Year: 1869




When it comes to crying over spilled milk
am not the chap that will do it, but if could,
when was within three miles of the county
line, have fore seen what whaling was in store
for me in Trinity, I'm pretty certain should
have just darted over into Klamath county and
down there. But as cannot see as far into the
future as a Democrat (any one of whom can look
forward to the time when Chinese will vote if
their party is beaten turned my horses head
up the river and broke for Weavervile to see the
circus, not thinking there would be enough
ground and lofty tumbling exhibited on the lst
of September to do me the balance o: my
natural life.


LOWER TRINITY.


From Martinsville up to Cox's bar, distance
of some twenty-five or thirty miles, there not
to exceed a-half dozen white men at work
Why it is that lower Trinity is so badly deserted
at the present time is not hard question to
answer. Indian troubles have driven the set
tiers away years ago and they have never re-
turned. There are many deserted bars along
the river, and the general impression with those
with whom conversed appears to be that al
though the front leads of the bars are pretty
wei! worked out, yet that there back leads
in most of them that would well repay the labor
of working.


The trail leaves the river at Gray's place and
passes the Burnt ranch, coming to the river
again at Cedar fiat. We passed over " Dan
Juans point" place where the trail leads
along the side of a precipice steep that sim
gle mis-step of the animal one rides would send
horse and rider crushing among the huge boul-
ders at the waters edge hundreds of feet below,
and come down to the river again before we saw
any signs of life Near this point Mr.. Pelletreau
has number of Chinese employed in opening
claim in the low bar, which had every indication
of paying. Mr.. Peletreau not at the claim,
being detained at his home on Taylor fiat by
sad accident in the family, and the claim being
just opened he could give no information as
to the amount of pay which the low bars (taking
his claim a sample) would yield. There are
great number of bars along this part of the
river and some water privileges lying idle. The
nature of the country is such, however, that
very little ditch could be dug. Fluming would
have to be resorted to to take water upon most
of the bars and lumber is hard to get in that
section.


At TayIor's fat and on Corral bar opposite,
some mining is being done. There is good ditch
of water leading from French creek to the for
mer place. From this point to Cox's bar is
eight miles. Here there is more mining being
done than on all the rest of the river below
Norrhfork and the claims have a high name.


Our road led on the riverside opposite Big
flat, where there buildings enough to start
small city. In fact all along the river there are
plenty OF household accommodation Up among
the clouds to Comans ranch and down to the
river again at Northfork, where passed the
night, and thence home.


CONCLUSION


The time occupied in traversiug the portion of
the county have spoken of left none whatever
to visit the upper part. should have been
glad to have reached Trinity Centre and Miners
Vile, and staid day two more in Lewiston
take this occasion to tender my thanks to the
Republicans of those precincts for their support,
and trust in the future to better acquaintance.


Before closing thi. series of letters must take
back one thing I've said. ! won't roost on Sim
gers fence, or anybody elSes fence. am not
. on the fence" never was on the fence and
never will be on the fence. When go from
one party to the other it will be done in short
metre People who know me, know where they
can always find me, and think they always
will. VerJum Sap. IMPREsoR.