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Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20
Making Progress.
The San francisco Bulletin, in an article on

The San francisco Bulletin in an article on
general progression, says:
Every days advices from the interior tell us
that travel is larger westward than eastward.
That looks like filing up to say the least. New
mills, new mines, new stage lines, new railroads,
new populaton-such are the changes we daily
record occurring in the south, in the north, in
the east and everywhere. Why should the dis
gruntled mourn and imagine strange things?
There are many who need to be reminded fire.
quently that the world was not made in day
not less than six, and long ones at that. So we
need not expect to see California transformed in
jiffy 1t takes time to ''get up and git" Some
there have been so imaginative as to reckon that
we could get an immigration of half million
year-more than the railroads could carry and
do their best-more than the average total i'm
migration from Europe. Such excessive antici-
pations necessarily breed disappointment. We
can form ideal in moment, but to work 1t
out in fact requires patient, steady work. For
the present, doing well. The travel, at
least, is in our favor. The business will be-
when we learn to raise for ourselves the neces-
saries of life adopt a system of self-sustainlng,
diversified industry and devote extra efforts to
the production of articles of which nature has
given US the monopoly. Capital will come here,
first to help build our railroads, then to develop
the farms and mines, then to build up manu-
tactures. Population Is necessary to produc-
ton and population will not wander far from
tie great arteries of modern civilization. Hence
the progress of our railroad building is instinct
lively recognized everywhere as the best proof OF
our vitality, and the surest promise of our
growth. Oakland justly rejoices over the COM
petion of the railroad to that city, and over an
increase of ferry facilities, the want of which
hitherto has been an Impeachment of its good
sense, or an evidence of Rip Van Winkle somno-
ency, Stockton is striking out for an independ-
ent position, claiming all the broad San Joaquin
acres its own rejoicing in domain as large
as all New England and four times richer; and
promising itself that, the great railroad
''swings round the circle" from Donner gap to
the Tehcchepay pass, both the Northern and
Southern Pacific will swell the riches of Stock
ton. And such anticipations of growth rea-
sonable wherever rail and water unite to furnish
cheap communcaton-the first great essential
of development. We are making progress and
the way to make more, and faster is to extend
our roads, and to send agents to advise the cap
tal and labor of the East and of Europe, of
what opportunities are here offered them.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20


ON READING AND FILING THE PETITION
" of Jesse II. Tourtellotte, executor of the last
will and testament of said deceased, of the estate
left unadministered of said John B. Tourtellotte
deceased, setting forth that he has filed his
final account of his administration upon said
estate IN this court, and that the some has been
duly audited allowed and confirmed that all
the debts and expenses of administration have
been fully paid, and that portion of said estate
remains to be divided among the heirs of said
deceased, and praying, among other things, for
an order of distribution of the residue of said
estate among the persons entitled, and that he
be discharged from his trust: 1t is ordered that
all persons interested in the estate of said John
B. Tourtelotte, deceased, be and appear before
the Probate court of the county of Trinity at the
courtroom of said court, in the courthouse in
Weaverville, county of Trinity, on the 18th
day Of December, A. D. 1860, at l0 o clock
in the forenoon of that day, then and there to
show cause why order of distribution should
not be made of the residue of said estate among
the heirs and devisees of the said John b. Tour
tellotte, deceased, according to law. 1t is fur
tner ordered that copy of this order be pub
lished for four successive weeks before the said
18th day of December. A. D. 1869, in the Weekly
Trinity Journal, a newspaper printed and pub
lished in the county of Trinity.
Dated November 18th. 1869.
A. j. FELTER, Probate Judge.
Attest JOHN W. PHILBRooK,
46-4w Clerk of Probate Court.
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COnstabie'S Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION ISSUED
ID out of Justice J. G. DORIS court, of Trinity
Centre township, county of Trinity, to me d-
rected, in favor of E. A. WHlTTELsEy and against
H. W. MARKEY, have seized and will expose
for sale, by public auction, at one O'Clock, on
the TWENTIETH OF NOVEMBER, A. D. 1869,
at Bates store in Mnersville Trinity county,
California, the following described property, to
wit: One mining claim, located on Digger
creek near Minersville, it being the first claim
the creek above town, with the fume and
bedrock ditch thereon also, twenty -four small
sluices, about four hundred feet of iron pipe, and
twenty-five yards canvas hose.
Dated Monday the first day of November, A.
D. 1869.
44-2w JAMES S. TOLLEY, Constable.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

