Year: 1871

lhlNlIh OENTRE, January "a, 1871.


EDITOR JOURNAL The impression seems to
prevail among the people outside of this valley,
that Trinity Centre is one of the worst places on
this foot-stool for the fever and ague, and a
great many persons shun it as they would a
pest-house In fact have heard of one very
sagacious individual who passed through here
in the stage, and reaching Shasta, declared
that he had chill caused by taking drink of
water Mt the Hotel. Now the fact of the matter
is that there are plenty of other places that are
a great deal worse than this, and in which one
not acquainted with the facts, would think that
disease never existed. At the present time, do
not know of case in the valley, and it never
troubles any one here until July. will admit
that 1T is not very pleasant thing TO have
around, but then it is nothing after you get used
to it, and person hardly ever has it after one
season spent here. 1t is not half so bad as the
whisky disease that you have in Weaverville, for
have known several to die of that and there
has not been but one death in this valley from
the fever since the disease first made its appear
auce, and that was cansed no doubt by neglect





Our Winter here has been quite cold, so that
those engaged in mining have had but little
chance to doing anything but prepare for work
when warmer weather comes. Thomas Coyle
has completed his fume, extending it to the
bank of Trinity river so that it is now half a
mile in length. lie is one of our heaviest miners
and knows how things should be done, and
what is more, does it, and receives his reward
for the same in the dust that he takes out.
Then there are Whitmore Thomas, McLeary h
Bloss, and Rumfelt h Co. who all have No. |
claims. Yesterday some miners came into town
bringing some fine specimens of dust taken from
the head of Clark Creek eight miles distant
from where there was ever any work done be-
fore. One specimen weighed $2S 90, and they
showed several of from So to So in weight.
They report seven men upon the creek all do
ing well and with plenty of water. The gold is
considerably mixed with quartz and the suppo-
sition is that there is good ledge in that vicin-
iy. There is no doubt at all but that there is a
first rate mining district on the East Fork, to
which there are several small tributaries. There
are only Two companies at WORK there at present,
but whenever they come in they bring some fne
looking dust All that is wanting to make this
one of the most fourishing camps in the county
is men to prospect and work it. Outside OF the
valley proper the fever and agUe does not exist,
and to men who are willing to take hold and
work, there is first rate opportunity to find
good pay.


VIM. Gibson, who carries the mail over
Salmon Mountain weekly had pretty hard trip
during the last heavy storm, travelling all the
time, two days and one night, on snow shoes
with only one light meal during that time
Bill's fingers got nipped with the frost, and q
part of the time he was journeying through the
clouds. A pretty hard way to serve the Gov.
ernment should say sixty pounds of mail mat
ter and twenty-five miles on snow Shoes


The stage company are running Il sleigh from
Mr. Carr's place over Scott mountain at present
and the most Of the time it is loaded down with
mail matter, ohe-half of it probably being
franked documents from our public servants In
Washington, and one would think to see ii, that
the most of it was intended for the purpose of
learning our web-footed neighbors how to read.
If anything wonderful, new or surprising
should turn up, viii let you know. More anon.


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