The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1893-11-17
A FRENCH COLONY
To Be Founded in Trinity
County.
TWO CAPITALISTS TALK.
They Are Delighted With the
Prospect.
MORE COLONiSTS TO FOLLOW.
About Fifteen French Families Are
Already on the Spot-Consid-
cradle Money Invested.
MORE cOLONlsTs TO FOLLOW.

F. Heurtevant and the Baron de la
Grange, the two French capitalists regis
tered at the Palace Hotel, have just ar
rived from Trinity County full Of enthus-
iasm for the prospects of French colony
which they are founding there.
1--WE are very glad that the Americans
have left us a chance to make fortunes In
the mines which they appear to have
neglected almost entirely" said the Baron
to CALL reporter yesterday afternoon.
and M. Heurtevant added. smiling:
ut is really strange that California cap
italists should have overlooked the mag
nificent resources of the county. The law
against hydraulicking does not apply there
SO that nothing prevents mining on big
scale. We hope to bring in large number
of our compatriots from France ana make
Trinity County rich French colony"
In answer to the question as to how the
enterprising capitalists came to choose
such a remote region as Weaverville for a
colony the Baron Willingly explained.
"Ah. indeed. 1t is one of the disadvan-
tages of the place that is SO cut off from the
worId-twenty-five miles over a wild
m ountain road to reach the Shasta route.
Many of the old miners there have never
even seen a railroad. Each one works
his own Il tie claim without any capital,
just to make living. None of them
seems to want to sell. though.
How we came TO settle rhem? con-
tinued the Baron. 'It came about in this
way: Fred Baudry of Denver, a mining
exI ert, well known all over the United
States. went up To Weaverville last year
He was so delighted with the prospects for
gold that he bought a mine belonging to
DIR. Hayes of Boston at Junction. near
NpaUprVila piao tod
with me and l also went and bought a
large part of the best claims near june
tion. Mr. Heurtevant followed.
II was here last june" continued Mr.
Heurtevant, speaking for himself. sit was
then that we decided TO found regular
colony. After investing in mines l re-
turned TO France and interested others in
the enterprise. We have about fifteen
French families at Junction now How
many more are we expecting? Well. We
do not feel prepared 10 state definitely at
present, but enough to enable US to say
that next spring we shall be regular
colony.
During the last few months we have
been working hard" continued the Baron.
who seemed literally trimming over with
enthusiasm over the establishment of the
colony. "a million francs are already in
vested IN the en- terprise. and we have put
In the bitches, electric plant, etc. In jan
nary the rains will have brought us suf-
ficient water to begin mining, and then we
shall work right on, night and day, till
October.
1--WE can practice both placer and by
draulic mining in Trinity County without
any fear of the fate which overlook the
North Bloomfield mines swallowing IN
the capital we invest. The Trinity River
is not navigable. and as the country has
no agricultural interests to protect, we
have not the least fear of the Stale passing
an injunction prohibiting hydraulic min
ing"
And then both gentlemen added that so
far the results of their labors have aver
aged 20 cents cubic yard