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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1873-11-05

FAILURE OF THE SPRAGuEs The paper Of
Hoyt, Sprague and Co., of New York, was
not paid when due last week, and rumors be-
gan to circulate in relation to 4. & w.
oprague of R. |. Friday the Sprague paper
to the amount of SAT 900 went to protest.
The failure of these parties throws thousands
out OF employment, who must suffer unless
some of the plans for relief are adopted A
committee Of bank men was appointed to ex-
anime the affairs OF the company as there
was proposal to lend them q million dollars
ii it would be safe. 1t was found that the
condition of the Spragues was this:
A. Il W. Sprague Manufacturing Company
assets, Sl3 992 500; liabilities. SIS 800 300;
A. & W. Sprague. assets. 50, 961 ,073; labil-
tiles, 81 633 900; Individual stockholders
property assets, Sl,67S, 1924; Perkins Sheet
Iron Company balance, liabilities, 1928 900,
Sprague Moving Machine Company balance.
1922 600; Wilcox Galore and Steam Enyine
company balance liabilities S27. l43; Con-
stock Found c.. balance, assets, Sl3. $50:
interest of A. &. w. Sprague in firm OF H1yt,
Sprtgue d Go. assets $3.50 900; total assets,
$40 495, 247; total liabilities, Sll AIS ALB :;
balauce, $S,Ol9,S04 surplus assets of A &
w. Sprasue Manufacturing Company, So
0l9,S04 surplus assets estimated of Hoyt,
oprague Co., inclutpg Mr.. IIoyt's iudi-
vldual property, ; 1900 900; total sulplus OF
two concerns, $ll,7l9 So.
The plan OF loaning million was given
up as 1t might not carry the fl ms though
and it was proposed that the whole assets
should be put into the hauds OF trustees who
should issue 10 bonds to the creditors pay
able in three years. The manufactures q
this firm are not c)nfiIe to Rhode Island
but they have an immense establishment IN
Name that employs great number OF hands.
The Cran>ton and Franklin savings banks,
the lolmer established ony one year aga,
offered high rates for deposits, AMI the money
poured in rapidly. 1t was natural that the
>pragues' employees, with their desire Tor
large interest and their lack OF financial acu-
meo, should jump at and per cent when
tar shrewder men were dlscounting the paper
OF the same firm at 20 per cent. The exam
nation dlscioses that the assets of these two
savings banks include Sprague paper in one
form and another TO the extent of Sl.2I3 $50
while their liabilities to depositors are 50,
500 900
1t is holly wrong for directors of banks
OF that class to permit such immense ad-
vances where return is conditioned on bust
ness success. Aud the conduct Of the Spragues
IN SO borrowing this money of their employees
most damaging feature OF their case.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

MINING PPosPECTs.-Eve Everything in
mining community like ours depends
upon the success of the mining interest.
Whensthe prospects of the miners are
bright, everybody is jubilant and that
is the case just now. Never before did
tho rainy season " opcn better than the
present one does, and never before were
our mines in better condition for getting
off ground and saving gold than they are
this year. Many improvements have
been made since last season, in the way
of mining apparatus, and but few claims
are now without an ample supply of iron
hydraulic pipe and Little Giant"
Dictator,"" Hydraulic Chief" or other
improved machinery. All the claims
which were worked last year will be run
on an increased scale this Winter, and
many new ones, with flattering prospects,
will be opened. Our white mining popu-
lation has been considerably increased
since last Spring by an influx of practical
miners from Nevada, Placer and neigh
boring counties, but there will be plenty
of employment for all. With the recent
improvements more than double the work
can be done, under other like circum-
stances, than in former years. An extra
ordinary good mining season is certainly
foreshadowed in the recent storm, and
we confidently expect to be able, next
Spring, to report the present season as
the most prosperous one Trinity county
has ever experienced.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

To If there is any one
thing which we dislike more than another
it is dunning. We hate to be compelled
to say to a man that he owes us for sub
scription, and if he has any money that
he has no other use for, we would like to
have him give it to us in payment for his
paper. In fact, we don't like to have
any delinquents to dun would much
prefer that all our subscribers pay ahead
rather than be behind. Yet, of all the
names on the subscription books of the
JOURNAL, there are very few who are
not indebted to us more or less. To each
individual his indebtedness seems but q
small amount, but when these are taken
in the aggregate they foot up no incon-
siderable sum. These delinquent sub
scribers are scattered all over the universe
and there are great many of them whose
pleasing countenances we do not see
every day but if they will only see us
with the amount of their bills between
now and the first of January we will be
eternally obliged TO them. All parties
indebted to us will be furnished with
statements of their accounts within the
next week or two, and the more delin-
quents who settle the happier we shall be.
If you never had chance to make any
body happy before, you have one now.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

