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THE TRINITY JOURNAL.
Saturday Morning, February 7, 1857.
Newspaper Exaggerations.
One of the most unfortunate things for the pro
gress amt permanent growth of the mining local
ities in Calfornio. is the too frequent extravagance
and exaggeration indulged in by the newspapers
published in the mountain towns and mineral re
gion of the State. The success of one man in the
mines is often made to appear as the success of a
whole mining population, and the richness of a
single claim is made to appear in loud sounding
and exaggerated editorials as the positive crite
rion of the richness of a whole section or county.
Now it is plain to see that this practice must
have the effect of retarding the growth and in
many instances preventing (he acquisition of in
dustrious and permanent population. California
has however improved a little, and recovered
aomewhat from this feverish, speculative, but im
politic scheme, and vicious habit. A newspaper
should be the means and medium through which
sound, correct and valuable infoimation should
be given Where the true resources nnd advan
tages of the county, seotion or locality is proper
ly understood they should be laid before the read
ing public and those for whose benefit they arc
published in a truthful manner. Where such is
not known or understood, wild and extravagant
conjectures and misrepresentations should not be
indulged in for tbc mere purpose of misleading
and attracting hither and thither crowds of peo
ple, for when miners rush to a mineral locality
with the hope of realizing the high and unreason
able expectations raised in the minds of such peo
ple by the swelling and exaggerated accounts pub
lished as truth iu the newspaper, and experience
a disappointment, the cousequcnce of which is
that a majority of such leave and carry with
them the strongest prejudices against the place.
It is a very erroneous idea to suppose that such
sort of laudation and exaggeration will have any
other than the injurious eli'eet of retarding the
permanent growth which would otherwise be se
cured to the mining towns and mineral locali
ties. The progress and prosperity of some of the
richest mining counties in the .State has been ma
terially injured by this unwise and injudicious
course on the part of those newspapers whose sole
object should have been to represent the richness,
adiamuges ami icOifities of those locations and
counties with accuracy. The .capital which is
*ew most needed, cannot be had, it is
an undeniable fast that the best opportunity pre
scuts itself in many of our mining villages for
the most safe and profitable investments, iapi
ta-lists look at the newspaper lima as witliodt
foundation, and in consequence thereof hesitate
or refuse entirely to make investments in any of
the vjrrioas enterprises which would be both prof
itable to the capitalist and propitious for the
country.
Truth then in all cases through the newspapers,
and in reference to the wealth and advantages of
the mineral region should be scrupulously adher
ed to, and the facts presented to the public for
the benefit of the stranger seeking a field for hon
est labor, and to the capitalist for a knowledge
of where to inv*st his money. Let this course
and policy be pursued by the press, and the coun
try and its interests represented w ith correctness
and fidelity, and we may soon hope to see a more
permanent and healthy growth and development
in the mineral disri iets.
Winter Mining on Trinity River.
The winter so Tar has been an extremely hard
one, and Tory unfavorable to miners on Trinity ,
river. As a general tiling the miners on this
stream may be considered among the best and
most enterprising men in the State. It requires
a thorough know ledge of mining, and indomita
ble energy and perseverance, together with cap
ital, to open and w ork the claims in the bed and
along the riTcr. By system, however, and the
application of science, the mines on Trinity riv
er promise to yield even better than ever before.
The diggings are of a peculiar character and re
quire experience to work them with success.— ■
Miners have learned a dear lesson in the way of
opening claims within the last three or four years.
Many have incurred a ruinous expense in open
ing claims which, after the heavy outlay was
made, were found impracticable to work. This
could not have happened if proper plans had
been matured and system pursued. To this in a
great measure is to be attributed the eatise of so
many failures, and the abandonment of some of
the richest mining claims on the Trinity. Owing
to the sudden rises of the river there has perhaps
been less milling done during the present winter
than for the last live years, but from the extensive
preparations made for next season, we feel justi
fied in saying that the operations and product
of the mines will be at least one-third greater
thau ever before. We fully expect to yet see
fiv* thousand men engaged ill milling on Trinity
river. The proceeds of the mines have been
steadily increasing for three years past.
Body Bound. Coroner's Inquest.
The body of Mr. Isaac Dullield, who was sup
posed to have been lost about a month since, while
out hunting, was found on Monday last, in the
mountains about two miles from North Fork. It
was the opinion of those who found Mr. Duflicld,
as will be seen by the verdict below, that he met
his death by falling over a precipice, instead of
being frozen, as was before supposed. The Cor
oner’s jury returned the following
Verdict* —We, the undersigned, a Coroner's
jury, summoned by ii. O. Adams, a Justice ol the
Fence, in uud lor North Fork township, to exam
ine into the circumstances attending the decease
of the late Isaac Duflield, And that he came to
his death by Jailing from a precipice of rock on
the North Fork, about one mile and a half above
the Fast Fork, on the uight of Dec. 30, I860.
