Weekly Trinity journal., 1869-04-03
Letter from Douglas City.

DOUGLAS CIrr, March 29h, 1869.
Br.n JOURNAL: A quiet community like ours
has settled down to be, does not afford many
Local items worthy of record, and this fact mus,
be nv excuse for long silence.
This has been q bad winter for the mining in.
lterests Of Douglas, and it will fall good deal
abort of its usual amouft of dust as com.
nared with other years, but the bitches are now
in good order and all hands are busy at work to
make the most of what time there is left.
On the west side of Weaver creek Kinds
Swift & Dixon are working the old abandoned
claim of Flynn Sudworth, with good results
Nv whilom friend Jacinto' opened the claim
in 6l, with fair prospects, but failed to connect
in the outcome. The gold is mostly light and
faky, and could not be saved by the old process.
g Doc used to say that when head of water
was turned on it never stopped short of Hum.
boldt bay. The boys have their claim rigged up
with all the appliances for mining-hydraulic,
reservoir and under-current; whether they have
also mortgage (like mine) on it, | can't say.
They saved about one-eighth of their gold In the
under-current, at the first cleanup, yet found
that some had passed over the screen and settled
in the boxes below. | think good under-cur-
rent will add from four to twenty per cent to
the yield of any claim where the gold is fine
Bowie johnson realized about fifty dollars
from theirs last year, and the gravel had passed
through seventy boxes before it reached the
screen.
Speaking of "Jacinto," moment ago re-
minds ME that hear my old friend has No.
claim at Parks bar. ] was glad to hear it, and
fully expect to be 'counted in, as he knows |
would divide my last piece of bacon with him
giving him the rind.
On Smith fiat Paulsen Il Co. made cleanup,
expecting little, and were agreeably surprised to
find eleven hundred dollars in the fume.
Smith $ fiat, like many places and people could
name, has ''seen its best days" All the claims
but two have passed into the hands of Portu-
guese, and are, | think, pretty well worked out.
There are but two claims running on Union
hill at present-McWilliam Brothers and Cur
own. The McWillams boys expect to average
a thousand dollars month during the mining
season. Your Uncle Snort has learned by sad
experience to expect nothing, and then he will
not be disappointed.
County politics were discussed somewhat n
few weeks ago. but the dreadful presence of
small pox changed the subject of conversation.
Speaking for myself only, | can say | favor the
'Crawford county" plan, although believe it
would have the effect prophesied by its oppo-
ncnts. and the big precinct would " gobble up"
most of the Offices. But as our county conven-
tion passed resolutions two years ago in favor
of direct balloting in the primaries. don t see
how it can well be avoided. Either plan will be
sure to create dissatisfaction, for you no
more keep corruption ont of politics, than you
can lift yourself TO glory by tugging at your
bont-sirapS.
Qnitc n number Of our old residents talk of
leaving for the White Pine country soon. Very
sorry to lose them, as think they are leaving n
better country than they will go to. am as
quiet a lamb. having had my share of hunt
ing after a big thing many years ago. So
long. IMPREssoR.