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Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07
TRINITY CENTER, March Sd, 1874.


EnIroR JoURNAL.-I was about to
despair of ever gaining any literary noto-
riety, but since an extract in my last let
ter to you appears in the Havilah Miner
of late date as original matter, my hopes
have frightened, and I'm tempted to
write again. Nothing very exciting has
tVllen place since my last The enter
tainments given by our Dramatic Troupe
are the main feature of amusement-thc
last performance was given ON Washing
tons Birthday. Our miners are busy,
those who have been fortunate enough to
get their d:tches open have plenty of wa
ter and are making good use of it, but
the largest bitches are blockadcd with
snow As yet.
oh the snow, the beautiful snow"
1t the author Of that line had heen in
Trinity Center during the last three
months, think he would have changed
his tune to notes of condemnation. 1t is
just three months last light since it COM
menced to snow, and the ground has
been covered from one to three feet dcep
ever since. For two or three days back
we have been expecting to see terra frma
once more, but awoke this morning to
find six inches moro of "the beautiful :"
Snow shoe travelling has been II lavorite
pastime here this winter with both sexes.
Stock owners lose heavily thi. Winter ;
report says that so head of cattle belong
ing to W. p. Hall & Co., Of this place,
have died in the Bald Hills, Shasta coun-
ty, where they had been driven for pas
turage.
Good joke on Squi. Squi thought to
make expenses during the winter months,
by trapping beaver and other fur bearing
animals. So he procured traps and bait,
and starting for beaver-dam near by,
set his traps and returned home. Next
morning he went to his traps with great
expectations. On arriving he found one
trap turned upside down and the bush
that the other was chained to gnawed off
between the chain and the ground. He
returned home and has said nothing
about trapping since.
Our public school closed last Friday. .-
Sundry individuals waileth muchly.
p. RATE.
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pretty good for an average Trinitarian.
Hes got good heart in him and splen-
did dump.
Mae did kill the deer, however, for |
remember eating some venison recollect
it distinctly. Mac says he has no desire
to tllch an advertisement in the Journal
but il anyone is putting or going TO put
mp ice this Winter, in or about Weaver
vile, he has coffee poi for sale, war
ranted to freeze over in 10 minutes by the
watch on red hot stove.
Darned if l don't believe there is some
one else mining on this river besides my
self, for the water comes down muddy
every day pretty much. Ii | can get
hold of the Delinquent Tax List, III try
and find out who he is and report what he
is doing. Well, call and see the dog, and
I'll apply the gum to the cracks on my
hands and turn in. say, Mac did dislo-
cate the vertebral column of that deer.
JACINTo.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

PETITION SENT TO SACRAMENTO
Complaints have been made of late that
the rates of toll charged upon the Wea-
verville and Shasta and Lewiston Turn
pike roads are too high, and petition has
been sent to the Legislature in regard to
the matter. Under the Codes the rates
of toll to be charged by Wagon Road
Corporations, in Trinity and several other
counties, are fixed by the Directors, but
are not to exceed Is per cent. nor be less
than 10 per cent. on the cost Of construc-
tion. In most of the counties of the
State the tolls are regulated by the Board
of Supervisors of the proper county.
The object of the petition referred to is
to empower the Supervisors of this county
TO fix the rates of toll over the roads
mentioned.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07
MINES AND MINING
IN CALIFORNIA AND NEVADA.

OWING TO THE DELAYS that havo
" attended the printing and distribution
Of the RcpOrtS n hc Commissioners olS
MiHiHg NoHSttcS, these carefully pre-
pared and otherwise useful publications,
have iHilcd to keep the world duly posted
in regard to the condition and progress of
mining affairs on the Pacific Coast, the
information conveyed through this me-
dunn being already many months old by
the time it reaches the eye Of the general
public. With view to furnishing fresh
Intelligence on mining topics, and bring
ing the history Of this great industry down
to the most recent date, the undersigned
will, on or about the first of February
next, issue large octave volume, de-
voted to consideration Of mining mat
ters, as they exist at the present time, in
the States Of California and Nevada. In
the fuliillmcnt of this purpose the author
will at once visit every important district
and locality in these States that has not
already been lately examined or heard
from through reliable channels, to the
end that the Information embodied in this
volume may be recent and authentic.
The great aim will be to I'LL the book with
live practical matter; wherefore, only
such properties as have been brought to II
productive condition, or as have, through
Developments made, established for them
selves good degree Of actual or pros
pective merit will receive attention ; nor
will any notice be bestowed on processes
or appliances other than such as have met
with approval after extended working
tests.
This work will be printed on the best
quality Of paper, and be, elegantly and
substantially bound, the design being to
impart to it such mechanical excellence
as will reflect credit upon the book-mak-
ing art in California.
HENRY DEGROOT,
SAN Francisco, Nov, 1878.
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list OF LETTERS
WEAVERVILLE POST OFFICE,
March 9th, 1874.
CHURCH DIRECTORY.