New MODE OF SMUGGLING OPIUM DETECTED.
The Bulletin of a late date gives an account of
the detection by the revenue officers at San
Francisco of an ingenious method of opium snug
Cling by Chinese A lot of eight bales of what
appeared to be dried medicinal root, received on
the steamer America was found to conceal a
large quantity of opium, disguised by the inspis-
stated extract being poured among the roots,
where it took on the red, dusty color and appear
ance of the latter, and seemed to be part OF
general mass, somewhat softened, and showing,
when broken or pulled apart, similar fracture.
The whole lot was consigned to Tuck kee, who
will lose considerably BY this attempt to 'play
roots on Uncle Sam.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

NEWSPAPER PROSPERITY. - The Sacramento
Daily Record, which was first issued about two
and a-half years ago: little more than 'sseven-
by-nine' sheet, printed on large, old type, has
recently come out in an entirely new dress and
enlarged to the size of the Daily Union. In con-
nection with the daily, the proprietors of the
Record have just issued handsome eight-pape
weekly, well filled with miscellaneous reading
matter and the latest intelligence. This speaks
well for the people of Sacramento. While in
San Francisco, numerous newspapers, started
with large capital at their command, have from
time to time been compelled to "pass in their
checks, the papers of the former place seem to
be in most prosperous condition.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

The Call says that Chicago tailors, shoemak-
ers and hatters have their agents in San Fran
cisco, who take the measures of its citizens and
send them to Chicago, where the articles are
made up and in three weeks sent to San Fran
cisco and furnished to the parties who made the
orders at prices in greenbacks twenty per cent.
below wha: the artizans of San Francisco would
make them for in gold.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

NORTHERN CALIFoRN!A.-Commenting on the
rush which is being made to the southern part
of California the Oakland Neus saws that the
northern part of California is being too much
neglected, as it has greater average merit than
the extreme southern part. 1t is coursed by de-
licious streams, amply supplied with timber, has
innumerable tracts of lands unoccupied that are
obtainable at moderate prices, and comprehen-
sve railroad system is now being put in pract-
cal operation. The several railroads which are
being pushed into this section will reveal to the
settler its great and valuable resources, and in
duce large immigration to it, no doubt. That
is how the railroad builders benefactors to
the country.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20
The Condition Of the State.

Inc expectations generally entertained of vast
accesslons to the population of the Pacific coast
on the completion of the great transcontinental
railway have as yet been only partially realized.
For this good reasons exist 1t is still expen-
sive for immigrants, and to bring family to
this State from the East, requires small for
tune. But this is fast being remeded by reduc-
tlons IN the rates of transportation oy railroad
and steamers, every few months the fares being
lowered The pressure of public opinion and
competition are bound to control this matter.
In the next place, the spirit of monopoly pervad-
ing this State, in view of the probable influx of
population seeking homes and employment
among US, has been directed to the farming
lands, and accordingly, selfish, graspng, short
sighted capitalists mainly own the best agricult-
ural part of the State, fixing the price of land at
an exhorbitant figure, much beyond the reach of
all but the wealthy, and disproportioned to
prices in the East and West. There is reason in
all things, and it is only in exceptional instances
where land will pay to farm even at fifty dollars
per acre, sum which California land holders
think moderate. Nothing retards the develop
ment of country so much as the concentration
of its real estate in the hands of few In the
United States all other branches are built upon
the farming interest. The Sacramento Union,
San Francisco Bulletin and other leading jour-
mails of the State are doing good work towards
correcting this evil and this incubus on our
prosperity will no doubt soon cease to exist
As matters now stand, the full trains of passen-
gers which come from the East each day show
that the tide of travel is in our favor. For some
time past the ratio of arrivals to departures has
been about two to one. The truth is, that a
considerable change for the better is going on,
but more imperceptibly than we expected. The
moderate influx of population coming at this
time is but manifestation of that widely spread
desire to come to California, which will termi-
nate in rush, if properly aided and encouraged.
change for the better In the farming section
will eventually be felt. We of the mining dis
tricts are deeply interested, and will profit with
the other sections of the State. The benefits to
accrue from more population already feel,
and next year will demonstrate beyond doubt
that glorious future awaits our State, to be ex-
perenced in every part
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

