The record-union., 1897-08-20
The RUSH TO
TRINITY COUNTY,
Miners Going to the New Gold
Fields by Hundreds.
Graves Brothers Sure They Will Strike
More Big Paying Leads.
San Francisco Capitalist Look
ing Out to Invest in Good Prop
erties-Not All the Prospectors
Going to Coffee Creek-Other
Localities Which Are Expected
to Turn Out Equally as Rich.


REDDING, Aug. 19.-Over 100 pros
pectors arrived last night and this
morning and a dozen rigs left the city
to-day for the diggings Fortunately,
there are plenty of horses here and
everything prOspectors require.
The Graves brothers arrived to-day
from San Francisco. They will follow
up their rich seams in the hopes of
striking the spot where the two seams
center, when they are almost sure to
get big pay.
Behrend Joost. capitalist of San
Francisco, is here with 100000 back
ing. He has his eye on a rich gravel
property on Trinity River. 1t is re-
ported on the quiet that he will buy the
Bloss and McCrary gravel mine and
contiguous gravel lands
The railroad companies estimate that
over 1900 people will arrive in the next
two weeks. Certainly there is no abate-
ment of interest.
Some of the newcomers are branch
ing off into this county and will not go
to Coffee Creek.
Authentic reports direct from the
pectors are lining the tributary gulches
of Coffee Greek, and although no
strikes OF great Importance are report
ed from the immediate vicinity of the
famous Graves mine, at Morrison
Gulch, except the Truax and Dillon find,
there have been some good discover
les made above that place. The pros
pectors are nearly all headed for Hick-
ory Gulch. 1t is said that Burgess and
Murphy are taking out about 5000 per
day, and have already removed a small
yeast powder can full of gold, or $500.
1t is believed that by following up the
lead they will find a large and valu-
able ledge.
An assuring feature of the influx of
prospectors is easily noticed. While in
the crowds can be seen nearly all
classes and conditions of various ma
tionalities, with a liberal sprinkling of
tenderfeet, the majority of the strang-
ers coming in seem to & careful OBJ
server men with more or less mining
experience. This is hopeful, because
these come here after learning the pri-
mary lesson that gold hunting in rug
ged mountains taxes the physical en-
duraace and general stability of a man
as scarcely anything else does, even in
a salubriOus climate
Some amusing scenes are witnessed
as outfits are made up, especially as
this is one of the simplest indications
by which to spot a green prospector.
E. 7. Casey, who laid out the town.
site of Randsburg last year, passed
through here, confident that a similar
venture can be successfully promoted
in the vicinity of the Trinity Klondike.
An interesting story is connected with
party here consisting of J. P. Martin.
A. ]. Davidson, O. Obin and P. w.
Claypool. CIaypool is from Los Ange-
les, and, with Obin, joined the others
here for the trip. But the story of
Davidson is one that always holds en-
chantment in times like these Years
ago he was a surveyor, and while work.
ing IN Southern Siskiyou, twenty or
thirty miles from the Graves brothers
strike, he found some rich ground on
the bank of a stream. The precious
metal was so plentiful that he and a
companion were almost dazzled. Imag-
inc their disappointment to find, on in
spection, that the ground came within
the confines of a claim which was al
ready staked out, but was being work
ed in a portion of the opposite side of
the stream. Taking out what they
could without detection, Davidson and
his partner covered their find as well
as possible and left
Martin. who was formerly a member
of the Board of Public Works in Ohio.
was sent to Arizona as an engineer for
contractors on a water works system.
While at Tucson a friend drove him
out to a nice dairy farm owned by
Davidson. Martin, in a casual way.
mentioned that he was interested. with
Chicago parties, in an excavating ma
chine for working gravel mines This
ELECTED from Davidson a recital of his
early experience in Northern Califor-
MIA. The other man, not being a miner.
was interested only for a moment, but
when, two weeks later, he picked up a
San Francisco newspaper containing
the first authentic account of the Cof-
fee Greek strike he remembered the
story. Driving out he impaired the
news to the cautious old farmer. who
became Immediately enthusiastic. He
added to his story that a year. or more
ago a party whom he had engaged to
watch wrote him that the men who
were working that opposite bank had
finally abandoned their claim. Being
short of ready money, Davidson soon
offered terms of partnership to Martin.
They were accepted, and the men are
on the way. confident that what they
Coffee Creek
TRINITY CENTER CROWDED.
CARRVILLE, Aug. 19-The inhabi-
tants Of Trinity County have awakened
and are rubbing their eyes. Strangers
are journeying in from every direction,
and are full Of enterprise. Willis Ba-
ker has had a pet claim which made
him feel rich for a long time Yester-
day he became worried at the influx
of prospectors and went to file his no.
tice. He found two Colorado miners
working and getting results. their no.
tees duly posted.
Hickory Gulch. reached only by a
perpendicular trail, is to-day like city.
and picks are tapping like woodpeckers
all through the woods. The disappoint.
ed are few. for color shows in the bot
tom of a pan washed almost anywhere
Trees are bearing a new crop Of claim
notices and the excitement grows
hourly.
The stages are running from Red
ding, but more people come by horse