REV, r. GRAVES will preach as follows,
until further notice:
lsr SUNDAY, in each month, at Weaverville,
at lO12 u. M, and at Lewiston, at ~ p. m.
2ND SUNDAY, at Weavervillc, at 1917 a. m,
and at Junction City, at 81 p. M, and at Caiion
City at ~ p. m.
Bird SUNDAY, at Wcaverville, at lO13 a. IN.
and at Lewiston, at ~ p. IN.
4rH SUNDAY, at Wcayerville ct l01% o. m.,
and at Junction City, at 31a p. M and at Cafion
City, at "a p. IN.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

WEST WEAVER DITCH.-During the
past week Messrs. Loveridge, Atkins and
Paulsen, of this place, returned from San
francisco Col. A. f. Williams, Of Oak
land, and Mr.. Geo. w. Cox, of Rowland
Flat, Sierra county, arrived Wednesday
evening. These gentlemen are all inter
ested in the West Weaver Ditch and
Oregon Gulch Mountain Mine enterprise,
and express determination to enter upon
the work at once and forward it with all
possible dispatch. Mr.. D. w. George,
the Company's Superintendent, is expect
ed to arrive here this friday evening.
Work will probably be commenced with
in the next two weeks, as it is intended to
have the ditch completed and the claim
IN full running order by the first day of
May next. Results are expected from
this mine which will astoaish the ma
tives," and give to Trinity an enviable
reputation as the richest hydraulic mining
county in the State. There can be no
doubt as to the success of this enterprise.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

COUNTY OFFICIALs.-Last Monday the
new County Administration took charge
of their respective positions, amid the
customary popping of champagne corks
and clouds of cigar smoke. While we
speak cf it'as new Administration, it is
in reality but little more than a new lease
Of power to the old officials. Clerk Trot-
ter, Treasurer McCausland, Assessor
Paulscn, District Attorney Clifford and
Surveyor Lowden were reelected Phil
brook assumes the title of Sheriff instead
of Under-Sheriff, while Rainer, late Dep
uty Sheriff, gets the place vacated by
Philbrook. Bragdon takes Lovetts place
as Superintendent Of Schools, and Driver
succeeds Bachelor as Coroner these two
being the only real changes in our Coun-
ty Administration.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

DoING WELL.-Douglas City miners
are just now engaged in demonstrating
that the mines in their particular locality
are not yet worked out. Mr.. j. G. Mason
informs us that the Union Hill claim last
week cleaned up their five head boxes,
after run Of only eight days, and real
lied $3.50. Also that Trotter & Smiley
cleaned-up $1,000 from run of thirteen
days in their claim. Other mines in that
vicinity are also doing well.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

THE bill for the dsorganzation of
Klamath county has been referred to the
delegations from Del Norte, Humboldt,
Klamath and Siskiyou. This reference
would indicate that the original PROPOSE
ton Of the petition, to transfer that por-
ton Of klamath located in the Trinity
valley, to this county, has not been car
ried out. The bill was introduced by the
Assemblyman from Monterey, who stat
ed that he introduced it by request.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

FIXING UP.--Atkins & Lowden are
preparing the Frey mine, on Grass Val
ley creek, for sluicing, as fast as possible,
and before many weeks expect to have it
in complete running order. We expect
to hear of a big thing from that quarter,
shortly after they get to work. The gold
is there and they intend to find it.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07
ROLL OF HONOR,
REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.
RECORDED DURING THE PAST WEEK,