F. A. Bi lk,
Horatio Nelson,
John Hawk,
John Khodks,
Stephen Oniiounk,
Craven Lee.
N'otth Fork, Feb. 2, 1867.
Tiie Weather. Sw e ban hud a variety of wea
ther during the week—cold days and freezing
jMghts—light und warm rains, uud warm, sun
shiny weather though somewhat un- j
pleasant in its changes, is nevertheless serving I
[i. '-I. •,
Letter from B. Defils, Esq.
We lmrc received the following letter from Tl.
Pcffis, Esq., one of the most enterprising and sci
entific gentlemen in tl* county. From his long
experience as a practical miner, and the thorough
knowledge which Mr. Dcflis has acquired, wc think
that his opinion will find a ready acquiescence
with those of our citizens who feel an interest in
the development of our mineral wealth.
RmuKvn.T.E, Jan. 31, 1857.
Editors Journal: —In reference to the com
! mencent and consummation of the Trinity Coun
i tv Canal, there is nothing to discuss in regard to
I its utility. There is no intelligent, man in the
| county who will not admit of the fact of the
proposition. Its completion would not only
bring a rich reward to hundreds of our citizens,
but prove also a capital thing for Weaver. It
may absolutely be considered a question of life
' or death with the material prosperity of the coun
i tv, and particularly with the class of men w ho
depend upon their labor in the mines for com
j pensation.
1 have heard many speak of the magnitude of
the undertaking and the difficulty which would
| inevitably attend its construction. 1 admit in
one sense the truth of the assertion—that it is a
: heavy undertaking ; but I contend at the same
| time that it is practicable, and by no means diffi
i cult to accomplish. It is not compatible with the
I character, genius, enterprise and industry of our
people to hesitate ami raise trivial objections to
the forwarding of this Work, the finishing of
which will bring endless facilities in working the
I richest and most incxhaustablc mines of northern
California. I apprehend, sirs, that but few min
ing claims can be found in this county or in any
other portion of California, the opening and
: working of which was and is not attended with
! much labor and expense ; but this must be but a
feeble obstacle when it is well known to every
1 man w ho has any practical knowledge of mining
that the profits of said Canal when completed
will be fully commensurate to the expenditure
and outlay incurred in its construction.
I was struck with the force and import of some
editorial remarks in your paper a few weeks
since, in urging the citizens of Wcavcrville and
i vicinity to consider the importance of the work,
I and to lose no time in securing an interest and
rendering such aid as will secure its completion.
Vou reinarked that the day was not far distant
when to possess the water ditches would be to
possess the principal mineral lands of the State.
Do wc not see evidences of this fact every day
in the ditch monopolies throughout the State?
The truth of this must be still more evident
when wc consider the fact that the right, title and
j possession of those water companies are fully se
; cured by n decision of the highest judicial author
ilv of the State when the provisions of Kb f
utes are complied with. To jyrSsess the water
privilege Ihva sirs, is to possess the mines which
such privilege will command.
With these important facts before our eyes, it
is not to be supposed that the miners and busi
ness men of Weaver will longer hesitate in tak-
I ing an interest in the work, or longer procrasti
nate in the prosecution of an enterprise of such
deep and vital interest to themselves. The stock
i holders in this Canal w ould soon realize a large
per ccntagc on the amount of their investments,
and the distribution of its benefits and proceeds
! Would soon he felt by our people in every chan-
I nel of trade. 11. Deffis.
Mr. Dcflis has given strong reasons and argu
ments above, which should be well considered.—
ft is not the above alone which marks the public
spirit and enterprise of this gentleman. He has
labored to bring about a system of tilings which
would result to the advantage and prosperity of
the county, and done much towards attracting
hither the honest and Industrious.
find Mr. Deffis strongly advocating the in- j
(crest of Trinity County in a correspondence to \
the San Francisco Chronicle more than a year ago.
The following is an extract from one of his let
: ters to that paper :
* * • * Those who never have
seen Weaver, or who saw it in its evil days, will
perhaps think that this prosperity is fictitious or
temporary ; but if so, they deceive themselves.—
There is here a circle of some fifty miles in ilium
! eter, bounded by the high mountains of Trinity
river and Cafiou creek, and intersected in ail di
rections by auriferous hills, which are again in
tersected by numerous ravines. Many years must
pass away before this vast and rich tract can be
passed through the sluice and the rocker ; and af
j ter the earth shall have been once washed it may
be made to pay again by more thorough metn
ods -such ns that of the patio, as the Mexicans
style it in silver mining.