The SToRM>-The best opening storm
for number of years commenced on
Thursday night of last week, has con-
tinued ever since, and still goes bravely
on. Sunday morning, during a tempo
rary break in the clouds, Old Bally noun
tain showed itself, arrayed IN garb of
spotless white. Since then snow has been
piling up all over the surrounding coun-
try. During Wednesday 13 inches of
snow fell in Weaverville, falling during
the forenoon at the rate of nearly two
inches per hour. The greatest depth of
snow measured, on the level, in town,
was Is inches, while short distance out
it attained a depth of IS inches. The
rainfall, during the storm, thus far adds
up 3.27 inches, and calculating that IL
inches of snow equal one inch of water,
at least five inches of water have fallen.
On the mountains between here and
Shasta snow is reported over two feet in
depth, and it is but fair to suppose that
on the mountains to the North it is even
deeper than this. A good mining season
is now almost certain.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06
LEGAL NOTICES.
u. -. LAND OFFICE,
SHASTA, CALIFORNIA.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT TO MINING
CLAIM.
SEprFMnER goth, IS7S.

SEPTEMBER SUN, 1910.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
~ \. Bumtelt, A. p. Haskins, and II.
n. TinSham, whose Post Office address
is Trinity Center, Trinity County, Cali
tornia, have made application for Pat
ent for the following described Gold bear
ing Placer Mining Claim, situated in
the Trinity Center Mining District,
County and State above mentioned. and
known as the Hatchet Creek Placer
Mine, and more particularly described ia
the plat and field notes now on file in this
office, as follows, to wit
Lot No. 81, beginning at n post in =
mound Of rock marked ii, from themes
West 20.00 chains, variation lSo so + to
post marked ii in mound of earth
for corner; thence North 65o w 22 90
chains to post in mound of rock for
corner thence n 800 30 w 1900 chains
to post marked III in u mound Of earth
for North West corner of the claim
thence n $50 + %. 80 chains to post in
mound of earth marked III for North
East corner of the claim ; thence South
23o f 23.6t chains to a post in a mound
of rocks marked IL thence East 1860
chains to spruce tree u inches in diam
etcr marked IL thence South 27o T. 400
chains crossing llatchet Creek to II
Spruce tree 81 inches in diameter marked
II thence North 75o w. 40 chains
crossing the Trinity Valley Wagon Road
to and closing on the starting corner
Containing % 32-100 acres. The South
East corner of Section 81 and the South
West corner Of Section SO, + 36 North.
Range W., NJ. ID. NJ. bears South from
said place of beginning 20, 4 2S" East,
1860 chains distant. The above survey
locates said claim in Township 30 N, Il.
W., NJ. ID. NJ. and is bounded on tho
South by mining land claimed by Hall
and Williams ; on the West, North and
East by public lands.
All persons holding any adverse claim
thereto are required to present the
same before the Register and Receiver OF
the United States for Shasta Land District
at Shasta, California, within sixty days
from the first day OF publishing and post
ing hereof.
JOHN S. FOLLANSBEE,
octi-6Od. Register.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06
n o M Z N e w S.

DISTRICT CoURT.--Next Monday is
the first day of the regular December
Term of the District Court in and for the
County of Trinity. More cases are on
the calendar than for several Terms past.
They are as follows:
John Arm VS.. John +. Wood-Action
for Trespass. c. Z. Williams and Il. p.
Lovejoy, Attorneys for Plaintiff; E. &
G. A. Garter, for Defendant.
John Martin vs. Joseph Brooks-Action
for Debt. L. p. Lovejoy for Pltff.
Thos Maloney ct al, VS.. James McCon-
ville-Action to Quiet Title. j. G. Irwin
for Pltff.; E. p. Lovejoy for Deft.
Henry Hooker VS.. NJ. T. Crawfcrd-
Action in Ejectment. j. G. Irwin for
Pltff.
Michael Mulligan VS.. John jackson and
John How-Action on Promissory Note
K. p. Lovejoy for Plttf.; E. & c. A. Gar
ter for Jackson.
Patrick Larkiss VS.. Charles Davis
Action for Dissolution of Partnership.
c. +. Williams for Pltff; L. p. Lovejoy
for Deft.
Fricll & Davis VS.. Frederick Frey, ct
al-Action for Partition and Sale. +. e
C. A. Garter and E. P. Lovejoy for Pltff. /;
g. 4. Williams for DcN
Since the above calendar Of cases was
in type, the suits of Maloney, ct al, VS..
McConville, and Larkin VS.. Davis have
been settled.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06
II. -. LAND OFFICE,
SHASTA. CALIFORNIA.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT TO A PLACER
MINING CLAIM.

