Weekly Trinity journal., 1868-02-22

All intelligence receive from the extreme western
portion county, along the river of favorable char
The general belief prevails that there Will be no
Indian difficulties and the ranches and mining camps
which deserted five years ago from that cause and
which have remained neglected are again inhabited
BY men who know what of that portion of the
county are and who aid in developing Them
From Tayor Flat the Klamath line most of the old points
are renhabed and in vicinity of the mouth of New
River preparations are being made to mine the
coming summer McCammon at Cedar Flat, has his claim
in working condition. and considers good for s. to $40 to
the for years John Sanborn, who has known
the Trinity country for fifteen and has tested
Idaho his satisfaction, going to open claim shortly
which he knows from thorough prospecting good for 81
or S. day. His claim locality where the pick and
shovel have been brought into requisition.
Tayors and Canadian Bar number of claims are
being worked good results The Washington Fluming
Company enterprise nearly completed The ume
three wide by four high and built in the most subsan
tial 1t will be three miles in length and through it
lumber be oated from the Companys saw-mll on
French Tayors Flat dggngs The buildngof
the and completion of the ume have occupied nearly
and the general opinion that the projectors will reap
rich reward the result of their untrng With
the large body of which the fume will carry it will
not take long demonstrate whether the croakes
when they assert Taylors
ago. ether present prominent points in the
ty the Weavcrvlle Basin included pronounced
Nessrs. lambert Wates Duff teprectors, practical
well who have had the beneft'of much min
ing experience and not ready to believe that they
bi;naly embarked in enterprise of such magnitude
Coxs Bar is a wideawake and thriving camp There
ID but little doubt that the whole basin, extending in
crescent form from Sammons old mill to the Smith keon
claims is rich gold The claims just mentioned are from
indications paying better than last year. The claims
of Sid Curre Job Hedges well supplied with water
and the heavy crop of Chapparel mountan
will proong until late in the season. Tom Price who now
the Sammons ferry, has opened claim in the bed of
the creek just old MILL which has yielded high
day. and pays IS at the present time. Paddy
Mcann who the claim long since resurrected the
skeleton of which he thinks have been depo
tied at least hundred years ago. covered by the
pine at least that age which had been lately
down. The teeth in the upper jaw firm and white
when found Mcssrs Tnsey Currie and Bussel, the
District Trustees have opened School, with Miss Car
RE Conan Teacher enough having been subscribed
to maintain the School five mouths Already ten children
in daily attendance. Alex Tiney is doing clever
ding business and takes the best of travellers On the
opposite side of the river Mr. John keey has of the best
claims in that section but has be worked great dsad
vantage Billy Patson mot the man who got struck has
good claim a short distance below
Big Flat and Big Bar quiet. Some mining being
done at the former place. Gus Martin reducing his
of merchandise, with view to removing coastward. En-
Assessor Geo Bunker has good claim about mile below
but not sufficient do much work yet. Big
few claims working. Frank Russell Wiltshire
mill Frank is entitled credit for keeping
from Coxs Bar Logan Guch good order he does
North Fork thawed weeks ago Holmes
claim, the hill, the only claim in which much work
being done Ills welrgc iron lay draulic tearing
down the huge bank at lively rate. As the
ditch be repaired mining operations will
Honest Lar. where there good claims
siderable mining is being done East Fork. The North
Fork School has been charge of Mrs G. p Thomas
Parents there speak in high terms Of her discipline
Teacher. The Neckes Yoe and Schooner are do
what business offers in their respective lines. and hoping
for better times. From North Fork to Mc(ivrays mining
operations just getting fairly under Plouing had
been commenced the there being weeks
in advance OF this place.
McGilvrays extensive enterprise taking the
tiers OF Canyon creek through the diN Idle
the mountain to his ranch and the rich section onpo-
site Independence Bar is being prosecuted money
men and energy Will permit TIE ditch survey miles
long. The tunne through the ,livideoli, hard
est kinds 100 feet in length Mct;ilfvray hopes
the water Parks Bar before the end Of March,
Wilt the end of the
Whitlock the They have all promised daylight
idea of the magnitude and of the may gained
from the TACT that sixty have been employed
for the last month and hundred will be for the month
to The first mile of the ditch is dug through almost
solid rock Fume could have been laid at one half the ex
pense but would have been continually repair is
heavy undertaking for shoulder. hope
MctiilIiyrny will reap fortune from it,