Year: 1871

TRINITY CENTRE, February 20, 1871.


EDITOR JoURYAL:-There has been a continual
storm here for the past ten days-frst rain, then
snow, then little mixed, finally ending with
good old-tashioned snow-storm that blocked the
roads over Trinity and Scott mountain and up
set telegraph operations and the prophecies of the
weather-wise. If those chickens of that observ-
ing friend of yours have staid out during this
storm he had better take them in for while
and "oil their feathers" anew. There has been
no mail through from Yreka for three days and
several persons who have crossed the Sierra Ne
vadas within the last week find themselves
= blocked in at the New York House.


Since my last the parties mining on Clear
Greek have been in again, and report the good
prospects as still holding out and plenty of
ground for others. 1t is hard getting in there
now on account of the snow. A German started
about three weeks since to go over there but
getting lost was Obliged to lie out all night in
the rain; the next day in wandering about he
stumbled upon quartz ledge on the head of
Hay Gulch and came back to town for some pro-
visions, intending to return and prospect it.
The specimens that he showed contained gold
that was easily visible to the naked eye, and his
getting lost may prove fortune to him.


Peter Lund came in the other day with near
$50 in coarse gold that he had taken out with a
pan alone from some diggings on one of the trib-
utaries of the East Fork.


1t is reported that the California Oregon
Stage Co. intend to haul off their line of stages
in the Spring from this route and put it on the
Sacramento River Road. AS an inducement to
do this, understand the owners of that road
agree to let them pass toll free, and other par
ties will build what barns may be necessary free
of cost. By so doing they will save about
50, 200 per year toll, and deprive the citizens of
Shasta, French Gulch, Trinity Centre, Callahan's
and Fort Jones of daily mail which they now
have, while upon the other route there is only
one post Office between Shasta and Yreka. am
informed they are representing at Washington
that they will take the mail through in two days
less time, and for so doing wish Government to
give them $50, 900 per year more. The mail has
always been carried this. way and it is some
what singular that they have just discovered
they can go so much quicker the other route.
learn from good authority that Representative
Johnson says he will probably during the pres
ent session have new mail route established
between this place and Weaverville. Should
this be done, it will be great accommodation
to the citizens of Minersville, who have no post
Office at present. and during the Winter months
are obliged to wait for their mail matter two
and three weeks.


Several of our old townsmen who have re-
moved from here during the past year, have writ
ten back that there are worse places than Trinity
Centre and no doubt wish themselves here again
: Our public school opened about two weeks
since with Miss Ada w. Cochell, of Weavervile,
as teacher. | believe several young gents have
applied to the Trustees for admission as pupils,
and express their readiness to commence at A B
@ but it won't do, boys, the "man teacher"
has left now Homo.