No FIGHT.-The McCoole and Allen prize fight
censure of McCoole whom they charge with cow
ardice. He certainly exhibited captiousness
about the final stake holder in refusing to ac-
cept any but Murray, who absolutely declined to
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

DEPARTED GLoRY.-The Marysville appeal says
that R. NJ. Turner has sold his old ranch in
Linda township, containing seven hundred
acres for S500-less than dollar an
This was considered one of the finest ranches on
the Yuba bottom id years gone by, but the food
of 1852 destroyed it almost entirely for agricult-
ural purposes. Since then it has grown up with
willows and cottonwood.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

Big BLAsr.-On Tuesday night, the 9th in
slant, one hundred and seventy-hve kegs of pow
der exploded in the Manzanita mine near
Nevada. The blast loosened 20, 900 superficial
feet of ground. The Transcript says many peo-
pie in the city felt the shock, and supposed it TO
be An earthuuake
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

THERE is an excitement in Trcson on the dis
covery of rich placers in Sonora. The Mexican
soldiers offered protection to a party who have
left for the mines. The mines are said to be
very rich in free gold.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

The Democratic majority in the State of New
York is estimated from $4,000 to rs, ,oOO New
York city and Brooklyn gave the Democratic
ticket nearly 10000 majority, by far too large to
be overcome by Republican majorities in the in
terror. Horace Greeley ran ahead of his ticket
from 5000 to 10, 600 votes.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20
Agency Notice.

THE PUBLIC ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED THAT
i we have placed all our outstanding accounts
in the hands of c. E. WILLIAMS for Immediate
collection All persons indebted to US are ad-
vised to save costs by prompt settlement with
him. H0SLINGER L EINFALT
Weayerville, September 4th, 1859. se-sw
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Attention, TaX-PayerS !

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN TO TAX-PAY-
~ ers that the Assessment Roll for Trinity
County for the fiscal year ls69-70 has been
placed in my hands, and that the taxes therein
assessed are now due and payable to me, at nv
Office in the town of Weaverville Paw yonr
taxes or before the THIRD MONDAY IN
NOVEMBER, if you would avoid paying FIVE
PER CENT. additional and costs
Weaveryille, September 10th, 1869.
PETER PAULSEN,
81 County Treasurer
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20
Notice to Delinquent Tax Payers

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE
~ delinquent tax list of Trinity county for the
fiscal year ls69-7o will be deposited with the
District Attorney of said county on Monday, No
vember 18th, 1869, and if said delinquent taxes
therein specified not paid to the County
Treasurer within twenty days from the date of
said deposit, action will be commenced by said
District Attorney for the collection of said taxes
and costs.
Weaverville, November H. 1869.
JOHN W. PHILBROOK
45-3w Auditor Trinity County.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20
N Q T ICE

WE HEREBY NOTIFY ALL PERSONS Buy
w ing beer in kegs from US that the kegs
must be tapped at the place where the stamp is
affixed. This is required by the United States
revenue laws and the penalty for its violation is
severe. STILLER h HAGJEu.N
Weaverville, October l6, 1869. 4l-tf
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