Wcavcrville is destined to have a bright fu
ture not only as a placer, but even as a commer
cial center. All about Weaver there are placer
mines more or less rich, of which the most impor
tant are those of Itidgeville, Canon creek, Ore
gon gulch, and Trinity river. * * *
To avoid following the example of some news
paper correspondents, who show only the bright
side ot the picture, 1 w ill speak something also
of the reverse, therefore, 1 will say that in the
midst of the fortunate there are many who only
vegetate, or (to use a more expressive but vulgar
phrase, common in the mines.) drag the devil by
the tail.
To the industrious and economical miner. Wea
ver and the adjoining placers would offer the
most advantageous prospects if w ater were plen
ty. There are now many projects to bring hither
the waters of Rush creek or of the North Fork ;
I hut so far, nothiug has been done. Eet us hope
j that the future has something better in store for
j us. f * * * * * * *
Accidents.
Henry Gokcr, a German, had his ankle dislo
■ ealed on Sunday morning last, by the falling of a
| bank under which he was at work on West Wea
ver creek.
On Tuesday last Francis Rule had his thigh
fractured by the falling of a bank of dirt in the
! claim in w hich he was at work on Red hill.
On Tuesday last another serious accident oc
curred. Henry Smith, a German, while making
au attempt to remove a heavy log, fell, the log
passing over his body, causing a concussion of
the brain and other severe injuries to his person.
Mr. Smith w as immediately removed to the Ger
| man hospital, where every care is given him.
We are indebted to Dr Croucher for the above
| information.
IIridoe learn that the line lattice
bridge across Tnuity river at Sturdivant's ranch,
j was carried away a few days since. At the time
Lit commenced giving w ay there was two men and
Jan ox team crossing. The teamster had barely
I time to unyoke one pair of cattle when ihc bridge
■went down, carrying cattle and all with it. The
Ihed of the bridge Heated down the stream some
six hundred yards when the cattle swam ashore.
The bridge was ow ned by Sturdivant A. Co. Loss
ahoift
Reap Them.—We call attention to the new ad
vtl liseiiieiil- in today's jaiper.
Arrival of the Mail Steamer Sonora.'
The Pacific Mail Steamer, Sonora, arrived at
San Francisco on the afternoon of the 30th ult.
The news brought by her is of some importance,
more particularly so in regard to Nicaragua—
Walker is beyond all doubt at this time in a crit
ical position if he is alive and on the soil of Nic
aragua. An entire account of his situation is
published below.
The Atlantic news is of a desultoiy and unim
portant character.
)f The Supreme Court of the United States have
decided the Missouri Compromise to have been
unconstitutional. This will have a tendency to
put an end to the discussion of the slavery issue,
ami settle it as a mere abstract question, f
Huntington, the celebrated forger, who swin
dled the merchants of New York out of half a
million, was sentenced by the Court of Sessions
to four years imprisonment in Sing Sing. This
light punishment will no doubt encourage a batch
of Huntington's to try their hands on paper.
The Tennessee, w hich broke her shaft near Nor
folk, had four hundred recruits for Walker, and
the steamer which sailed from New Orleans on
the 27th of December carried five hundred.
Mr. Mallory has been rc-clcctcd to the U. S.
Senate by the Legislature of Florida.
The Legislature of Missouri organized on the
30th of December. W. 1). McCracken, dem., was
chosen President of the Senate, and Robert Har
rison, dem.. was elected Speaker of the House.
The Bentonites and Americans fused in opposi
tion to the Democrats. This move will probably
secure the election of Mr. Renton to the U. S. Sen
ate —an event w hich we should consider fortu
nate for the country.
Great excitement existed at Nashville, Tenn.,
in reference to a rumored rising among the ne
gro slaves.
No business of any importance was done in
Congress. The Senate confirmed the nomination
of Gen. Persifcr P. Smith to the Brigndiorshlp.
created originally for Gen. Shields. Congress
adjourned on Monday, Jan. 5th.
From the signs of the times there can be but
little doubt that Kansas will be admitted as a
free State.
The Vigilance suits in New York remain in
statu quo.
The politicians at Washington, it appears, have
made up,Mr. Buchanan's cabinet —only waiting
his concurrence. Mr. Cass will no doubt go into
the cabinet as Secretary of State ; Cobb, of Geor
gia ; Clifford, of Maine ; Floyd, of Virginia ;
Bright, of Indiana ; Jones, of Pennsylvania, and
Benjamin, of Louisiana, w ill probably be the ad
visers of Mr. Buchanan. We presume he will
make a prudent choice.
Highly Important from Nicaragua.
