Year: 1867




tions, and to punish frauds thereon" The pri
maries have been ordered by the County Central
Committee, by published notice, as required
stating the purpose, time, manner, conditions
together with the place or places of holding such
elections" and the Supervisors named to pre-
holden. In addition to the required published
notice, the law dictates that the notice " shall tt
posted in at least three public places the polling
precincts Of such election at least fire days PRIOR
thereto" To this requirement We wish particu-
larly to call the attention of the Supervisors
They should see to it that the call for County
Convention, as published in another column
should be posted in three public places IN their
respective precincts at least fire days Prer.oas u
May 25th. The law provides that in the absence
or refusal to serve of the Supervisor named, that
any person properly qualified may be named IN
| his stead, and shall 90 be sworn by some omcer
authorized to administer oaths, or by some resi-
dent freeholder or legally qualified voter OF the
precinct He shall appoint such assistants
| two clerks we presume) as shall be necessary
| to receive and take account OF the votes cast


Such assistants shall be reputable citizens and
legally qualified voters of the precinct. VIOLA
ton of the above named provisions is punish
able with a fine of not less than fifty nor more
than five hundred dollars, or by imprisonment in
the county Jail not more than six months, or by
both fine and imprisonment The law provides
that g it shall be the duty of the supervisor to
entertain objections made by any qualified elector
under said published call notice to any vote
which may be offered, on the ground that the
person offering it is not entitled to vote under
the terms Of said call" The terms of the call
for the holding of Union primaries are that the
off IN FAM he
policy of Congress; that he uoted the Union ticket
at the September 1865, election; that he cH vote for
the nominees of the Union party at the approaching
State and county elections" The clause requir-
ing an elector to have voted the Union ticket in
September, 1865, does not, of course, apply to
persons who were not residents of the State at
that time, or who were not of legal voting age.
If objection is made to vote and not with
drawn, it is the duty of the Supervisor to ad-
minister an oath to the person so challenged, re-
quring him to make true answers to such ques-
tions as may be asked touching his qualifications
to vote at the primary election of the Union
party. If he refuses to answer the vote shall be
rejected if satisfactorily answered it shall be
the duty of the Supervisor to admit the vote.
Any person who shall, upon taking such an oath
and under the examination authorized, wilfully
make false statement to matter pertinent and
material in such examination, shall be deemed
guilty Of the crime of perjury, and punished as
above described by fine or Imprisonment or
both. The general understanding of the law is
that any person who is citizen of the United
States, and legally qualified voter, may vote at
the primary election under the provisions of the
call. The impression entertained by some that
the name of the person offering to vote must
have been enrolled on the Great Register to en-
able him to vote at primary election, is pro-
nounced erroneous. Any person who shall vote
more than once at the different precincts or polls,
whether objection is made or not, shall be DEEM
ed guilty of misdemeanor, and on conviction
punished as heretofore stated.


MINING AND AGRICULTURE IN TRINITY VALLEY
From F. B. Smonds, Esq, Supervisor for the First
District we gather the following information
relative to mining and agriculture in the north
eastern part of the county: Several of the prin-
cipal claims in the vicinity of Trinity Center
promise better returns than usual for the sea-
sons work. H. Y. Fitch, in the upper claim on
Hatchet creek, has most encouraging prospects,
and hopes to take out more gold than ever be-
fore in single year. A recent wash-up gave
him nearly fifty ounces as the result of one
months labor of three men. Boynton & Whit
more, just above town, have got off large
amount of ground, with better prospects than
ever. Their hume has been extended to the
river, and is now the longest in that section.
Tom Coyle has a claim in the hill, just back of
town, in which he has struck n rich "pay ~
streak. Encouraged by his good luck, he has
bought three-fourths interest in the ditch of
Boynton l. Whtmore, taken from Swift creek,
for which he paid $500. Sykes is doing good
work in his q Lost Hill " claim, and he consid-
ers the prospects favorable for large yield OF
gold. On the East Fork and Halls Gulch some
thirty men new comers) are now at work,
where last year at this time there was only one
solitary miner. This accession to our popula-
ton come principally from Dog creek, Shasta
county Good diggings have been discovered
on these streams, as we'll as on the ridge (40O
feet above the river) between the main Trinity
and East Fork One man who had been pros
pecting on the ridge sold Fader Allen S2l
worth of gold washed from dirt which he had
carried to the river and rocked out. He says he
averaged six dollars day for his work. The
gold is of much better quality than that usual
ly found on the east side of the river. If these
diggings are extensive as supposed an abund-
ance of water can be obtained by digging ditch
rom six to eight miles in length. The gold
ranse is extensive, and with plenty of water
would furnish employment for hundred men
for years TO come. Here, as in other sections oi
the county, tie gravel wash is found on the very
mountain top. We have seen some very rich
gold quartz which was broken from ledge on
the East Fork and as rich quartz has lately been
discovered in the vicinity of Dog creek, on the
opposite side of the mountain, it is reasonable to
suppose that it may and does exist on the Trim
ny slde- Murray, on Snow Gulch, expended
Sl,aoo In opening his claim has worked rom
three to hve hands all winter, and is now clean
! ing up. He expects handsome return for tie
seasons work. R. Stevens has good claim on
Copper creek, from which he obtains very much
the same class of gold as the Canyon creek mines
yield. Five companies-three from Siskiyou
county, and two from Trinity Center, are pre-
pairing to work claims in the river. four miles
above the American House, and TWENTY-FIVE
miles from Trinity Center. They will use der
rick power for hosting the heavy rocks which
abound in tha: portion of the river, and which
alone has heretofore deferred miners from work.
ing in that section Of the country. The ground
pays uniformly from So to SIS day to the hand.
Our informant thinks that between the Ameri-
can House and the head-waters of the Trinity is
some of the richest mineral ground in the coun-
ty. Nuggets have frequently been found in that
locality which weighed from Sloo to Sis. The
reader will remember that the locality in ques-
ton is within two days easy travel OF Weaver