Weekly Trinity journal., 1870-04-23
What are we Doing!


The busy season of the year is upon us. The
pulse of trade, travel and Improvement is quick
ening. Nature, which so long has lain dormant,
now awakened by the vivifying influence of the
season, manifests luxuriant lifeg and husband
man, merchant and mechanic are already CAL
cuating the profits of another year. Perhaps
no other portion of the State has more reliable,
untailing resources than our own county of Trim
ity. There is no portion of California that so
little effort is required to develop. We never
have occasion to pass through any portion of it
but we are profoundly impressed with sense
of what this section is destined to become, and
that in the near future. We must always, TO
some extent, depend upon others for the neces-
saries Of life. But just as easy as not, we can
sell more than we need to buy. 1t is the opera
tion of this principle that makes men, commu-
mites and nations rich, and rice rerSd. Limited
as the agrc cultural capacity of Trinity county is
supposed to be, in this respect alone it will sup
port in time fully the present population This
would be but little more than one person to each
square mile. There is considerable good farm
ing land in the county, and when Indians and
all similar nuisances are removed, every acre
will be valuable. The production of grain,
however, will be subordinate to other branches
of industry always. Fruit growing will become
an important interest. Sacramento valley, from
natural causes, will rapidly fill up and be densey
populated. For apples and potatoes of prime
quality, they must rely upon the mountain coun-
ties. We " i'll take grain in exchange. Climate
alone will tell immensely in our favor, provided
there are means of obtaining livelihood This
question is placed beyond doubt by the rich
ness and extent Of our mines. We have 2,4OO
square miles of territory, the most Of which con-
tans the precious metals in paying quantities.
Is there a single resident who will hesitate to
certify this to be the fact? We think not Our
opportunities for observing have been first. rate,
and our candid opinion is, that although twenty
millions or more have been extracted from the
mines of Trinity county, they are still compare
lively untouched. Reduced wages cheap money
and a reduction in the cost Of the necessaries of
life, will work wonders, and " to this complex
ion it must come at last" We all expecting
this "good time coming" and are anxious for it.,
but what are we doing to help it along? Cam
dor cOmpels us to say, nothing. There is not
the least concert of action among our leading
men in forwarding the development of our i'm
mense resources. We are situated in a sort of
out of-the-way place, away from any main thor
oughfare. If we propose to do anything our
selves, we should assemble together and discuss
matters If we intend TO wait for outside CAPT
tai to come along, we should not let our light
DE hid under bushel, but toot Onr horn Justify.
Much depends upon ourselves, and it is the part
of wisdom to leave nothing undOne that at most
is attended with risk to as. 1t will cost
nothing to talk matters over among ourselves
and much good will resnlt from any action our
citizens may take. The flood is just setting in
which will bear our county on to flush and
prosperous times. Rely upon it, and let every
one act just as though his individual action
controlled the result