'Till' ftdlcJki 1 '." news from Nicaragua
is condensed from the Panama Star, and may bo
considered as pretty reliable :
The following news from Nicaragua is condens
ed from the Panama Slur / The Costa Rican
Government, in addition to the army it had -end
to co-operate w ith the allied forces against Walk
er in Nicaragua, resolved on organizing an expe
ditionary force for the purpose of possessing it
self of the river San .loan. On the 10th of Dec.
this force set out, not by the Serupiipin route as
was publicly reported and believed, but by tiio
San Carlos, another tributary of the San Juan,
which enters that river about half-way between
(lie Lake and Sail Juan del Norte. This was
done for the purpose of misleading a detachment
of Walker's forces, who w ere posted at Kipp’s
point, at the mouth of the Soraphpia. As the
route is very little crossed, the Cost a Ricans ex
perienced great dilliculty in advancing, having
to cut their way through (he forest. All the pro
visions and munitions of war had to be borne on
men's shoulders.
Six day were spent ou (he march, during which
rain fell almost iuee.-seiitly. At last the einbnr
eadero was reached, and a few canoes hastily con
structed, and rafts made of the .milks of trees
lashed together with twigs. On the morning of
the 2M the expedition was hauled into a creek
near Kipp's Point, to refresh the men previous to
attacking Walker's post, consisting of lifty men
and two cannon. At that moment a steamer was
heard coming down the river, and the men were
made to lie down upon the raft. The steamer
passed without any one ou hoard having seen or
suspected the lurking danger. A road or track
was cut towards the Hank and rear of Walker's
post, which they silently reached.
The signal, a single shot was given. The Costa
Ricans rushed w ith the bayonet, with horrid veils,
! upon their surprised foes, and in half a minute
: resistance w as in vain. A panic had seized them.
A number were bayoneted ; the rest sprang oil
the bank into the deep and rapid river. One
] brave officer. Captain Thompson, did all that
mortal man could do to rally the men. but in
vain ; the onslaught was too sudden and over
whelming to admit of a resistance, (’apt. Thomp
son only ceased his exertions alter he received a
second severe bayonet wound, and his very ene
mies admired his signal galantry and liberated
I him subsequently at they town, where also they
| did all in their power to alleviate his sufferings.
One man besides Cupt. T. was saved from the
! river, and live escaped into the forest ; the rest
j are said to have perished.
Leaving a party to guard Kipp's Point, the
Costa Ricans proceeded down to Groytown on
! rafts, where they seized three steamers then lying
there, causing'great excitement among the inhab
itants ; however, the officers commanding the e.x
pedithm discountenanced every hostile attempt
against the inhabitants ofGreytown, and left the
place the next morning in the captured steamers.
I la the meantime the United States Consul
made application to the officers commanding the
llritish squadron at Grey town to protect prop
erty of Capt. Jos. M. Scott, agent for Messrs.
Clias. Morgan A Son, of New York, from a forci
ble seizure hy the Costa Ricans under Col. Jou
’ quin Fernandez. To this Capt. .(. C. Krskine,
senior officer, replied that he had taken steps hy
landing a party of marines from one of Her Maj
esty’s ships to protect the person and property of
Captain Scott, and his own family, and all the
citizens of the United States of America, which
; the officer of the Costa Rican forces now at I’un
ta Arenas also assured him should bo placed in
no peril.
Then as regards the capture of tlio steamers,
| Captain Krskine replied, that as the steamers
were in dispute and both parties represented on
the spot, (Vanderbilt's agent is there,) and ns the
steamers had been engaged in carrying men and
arms against Costa Itiou as armed beligercnts, he
could not interfere. Having now the river steam
ers, the steamer John Ogden and Ruth at the
Castillo Rapids were soon taken by Gen. Mora.
lie then moved up to tort .Sail Curios, which,
with the large steamer and detuehment of men,
was taken by stratagem. W hen the lake steam
ers, not aware of these occurences, came across
the lake with passengers from California, they
were also taken by Gen. Mora, who generously
sent them on to Greytown in the captured steam
ers. Gen. Mora having mnv 1,S0() men, exclusive
of the land transport corps, expected blit) more at
the etnhraeaderos of Sail Carlos, who doubtless
have arrived loug since.
The river was to be occupied by Silt) of these,
backed by artillery and breastworks, and sup
ported by the steamers whilst General Mora wits
to move up to I.a Virgin with 1,100 men, and oc
cupy the Transit route. Meanwhile Gen. Carras
hud retired from Rivas upon Massaya, where the
allied Generals have been misspending both time
and opportunity in dissensions. Rivas was oc
cupied by Walker. Ills forces are estimated by
ins friends at 1,-00, by his enemies at KUO.
