Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-07-18
CORRESPONDENTS.


mable citizens of this miniature city have
betaken themselves, during the past few |
weeks, out of range of its scrub-bubs" !
into the cool retreats and smiling pastures
beyond-somewhere in the rural " dee
strix ITO rest them from the cares and |
vexations, follies and foibles of metro
politan life.
The Glorious Fourth passed off in q
manner eminently calculated to inspire
pleasant and patriotic remembrances in
the bosom of the native American. The |
anvil-our emblem of the free-or rather
couple of them were lugged out at
break of day, and double-shotted for the
first blast at sunrise. That genus-the |
orator of the day-who is usually sup
| posed to preside over such occasions,
gave us nary flop of his silvery tongue
to fill the musical part of the bill, owing
probably to the fact of there being no
whole barrel to be found in the neighbor-
hood. But The chemical compound of
sulphur, saltpeter and charcoal makes
good loud noise when its feelings are
touched, and being just what the boys
wanted in that case, $50 or $40 in very
hard cash melted away into thin air upon
the wings of this very unstable combina-
ton between dawn and dark. Several
cases of " Comm thro' the Rye" were
noted down during the day, but nothing
n 70 Tho ,O11;txy 6 ha "a, or1
the world still rolls on. A dance night
before last wound up the festivities of
Americas Anniversary here, when a
sound went forth upon the unofending
ear of night like unto the continual drop
ping of a triphammer.
Crops are looking their best just now,
and there are several fine gardens in
this neighborhood in well advanced
state. Fruit loads our orchards, and is
rapidly coming to maturity. An i'm
mense yield is expected this year.
Our miners still continue busy, max
ing the most of the water while it lasts.
Allison & Co. have men employed now
night and day in their claim. Their Lit
tie Giant has been at work for some time
and seems to give satisfaction. The Shoe
Fly Hill COMPANY making prepara-
tions for another blast on their bank,
Their main drift is to be 80 feet long
with two branch drifts, the whole form
ing an underground Tone of these
branches to be also 80 feet, and the other
yet to be determined by the lay of the
bank.
The Cinnabar Mine is turning out lots
Of ore, we hear, and Mr.. Lytle is on the
lookout for laborers, both whites and
Cinnamon. The crude apparatus which
he has hitherto had has not warranted
him in smelling much Of the precious
sulphuret, but such as has been produced
is pronounced to be superior in quality, Of
which there are several pounds on exhi-
ton at this place. The old saw mill is
no more, and another is soon to 60 up in
its place. At present the work goes rath-
er slow, but it is being done thoroughly,
and all the machinery and appointments
of the new establishment will be first
class from what we have seen.
Freighting has been moderately lively
} with us this season, and "ye jolly team
ster" scatters smiles, bright smiles, and
. four-bit pieces along the way. Merchan-
disc and dust are plenty between Read
ing and Yreka.
The show season is upon us, and we
wait for the circus, the baby elephant,
that " fellow of infinite jest " the funny
clown, the trick mules and the young
man or woman as the case may be who
doeth the revolutionary on the trapeze.
The inimitable Paul Bosco, and the i'm
mortal Jake Wallace have come and
gone, and still we are not happy.
The amateur organization of this place
known to the theatrical world as the
Home Dramatic and Variety Troupe is
at present taking its summer vacation, il
we are correctly informed. The man
: ager, after brief but illustrious career
of disinterested effort for the elevation OF
the modern drama, has retired from the
service, and now lays back on his man
agerial oars, serene as a lobster at
J high water mark, with two and one-halt
, dollars in company funds reposing in the
bank-a keno bank.
Our old trapper still stays with US,
seeming to find good field for his par
, ticular avocation in this section. On a
late excursion over the hills he found
and captured couple Of strange animals
, that nobody could classify, and Web
t ster's Unabridged, he said, would give
no information concerning them. SO he
went to work and found name for them
The whimvamper," as he calls them,
is curiosity in truth; in size, half way
between a beaver and rat, with almost
no tail, and fur that looks as though il
might be of some value. One of the var
mints has been sent TO Woodward's Gar
den, San Francisco, and the other to a
3 fur company in the city.
The daily stage was put on this route
July 1st as promised, but has only made
tr-weekly trips thus far.
Our vegetable friend, the village p(o)et
looms up before the people of Trinity in
immortal verse. If ne will only improve
the "copy' of his MSS. up to the stand
ard of his muse, we predicts brilliant fu-
r ture before him. Yea, looking down the
long vista of years, we behold him ac-
curing competence in the cheap vaen-
tine business, and standing of" his
l grocer and washerwoman. Verify, ouI
8 Murphy" hath well learned-tbe pen is