NOVEMBER 14th, 1873.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, that
~ james Ward, whose Post Office ad-
dress is Wcavervillc, Trinity County,
State of California, has made application
for Patent for the following described
Gold bearing Placer Mine: Situated in
Oregon Gulch Mining District, in said
County and State, and known as the
Oregon Gulch Mountain Placer Mine,
and more particularly described in the
plat and field notes on file in this office,
as follows, to-wit /:
Lot No. 81, in r 80 n, ROW. MD
NJ beginning at a post Mt the \ Il corner
OF the claim, said post marked w IL Co
on the SW side, NJ Il Co on the NV side
and B Il Co on the Il side, from which
the Township corner between Townships
Nos 30 and 33 y, Rs and 8 West. NJ
d NJ, bears S50036'E 77l.47 chains dis
tant running thence South along the
! West boundary of Beavers q Co.'S Mine
o.O6 chains to n post in mound of rock,
marked B ~ Co, being 5 w corner OF
Beavers ~ Co.'S claim thence East 6. 90
chains along the South boundary Of b d
/ Cos claim to post in u mound Of rock
marked w ~ Go, for corner thence
South 1900 chains to post, marked w
* Co, in mound of rock, for the SE
corner OF the claim thence West 43. 90
chains to a post in a mound Of rock,
marked w X Co, for a corner thence
North $40 chains TO post in a mound of
rock, marked w Il Co, for corner thence
West 900 chains along the North bound
airy Of Sturtvant " Whitmore claims and
the Scott claims to post in mound of
rock, marked w Il Co, for the SW cor
ner OF the claim thence North 4.95
chains along the East side of Clary Il Nc
Carthy mining claim to quartz rock con-
tanning about 1876 cubic inches markedW
~ Co on top thence N30oE 400 chains
TO a granite rock, marked w & Co. in
rock mound thence N30oE 2.S5 chains
to post in mound Of rock for the n w
corner OF the claim thence East along
Monroe ~ Co.'S mining lands, 10 the
place Of beginning, 56.77 chains. Con-
tanning l50 43-l00 acres. Said lines were
run on n variation of 1890 East. Said
claim is bounded on the North by Monroe
y Co.'S mining claim; and partly on the
East by Beaver & Co.'S claim partly on
the South by Sturtivant Il Whitmore
claim South West by Clary & McCar-
thy mine.
All persons holding any adverse claim
thereto are required to present the same
before the Register and Receiver of the
United States Land Office, at Shasta,
California, within sixty days from the first
day Of publication of this notice.
sAARON BELL,
hozz Qua Register.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06
United States Land Office,
HUMBOLDT, CALIFORNIA.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT TO A PLACER
MINING CLAIM.
NnXEN[nER 1th. 1873.

A''' h'"hfN fAAif Affbs
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN, to
~ whom it may concern, that an appli-
cation has been made by Joseph McGil-
livray to the Government of the United
States for Patent to the following des-
cribed Placer Mining claim, viz Known
as the Stoddart Placer Mine, situated in
McGillivray Mining District, Trinity
County, California being bounded on
the lst, I'd, 18th and 9TH courses by public
land on the Sd course by Trinity River,
and on the 9th course by the McGillivrav
Placer Mine being ON unsurveyed land,
in Town. "a North, IL West, NJ. ID. Nj.
Commencing at a maple post, marked
McG," the starting corner of the Stod-
dart Mine from which the corner COM
mon to Townships No. 81 and 33 North,
Ranges s and 8 West, bears S64o3YE
l2i9.49 chs distant thence, Var lSo Is h,
lst course, S55o w 4l3 chs set post,
marked IS" in mound with pits and
trenches, for corner 2d course, NS5o w
1875 chs intersect point of bedrock in
Trinity River, which rock is marked
" s." for corner Sd course, N39o30' w
22.5O chs intersect cottonwood, 5 in. in
diameter, marked "S," for corner 4th
course, N3SoE 1870 chs intersect pino
tree, % in. in diam, marked "S,j for
corner /; 9th course, S7loE 25.45 chs in
tersect Western boundary of McGilliv-
ray Mine, set post, marked "S," in
mound with pits and trenches, for n h
corner of the claim 9th course, 0oW
l6.1l chs TO and closing on the starting
corner, and containing an area Of Fifty
one and 40-l00 acres.
All persons holding any adverse claim
thereto are hereby required to present
the same before the Register and Receiv-
er OF the United States for the Humboldt
Land District, at Eureka, California,
within Sixty days from the first day OF
publishing and posting hereof
&. +. ROBERTS,
novl5-GOd Register.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06
United States Land Office,
HUMBOLDT, CALIFORNIA.
NOTICE OF APPLICATION FOR
PATENT TO A PLACER
MINING CLAIM.

