Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-09-18
-r.s..-.r.T Tr.r rA-.-sA tn. County.


Some: when disappointed in their aspirations
and ambition, seek consolation in the " flowing
BOWL while others again, preferring the ills
they know not of to those which they already
bear, plunge madly into the jaws Of matrimony,
regardless of the almost certain consequences
which such step will entail. But having re-
tired once more to the sweet shades Of private
lee and pitched my camp at the " head of navi-
cation" have concluded to quit meditating on
the ingratitude Of republics, as evinced at the
late election, and while the hearts of the NasLian
Democracy rejoice over the humiliation of the
nigger and Cinnamon, and the consequent su-
premacy of the noble Caucasian race, shall en-
deavor to soothe the narrowed feelings of my CO.
adjutors and myself by jot,ing down little OF
the mining aud other scraps of information
which came under my notice in those parts OF
the county that we visited.
INDIAN CREEK,
Where We made our first stopping place, is noted
alike for its rousing Republican majorities and
the extra quality of its gold. large scope OF
beside Indian creek proper. Browns creek,
Readings creek and Spring gulcb belong in the
precinct, which, all told, does not number fifty
voters, although there more than that num-
Der of men there, besides many Chinese.
Clements ranch, which is the first place that
attracts attention, as we pass up the wagon road,
is one of the best hay ranches in this section,
with the additional advantage Of being close to
market. 1t is located in basin that has every
appearance of having been at some time the bed
of a large lake, from which the waters have cut
their way out through the gorge of Reading 8
creek. The soil on the surrounding low hills is
shallow and the bedrock, instead of being slate
or granite, is either cement or sandstone. Many
curious petrifactions have been found in the
sandstone formation-the petrified snake, which
was shown some years ago in Weaverville, was
dug up opposite the ranch, while "quohogs Z"
and other evidences that the basin was once
filed with body of salt water can still be found.
There have been some good mines here, the gold
being OF coarse order and fine quality
Pan-wocket gulch has been very good
stream, and there are yet some good claims on
the hills along its course, which ditch out Of
Readings creek would develop. Abial Smith
has purchased the water-rght of Sears guch,
and will work this winter the divide between
Pan-wocket and Clements, where he has already
work ed enough to prove that it will pay. bet
ter show for hill diggings than Smiths claim
presents can not well be found.
TwambIey's ranch lies along Readings creek
above the gulch, and would be good place for
II dairy ranch, having good stock range. while
the bottom land along the creek would De good
for either vegetables or hay. There is but little
mning.ground along the creek above this point.
The O'Connel brothers (Charles and Daniel)
have claim in the creek, above the ranch house.
| did not learn how it was paying, but they
are building large block-house, it looks as
though they are well enough pleased with the
prospects before them to prepare for permanent
stay.
stayed over night with my old friend Sears,
before going to ''the creek" Georges place is
pretty well up in the air nevertheless be mana
ges 10 have the earliest and finest garden of any
body On the creek all hands seemed to be
busy. On the right hand bank Sigfried War
field, and Jonathan Smith L Co. were cleaning
bedrock. Their claims are supplied with water
from Stratton's ditch and have paid very well.
Coombs l. Silcox are re-opening their claim in
the creek, employing FIVE or six hands. On the
hill above town, and above any of the bitches,
Thomas Cochran has struck good drifting dirt,
which is dumped through slide below the ditch
before it can be washed. With the exception OF
the Claims have mentioned, the creek is being
worked by Portuguese miners.
On Spring gulch, Tim Hennessey and Martin
Keefe, with the g wild Irishman " who, in former
years, listened to the sweet music waited by
gentle zepbyrs across the lakes of Killarney,
have good claim in the bank. The past had
been bad season for water in all the dry dig
gings, but these boys have done very well
though their claim is heavy one to work.
The miners and farmers of this section are
supplied with goods by Mr.. Corbus who has been
established on the creek for four years.
Browns creek lays over the mountains -four
miles distant. 1t is not of much account a
mining stream although there many Chinese
working above Wallaces ranch, and several
Americans near the forks six miles up.
The valley where Wallace's ranch is located is
evidently part of the same basin that extends
across Readings creek and has bedrock of the
same formation. Along the creek the soil
ceepens, becomes more fertile, and is under culti
vation.
From Wallace's it is four miles to Captain
Middlrton's place, where the trail leaves the
creek and strikes across the mountains to the
upper Hayfork county. Another trail keeps uE
Browns creek, winds around the Sun-choo-loo
loo, and leads to the Arbucklc and Cottonwood
mines in Shasta and Tehama counties.
We stopped long enough at Middeton's to en-
JOY a good smoke of home,raised tobacco, o
which the old gentleman had good supply or
hand and started over the mountain. thinl
we were then in the best stock range the county
affords. The hillsides were covered with bunch
grass, living springs trickled along through
green, marshy fats and bands of horses anC
mules showed, in their sleek coats the excellence
of the range. IMPREsoR.