Weekly Trinity journal. [volume] (Weaverville, Calif.) 1857-1972, 1864-05-21
Che Aon,e Retord.

from Garden Bar, May 18th. Garden Bar is in
the vicinity of the great Trinity River Canal, that
was, the foundation of which lost in the
great food of 6l-'12 and has never since been
found. A year previous to that disastrous visi-
tation one hundred men were engaged in
mining between Point Bar and Texas Bar. Now
&c the Judge and g Dob" are the only repre-
sentatiyes of advanced civilization in all that
district, although hundred men could find lu-
crative employment if the ditch could be re-
placed. Here's the letter:
DEAR JOURNAL DO YOU like correspondence
from the - honest miners y who are scattered
over the county think you do, and although
there is but little stirring in general way, with
rich strikes to chronicle, yet the mood to
scribble is on me, and there's only way to
get it off, Since disappeared from the admir-
ing gaze of my Weaver friends, have located
in spot that would just suit those who love
solitude, for everything looks quite wild in
the days of 40 and so, when women and q billed
shirts " were objects of curiosity. We have
failed to connect on any huge prospects as yet,
although everything looks favorable, and We
firmly believe that we will F" strike lie" shortly.
It's great help in prospecting to have the organ
of hope largely developed, though if it was as
big in my Uranium in the craniums of those
who still think Lee is not beat land there are
few such left should take measures at once to
have it reduced.
We are all jubilant over the glorious news
which the JOURNAL extra is supplying US with
The question of Grants ability to handle large
army is being settled in satisfactory way
Bully for Grant Grants the man. He g moves
on their works, y and keeps moving OF course
these reports are too absurd to be credited by
our rebel friends, although it comes from the
same source as the Shreveport affair came
through and somehow other they swallowed
oil that and like Oliver Twist asked for more.
was rather pleased at the remark of one of
them when told of the position of Butler and
Burnside, with their niger" brgades.-
" These ID Aboltionists have got something
to blow about now. They've stole nggers
enough to take Richmond But decidedly, the
news is such carries JOY TO the heart OF every
Union man. At last we seem to have concert of
action in all the military departments the q ana
conda" is tightening his coils to some purpose,
and the future is big with hope that the bloody
scenes of the last three years are drawing to
final close.
Dodge and Hayward came to Douglas, and of
course nearly everybody went to hear Dodge and
place, and better satisfied crowd could not be
found. 1t has been some time since we have had
ANYTHING down here that was really good. Dodge
is not an Opera singer by any means, but he is a
capital delneator of character, aud you know
little nonsense and then
X relished by the wisest men,
A press of other business has kept me away
from the digrings the past week. and my Bohe-
milan partner is literally 4" monarch of all he
surveys" There no whites except ourselves
for several miles along the river, and we rarely
see any one save now and then passing China
man or Mr. and Mrs. - Lo, they go mp and
down Dob devotes a great deal of his at
tcntou to the " klappcrschlangc, known in
Pike as rattlesnake,) which are pretty thick
along there sometimes two or three go the way
of all snakes in a day. Speaking OF rattiesnakcs,
do Voc know of no other remedy for the bite of
one than copious drinks of whisky ? We have
that remedy by us, but as we use 1t mostly az a
preventative in case snake shouid bite. We might
fail to connect at the proper moment 1t
good remedy when taken nwardly for most of
the ills which flesh is heir to, lin horn.
Since [ commenced this scrawl week ago,
prospects have improved little. To be sure we
have not struck lie - yet. but we expect every
minute when we are goin to, and think we have
got the world where Gale is reported to have had
the poultry. Mons rem0ns.
Douglas still flourishes. Kelton i Kellogg are
doing Il thriving business, and Jo Spence has
left for the Humboldt country last week, but
there has been no such rush rs in other years
Turner Bar boys are pushing forward their ditch
to Smiths Flat which when completed will
furnish water to that place the year round
SAD AccrpExr-Just after noon Tuesday
our citizens panied by the announcement
that Henry Richards, of the mining firm of
Bartlett 4 Richards, had been drowned in one
of the reservoirs which supply their claims in
the southern part of the Basin with water. Over
two hours previous to his absence being noticed
he had gone to open the two reservoirs supply
ing the claims with water. 1t was noticed by
the workmen for some time that the volume of
water coming down was not usually large, and
on going to the reservoirs, some half mile DIS
tant it was found that one was exhausted while
the gate in the other partially raised. The
lever to the gate was lying in the water and
footprints of the unfortunate man were visible
On the bank, which aroused suspicion. The wa
ter was Immediately drawn off, and the body OF
the unfortunate man discovered about eight feet
from shore. There are many conJectnres as 10
the cause of the accident, but nothing can be
positively known. On learning the fact Coroner
Hudsueth summoned a jury composed OF Geo.
Williams r. G.. Waugh, s. +. Jacobs, W. p.
Hartmann, VIM. Rule and R. Cox, who returned
n verdict of belief that Henry Richards came to
his death by aceidently falling in his reservoir
on the 18th day of May, 1864 Deceased was a
native of Breage Parish, county of Cornwall,
England, aged "a years. He was young man
of excellent reputation, and his untimely death
cast a deep gloom over a large circle of old ac-
1uaintances He has two brothers residing here
who receive the hearty sympathies of all in their
great uffictiou.
SArE.-Hepry Allen tells us that the party who
went from Hay Fork several weeks ago in pur-
suit of the Indians, has been heard from. 1t
has been joined by detachment of ten men from
SIMPSONS Mendocino company, and they were
close on the Diggers at last accounts. 1t is be-
iieyed that Ryan, an account OF whose defeat
we publish to-day, killed by the Indians
whom the soldiers are IN pursuit OIL.
COMMITTEE Observation-Disclosures named as
Sanitary Festival Executive Committee are re-
ouested to meet at the JOURNAL office at o CLOCK
this Saturday. evening to attend to business,
II Is honed that every member viii be on hand
when the roll of names is called. There is
GOOD deal to be done, and not much time to 90