0. Finnegan to L. j. Schall-IIouse and Lot
on Taylor Street, Weaverville-Sl5O.
John Ashley to II. Hindley-Lot, head of
Main Street, Weavervile-SGO.
John Taylor to w. II. Berber- Water Ditch,
Lcwiston-S375.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

DAILY MAIL.-Ever since the daily
mail service from Shasta via Trinity Cen
ter was discontinued, the people along
that route have been camoring to have
it resumed. From Washington special
to the Sacramento Record, of March ID,
we learn that Senator Sargent has been
actively engaged before the heads of De-
partments on Pacific Coast matters, and
that the Postmaster General promised, at
his request, to have the mail service be-
tween Shasta and Callahan's Ranch
changed to daily service.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

PUBLIC ScHooL-Grammar, Interme-
diate and Primary Departments-opened
on Monday last. About one hundred
and twenty scholars are in attendance,
being nearly equally divided between the
three Departments.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

Pocket Book LosT.-Mr. j. A. Bur-
ger lost pocket book, on Tuesday of last
week, which he advertises in another col
umn. The papers in the book are valu-
able, but to no one except the owner, who
will duly return thanks to the finder if it
is left at the JOURNAL office.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

PROBATE NoTICE.--Application has
been made for an order to sell all the
real estate belonging to the estate of Geo.
w. Woods, deceased, and March 3lst is
the day set for hearing said application.
Sec notice elsewhere.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

TIE New CoRPoRATIoN.-Last week
we briefly referred to the incorporation of
the Wcaverville Ditch and Hydraulic
Mining Company, with the following
Directors A. w. Gates, j. r. Carrick,
G. Crcgo, DR.. j. M. Selfridge, George H.
Atkins, o. NJ. Loveridge and G. II. Bart
lett. The capital stock of the company
is $GOO,0OO divided into G,OOO shares at
500 each. Officers have been elected as
follows: A. w. Gates, President; j..
II. Carrick, Secretary; p. NJ. Pausen,
Treasurer ID. w. George, Superintend-
ent; o. NJ. Loveridge, Engineer. The
object of the company, rs set forth in the
Articles Of Incorporation, is to carry on
and conduct the business of hydraulic
mining and ditching in Trinity county.
San Francisco is the principal place of
business.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

GOOD WORK. - Louis Lautier, who
works in Chapman & Fishers lower
claim, tells us that they have averaged
about 200 feet of bedrock per day this
season. Although their upper claim is
being run on on larger scale, the lower
one is paying well. Between $4,000 and
$4,000 was taken out at a recent cleanup.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

IMPRov MENT.-IIartman has remov-
ed the Post Office from the rear to the
front of his building, which makes il
more convenient and gives him more
room for business.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

CANON CREEK.-Miners on this stream
are hard at work and all reported to be
making money. Many OF the claims
there have heavy gravel and big rocks to
contend with, but as coarse gold is quite
literally distributed among the boulders,
the boys don't mind turning few of them
over occasionally. Canon Creek is one
of the richest mining sections of this
county, and it is about time we were
hearing of some rich clean-ups in the
claims there.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

LEwIsToN.-As in all other districts,
the miners in and about Lewiston are
busily engaged separating the dirt from
the gold, and generally find n fair pro-
portion Of the latter. Olney Phillips re-
Gently made large cleanup and is said
to be well-plcascd with his claim. Olney
says he wouldn't take thousand dollars
for his Little Giant, if he couldn't get
another.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07
FOR SALE,

a SECOND HAND PARLOR SET
IA Hair Cloth Furniture, consisting of Four
Chairs, Two Rockers and Sofa.
4. w. CRAIG.
Trinity Journal" Office,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

New OFFIcERs.-Ata a regular meeting
of the German Hospital Society of Trim
ity County, held last Sunday afternoon,
the following officers were elected for the
ensuing year: II. Lorcnz, President
d. Hansen, Vice President C. Hart
man, Secretary ;J. Barnickel, Treasurer
Dr.. j. G. Montague, Physician William
Nleman, Wcavcrvlle, Peter Verstegen,
junction City, j. A. Burger. Canon City,
Agents j. Pausen, L. Feibush, Chas.
G~ring, j. Kaczinsky and John Wolf,
Trustees.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