NOVEMBER 7th, 1873.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN to
~ whom it may concern, that an appli-
cation has been made by Joseph McG;il-
liyray to the Government of the United
States for Patent to the following des-
cribod Placer Mining Claim, viz Known
rs the Osborn Placer Mine, situated in
North Fork Mining District, Trinity
County, California, being bounded by tho
mining claim Of Henry Lawring ct. al.
on the lst and 9th courses and on the
"a, Sd ard 9TH courses by public land
on the 4th course by mining land claimed
by George Yoe on unsurveyed land, in
Town. 81 North, IL West, Nj. ID. NJ.
Commencing at a post, marked So"
IN mound of earth with pits and trenches
common to Townships No. 81 and 33
North, Ranges and 8 West, NJ. ID. NJ.
bears S66'I0E distant l43O07 chains
thence, lst course, East 6.52 chs interscct
spruce y in. IN diam, marked So"
for corner; I'd course, S560E $40 chs
lntersect spruce 40 in. in diam, marked
20" for corner Sd course, Sl0oE 600
chs set granite rock l6xl2x5 in, marked
%" for corner 4th course, S4So w
1.2o chs intersect dead spruce tree. So in
ches in diameter, marked 80" for cor;
9th course, N42030' w ll.I9 chs pine 40
in. in diam, 1923 chs set post in mound
Of earth with pits and trenches, marked
"O," for cor; 9th course, Nl4030'E
4.49 chs to and closing on starting corner.
and containing an area of Twelve and
30-l00 acres.
All persons holding any adverse claim
thereto are hereby required to present the
same before the Register and Receiver OF
the United States for Hum boldt Land
District, at Eureka, California, within
sixty days from the drst day of publish
ing and posting hereof.
g. f. ROBERTS.
noVl-56Od Register.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06
NORTH FORK BREWERY,
NICKEL BROS, Proprietors.
Administrators Sale.
IN THE PROBATE COURT of the
q County OF Trinity, state of Cali


q County OF Trinity, State of Calf
fOrnia
III The matter Of the Estate Of GEORGE
". WOODS, deceased.
NOTICE Is HEREBY GIVEN that
~ in pursuance OF an order of the Pro-
bate Court of the County of Trinity,
State Of California, made on the 2Gth day
OF November, A. ID. 1878, in the matter
Of the estate Of George w. Wood, de-
ceased, the undersigned, Administrators
of the estate of said deceased, will sell at
Private Sale, to the highest bidder, for
Cash, between December 10th, 1873, and
the lst day of January, A. ID. 1874, at
the late residence of deceased, at Rush
Creek, in said Trinity County, the fol-
lowing personal property belonging to
said estate, to-wt
Mules.
Fillies.
g Cows and Calves.
4 Head young Cattle.
Colts.
l Buggy.
l Plow.
Set Double Harness.
Sale sIbject to the confirmation of the
Probate Court.
JOHN f. WOOD,
JOHN G. IRWIN, Administrator.
Attorney.
Rush Creek, Trinity Co., Cal, Novem-
Der 26th, 1873. no29-2i.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
RECORDED DURING THE PAST WEEK.
LIST OF LETTERS
wEAvERvLLE POST OrrIcE-DEcEMpER 5, 1873.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

REV. r. GRAVES will preach as follows,
until further notice:
1sT SUNDAY, in each month, at Weavorville,
at 1917 a. M, and at Lewiston, at ~ p. III.
2sD SUNDAY, at Weaverville, at l0l2 a. M,
and at Junction City, at 3ll2 p. M, and at Canon
City at 71a p. m.
SRD SUNDAY, at Weavcrville, at lO12 a. m.,
and at Lewiston, at IA p. m.
4rH SUNDAY, at Weaveryille, at l012 a. m,
and at Junction City, at SO p. IN, and at Canon
City, at IA p. m.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
A Manual of Health.

