Year: 1870

JUNCTION Cry June 9TH, 1870.
' ~EAR JOURNAL Like Paul PRIV, uI hone
don't intrude," but feeling that this is the best
mining section within the limits of county,
am determined that it shall have at least one
advocate and if no more worthy or able exponent
can be found | am willing to take the response
biliy and do the best can to inform the public
what inducements there are here, for men with
and without capital, hoping that, by giving a
plain statement of facts, some good may be done
for this vicinity, and thereby for the entire
county.


THE BROWNS CREEK DITCH.


During the past few weeks have endeavored
to inform myself regarding few facts concern
ing the Browns creek ditch, of which much has
been said of late, and of the mining ground
which the proposed ditch will cover. The fol-


lowing summary have CLEANED from Mr. Jos.
McGilivray, practical ditch man, who went
over the route few days since, at the request
of parties within the county, who had an idea of
gong into the operation, but who were appalled,
at the probable cost. Browns creek empties
into Trinity river about seven miles above this
place. dam will have to be constructed in
this creek from eight to ten miles above its
mouth, in order to bring the water high enough
to cover all the mining ground along the river.
According to Mr.. McGilllvray' 5 calculating there
will have TO be about twenty-four miles of ditch
dug to bring it on diggings three miles further
1T VIII cross Dutch creek, and in thirty miles the
water will be on this side of soldier creek where
it will cover dggings known to be rich, and
which will probably consume all the water for
the next ten years. provided it is not desired to
extend the ditch at the time it reaches that point
From there the ditch can be dug occasion re-
cures, and 1t will more than pay its cost after
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work, fifteen miles more of ditching would be
required, making the entire length of the ditch
torty-hve miles, and covering twenty five miles
of continuous mining ground known to be good
and which will last for twenty years to come, if
not longer. The county over which the ditch |
will pass is as good as could be wished for ditch |
ing purposes, and the cost of the first thirty |
miles will not be over $50, 900. OF this fact Mr.. |
McGllivray'S is certain and so strange his |
convictions that he says he will give bonds and |
agree to complete the ditch to soldier creek for
the aforesaid amount. When finished it will be
nearly all ditch, very little if any fuming being
necessary, and consequently very little expense
to keep it i'll repair. There is great quantity of
water In the creek, enough to fill ditch of large
proportions for at least eight or nine months in
dry seasons and all the year round in good sea-
sons. There is no use entering with details in
regard to the quality of the mines this ditch
would cover for they already wellkEown to
be rich-the only drawback heretofore having |
been the scarcity Of tCater. What is to be got at
is simply this What arrangements can be |
made to get the water of Browns creek on the |
bars and high benches along Trinity river from |
the mouth of the aforesaid creek to the mouth of
Northfork? verify believe that it will be done
ere long, and have not the least doubt that if |
men OF but small means, in this county, would |
set the ball in motion, and show the public and |
capitalists abroad that they had some confidence |
in their own institutions, that plenty of aid |
could be had to complete the work Parties |
well informed in such matters tell me that if |
some responsible man would go to San Fran |
cisco and represent the facts of this investment |
just as they are he could easily interest moned |
men there enough so that they would send
agent here to examine and report. Just as sure
as such person ever goes over the country and
sees the advantages of this ditch, just so
will the Browns creek water find its way along
the hiltops opposite this place. What can be
done to bring this about? Let parties interested
take this matter in hand and do something for
the county which will redeem it from the leth-
argy into which it has fallen during the past few
years


HORSE RACING.


During the past week community have in
dulged in a large amount of " horse talk" it |
having been brought about by race for $3.50 |
a side being made between a Humboldt county
horse known as "Buckskin Dick " and Louis
Raab's "Old Cow Pierce Trimble, of Hi
ampum, betting on " Buckskn' and numerous
citizens of this village backing the {" Cow"
When Trimble brought his horse to town he
was noticed as being of one color all the way
through, excepting white stripe in the face
but the next morning after the horse put up,
presto change, he found to have three white
feet. He is said to be the fastest quarter horse
in Northern California; and as Raabs horse has
never been beaten, it will no doubt be excit-
ing race. ! understand that several parties will
be in attendance from Humboldt ready to back
their horse with any amount of money required.
The race will be the I'd of July. Proba-
bly, some more races will be made up before that
time, and if there shall inform your readers
of the same.


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