Year: 1873

With the present number, the WEEK
LY TRNITY JOURNAL enters upon the
Eighteenth Year of its existence. Started
in January, 1856, the JOURNAL has regu-
larly made its weekly visits for seventeen
years. Although this may seem but a
short time in comparison with the age OF
newspapers in the Eastern States, yet
there are few papers now alive in Cali
forna which were started prior to the
JOURNAL, and none that have issued
more promptly. After the fire in 1863,
by which the office was entirely destroyed,
half sheet was printed for few weeks
in the Courier cfficc, at Shasta, until a
now press and other material could be
purchased but not single issue was
skipped. This is record in itself of
which the JoURNAL feels proud.


The JOURNAL has never aimed higher
than to be n local paper, and during its
entire existence we believe it has ever
been a faithful reflector Of all matters of
interests occurring in our little town and
county, and generous exponent Of the
interests of our people. No scheme Of
internal improvement has ever been pre-
scntcd but received hearty support and
cordial advocacy through the columns Of
tho JOURNAL


Another matter to which we may APP
propriately refer at the opening of new
volume, is the neat appearance Of our
paper, and we hope not to be deemed ego
tistical in so doing. Like most other
country papers, the JOURNAL is not n
mine of wealth, and the force employed
in its various departments is therefore
,ces>an'y small. The bulk OF the work
usually fails upon one person, who is COM
PEELED to make himself generally useful
as elitor, local, compositor, foreman,
pressman, job printer, etc. Yet, notwith-
stan ling the large amount of work which
! a t. be done by few, we pride ourself
or the general appearances Of the TRINITY
JURNAL, and if in the future, as in the
po t, there is occasionally lack Of inter
e ting matter, we hope our indulgent
readers will for q moment imagine them
selves in our position and, could they
realize the actual situation, they would
certainly forgive all shortcomings.


Although the support given the Jour
NAL for the past few years has not been
rs great as previously, owing to the de-
crease Of population and business in the
county, it has been quite liberal, and we
venture 10 assert that no other county in
the country, with only 800 voters, sends
forth us large paper as does Trinity
We believe that our county has touched
bottom that she will soon begin to rise /;
and that in short time money will be
more plenty and business more brisk.
We believe that before the end of the
present year work will not only have been
commenced on the Stuart Fork Ditch,
but that a portion of that much desired
work will be actually completed. Then
viii y new era dawn upon Trinity county
and i'll the general prosperity which will
surely follow, THE TRINITY JOURNAL
hopes to get its full share.


We have no new promises to make for
the future. As in the past, we shall en-
dcayor to make the JOURNAL readable
and acceptable to its patrons, and week
ly record of bone intelligence. While
We are thankful to ali who favor us with
their patronage and thereby assist in
maintaining local paper, we intend to
run it to suit ourselves.