Weekly Trinity journal., 1865-10-14


FIRST CALIFORNIA MONUMENT TO LNcoLS.-On
the 7th instant the people of Red Bluff dedicated
the Lincoln monument at Oak Hill Cemetery,
with impressive and appropriate ceremonies.
The Observer gives detailed and interesting
account of the exercises of which DR.. Broadway
was President, Capt Andrus Vice President, and
". F. Bofnger Marshal, In the procession the
LaSsen Rangers, Capt. B. Neel, took the lead
followed by the Odd Fellows and Masons, in re-
gala, and citizens in carriages, mounted and on
foot. A box of articles deposited in the
base of the monument, among which were the
muster roll of the . Rangers" lists of officers Of
several societies, pupils in public schools county
officers. copies of Red Bluff, Sacramento and San
Francisco papers. list of. contributors to monu-
ment, and copies of Linccns Emancipation and
Amnesty proclamations. An impressive prayer
by Rev. J. Mclaughlin followed the raising of
the column to place. after which came the address
by NJ H. Myrick, Esq, which is printed in the
O6serrer. 1t was worthy and noble tribute to
the great martyr to human freedom, from which
we extract the closing paragraph;
We here dedicate this OF before
he first erected in martyred President
The faithful scuiptors have it fitting words and
emblems Here they have carved In memory Of ABRAHAM
LINCOLN There is the eagle emblem Of onr nation grasp
ing firmly in his talons countrys banner And there
above ALL above dead President and above our buried
love- above the dead heroes and above the living ones above
and above homes above State and above all else
engraved which he and thousands died. that which,
with Freedom, is worth than all the rest Union!
The monument is from the manufactory of Lee
Il DeLong the latter formerly resident Of Wea-
IL +boc Ia
men. They have acquired the reputation of
being most excellent workmen in the tablet and
monumental line.
EARTHQUAKE AT HUMBOLDT BAY.-The people
Of Eureka experienced severe earthquake shake
at quarter past clock on the morning of the
lst, the vibration being from north to south, and
lasting about eight seconds. We had expected
full particulars by Wednesday nights mail, but
for some unaccountabe reason the mail from the
Bay did not arrive at Coxs Bar as asual From
a letter to the San Francisco -Voraing Call we
gather the following - There is scarcely a
house in town that escaped fracture in its brick
work. The chimneys of the Russ House were
razed close to the roof, and the Court House shed
Its plasterng like leaves i'll Autumn weather.
The steeple of the First Congregational Church
swaved TO and fro like reed in the wind and
in the adjacent forests of redwood many a ma
jestic tree uprooted ami fell crashing to the
earth. Much damage done in private hou-
ses and stores. Fort Humboldt, military post
situated few miles below Eureka, on the Bay,
was even more roughly handled. At the time of
the earthquake the troops parade. and
their attention to the officer of the day dis
tractcd by finding crevice about two inches in
width opening at their feet, along the extent of
the parade ground. Their CONSERVATION was eX-
treme and they Skedaddled without waiting for
permission to that effect. All the buildings at
the post were more less injured" The shock
distinctly felt in Wcaverville, and at Grass
Valley, in this county.
TRINITY AS \ FRuIr-GRowING CouxrY.-The
fact has been fairly demonstrated this year that
as fine Winter frut can he raised in this county
as anywhere on the Pacific coast and far supe-
rior in size and quality to that grown in the
mildcr climate of the lower counties. In time
past Winter apples grown in Oregon and San
Jose Valley, were offered in this market, but
none to compare with those grown here the
present and last season.
We can just now count some twenty orchards
in the county which have this season produced
from five TO twenty thousand pounds of Winter
apples. amount sufficient for home consump-
ton and large surplus to spare. The earlier
varieties, such Rambo, Bellfowcr and Bald
win. are very plentiful, and selling at 3 to
cents pound, while the Spitzenberg, Wine Sap.
Pearmain, Russet, Newtown Pippin, and numer-
Gus other more lasting varieties are held at from
> to cents Dr.. Ware, \. J. Looms. F. A.
Buck and H. }. Howe, are the principal fruit
growers in this basin. Mr.. Looms has presented
US with barrel of apples of the Spitzenberg
variety, which are certain will compare fa-
yorably with any grown on this coast.