MEASLES seem to have taken fresh
start in town, as there have been a num-
Der of new cases reported during the past
week,
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

ifOrnia:
IN tie matter Of tie EState Of SIDNEY
SnITII, deceased:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN BY
IN the undersigned, the Administrator
of the above-named Estate, to creditors
of, and all persons having claims against,
said Estate, to exhibit the same, with ne
cessary vouchers, within Four MONTHS
from the first publication Of this Notice,
to the undersigned at her residence on
Canon Creek, Trinity County. California.
MARY A. SMITH,
Administrative.
C. f. WILLIAMS, Atty.
Canon City, Feb. II, 1873. 4w.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

SToRM-this weei-Rain, so Snow,
12>s. Totals for the season-Bain, 30.l7
inches Snow, 7SE inches.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

DoGGEREL.-There was man and he
had dog and this man loaned his dog
to another man and this man took the
dog with him on visit to q neighboring
village; and while the man was taking a
social drink with the proprietor of the
village hotel, the dog went into the din
ing-room, got on the table and helped
himself to unreasonable quantities of food,
even to pie, and sponge cake, and jelly,
and preserves, and so on, and so forth into
the street and away from that hotel, be-
fore the landlord discovered the mischief.
or it is probable that that dog would have
died young; and the next time Trotter
goes 10 Douglas City he will leave Drivers
dog at home for fear that Leonard will
take summary vengeance on tho canine
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

TAX Thrty-one lots of the
property advertised as delinquent were
sold this week.
Weekly Trinity journal., 1874-03-07

WEATHER IS pleasant again.
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GSUBSCRIBE FOR THE
"TRINITY JOURNAL.
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Notice TO Creditors.

WN TIE PROBATE COURT OF the
4 County of Trinity, state Of Cal
ifOrnia:
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OVER THE RIVER.

| had glorious coronal-emeralds slpphircs, and
pearls;
Brave was its glow on the frank young brow: 'in'd
the sheen of the clustering curls
But the purest gem of the diadem was the first to
drop away
There are few to be told, mid the tarnished gold
round the tresses scant and gray.
Men ask for the jewels wore ercwhile;
"Over the river y say, and smile
| had wealth of beautiful buds crimson and golden
and Glue;
Through the April showers my fair frail flowers
change nor dropping knew;
BIT some shrunk and died in the Summers pride.
some faded in Autumns rain.
The wild winds moan, where ] stand alone. on the
arid and lifeess plain.
Where are the roses you cherished of late?
"Oyer the river say and wait.
l had lutte whose music was the glory of life to
me;
Love gave to each string its happy ring, hope woke
its melody.
But the thrilling chords and the passionate words died
into silence soon,
And my faint cold touch cannot wake SO much as the
ghost of q vanished tune.
Where is the measure you loved the best?
'Over the river with all the rest
Fast as the eeting moments, the night to the
day.
Ourhopes and pleasures joys and treasures, glide
from our clasp away;
Sudden and swift the dark clouds lift, the lightning
flashes down
Not an hour We know on oar path below il marked
for the cross CT the crown;
Yet God guides us all to the perfect day;
Till we cross the river love- trust and pray.
TiHStayS' Mdgzise
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Exit Columbus.

1t was Niebuhr who knocked Romulus
and Remus in the head and disillusionized
the annals of early Rome
1t was Barring Gould who despoiled the
Middle Ages of their myths and left us no
Tell and no Prester John.
Some bolder modern has refined Samson s
toxes out of existence and Colenso's Zulu
convert would exact from Moses an 'saffi-
uavit of merits"
There are defiant doubters who sneer at
ssflfs5.+'- Sparks '-+~h~+s y and mock the tender
Pochahontas has lost caste, and the Had
ley Judges are pooh-poohed.
The truth makes all things clear, and yet
when the absolute truths told, it is abused
and villipended as an iconoclast
Now, one Goodrich, of Minnesota. has
run muck against Columbus, and shown
the Admiral up in eolors that pale the in
etfectual fires of II Kyd.
The thoughtful discoverer patiently biding
his time, butfeted from Court to Court,
the pious sailor, the man of sorrows, in his
old age of neglect and cruel treatment, is
presented as a pirate, an unscrupulous ad-
venture, a hypocrite and o deceiyer who
stole from a dying pilot the knowledge OF
the land which he pretended to have just
found.
Next
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Size of Countries.