CHEAP FARE.-The fare on the ferry boats be-
tween San Francisco and Oakland is now five
cents. On recent Sunday about twenty thou
sand people crossed over from San francisco to
Oakland.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

An officer of the Sultan has just secured one
hundred thousand Springfield and Enfield rifles
in this country, and is contracting for as many
more, for the of his government
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

HORSE stealing is regularly carried on in
Tulare county and below. party of Mexcans
left Tulare river with drove, mostly stolen from
the ranches adjacent, bound COR Sonora.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

CALIFORNIA LEGIsLATURE.-The next Legisa-
ture will be politically completed thus Senate
Democrats 81, Radicals IL, Independent O.
Assemble bly-Democrats &C, Radicals IL, Indepen-
December
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

Pacific RAILRoADs.-The report of the Pacific
railroad commissioners, just given to the public,
gives very favorable exhibit of the manner in
which they have been constructed
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

Mrs. HARRIET BEECHER Stowe has resigned
her position on the Hearth and Home, and is now
visiting The family of Henry Ward Beecher, pre-
vious to her departure for Florida. She is to
remain in Florida during the winter.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

THE school authorities of San Francisco are
again deeply exercised with the same question
that has troubled the Cincinnati authorities,
namely, religious teachings in the schools
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

So MANY incendiary fires have occurred at Vir-
ginia City, that the people have appointed a
a committee of citizens to act with the police in
guarding against incendaries.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

THE announcement of Commissioner Delano's
determination to thoroughly overhaul the in
come returns of last year, causes a hutterng
among the occupants of the brown stone fronts
in New York city.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

New HAMPSHIRE has gone the way of Massa-
chusetts, and rejected the liquor prohibitory act.
The Sacramento Record says, we should think
the prohbtionists would give up their pet it
is dying in its cradle.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

A SAFE RAILRoAD.-The Pennsylvania rail-
road has carried ten million passengers in four
teen years, and never drew blood on a passen-
ger inside of a car
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

THE English government has ordered special
man-of-war to convey the remaius of the late
George Peabody to this country.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

AN UNSETTLED PoPULATIoN.-The San Mateo
Gare,te says:
While so much is being done in the worthy
movement for increasing and aiding immigra-
grafton 10 this State, if something could also be
done to get portion of our present floating pop
ulation into more settled condition. it woud
be great benefit to the State. Probably there
is no other State in the Union in which the float
ing, unsettled population is so great in propor-
tlon to the whole number of inhabitants and so
rowing in their customs as in this. The trouble
originated in the mining habits of early times
ard it appears though it will disappear only
with the generation that is carrying it out The
whole country west of the Rocky mountains is
filled up with people who have no permanent
residence. Like the Arabs, they are ready at
any time to fold up their tents and quietly steal
away. They have no home their families are
being reared to the same mode of life. They ex-
hibit little thrift. This does not do much harm
in mining district; but in this State, where
agriculture is becoming the leading industry, it
is great drawback to the healthy growth of
communities Fortunately, things are showing
an improvement IN this respect. Perhaps the
movement of the immigration aid societies NAV
also exert good influence on this class of our
population. Cheap lands for homes, and good
knowledge of their location may settle many
families at present without a home of their own
1t is certainly important that something be ac-
complished in this direction.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

ALL fat-rendering and other like nuisances are
to be cleared out of New York city, by action of
the board of health
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

PAY DAY.-The Gold Hill News says that from
the 5th to the 18th of each month is pay time
along the Comstock, and that at least 500, 900
are paid out monthly for wages.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20

NEGROES MOVING SoUrH.-A letter from Rich
mond, Virginia, says that for the last two weeks
the trains going south from there have been
crowded with colored people-emigrants to the
cotton, rice and sugar country. The writer
says:
The movement of the negroes to the far South
under the inducements of more genial climate
and high wages is assuming large proportions.
The coiored labor of the country is gravitating
to the localities it is best adapted to- and leav-
ing clear field here for the Northern and Euro
pean immigrants. The negroes are daily leaving
the State under contracts, in parties ranging
from twenty-five to one hundred. They do not
all go directly to the cotton fields or sugar plan
tations, five hundred, for instance, being called
for and rapidly responding to work on the Chat
tanooga railroad. They will ultimately, no
doubt, fulfill their mission in the culture of cane
and cotton
Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-11-20
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city. All advertising favors forwarded through their Agen
oy will receive prompt attention.
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BORN.