In either case it is well Kowii that over three
hundred uro one sick list. Jly last official ac
count* General Carras was nominated a - Com
nmnder-in-chief of the Allied forees. He was on
Ids march hack to Rivas with 1,000 men, (leaving
the remaining allied forces to follow as occasion
might require.) where he would arrive, about the
same time that General Mora would reach La
Virgin, near Rivas, with 1,100 men and the
steamers.
The Costa Rican General has addressed a proc
lamation to Gen. Walker's army, stating that he
believed most of them had been deceived into
coming there and fighting against him, and closed
with tiie following :
‘ Now, 1, President of the Republic of Cosla
Rica, pledging my honor, hereby oiler to any or
all the officers or soldiers of General Walker's
army, now in Nicaragua, a free and safe passage
to Greytowu. and from thence per steamer to the
City- of New York.
(liven at Palace, Pan Jose, De
cember in, 18i(i.'
* Signed : Ji an R. Moiia.
Moral Insanity at Washington.
The N<">’ v ’ ” ” * T /»th, speaking
M i-si.-.'ippi, 330 rnili'-' of mail. I'll)
Yt'isconsin. (iliU mill s of road 1.(121'.son
Michigan, 1,075 milesof road.", ti.n;.uinj >•
Making nn 1:1.755,550 ncres.
Tb'* alienation of the public lauds is only one
of the modes, lie it remembered, in which the
moral insanity of our Washington operators is
exhibited.
Legislative.
We arc com polk a to condense tlio news liy our
Sacramento letter, owing to the crowded state of
our column?.
In tlio Senate the bill to fix flic interest on
money was on tlio 2'Jtli lilt., imlelinitely post
poned.
Mr. CoflVoth has introduced a hill to legalize
the State debt- the same to he submitted to a
vote of tlio people.
The report of the special committee on tlio
State Treasury reflects severely on tlio State
Treasurer.
In the House business is progressing steadily.
Many important hills are now before the As.-i m
hly, t he particular features of whcli we shall give
in duo time.
Mr. Jlnrcli, our representative, ha- been ex
tremely busy in the discharge of his duties and
has matured and introduced within the la-t two
weeks several hills of great importance to Trini
ty. 1st. An Act to legalize the election of Coun
ty officers elect t d in ‘.Mi : 2d. An Act concerning
judgments for costs in civil cases ; ltd. An Act to
create another Senatorial District out of the 12th;
4th. An Act to make Shasta, Trinity and Siski
you the 9th Judicial District.
Accident. —"We learn from ('apt. 13. M. Sawyer
that Mr. William Darrin, while on a limiting ex
cursion with his brother, on the stream know n us
Yellow Jacket creek, met w ith a serious accident,
not however supposed tube fatal. As they were
descending a steep hill on the frozen snow Mr.
1’arvin lost his looting and slipped over a preci
pice some thirty or forty feci high, bruising bis
bead nud cutting bis face and body in a painful
manner. At last accounts lie was doing well.
IloAitn or StTKisvisons. —This body lmvo been
in session during the week. The business which
has thus far come before them has been of an im
port ant and laborious character, but from their
acts and tlio system with which they despatch
business, it is evident that tlio county lias secur
ed moil ol ability and good judgment. We shall
probably be able to lay their report before our
readers next week.
Com i mi. —The celebrat'd ■■ fairy Minstrels"
are playing in the vicinity of Shasta. The citi
zens of Weaver will have uu opportunity of wit
nessing their delightful performances in a few
days.
Wk learn from different portions of the county
that many rich claims are being opened which
had never been prospected until this season.—
This is the good effects of having water.
ItK.vi) the communications of “ Justice'' and
“ Wo have no room for comment this week.
()i n Expresses have placed us under obligations
for tiles of Atlantic and California papers.
Wk call the attention of our road overseer to
the bridges about town.
COMMUNICATED.
EJiton Journal : —I see l>y tlie proceedings of
the Legislature that Mr. Hindi has introduced a
bill into that body to change the tith, 9th and loth
Judicial Districts, so a# to make the counties of
Shasta, Trinity and Siskiyou comprise the Sth
District. A change is absolutely necessary, and
the one proposed under all the circumstances is
the best that can be made. The heavy mountains
between this place and Humboldt Co. renders it
impossible for the Judge of this District to hold
Court during the winter months in that county.
No Court has been held in Humboldt Co. for the
past two terms on account of the impassable state
of the trails. And again, the salary of the Judge
of the 15th District is but $3500 which will not
ensure the best talent of the bar. Judge Dain
gerlield received a very largo majority of the
votes of this county when be was elected, and
would give entire satisfaction If returned here.
To ensure uu equitable adjudication of the law
a liberal compensation must be paid the Judge,
If the proposed change is consummated it w ill be
of more real service to the people of this county
than any law that can be passed by the present
Legislature. Let it he done. /.
