Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-02-13


among themselves and thus temporarily with
draw it from general circulation. The Chinese
reckon time by the lunar year. In five years of
their time three years contain thirteen months
each, seven months containing twenty y-nine days,
and six months thirty days, making three hun
dred and eighty-three days to the year. The re-
naming two years are twelve months each, six
months having twenty-nine days, and six months
thirty days, making three hundred and 6fty-four
days to the year.
SNow.-The snow is reported to be of the av-
erage depth of twelve feet upon SCOTS noun
tain. There is about one foot at Trinity Centre,
about four feet at Louis Ohlsen's, four miles
from Trinity Centre, the road to Minersville,
and three feet on Rush Creek mountain Mr..
J. S. Hoyt informs US that the feecy element
was about two and one-half feet deep on the
Hayfork mountain on Wednesday last, and Mr.
John Douglas says it is abundant on Indian
creek. In every storm of this winter the hills
around Weaver basin have been whitened low
cred with snow one day, a very unusual cir
cumstance, old settlers tell u.s.
The DANCE AT DoUGLAs CITY. - The dance
given at Douglas City, Last Saturday evening,
in honor of the completion of Smiths bridge,
was very pleasant affair. A number of ladies
and gentlemen attended from Weavervlle and all
express themselves as much pleased with their
reception by the Douglas City people The dane
i'm ifv nd
was kept up with spirit until midnight. After
doing substantial justice to an excellent supper
provided by Mr.. C. W. Davis the party dis
persed. " Doc Martin was master of ceremo-
nies.
ENLARGED PHoroGRAPHs.-Droppin into the
rooms of Mr.. J. 0. Welsh, the other day, our at
tention was attracted by the large-sized photo
graphs of two former citizens of this county,
now deceased. The pictures had been enlarged
from photographs taken upon small sized cards,
and were colored to life by the hand of a master.
We could not help mentally contrasting
liest recoections of daguerreotypes with the
perfection to which the art has been carried, as
exempliied by the specimens before us.
Dixon L Swift are opening claim in the banks
of Weaver creek, about one and one-half miles
above Douglas City, and, it is said, obtain rich
prospects. DoliTe Il Wiley are prospecting
claim on the other side of the creek nearly op-
posite Kinds 4 Co., and are also supposed to
have good thing. Estes Co. extending
their water race and intend to put in their
dam and take the water out some four FIVE
hundred yards higher up the creek.
MINING AT JUNCTION CITY.-We are informed
that Hager Il Haas have discovered back chan
mel in the Dacy claim of extraordinary richness
and withal extensive. Our informant says that
Field & Culver's claim is paying them from
twelve to sixteen dollars per day to the hand,
with four men at work. He also says Lorenz
l. Jacobs have expended about four thousand
dollars in getting ready their claim on Red hill,
and that they will take out SIS 900 or $50, 900
this winter.
ALrIrUpE-The following, showing the alti-
tude of different points of elevation with which
our people are familiar, may be found interest
ing: Shasta l,l66 feet above the sea; Bally,
near Shasta, $3.50 Tower House, Shasta
county, l,349; summit on the Weavervllle
and Shasta wagon road, 1854 Buckhorn sta
ton, 1884 Lowden's, 1898; Weaverville,
2,l62; lake on Bally near Weaver basin, 6 ,34Oi !
Mount Baly, near Weaver basin, 7,64l.
The OVERLAND MoNrHLY.-We have received
the February number of this excellent magazine.
Al, - mt mat tor
and is deserving the support of the people OF
this coast. 1t can be had of Mr.. Oberdeener, at
the book store in Weaverville, or of the publish
ers, A. Roman l. Co., All and 4l9 Montgomery
street, San Francisco.
CHINESE DINNER on UNION HlLL.-0n Tuesday
last Chinese company living on Union hill,
near Douglas City, gave a grand banquet and
invited number of their "Melican' friends to
dine with them. Several went from Douglas
City and report that the viands and liquid,re-
freshments were of the most luxurious and costly
character.
A CHANGE.-It will be seen by reference to
our advertising columns that Heuson, Hastings
K CO., wholesale and retail clothiers. Mon,uom.
ery street, San Francisco, have been succeeded
nv C. C. Hastings. The firm offers great
inducements TO merchants and others through
out the Pacific coast.
SxIrH RIVER RESERVATION ABANDoSED-The
Smith River Indian reservation has been aban-
doned and the Indians, numbering two hun
.dred and fifty, together with the stock consisting
of one hundred head of cattle and thirty-three
horses, have been removed to Hoopa valley.
DrArH OF A WELL-KNowN TRINIrARIAS. E
q. Soule, at one time resident of Steiner
Flat. and well-known and popular citizen Of
this county, died at westport Point, Massachu.
sets, January I'd.
MoGuLIvRAY's DIrcH. - During the present
winter Mr.. McGillivray has extended his ditch
about three miles further down the river.