Weekly Trinity journal., 1877-12-22

ior carrying The mails Of the United States
In the States OF Colorado, Oregon. and
Nevada, ETC., from July 1st, 1873 to June
3Oth' 1882, has been received at the Post
once at this place. Proposals will be
received until February ID, 1873 decis-
ions announced on or before March 3otb.
1878 Contracts to be filed in the De.
partment, duly executed, on or before
June lst' 1878. The following are the
routes, wholly or partly in this county.
Tor which proposals are invited:
- 46245: From Reading, by Shasta
Tower House and Lewiston. to Weaver
vile, Al miles and back, six times a
week. Leave Reading daily, except
sunday, at = A. NJ; arrive at Weaver.
vile by P. NJ; leave Weavervile daily.
except Sunday, at 6 Am; arrive at
Heading by s NJ. Bond required with
bid, $4,000 check, $500.
4624S. From Lewiston to Lowden's
ranch, 4 miles and back, once week.
Leave Lewiston Monday at 7 AN; ar
rive at Lowden's Ranch by 8 A. NJ:
leave Lowden's Ranch Monday at 10 A.
NJ; arrive at Lewiston by y NJ. Bond
required with bid, 500.
1920 From Weaverville, bv Doug
las City, to Hay Fork, 28 miles and back.
once a week. Leave Weavervile Tues-
day at . A. NJ; arrive at Hay Fork by 5
P. NJ; leave Hay Fork Monday at A.
NJ; arrive at Weayerville by ) p. NJ
Bond required with bid, $500.
46250. From Weavervile, by Buck
eye Ridge, Van Matres, Minersvile, AL
den 5 Ranch, Trinity Center aud Coffee
Creek, to Altoona, IS miles and back,
once week. Leave Weaverviie Mon
day at A. NJ; arrive at Altoona next
day by Il NJ; leave Altoona Wednesday
at A. NJ; arrive at Weaverville next
day by II NJ. Bond required with bid,
Sl,200.
1928. From Arcata, by Hooper's
Valley, Burnt Ranch, Big Bar, Trinity
and junction City, to Weaverville, ll9
miles and back, once week. Leave
Arcata Monday at 8 A. NJ; arrive at
WeaVerVil9 i'll go hons leave Weaver.
vile Thursday ut Is A. Nj; arrive at Ar
cata in 90 hours. Bond required with
bid, $500
4G2G3. From Yroka, by Fort Jones,
Crystal Creek, Etna Mills, Callahan's
R9nch, Trinity Center and French Gulch,
to Shasta, l22 miles and back, three times
week. Leave YreIla Monday, Wed.
nesday ana Friday at 6 A. NJ; arrive at
Sha. tn next days by P. NJ; leave Shas-
a Monday, Wednesday and Fri lay at
A. NJ; arrive ut Yrela next days by
?. NJ. Present cost Of service at rate Of
SS,5I per annum. Bond required with
bid, 5000; check, $50,
Blank forms and instructions for max
ing Proposals and accompanying Bonds,
etc, can be seen at any Post Olhce on the
routes named.
THE DEADwooD MINEs.-We extract
the following in reference to the mining
interests Of Deadwood, from the cores
pondence of the Shasta Courier:
There are FIVE quartz mines here in full
blast; five arastras running night and
day on high grade ore, and there ought
to be ten more to crush the rock as fast
as it is taken out. There are quite Il num-
Der Of men employed about the mines
and the hills are alive with prospcctols.
The first man | saw on Deadwood was
&. Klein, and his prospects are very fiat
terlng he has ore enongh on his dumps
to keep two arastras at work for the next
twelve months, and the ore is worth from
$50 to 500 per ton. The last crushing
paid him 500 per ton. He has quite
heap of picked rock, the richest | ever
saw ; he has specimens here, more gold
than quartz, that discounts the Cabinet
90 lf.t,f III 4 4
him house and is comfortably fixed for
the winter. Adjoining G. Klcin's claim
is Sebastlanss he has new arastra
looks much better. He has about 50
tons OF nice quartz on the dumps.
Frick u Davis have claim adjoining
Sebastian's they have sunk shaft 50
feet aud it improves every inch it goes
down. They have a well defined ledge
at the bottom of the shaft, and the ore is
rich. Frick q Davis purchased the
claim OF Mr.. Kiilen, who came here some
time during last summer and soon dis
covered this ledge. | viii give you an
idea OF its riches. KILN since he discov-
cred it pounded out by u hand mortar in
% days $500. Fricl ~ Davis have lot
of rock fall as rich on their dumps. They
"io AZ pltstut ullNillE Dtu IOCk lunuei
that will strike the ledge 800 feet deeper,
so If they strike this high grade ore at
that depth they will revel in riches.
Trotter & Co., have commenced work
in earnest. They have several heaps of
high grade ore ready for milling, all they
want is more water. They crushed last
summer, in n small arastra drawn by a
mule, one ton and half of ore which
] q ! ~
on their dumps equally as rich. This
company have done much work here.
All these Claims have mentioned are
IN Trinity. There are other claims equal
ly as rich on the Shasta side of the ridge.
Ii you will be good enough to publish
these few items | will send you more
from the other side at some future time.