Year: 1866

1


There is no abatement of cheering reports from


the hundred mining localities of the county


The returns from all quarters strengthen the be-


lief that the gold yield of the present year viii


be unprecedented in the history of the county


population considered. If there were as many


rich claims developed in Montana to-day as there


are in Trinity and the fact could be known to a


certainty, the California mines would be depopu


lated as natural and very just result. But the


fact is just this: Read the Idaho, Owyhee oil


Montana papers, or take the testimony of the


thousand correspondents in those sections, and


there is nothing to induce the belief that any oi
them are or ever will be mining countries in the
full acceptation of the term, at least such as
California is to-day. We could fill column OF
this paper with the names of mine owners who
have claims yielding from 81, 900 to $4,000 a
year, and this after mines have been worked
fifteen years. There is just as good and better
prospect of discovering as many more equally
good claims within our boundaries as there is in
Montana. All it wants is the energy and enter
prise to prospect just as those who go will have
to do in the discovered region. And this
much we do believe: that at the close of the
present year there will be more unprospected
country in Trinity county than in the Territory
of Montana. Out of every ten who go may
remain. But they will be obliged to prospect,
there is novelty in doing SO in a new country, }
and having exhausted their means and patience
without finding the rich mines so much read
and dreamed of, they will at last conclude that
it had been better for them to remain in Califor-
mia, where in all probability they might have
improved their condition if they had expended
the same money and time in prospecting. If
about to engage in mining, we positively declare
that we had rather try our fortune in a dozen
prominent urprospected localities in Trinity
than to go eight hundred miles from home to
prospect on the mere testimony of rumor. As a
mining county, a second California will never be
discovered. Mark that.


But to return to our subject of mining at home
New River is one of the but little known sections
of this county. Five years ago considerable ex-
citement existed there over rich mines discover
ed by chance, and from which hundreds of thou
sands of dollars were taken in few months
But the Salmon river humbug made draw
that class of the miners " ho had been fortunate,
and a severe winter followed, which drove away
many more Then the commencement of Indian
hostities forced those who remained to hunt a
new locality. New River stock is on the rise
again, and if the Indians are kept where they
belong more people than ever will inhabit that
locality year hence. We have a letter from
Mr.. V. Caraway, trader at the Forks of New
River, which will help to give our readers an
idea of what the indications are. He writes:


awe are beginning to show signs of life again.
Thompson l. Campbell have completed their ditch,
conveying water the hills below this place,
and will commence suicng in few days. VIM.
Myers &Co. have also completed their ditch, car
rying water to the hills below the mouth of Vr-
gin Creek. They have good prospect ahead
John Reach &Co., on Pony Creek, have been at
their old tricks-taking out nuggets. Reach
showed piece of pure gold worth over
$500, taken ont of the hill side one hundred and
fifty yards from the creek. VIM. 0 Bryan & Co.
are doing well. Not man mined here last sum-
mer who not we'll paid for his labor. There
is room for thousand more. The prospects OBJ
tained here would create big excitement if
found in Montana. All this portion cf Trinity
needs to make it second to no mining district in
the State, is plenty Of good SOBER industrious
Miners


The above testimony is in keeping with all re-
ceired from that section of the county. There
is immediate room for hundreds of miners. In
other quarters abundant gold returns already
being announced. Two years ago the Miners
vile region was pronounced g worked out, and
almost depopulated. But the people are slowly
finding their way back, and as result we saw
a hundred and twenty ounces of gold from those
diggingS sold at Greenhood' bank the other day.
The North Fork people have finally discovered
what their great need is, and the survey of
water race from the stream of that name has
been completed, and the contract let for digging
It. An abundant supply of water will make it
Dne of the most hourshing points in the county.
Much other intelligence relating to the great in
.ereSt of the county is crowded out this week.