Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-07-02

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gold better.
Between Omaha and Sacramento there are
nineteen tunnels.
There are at present 23O prisoners confined in
the San Francisco Jail.
Horse mackerel are caught from Monterey
wharf in large numbers.
Los Angeles ships to San Francisco an average
/ of five tons of honey a month.
There has been several discoveries of quick
silver in Lake county recently.
! VIM. jackson has discovered rich quartz
! lode near Backbone creek Shasta county.
Mr.. Hughes of Sutter county, sold $3.50
worth of blaekberres in Marysville, in one week.
Crckets are so numerous on the track east of
Elko that trains have great difficulty in running.
1t is calculated that half of the IS 900 houses
in San Francisco are owned by the working
men.
The Arizona NiRer estimates that every Indian
killed in that territory costs the Government at
least $500, 600.
The report of a sale of one-half interest in the
Eberhardt mine in England for one million dol
lars is confirmed.
An Elko funeral was delayed more than an
hour the other day, waiting for the pall-bearers
to finish game OF cards.
The influx of itnerant boot-blacks from the
East has brought down the price of " shine
at Virginia City to one bit.
A contract has been made by parties in San
| Francisco to supply 400 900 redwood ties for a
railroad in South America.
John Gleason, of Marysville, a poor, hard
working man has fallen heir to 100000 by the
death Of his wife's brother in the east.
Delos Lake, County Judge of San Francisco,
having resigned John A. Stanley has been APP
pointed by the Governor to fill the vacancy.
The city of Los Angeles has brought suit to
be released from liability on the bonds issued in
aid of the railroad connecting her with Whining
ton.
Three years ago last April, George Hobson, of
San Jose, planted Il willow twg inch in dame
ter, in his front yard and to-day it is 27 inches
in circumference.
Mr.. NJ j. Saul of Shasta valley, has four
thousand mulberry trees growing on his ranch
and expects to gather silk from one hundred
and fifty thousand cocoons this year.
f. D. Holbrook, formerly of Trinity county,
and more recently Delegate to Congress from
Idaho, was killed last week in that Territory by
n pistol shot. There was political quarrel.
Senator Nyo, the old /" Gray Eagle " of fNevda,
was ffty-two years of age on the 10th ultmo
The anniversary of his birtheay was celebrated
by his friends in Carson City by the firing of
cannon.
The San Francisco Supervisors have very
properly offered II reward of So 900 for the ap-
prehension and conviction of the scoundrels
who smpered with the ballots on the railroad
election.
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
county, at its last meeting ordered the payment
of bills to 81, ,405 10 for squirrel and gopher
scalps. There were killed in all 672 gophers
and 6,760 squirrels
j. +. Kidd informs the Castroville Argus that
he has at home, preserved as curiosity a
bunch of thrty-three well grown and heavily
bearing oat stalks, all sprung from one grain of
seed Can any one beat that2
The unexpected election of Democratic men,
ber of the Oregon legislature from Coos and
Curry counties increases the Democratic major
ity in the house to nine. -Four majority in the
Senate makes thirteen on joint ballot.
party OF men from San Francisco are about
to reclaim Dickson island, that piece of tue
land Immediately north of Mare island, contain
ing about ten thousand acres. Two hundred
Cinnamon will be set to work at once.
A beautiful waterfall, two hundred and
twenty five feet of sheer decent, is attracting
attention :he head water of the San Diego
river. 1t is known as Transit Fall, " and the
neighboring scenery is said to equal the Yosem-
ite.
The majority of the Frisbie guard at Vallejo
are dissatisfied with their commanding officer
and have requested him to resign Instead of
doing so, he declares the company in a state of
mutiny, and requests the Sheriff to take charge
of the State property
The colored people will turn out generally at
the various Fonrth of July celebrations in the
State The Sacramento committee of arrange
ments split on this point and matters were in
mudde for some time. 1t was finally agreed to
let them join, and all was we'll.
man at Vallejo stretched himself on: upon
his desk and went to sleep. In doing so, he
upset bottle of muclage, which ran under
him and glued him fast to his couch, that he
had to call help to be removed, and even then
left some of his cashmere fast to the desk
In Shasta, June 25th, Rochou & Co. brought
in chunk of solid gold, weighing lS49 ounces.
This piece of gold was taken out of their claim
situated on Spring creek, in the vicinity of
Shasta. They also bring in considerable coarse
gold, and some very rich gold-bearing quartz,
from ledge discovered on their claim.
James Skeheim, near Silver mountain, was
found guilty OF contempt of court in Alpine
county, in refusing to pay the sum of 500 on a
garnishee process, and was fine $3.50 and costs
and sentenued to five days Imprisonment. He
suffered a similar penalty for resisting the Sher-
iif-making $500 fine and ten days in Jail be-
cause he wouldn't pay 500 when adjudged to do
/ so.
THERE said to be nineteen candidates for
the Republican nomination for Governor of
Pennsylvania and all working vigorouslv AL