>From the News Back Then column. 75 yrs. ago. 04, February 1937. Thursday. 1]. Weather ~ February is competing with January as regards to weather. Snow fell continously all day and night Monday, piling up to a depth of 17.5 inches in Wwvlle. The current <electric> was out for a numbers of hours, and roads and hwys were blocked by snow. 2]. Hayfork ~ The small community of Hayfork was the greatest suffer from the storm, some 41 inche of snow fell during the day and night, causing the collaspese of the Plymounth Church and at least 1 reported barn. Snowfall to date as reported by the USFS office is 55 inches. 3]. Travelers ~ Miss MARY SUE and brother EARL SUE, both employees in LEE's groceries, will leave Sunday for a weeks visit with their Mother in Bakersfield. Next Thurs., they will celebrate Chinese New Year in their home town, then return over the weekend. Mrs. DOROTHY (SUE) LEE, returned on Tuesday om a week's visit with her Mother in Bakersfielf, her childhood home. 50 yrs. ago. 01, February 1962. Thursday. 1] Mining info ~ A copy of an old photograph of "North Fork",also known as "Bagdad" founded in 1850 by pioneers CRAVEN LEE and DAVID WEED, now known as Helena, located some 6 miles below Junction City, appears on pg. 9 with some photos and history of the community. Other info about the North Fork area. The 1st gold mine founded in Trinity was that of the Washington , in1852, near Fench Gulch, producing more than $1 million in gold. It was estimated that the vien had orgins 130,000,000 yrs. ago. By 1930's hydrolic (water forced) mining was gone, giving way to "Dredges". One kind was the "Bucket Line" and a 2nd was the "drag line". The huge piles of rock mining materals can still be seen as one travels Hwy 299 W. from Weaverville., done to Burnt Ranch Area...The 1st beer brewery was bulit there in 1860,by JOHN MECKEL,of German orgins, who married 1 of the WEINHEIMER daughters, and furnished the beverage to all the area, and the building and post office remain standing as they were made of red brick in 2012. Gold all but dissapeared by 1878. In 1966, a family from San Jose, purchased the town of 130 acres, for $50,000. Attempts to restore the town were stopped when the hotel resortations caught fire, but the 1930 fireplace still bears silent wittnes to progress of old. 2] J. D. GUICE, of Trinity Center and CHARLES H. DINWIDDIE of Wwvlle., have announced that they will be candidates for the Sheriff position in the primeary Elections. 3] Trinity Lake ~ There was no substantial changes in the site and condition of the Lake last week. The "big puddle" boasts an eletion of 2,260 feet, and its currently storing 1,520,500 feet of "icy" Trinity water. The maximum depth of the lake is 329.9 feet. Discharge rate is 155 feet per second, and the inflow is 529 cubic feet per second. 4] Groceries prices ~ From SHOFFNER's Mrkt. Folgers Coffee, lb. is .69¢; ground chuck beef, lb. is .55¢; NUMAR margarine, 1 lb pkg., 4/.88¢. 25 yrs, ago. 29, January 1887. Tuesday. 1]. Recognition ~ KELLY FORTH, of Lewiston, has been recognized as a recipient of McDONALD's Player of the week, for his outstanding athletic achivement in the field of Basketball. 2]. Weather ~ Snow and rain on Friday and Saturday, broke the cold spll we have been experiencing. 3]. Cultivation ~ 2 Douglas City men have been arraigned on charges of cultivating marijuana at their home near FAWN LODGE. 152 plants were found inside the house ~ in the 2 bedrooms and a garage. The value if allowed to mature was estimated to be $380, 000. end. ~hum.Linda~