Weekly Trinity journal., 1875-03-13
HERE AND EISEWHERE,

Tic Winter which has just passed
away has been very singular one for
this county, and some of the phases it
has exhibited here appear to have ex-
tended over the Eastern States as we'll
The last Fall month witnessed a heavier
rainfall than had been known for years,
and all the indications were auspicous
for favorable mining season. The
promise held forth has not been fulfilled
the most which can now be hoped for
is heavy Spring rains, that will keep up
the streams in those claims which do not
depend upon heavy bodies Of snow for
their water supply. The warm, copious
showers Of November were followed by
a long siege Of freezing weather, which
has continued. with slight intermissions,
only, up TO the present time. The sources
Of the watcr-supply have been sealed up
at night, and loosened by day as the sun
shonc in the cloudless sky. A season
presenting the same characteristics as the
present, is almost unknown. We have
had colder weather than this Winter has
shown, for few days alta time, but such
a long siege Of freezing nights is not a
condition Of weather known here for ma
ny years.
Yet the winter here has been mild in
deed, when compared with the same sea-
son at the East. Judging from the com
ments of the press since the New Year
set in, it has been n season Of uncx-
ampel severity. We read Of water
pipes in which the water is frozen solid
to n depth Of six feet into the ground /;
Of Lake Michigan froze over to dis
tance Of twenty miles from shore Of riv-
ers frozen solid except in the deep holes.
Such Il season may be passed with toll
cradle degree Of comfort by those who
have means enough to live without being
compelled to buffet the storm and frost to
gain their daily bread; but to those who
are not forchandcd, who have to turn out
in search of work alike in the Summers
sun and in the Winters SHOWS the sea-
son must have been one to be looked
back upon with terror. We can imagine
the condition OF the crews Of those fishing
vessels fastened in the ice of the coast of
Massachusetts, and flying signals Of dis
| tress while in the more northern region
Of Newfoundland, even tha last honors
cannot be paid the dead, who are buried
in the snow until warmer weather shall
permit the last sad rites to be performed.
Usually it follows that bad season
in the mines is bad one for the farming
interests Of the valley, also. Such, how
over: does not appear to have been the
case in this instance. The heavy No
vcmber rains wet the earth to good
depth, the grain that was sowcd got a
good start, and the moisture which has
since fallen has been sufficient to keep it
growing until it is now doomed out OF
danger from drought. Probably this
part of the State has not received an
sQua amount of rain with the counties
Of the Sierra Nevada. The floods Of the
valley would Indicate such to be the case
When Marysvillc, Visalia, and other
/ places were submerged, the Sacramento
riyer did not raise within seven feet o
the high water mari; Of former years, in.
dcating that The storms had been much
Ioo ,-i.r 5,, tGn Tn fori, tbon an tbo NVnrf
crn side Of the valley. But the Eastern
counties in which mining is the leading
industry, are beginning to suffer from a
lack Of water, rs we judge by the tone OF
our exchanges from that section. In all
probability tie season viii be a slim one
for place mining everywhere, while
farming will be more prosperous than
usual.