>From the news back then column. 150 yrs ago. 21, April 1860 Saterday. 1] Lovelier weather than we are having now - barring an occasional wind gust - could not be wished..Miners are busy, and the gold dust is comming in fast. 2] We areanxious to hear fromm our poet friend LUKE WELLS, again. May Day is comming. (?). 3] Members of the German Festival Society met last Sunday at Filibuster Flat to decide on the time and place of holding their fourth (4) annual Mailfest. Tursday the 24th of May was choosen as the date. This yearly festival is now looked forward to be many Americans with as much anxiety as by the Germans themselves. 4] We are informed that the stages between this place and Shasta would commence making daily trips each way on Friday morning. A daily line is badly needed, and we hope the information os correct. For the last 10 days, pack trains have been arriving, bringing the first installment of spring stocks for our merchants. FRANK SIMMONS arrived last Saterday from Red Bluff - the first load of the season. 125 yrs ago. 18, April 1885. Saterday. 1] There was heavy frost at the place friday morning the 17th, the thermometer marking 30 degrees. Some ice was formed and fruit buds and tender vegggetable suffered somewhat. 2] During April to date the rainfall has been 2.07 inches and the total for the season 26.78 inches..( in 2010 its 52.88 inches). 3] Mr. A. GUSTIN arrived Wednesday last from Wyoming Territory. He was a member of the First Trinity Volunteers, Capt. CROWNSHEILD'S company which left here in October of 1861 and was mustered into the 4th Regiment of California Volunteer's under Colonel JUDAH . Later, he was one of the first party of prospectors which entered the Black HIlls country , and now comes back to look for quartz in the New River District, (Denny), and on the Salmon River. 4] Mr. L. TIMMERMAN is at work on an extensive cabnet for the convient display of specimen ores and curios which have accumulated in the Trinity Journal Office. 100 yrs. ago. 16, April 1910 Saterday. 1] Yesterday, 15, April, was the 10th anniversary of the organization of the Ladies Eltapome Band. After 3 months of hard practice, this musical organization made it first public appeaarence in a public concert at WHITMORE"S Hall on the evening of 19, April, 1900. The present members are, EDNA BENTON, LUCY YOUNG,NORA DANNENBRINNK, IRMA GOODYEAR, LUCIA YOUNT, JENNIE COUMBS, ROBBIE MAHONEY, MYRTLE SKINNER, CLARA WEINHEIMER. They were ably assisteed by these popular young men, C.H.EDWARDS, VAN BRUNT YOUNG, ADOLPH MECKEL and A.L. PAULSEN. 2] The taking of the United States census was begun 15, April. The enumerators for this county are: H.H.NOONAN, Wvvle.; C.A. ALLEN, Trintiy center,Carrville and Abrams; C.W.SPRATT, Indian Creek and Douglas City; WILLIAM FLOWERS, Junction city, North Fork and Cayon Creek; ROBERT MARSHALL, Hayfork; JACK MOLIN, Deadwood,Lewiston and Minersville; J.E. McGOVERN, Lower Trinity; A.E. YOCUM, New River (Denny). ~ end ~Linda~ Willow Creek, CA.