Married:
At North Fork, Trinity Co., on the 31st nil., by
II. (). Albums Ksij.. Mn. Kohkht Hi'uhks to Mian
Miuamu I’u ilumas, nil u| Auitlt fork.
COMMUNICATED.
(Iiaiifrr of our Judicial DWrict. —Mr. Burtli's Bill.
I am unable to gntlicr the reasons that influence
onr Representative to change our pre ent Judi
cial District. He entitles his Hill “ An Act con
cerning the 8th. fltli and 15th Judicial Districts
of this State and the Judges thereof.” Wo are
under the impression that the objects embraced
in the body of this hill would better justify the
style “An act to emasculate Trinity County and
render it subordinate to Shasta, os also to choke
litigation.”
It is very certain that Mr. Burch in this eccen
tric movement has been controled bv no advice
from the bar of which he is a member, or any
number of his immediate constituents. The ad
vantages which his bill would confer on Shasta
County and the fulsome encomiums which have
been heaped upon him by the Shasta press, lead
inevitably to the conclusion that he is doing the
behests of that large and populous county to the
great detriment of those who confided their in
terests to his charge. I have now to learn for
the first time that the present judicial division is
unsatisfactory to the people of Trinity, or that
the present incumbent of the District Judgeship
of the 15th Judicial District is wanting incapac
ity or integrity. Judge Williams received the
unanimous recommendation of the bar of Wca
verville.
The contemplated law makes Judge Dningcr
field the District Judge of Trinity County for the
remainder of his term, irrespective of the wishes
and suffrages of the good people of th s county.
Now the Constitution provides for an elective ju
diciary', but how imperative and farcical the pro
vision when a legislative enactment by a change
of districts can fasten a judge upon a county in
whose elevation they have not contributed.
No doubt Judge Duingerfield is a good and com
potent man, nor is it in regard to the unconstitu
tionality of the net that we now argue. The time
will come when a period w ill arrive to Judge
Daingeifield's term of office, and then will the
humble voice of poor Trinity be smothered up in
the united cries of Shasta and Siskiyou. A mere
iudieial tail and appendage now to Shasta, upon
i new election Trinity County will become a Italic
in the bands of two giants. Ifence it is that
I riiiily will lie shorn of its strength and become
•ompletely emasculated by the action of its own
vpresentative.
'I here is some advantage to litigants ns well nj,.
awyers in having a resident JnAi.a.—*Tr Mr.
tun h's bill lieeoim s a or ,|,. r
ouId re.,mre < a,lSH^flr
Shasta. A foreign judge
; ".“'i. *bo hurry through liis docket. Ilis
nome and plea uivs lie without Die precincts of
Trinity. The hnltr'is rorjmx will become entirely
a creature of the County Judge. Wo shall wit
mss no more of that leisure and accommodation
"hu h have hitherto characterized our resident
District Judges. Judge W illiams was engaged
for five weeks in holding the last term of the Mis
triet Court.
Save in probat" cases the Supreme Court has
driven into the District Court all controversies
involving an amount exceeding two hundred dol
lars : but Mr. Iturelrs bill contemplates a legal
inillciiinin. We have believed that it was hard
for litigants to await the tardy coming of the
quarterly terms ol the District Court, lmt the Dill
under consideration reduces the terms to three
during the yi nr.
A good, n very good tiling for Judge Dninger
fh’ld is Mr. I’ureli's bill. Residing in Shasta, he
will be enabled to make three pleasant mountain
trips in the pleasant months of the year, with a
salary of two thousand dollars per year.
The bill ol Mr. ISurch is a bad one. He had
better abolish Trinity County and make Shasta
the county seat of Trinity and Shasta combined.
Mr. Burch may secure the tliangs ol Shasta and
Judge Duingerfield but not of Trinity County.
Justice.
WASHINGTON S BIRTH-DAY BALL
\T TIIK—
S INDEPENDENCE!
A 01!ANT) HALO AVILL HE GIVEN AT
the Independence lintel, AA’eiiverville. on Monday
evening. Eel), o;td. (AVASIIINGTON'S B1RTII
DAA ,) l>v O. Tower. No pains will be spared
to make the occasion an agreeable one. A good
band of music is engaged. D-tf.
GOL DFINCH ”
RESTATTH ANT. -This favorite re
port is receiving an increasing patron
age every day. Mr. Lowo challenges
the county as a caterer; having recovered his
health, and will always be found at his post.
OYSTER St CLAM STEWS, GAME SUPPERS,
Lobster Stews.A:e.. prepared at a moment's notice.
The bar is always supplied with the host of Li
ipiors and Cigars. DI NGEY A LOWE.
Weaver, Feb. 7. 1857. 3 tf.