At Northfork, Trinity county, Wednesday, No
vember 18th, 1869, to the wife of John Nickel
a
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ale,v Adrertisements.
Probate Court.

IN THE PROBATE COURT OF THE COUNTY OF TRIM
ITY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA.-IN THE MATTER
OF TIE ESTATE OF JOHN 3. TOURTEL-
I.0TTE.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-05-15
HOW THEY VIEW III.

The following extract from the
Staunton (Virginia) Vndicator will
show how the people of Virginia view
the restoration bill of Congress which
We publish in another place to-day:
"Tackcd on to this bill is n proyiso
for the ratification of the fifteenth
amendment, as a necessary precedent
to restoration. There is great fear
among Radicals that this amendment
will fail TO be ratified and hence the
proyiso coercing its ratification by
Virginia, Texas and Mississippi. il
enough States ratify it, not counting
Virginia, Texas and Mississippi, Con
gress will take its time about admit
ting these, no matter what we do, but
if the ratification by these States ii
needed to engraft the 10Th amendment
on the Constitution then they will ad
nit them. We know not what others
may think or desire, but for ourselves
We never liked to play the part of &
cats paw TO pull hot chestnuts out O
the fire for any one, and in this in
stance we would leave them to pul
them out as best they may. We have
no very strong predictions for resto
ration, on the terms proposed from
time to time, and with this last pro
viso we would have mono of it. W.
would prefer military governor fol
all time to come, rather than take {
hand in sowing the seed of an irrev
ocable mongrelism in this country
We are not of those who believe that
the mongrelism forced on the Soutl
now is irrevocable, and hence, in re
gard to restoration, with the ratifica
ton of the 18th amendment as an ac
precedent, we would advise all, in th'
classic language of Beast Butler, ''tc
let it slide.'
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-05-15
RECONSTRUCTION.

The Richmond Enquirer says that
by order of Congress the government
of Virginia went to pieces. In that
State are no Offices of any sort, save
here and there scalawag or a ear.
pet-bagger The military commader
OF district No. l says he cannot fill
the Offices, and consequently the
clerks offices, the sheriffs' offices, and
all other offices are closed. NOBODY
can get license to carry on trade -
nobody can lodge complaint before
a magistrate; no deed can go to rec
ord; no injunction can be procured
from the courts; our women cannot
marry. Anarchy is reconctrustior
and confusion Is loyalty. What have
the people Of Virginia done to be left
without any government +? They art
not allowed to manage their own af
fairs IN any manner, and Congress i.
so busy that it only finds time to de
cree disintegration.
The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1869-05-15

The Grant family gift enterprise,
says the Columbus Crisis, seems to be
trying to make noise in the world
by getting up war with Spain about
Cuba and with England about the
Alabama claims. All the court Jcn-
kinses are daily writing and telc-
graphing about the ferocious manner
in which his imperial highness, UIys-
ses, talks about these difficulties, and
what he proposes to do in certain con-
tingencies. The enterprise" expects
to enlist the sympathics Of the South.
ern people, as well as the people OF
the North, in these pacific expeditions,
heralded by the cry of ''Let us have
peace" There is generation of pen.
sioners and million of loyal hearts
painting for an opportunity to make
money out of some new war; but il
is to be hoped that the people cannot
be deluded by the notion that then
can be benefited by war with either
country named. The only consola
ton the people have to expect from Z
war with either country is that the
villainous public debt which supports
an aristocracy of money sharks will
go down with an emphatic "thud" al
the first demonstration of war.