The San Francisco call., 1897-08-20
SOME ARE ALREADY IN FROM
THE EAST.
All Kinds Of Outfits Carried by Those Who
Seek the Yellow Metal---Graves Broth
ers Returning to the
Blue Jay.

Another fellow washed out some sand
with mica in it and showed the "gold' to
another party. The two Iowa fellows
were among those who came in carrying
big revolvers, which are practically un-
known in this old, sparsely settled but
peaceful and Arcadian mining region.
This looks pretty wild. and l feel
safer with it,, said one brave young fel-
low with big sIx-shooter, as he glanced
around at the broken mountain side,
clothed in prin,e ,eval forest, in which may
be found the most gentle peace that life
may give.
working miner just from Randsburg
is here, asking in matter-of-fact and con-
fident way if the outfits of people going
back are for sale cheap yet. There will be
bargains of that sort soon, OF course. II
have enough for month grub, and when
that is gone I'll wash gold down along the
river till l get few dollars more, or I'll
60 over to the quartz mines in Shasta and
work for wages" he said. II M going to
stay here two or threeyears and work and
prospect till / find something. l always
believed in Trinity County, and believe
that it Is the best field in the State for q
prospe pector."
The fact that the dirt in tine streets of
Trinity Center will yield gold to every
pan was to-day and is constantly being
demonstra ted, to the wonder of the rush
ers who watched with great interest the
process of digging up PAINFUL and wash
ing few cents worth out al little ditch.
The streets of the little town of few
buildings will all be washed away to bed
rock before long. 1t stands on high
bench, about one mile wide and over
mile long, the upper part OF which is
being sluiced away into the river by The
extensive hydraulic operations of the Ell
Iery & Reed Company, which owns 600
acres OF the bench since the purchase last
year. This is the old Bloss & McCleary
mine, and the total yield SO far has been
half million.
The operations have left great naked
banks back of the town, and all around
the graveyard the gravel has been sluiced
away to bedrock, leaving the little place
of the dead sticking up square block of
gravel forty feet high, with raw, precipi-
tous sides The portion of the town 1t is
on is SO low that the gravel will have to be
carried to higher sluice by hydraulic
elevators to secure enough fall to carry the
debris to the river. This will soon come,
and the very foundation of Trinity Center
will be washed away. Trinity Center is
seeing the greatest hustle it has known fer
wears, but 1t is preparing ior the tremen-
deus time of racing and dancing that will
come Friday and Saturday of next week.
Tie Trinity Center Jockey Club has
built a racetrack and raised $400 for
III l, mil ha%
for thorough breds, which will come from
various places in the northern part OF the
State, and on Saturday there will be
saddle, scrub and mule races and a base
ball game between the towns OF French
Gulch and WeaverviIle, but the great
thing will be the dance. A big open-air
platform will be ready as will the string
orchestra from French Gulch, and the fun
will go on by moonlight all night long.
They are coming from fifty miles around;
from Weaverville, French Guich, Whis-
kytown, Callahans, Minersville and the
rest Landlord Vollmers has given notice
that no man may occupy his ROOM if
needed for ladies, and those who want 10
sleep may do so in the barn or in their
blankets by the river.
Most of the outfits are bought IN Red
ding, where merchants are advertising
Coffee Creek outfits A good deal of
small trade and many smaller outfits are
bought here at two little stores, which
find business booming 1t is reported
that a Redding house is about 10 open
branch store here. The two storekee pers
don't object to the invasion.
at won't hurt EN-" SAID one to-day.
'They would spend the money anyway
and they see lot of fun"
Here is representative Coffe Creek
outfit, to be packed by one man, embrac-
ing supplies for two week.. Trinity Gen.
ter prices are given: Pick 81 %; shovel,
81; gold pan, 70 cents; twenty-five pounds
of -four, IS cents; four pounds OF bfcon, so
cents; eight pounds of beans, so cents;
rice 90 cents; half-gallon can OF syrup,
80 cents; coffee sugar and tea. 80 cents
each; pepper, 10 cents; salt, 10 cents;
soap, 25 cents; matches, cents; cup, 10
cents; tin plates, 10 cents; knife and fork,
10 cents; fishing outfit, 80 cents; tobacco,
so cents. Total, $40.
This outfit is considerably scaled down
by a good many who tramp hundred
miles with loads. The fishing outfits
NAV be cheaper and may further cut
down the bill, as may the gun which a
considerable number take along. Those
who go with pack mules may provide