Year: 1872

SHASTA, sept. 3, lofl.


DEAR JOURNAL "A Trinity chap will
know he is out of his element about the
time the stage reaches the "divide" and
begins to descend the mountain toward
the Tower House. The cool and bracing
air of our mountain county gives place to
sultry atmosphere and the long descent
down the shadeless mountain side, makes
him begin to dread the country he is 60
ing to. However, for my especial bene-
fit suppose, we have had cool, pleasant
weather for the last few days with quite
shower of rain on Thursday night, and
to-day has been drizzly. A rain Of any
kind in this county in August, is phe-
nomenon never knew to happen before,
but as Solomon has said there is 'nothng
new under the sum-" We'll have to take
that wise gentleman's word for it, and
believe that it has happened before, not
withstanding.


Can't say as l see any change in Shasta
from last year, except that two or three
of the old habitaeS have pulled up stakes
and located at the new town of Redding.
l have not yet visited that burg, but in
tend to do so shortly. The iron horse
now comes snorting up there regularly,
and the stage-line to Red Bluff is now a
thing Of the past, the last trip having
been made over that line on Saturday
night last. Between this place and Red
ding there are half-a-dozen express wag-
ons running in the daytime, while stage
coach leaves the depot at night on the
arrival Of each train, and returning leave
the Empire Hotel of this place at one
o'clock A. NJ, in season to connect with
the outgoing morning train. Whether the
new place has future or not remains
to be seen, on that point public opinion
is divided. Doubtless whatever action
the r. r. Company may take will have
its influence, and as people are altogether
in the dark as to its designes, it would be
hardly safe to offer speculation.


The "boss" of the Courier left on
Saturday morning, and respectfully
yours is duly installed. The day fol-
lowing another whilom Trinitarian, Rob-
ert Warfeld, left on the same journey.
" Bob " is an honest miner OF Whisky
Creek, and the denizens of that romantic
ally-named locality concluded to compli-
ment their towny" before his departure
with little dance, which came off last
Friday night. | had returned therefrom
feeling tolerably cross and sleepy, and
was snugly bunked in at the American,
when there came a rap at the bedroom
door. | reached over and opened it, and
beheld the jovial visage Of DR.. Shurtleff.
who inquired If did not want dose of
pills. Not desiring breakfast of that
material, L told him so, quite pointedly,
when he stepped aside, and what appear
ed to be the veritable "genteman in
black" met my gaze. l surveyed the
figure with doubt and distrust for some
time, till my eye fell on the nose there
WAS no mistaking that no one but "Ja-
cinto" can boast of such a handle to the
"index of the SOUL" The old gentle
man was little tired with the long jour
ney, but is all right now again. His son,
a youth Of twenty-five, accompanied him
as for as Redding, where he got into bust
ness. doc" is managing the Ameri-
can Hotel now, during. Mrs. Greenes alb
sence, so Trinity people who would like
to see his familiar phiz will now know
where to find him.


Politically, this county is good for
heavy majority for Grant. SO far as l
know, there is but one of those misera-
BILE beings known as a Liberal Repub-
can," while there are many Democrats
who do not acknowledge the sale Of them
selves and their principles which their
leaders sought to consummate at Balti-
more. These are awaiting with deep.i
terest the action of the Louisville Con-
vention, which assemblies to-day. Who
ever that nominee will be, he will, in my
opinion, get the strength of the true De-
mocracy Of this county. Those who are
actuated only by desire for Office and
hatred to Republicanism will, of course,
vote for the great beet-raiser of Chappa-
qua. But | am stringing out too long,
and will closp as Of old bv Sioninp NV