NOTICK OP SEIZURE
NON-PAYMENT OF TAXES!
I EDAA'ARD NEB LETT, SHERIFF OF TRIN-
I « ity County, by virtue of the power and au
thority iu me vested, do hereby giveuotice that
1 have this day levied upon nil real estate and
other property upon which the supplementary
taxi s for State and County purposes tor the cur
vent fiscal year of 1855-\>G remain unpaid, and if
the same be not settled
WITHIN SIX DAYS
from the date hereof, I will proceed as by the
public revenue Act reipiired. to advertise and sell
the same at I’l'BLIC ACCTtON, ter the total
amount ol the taxes, and the costs and damages
that may accrue thereon.
E. NEBLETT.
Sheriff and Ex-Officio Tax Collector.
By J. A. AA’atson, Deputy.
A\ eavervillc, Fell, fi, 1857. 3-lt,
LICENSE NOTICE.
TiikasviikiFm Omen, |
Trinity County, Feh. 5, 1857. )
A LL persons having failed to procure their li-
XV cense for the present quarter or for those
past for which they have not taken out the same
are hereby notified that they must procure them
immediately to save costs,
C- !'• LYNN, Treasurer.
By J. Bennett, Deputy. 3-tf.
OXT-A-IsriD BALL
g A/ —AT the— .
(\fg> 0 L Y M PI C BALL COURT,
Nil —« n-
Tncselny 3Gvo. Marcli 17.
Mil 1*. CLARK, the celetirated Irish Riper, re
spectfully announces to the inhabitants of Wcn
verville and vicinity that he will give a grand
Ball at the OLVMPiO BALL COl’RT, on
Tuesday Evening, Aiarrh lltli —St. Patrick's Bay,
No pains or expense will lie spared to make this
the best Bull ever given ill AA’eavi rville. A large
dancing hall, 311x80 feet is being fitted up for the
occasion. A proficient orchestra has been engag
ed. Mr. Clark will dispense the Emerald strains
from his enchanting pipes In their native sweet
ness,
Weaver, .Ian. 31, 1857. 2-tf.
I<r O T X C E .
NOTICE is hereby given that tlm undersigned
lips tills day purchased the interest of Isaac
Stein, of the late linn of K. Harris A Co., deal
ers in clothing, and will hereafter carry on the
business on bis own account. All accounts of the
late firm will he settled by |<, HARRIS.
Weaver, Jan. 29, 1857. 2 tf.
L. P. FISHER S
A DVERTISING AGENCY, San Francis
x\. co —Iron building, opposite the Pacific Exp.
oflice, entrance on Washington street, up stairs.
L. F. Fisher is the only authorized Agent of the
Trinty Journal in San Francisco. j3.
CANON CITY mV~No.
IH7, S. of T., hold their regu
lar meetings at their Hall in Cafl-
City, every Saturday evening,
at 7 o'clock.
Officers. — W. It. Clothier, W. P.; J. W. nub
lmrd. V. P. ; Win. li. McDaniel, It. S.; J. W. Stat
ler, F. It. S.; Win. Guthrie, F. S. ; J. Carlyle, T.;
L. II. Lyons, C. ; C. S. Shaw, A. C.; It. Coleman,
I. S. ; W. J. Organ, O. S.; G. W. 11am,Chaplain ;
J. P. Wright, P. W. P.
I. O. Of O. F.
North star lodge,
No. 61, meets every Wednesday
evening, at 8 o’clock, at Odd Fellows’ •'Vi-rfS
Hall, Main street. Weaverville. All visiting Itro
tkersnre cordially invited to attend.
JOHN ANDERSON, N. G.
D. H. Thi fant, It. S.
MASONIC NOTICE.
Trinity Lodge, No. ill, F. A. Iff.,
HOLD their regular communications at their
thill, in Weaverville, on the last Monday of
caeli month.
T&" Hour of meeting, 6 o’clock. P. M.
II. J. SEAMAN, W. M.
John A. Watson, Sec'y.
Postponement of Sheriff’s Sale.
rpiIE salt 1 of personal property at the “ Texas
I House, *’ on the Yrt ka trail, which was adver
tised hy the Sheriff to lie sold on the ltd Inst., to
satisfy an execution in favor of Tomlinson <fc
Wood, was postponed on account of the trail be
ing closed and the impossibility of tiic Sheriff get
ting there, until
Saturday, Jan. 31st., 1857,
at which time the sale will take place at the afore
mentioned house. E. NEKLETT, Sheriff.
l!y I. G. Mkshkc. Under Sheriff. 61-4t.
postponement;
IT HE above sale is postponed until MONDAY,
THE SIXTEENTH DAY OF FEBRUARY,
1857. E. NEB LETT, Sheriff.
By I. G. MekiIEC. Under Sheriff.