Greece is about the size of Vermont.
Palestine is one-fourth the size of New
York.
Hindoostan is more than q hundred times
as large as Palestine.
The great desert of Africa has nearly the
present dimensions of the United States.
The Red Sea would reach from Washing
ton to Colorado, and it is three times as
large as Ontario.
The English Channel is nearly as litrge as
Lake Superior
The Mediterranean,i if placed across North
America, would make sea navigation from
San Diego to Baltimore.
The Caspian Sea would stretch from New
York to Rochester.
Great Britain is two thirds the size of
Japan, one-twelfth the size of China.
and one twenty fifth the size of the United
States.
Great Britain and Ireland are about
as large as New Mexico, but not quite as
large as Iowa and Nebraska. They are
less than New York, Pennsylvania and
Ohio.
Madagascar is as large as New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts, Vermont, Connecti-
cut, New York, Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Virginia and North Carolina all put to-
gether.
The Gulf Of Mexico is about ten times
the size of Lake Superior, and about the
size OF the sea of Kamschatka, bay of Ben
gal, China sea, Okoska, or Japan sea.
Lake Ontario would go in either of them
fifty times.
The following bodies of water are nearly
equal size:
German ocean, Black sea, Yellow sea,
Hudson Bay is rather larger, the Baltic,
Adriatic, Persian gulf and Euxine sea,
about half as large, and somewhat larger
than Lake Superior.
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" UNCLE JIMMY
A Remarkable Recognition.

The Virginia (Nevada) Enterprise Of
vember 18th says: Last Saturday, Novem-
| ber 14th, Sheriff Atkinson of this county
conducted James Glaize to the State Prison,
to twenty years confinement in which in
stitution he was sentenced by Judge Rising
of the Third District Court, for the killing
of Samuel s. Wilcoxen some two months
since. When Glaize-" Uncle jimmy" as
he is familiarly called-was brought before
Frank b. Clayton, Registry clerk of the
prison, the two men-Glaize and Clayton
at once recognized each other-although
they had not seen each other for about
thirty-two years. Uncle Jimmy is now over
10 years of age, and the men last met in
Texas during the days of the Republic at
the time that Mirabeau B. Lamar, who sue
ceeded Houston, was President. The men
were together at the battle of Plum Creek,
fight had between the Texans and the
Comanches in August, 1910, at point for
ty miles from Austin. In the battle men
toned, the Texans were led by Ben Nc
Cullough, killed during the rebellion at the
battle Of Pea Ridge Arkansas, March Sth,
1862. General Samuel Houston and Felix
Houston were in the same battle. During
the fight Uncle Jimmy ventured too far and
was lanced by the Indians, who then cut his
throat and left him for dead. To this day
he has on his neck fearful scar. Colonel
Jack Hayes, who was then only a surveyor,
was also engaged in the Plum creek fight.
There were 1870 Texans pitted against host
of Indians, and the battle was a rough one.
Uncle Jimmy has met with no end of ad-
ventures in all parts of the world and speaks
no less than seven different languages.
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Andy Johnson's Frugality.

Mr. Doolittle Of Wisconsin i'll recent
speech tells the following: Mr.. Johnson
saved from his salary. in three years and a
half, 1000 or $39, 900; and that, too, when
greenbacks were still at discount of %
per cent. And, it must not be forgotten,
none OF the Presidents ever accepted pres
ents. Mr.. Johnson refused the present of
a carriage Whatever may be said in crit
icism OF Mr.. Jol,nson's public course, all
parties agree that the White House was
never more gracefully kept and presided
over than by his daughter, Mrs. Patterson
"a perfect lady and a model Of a Republi-
can mistress of the White House. Let me
tell you fact which has never been pub
lished, but which had from the lady's
own lips. Just as she was about to leave
the steward of the house took an inventory,
and found that not one article of furniture
was missing on broken not sheet, towel
or napkin was lost; and the house was in
perfect order from top TO bottom. She
told me another fact, which know the
wives and daughters of the farmers Of
Wisconsin will bc glad to hear When she
went into the White House she purchased
two excellent cows. From the milk of
these cows she made all the butter, used all
the cream, and made all the iceeream used
in the Presidents family during the term.
When she went home she shipped these
cows to Tennessee. Is it any wonder,
ladies, that Mrs Patterson received the
first premium ON butter at their State Fair
last fall?