Year: 1862

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While the Nez Perez and Cariboo fever is rag
ing, and many of our mining citizens are debat-
ing in their minds whether or not to follow these
new excitements, it may be a proper time to call
their attention to the past, the present, and the
prospective future of Weavervlle basin.


Without exception this basin has proven the
best and richest mining district of the six north
ern counties of California, especially when it is
taken into consideration that the whole basin
comprises only about eight square miles. 1t is
estimated that since 1850 over S4O00.O00 have
been taken from these mines-an average of near
ly Sl00 600 per anuum. We doubt very much
whether from any similar locality in the State so
many miners have been enabled to visit their At
lantie homes, and to which so many have return
ed to permanently prosecute their old avOca-
tions. As q result we have q well built and per-
manent town of twelve hundred population, with
a state of society that will compare favorably
with any community in California. To-day, not
wthstanding the set back in butiness, and geneP-
al gloom occasioned by the late terrible and des
tructive floods in Trinity river Weaveryille is de-
cdedy the most active and business-like town in
the whole North of the State, and it is so re-
marked by all who visit the place. And this, too,
is positive evidence of the richness of our mines,
when it is remembered that Weaverville has lit
tie or no commerce outside Of the basin, and is
principally supported by its population. 1t may
be strictly called mining town.


What is to be the future of this basin is what
we particularly desire to talk about, and to which
we wish to call the attention of our readers 1T
is well known that at no time has there ever been
sufficient quantity of water to supply the de-
mand in this basin. The result is that just sui-
hciency of miners have worked necessary to the
consumption of the quantity of water afforded ;
as further result, the mines have not been so
rapidly exhausted as they would had there been
plentiful supply of water. The water has been
used as yet only upon the ground which was pos
itivcly known to pay, or prospected we'll


For eleven years as many men as could be fur
nshcd with water have worked in these mines.
and two-thrds of the basin is yet absolutely un-
prospected. True, prospect holes have been sunk
over great portion of it where water came high





most every instance prospected fine, but in those
portions that bitches do not yet cover or convey
water upon, the ground is almost wholly unpros
pected and almost every old miner in the basir
will tell you that he knows of ground, so soon a.
water can be had upon ii, that will pay "big."
Upon that portion of the basin known Eas
Weaver, there is only a scant supply Of water
and most of the claims are worked by drifting
the dirt and raising it to the surface by windlass
When water comes the dirt is washed. Messrs
Greenhood q Newbauer, who have fine oppor
tunity of knowing, tell us that the claims in this
district pay well and regular. For this species
of mining there is room for thousand more mi
ncrs. Along East Weaver creek, beyond the ba'
sin proper, on the bars, flats aud hill sides we
have no more doubt, than that we are penning
this article, that there good dggngs, yet this
region has hardly been prospected at all.


The section known as Musser Diggings, com
prises a large scope between East Weaver and
Browns creek, is known to pay WE'LL yet nc
great effort has ever been made to bring more
than Il small ditch of water on these mines, since
the failure in '53 of the Trinity Ditch Company
(by the by, an enterprise which is some day sure
to be accomplished, the fears of the timd and
sneers of the skeptical to the contrary, notwith
r standng) All over the bars, the flats, hills and
mountain sides sloping into this basin there are
good diggings, and with the present supply ol
water, the mines upon which it can be used can
not be worked out by the number of men en-
poyed in less than quarter of a century not
to say anything of the district above the ditchcs
and upon which no wator has yet been brought.
But the basin and neighboring mines between
Rush creek and Weavervile, will be better sup
piled with water in year or two. We prophecy
that all the waters OF Rush creek will, in at mos
two wears, be turned this way The right to the
waters of this creek belong to VIM A. Nunnall y
and John Arm the price which it will command
here being much greater (SlG week, per sluict
hoad) than where it is now conveyed, will make
il to the interest of these parties to bring the wa
ter in themselves, or sell their rights. Rush
creek, at a point where the water would be Ia
ken ont at a sufficient hight to cover the entire
dggings in and about the basin, is only some
nine miles distant from Weavervile, and would
for half the year, supply hundred slulce heads
of water.


Trinity has proved rich mining county heI
annual product of gold is a million and hat dQt
Iars and as general thing miners have been
well rewarded for their labors. We therefore
suggest to those of our citizens of sanguine TEN
perament, who feel symptoms of the Neg PercC
and Cariboo fever. to reflect well before they ex
change a certainty for speculative uncertainty
, We know many Of our river miners feel dlscour
aged over the disasters by the late Hood, but
} courage--the gold yet remains in the claims
patience, perseverance and hearty will Will soof
repair the loss aud damage, and your hopes, il
another season, be in fair way for realization
A From time to time we shall speak ot othel
I mining localities in the county.


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harm for her blessed little arm round my Willing
neck TO twine, and her dear delicious lips, will
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