Weaver, Jan. 31. 1857.
Sheriff’s Sale.
BY virtue of an execution to me directed, is
sued out of the Hon. District Court of the
!Mh Judicial District, on a judgement rendered
therein on the 2X1 day of December, A. D. 185G,
in favor of Tomlinson ,V Wood and against P. IT
Hoof)'ami A. M. Tmnx. Cr-. "mo sum of one thnu
<ainl amt !if'lv. 'vvoe and 31-11)0 dollars, with inter
est on the smile at the it per cent per month, un
til ioiiil. together with the sum of seventy-four
nndEW-100 dollars, costs of suit, tax and accruing
costs. I have levied upon and seized, and will ex
pose to public sale at Hie Court House door in
the town of Weaverville, on
Saturday, February 7th, 1857,
at 1 o’clock, p. til. all the right, title, interest and
clnim of the said P. II. llooff and A. M. Truax,
of. in and to the following described propertr,
situated and being in the County of Trinity,
State of California, to wit: the Texas house,
ranch, and all improvements (hereunto belonging
or in any wise appurtaining.
E. NEB LETT, Sheriff
By t. G. Mksskc, Deputy Sheriff.
Weaverville, Jan. 10. 1857. 51-ft.
POSTPONEMENT.
T H E above sale is postponed until 8ATUR-
I HAY. THE TWENTY-FIRST DAY OF FKB-
Itl ARY. 1857. E. NEBLETT, Sheriff.
By I. G. Messkc. Under Sheriff.
Weaver, Jan. 31, 1857.
Dissolution of Copartnership.
r jUIE Copartnership heretofore existing under
I the name and stylo of Loomis. Hnscroft A Co.,
is this day dissolved by mutual consent. The
business of the linn w ill he carried on hereafter
hy A. J. Loomis and \\ i Hi a m lit rdlo, who an* au
thorized to settle all the accounts of the late firm.
A. J. LOOMIS.
Wm.G.HUSCROFT,
tv in. herdli£
Weaverville, Jan. 10. 1857. 51-tf.
Notice.
TTMIK Books of the Trinity County Water Co.
I w ill remain open at the store of R. Clifford
for sal" of stock until further notice. By Order
of the Board of Trustees.
S. CLARK JONES, Secretary.
Weaver, January 10, 1857. 51-tf
HOTEL INTERNATIONAL.”
JACKSON 8T., NEAR MONTUOMIUlV, SAN FIUNCISCO.
m THIS MAGNIFICENT MANSION HAS
Oil been leased for a term of years by
MRS. A. S. HALEY,
and after undergoing thorough repair, has beer*
furnished with new Furniture entire, and opened
to the public with the BEST TABLE and most
CLEANLY HOUSE on the Pacific.
’ O' Board with lodging, from $2 to$3 per day.
Our motto—We stiiivi: to Please.
San Francisco, Jan. 10, 1856. 51- tt.
| ENGINEERING AND SURVEYING.
H. L. WHEELER,
CIVII. ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR,
W/LL give his attention to Surveying in ali
’ ’ its various branches, such as Water Races,
Roads, Public Highways, Flumes, Ac. Applica
tions left at tlm Journal Office, will be nromut
ly attended to.
Weaver, Dec. 13, 1856. 47-tf.
: JESSE "RHODES,
OS , i&fe. H-C BC m
\\ E A VKRVlILLiE.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR GOLD DUST.
exchange
ON ALL THE ATLANTIC CITIES!!
CHECKS AT PAR
On sail Francisco, Sacramento & Shasta.
Special and General Deposits Received! !
DAILY EXPRESS
T<> "II purls of Ullfurula through'Parlflc Express,
I Treasure Packages and Parcels taken at Reduced Rates !
... , JNO. ANDERSON, Agent,
\\ caver, Nov. 1,1856. 41-tf
T. 11 EE DELS,
WATCHMAKER AND JEWEL
West aide of Main street, Weave
(opposite tiie “ri.
Has for sale an extensive assortment of
i GOLD AND SILVER WATCHES,
PLAIN AND DIAMOND RINGS.
WATCH CHAINS.
BREASTPINS, BRACELETS,
J KWI'LRY of every descri
CLOCKS, etc.,
AT REASONABLE TERMS.
I articular attention given to the repair
W atclies.
Speoiinemi neatly set. and all kinds of C
uia Jewelry manufactured to order, no. li
GREENH00D & NEWBAUER
wholesale and retail dealki
Segars and Tobaeco,
None but the choicest urtielo offered
market,
Main street, (between the St. C
and Independence Hotels,) Weaverville.
HIGHEST PRICE PAID FOR GOLD 1
July 13, 1850. J