Year: 1874

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ever anxious to hear from the mining dis
tricts of Trinity, l send the following
items from this section, trusting that they
will be of interest to at least some of your
many readers


No cleanups have yet been made, but
you may expect to hear hattering reports
from this section before many weeks.
Most of the claims here are in better con-
dition for getting off dirt than ever before.


Major Price has just completed ditch
which has been in progress nearly two
years. The Major is not mining this
season, but rents his water and takes the
world easy.


Murphy & Co.'S claim continues to
keep its reputation up to the standard.-
Were it not for its extraordinary richness
this claim would undoubtedly be left at
the mercy of pre-emptors, for the bank is
a very heavy one and its location is but
few feet above the present bed of the
creek but even with these disadvantages
Murphy don't want to sell.


5. S.Obermeyer is still running his long
established hydraulic, under 100 feet pres
sure, and is making the gravel "bile."
This claim is in better running order than
ever before, and there is no reason why it
should not pay its usual dividend as it has
been doing for twelve Successive years.
Seigmund intends to leave next Fall for
the Faderland, and will sell his claim
about August.


j. A. Burger, better known as the
Canon Greek banker, is working his claim
with vigor, and is determined to make it
yield as much as usual this season. For
fourteen years this claim has not failed to
pay handsomely.


Depinett " Co. have quito recently de-
clared war, against their claim, with the
new pipe and Giant, and the bank is fast
disappearing under their influence. From
the hattering prospects this claim left off
at last Fall, we may expect to hear of
something big by the first cleanup.


The Dannenbrink Placer Mine is in
full operation and dirtis being put through
at fearful rate. This mine is on the up
per end of Red Flat and is among the best
claims on the creek. 1t owns a good
water right, and contains about thirty
eight acres-all Of it good mining land.


The Prussian Mine, owned by Wolsky
& White, is we'll named, both proprietors
being Prussians by birth. Three years
hard work was required to develop this
mine, no pay being found till last FALL
The proprietors are now satisfied they
have good thing, have invested in ad-
ditional pipe and new Giant, and are
every way prepared to make the mine
yield up its hidden treasures.


Francis 81 Grammar are drifting on
Squirrel Ranch, whore they have been
working for several years, but with only
moderate success.


Washer & Baumgartner are doing well
in their claim, about half mile above
the City. 1t is very heavy claim to
work, but the boys have lately erected ii
" "skip-jack " with which they can handle
boulders weighing ton. They own the
water which they use and with other ad-
vantages which they possess this claim
will rank among the best when cleaning
up time comes.


NJ. w. Personette is running the store
here for NJ. Lang, and is delivering goods
as cheap as the cheapest.


The Lowden & Atkins Canal is taken
out of this creek six miles above Canon
City, and as is already known to many Of
your readers, is to be one of the greatest
enterprises in the county. The Company
put in the dam last fall and did consider
able grading, etc. Mr.. Lowden assured
me some time ago that they would resume
operations in the Spring, and if possible
would have it completed as far ms Hog'em
Hill by Dec. 1st, IA. This is distauce
of ten miles and will cover most of the
high gravel deposits in this section.


Suppose l have said enough for this
time, so will conclude by asking space in
your columns wherein to notify the scamp
that divested my hcn-roost Of two fat
Poland hens, about China New Year,
that if he was influenced by an empty
stomach it is all right; but if he took
them merely for the sake of transacting
that kind Of business, | am prepared to
negotiate with him for their return or an
equivalent. KLoTz.