thousand dollars
can throw you over the fence Myself and Ole
pard smiled I'll make you bet OF 3oofeet OF
4 San Jacinto rock that that boy waters his horse
j in the Danube some day, if the horse lives.
III bid the happy family goodbye, and journeyeo
fon vioh ny iefs ear burning Ill the time which