An edidion of between nine and ten
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Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

Mr.. BRAGDoN will open private
school at the Grammar School-room, on
Monday, Dec. 10th, to continue eleven
weeks. Tuition-Primary Department,
81 Common English, So; Higher Eng
lish, 81, for the term. Mr.. Bragdon will
be assisted by Mrs. Sawyer, an expert
enced teacher, and no pains will be spared
to make it model school. Two lessons
in each week will be given in vocal music
without extra charge.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

SEVERAL full-grown" people in this
vicinity are afflicted with the whooping-
cough, and whoop and cough just as ma
tural as the little folks. We have heard
of one person here who is now undergoing
the pleasures of whooping- cough for the
third time.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

MORE FIRE.-A little excitement was
caused last Sunday evening by the burn
ing out Of the chimney in Mr.. C. w.
Neimann's residence. The burning SCOT
made considerable blaze and smoke, and
the alarm of " Fire !" attracted large
crowd to the premises. Ne damage done.
This is good weather for burning out
chimneys, which can be easily done by
placing quantity of paper in them and
firing it, and by so doing you may prevent
its burning at another time when it might
do damage.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

Jos. RossEN left this week on visit
to North Carolina, Tennessee and Texas.
Rossen is pioneer of this Coast, having
reached Oregon in 1913, and came into
California in 1913.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

SHASTA NEws.-From a note received
by us from n friend in Shasta, we gather
the following items of interest 1.-THE
storm commenced at an early hour on
Wednesday morning and at the time of
writing the snow measured fourteen inch
es in depth in the streets..".. HIRAM
MINTHURN, teamster between Redding
and Weaverville, met with an accident
on Wednesday. He was thrown under
his wagon when the team started, the
fore wheel passing over his right leg and
breaking it near the ankle......, THE pris-
oners confined in the county Jail made
we'll organized effort to escape on Tues
day night, but were discovered by the
deputy sheriff. In one cell they had torn
up the floor and were digging under the
wall, and in another cell they had torn
off the sheet iron lining and removed
several bricks from the wall. "Shorty"
Hayes, Clark, and Thompson, charged
with ro5bing Wells, Fargo & Co., near
Buckeye, in October, seem to be expert
fenced hands at the business and used
great exertion to accomplish their work."
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06
Settlement Notice.

UAVIN DISPOSED OF THE
IL Douglas City Meat Market, all per-
sons knowing themselves indebted to mo
are requested to make immediate settle
ment. A. III. MARSHALL.
Douglas City, Iuly 20, 1878. aug2-tf
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

PARTIES who left here last week for
the valley, with cattle, have been caught
by the storm, which shows that delays
are dangerous"
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

CHRISTMAS comes on Thursday this
year-two weeks from next Thursday
People who "knew that before needn't
read this item.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

JOHN HUBBARD came in this week
with the Humboldt mail. He reports
snow all along the route. Clifford, the
regular rider, is laid up with rheumatism.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

If you want to make your wife agree
able, go home and chop mince-m meat from
dark until bedtime some of these Ions
Winter evenings.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

ii. o. ADAMS, an old-time Trinitarian
is located at Lewiston, Idaho. So W,
learn from letter received from him.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

WATER has been turned out of most of
the bitches in Weaver Basin, during the
storm, there not being sufficient to carry
away the snow.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

We haven't heard of any move yet
being made to celebrate Christmas.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

THE hoodlums snow ball Cinnamon
now just the same as in days of yore.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

MEASLES don't seem to spread very
fast in town. The cases first reported are
now convalescent.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

OWING to the heavy storm the Shasta
stage did not arrive here until 8 o'clock
Wednesday evening.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

POKER has had an unprecedented run
of late. Sure sign of a wet Winter.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

AT present there are no patients in the
County Hospital-the first time for a
number of years.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

PUBLIC School, in Weaverville Dis
triet, closes this week.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1873-12-06

DETLEF HANSEN has laid a new side.
walk in front of his building.