Year: 1863

he recent election SHOWS considerable de-
crease In the population of this county as well
most of the mining counties in the State. The
cause of this exodus is the glowing reports of
rich silver and gold discoveries in the neighbor-
ing Territories, which have attracted large mum.
bers thither, majority of whom, no doubt, re.
gret the day they left on their wild-goose chase
after imaginary fortunes.


In Humboldt District, Nevada Territory, the
Sheba and other lodges in which interests year
ago brought hundreds Of dollars are now valued
at less than one.sixth what they were then held
at, and judging from indications will be much
lower. The Sheba is the main lead in that Dis
irict and has done more than any other towards
drawing the immense emigration which has gone
thlther. Those who have left Trinity county in
quest Of better diggngs would have been richer
to-day had they remained contented with making
fair profits The mineral resources Of this coun-
ty are far from being exhausted they are, in
fact, comparatively untouched. True, the shall
low diggings, the ravines, flats and bars have
been worked out in those localities supplied with
water, but the table lands, foot hills and noun.
tains-the chief sources from whence the gold
in the bars, streams and ravines came-remain
unexpored and unprospected. The streams OF
water that have been diverted and used on GER
tain localities could be at moderate cost conduct
ed to new mining fields equally as rich these
already worked.


There has been lack of enterprise among our
business men in assisting to prospect new dig
gngs. The poor man dependent on his daily


labor for support cannot spend the time or obtain
the credit to enable him to prospect the unde
veloped mining region. and the rich men are so
bound up in the desire to keep what they have
accumulated to be unwilling to invest any
capital in such enterprises. If twenty or thirty
men would join together and con tribute two dol
lars week for the purpose of prospecting, it
might result in the opening Of rich and extern
sve diggings which would last for half a century,
In other parts of the State this course has been
pursued by business men, and the results have
been most satisfactory.


The recent discoveries of rich copper lodges at
Trinity Center, gold lodges on East Fork, and
gold and silver bearing quartz at Deadwood and
in the French Gulch divide, demonstrate the
fact that capital and enterprise is all that is re-
quirGd to make this county just as rich a quartz
mining district others in the State or perhaps
Washoe, and the healthy, salubrious climate,
pure water, abundance of timber, and other
facilities for working the mines make it much
more desirable locality The immigration to the
State this year is unprecedentedly large and we
expect by next Spring, Fall, at furthest to see
the population Of the mining counties raised to
its maximum number, and soon as the rebel
lion is suppressed, half million more will be
added to the population Of the Pacific coast.
Trinity county has always stood number one
among the rich mining districts Of this State,
and the notorious fact that nearly every one that
leaves either desires to or does return, proves
that no better place can be found. The fact that
those who have left here this season for other
mining districts have taken away with them
from one banking house alone over hundred
thousand dollars, shows the richness Of our miu-
eral resources.


! Let the residents Of this county make up their
minds not TO be entced away by every mining
excitement, but remain steady and persevcre in
/ their labors aud at the expiration Of few years


they will have much more wealth than they


would by wandering about the country in hopes


Of becoming miionaires in a single year.


UNDER THE Rosa floating paragraph ex
/ plains the origin OF this expression. The term


under the rose implies secrecy, and had its
origin during the year AT B. c., at which time
Pausnni.s the commander of the confederatn