Burlington hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1845-185?, 1850-05-02
CALIFORNIA.
REPORT OF HON. L, HrITIru

CONCLUDES FROM LIST pAor, Ns"o.
The people would unite with them in 49,.
anarchy and confusion. No system, tAssAsea1s
which is not in accordance with the inte,s..a
people can De carried into successful oper,t;oa
is always fortunate when laws can De- ~ s..A.
to harmonic those interests with the ,.as.aa
duty OF the Government. II Is believes ~! -
be accomplished in this case. ~
While every American citizen in IL >,.
ware that he is on Government property. ,,s ~. nA
consider any attempt TO drive him away @ a ~
oppression, he at the same time feels thai $3.50
is due from him for the privileges he eno,. 800
would willingly pay reasonable sum % ~. slR
privileges defined, and to be protected 10 q. .s;s
ment of them. uog
The gold in the rivers, the dry dirr;n.. -.
ravines, IS accessible to any man Who y. ~
strength to use pan or washer, q spade g. ~, 1e
axe. sn1H # &a5Ess@ @ss8 s@ 20.
The employment Of machinery mav n.,s
cilitatc its collection, but il is not esses,;,
man is master Of his own movements. "a. NJ
will be very different with the vein-ni,.. Sc
yet remain in the rock. To work the, s .1'ea
fully will require machinery, with hofse ~ .ss
power, involving an expenditure Of csp;t.l !; ~
portion to the extent Of the operations pro-
No prudent man win make such inye.t..-..
til his rights and privileges shall have bees 49,.
defined by law. In the absence or IN ler, 80
ton, II man were TO discover yein-sins, ssd =.
cur the expense Of erecting machinery 70 va.s :.
any other person, citizen, or foreigner - -,
struct an establishment alongside or hiu. 49,
him of his discovery, and destroy the v.lue ~.
property. Hence it will be perceived THAI - -
prescribing the privileges and duties Of miner, -.
be so framed as to secure the rights or m.
There is some fertile soil ia the sola y.~s~
beautiful valleys and rich hill-sides, which. r.1.
circumstances favorable to agriculture. voplN =.
doubleday be valuable for that purpose but a -.
sent, and as long the collection or roId shsll
tnue to reward labor 80 much more ahundantiv -.
the cultivation Of the soil, the important ma,te, /,
be considered is, the proper mode OF disposi.e =
the metallic wealth Of the country.
The first step, in my opinion, should be to rese,,
the entire region, where gold is found. ffor a.
operation Of the prescription laws, and frou -
so that it may be now regarded - the esmnes -
sure Of the American people, and hereafter asa nd
inheritance to their posterity. Then preyj6a q,
the appointment OF a commissioner to the -.
and q sufficient number OF assistant commissioner.
to carry the law into effect. @SsF
Let the Office Of the Commissioner be ssszb,.h.1
at some point convenient to the mines, say sacr,
mento city, and the Offices Of his assistant D. he
principal rivers, and in the most productive d.
tricts. Provide that any and every Aneri<sn en-
zen, on application st the Office Of the commissie.
er, or any of his assistants, and by psyinr o.
ounce, or SIC, or such sum may be CONSIDERS
just and proper, shall be entitled TO receive cens.
or permit to dig anywhere In the Territory for On
year. Provide, also, that any one who shall dsee,
er, purchase Of the discoyerer, rein mine sh,I
be entitled TO work it, TO certain extent, Under
proper regulations, on paying 10 the commissioner
such per cent. on the proceeds Of the mine % nsv
be suitable tax on the privileges granted. Kwtl
be necessary also to allow the miner 10 cut and mss
such timber and other building materials a. his ku
sness requires and. also, 10 allow those who woYt
under permits the privilege OF erecting cabins sf
shelter through the winter. Authorize the coz
missioner to lay out sites for towns in convenient
situations to the mines, and offer the lots for s,le
inc he Of al md a. ~
make mining permanent pursuit may sccumulsfe
around them the comforts and enioymefts oil civil
lied life. Let those who desire to cultivate gsrten,
or farm lots be accommodated. II will Be necessa-
~ also 10 authorize the sale Of timber and etkrr
for building and other purposes. TAeYe
to me, but no doubt win, TO those who may b
charged with the preparation OF any measure which
may be trough, forward on this subject.
have suggested one ounce SIS a. the pries
year. This regard as about the average value Of
one day. labor in the mines. This tan Efy thSu-
sand miners, the probable number next sunHef.
will give q revenue Of 100000. On ono huadred
thousand miners-the probable number VI iesi--a
viii give SOC, 200, besides the per centum On 10
timber, SC, &C., which would probably swelt;hs
amount to at least a. 100000. Any variation 10 The
tax imposed Will, Of course, increase or diminish
this estimate.
A suitable amount Of the money thus collected
should be expended in constructing roads md
bridges facilitate ation to and through
the mining districts.
These facilities win so reduce the cost OF I5sirs
in the mines. that the miners will gain instesA II
lose by paying the tax. These are a. commodsiiea.
because of the want of concert Of action smorg then
sufficient to accomplish such objects, but for which
they will willingly pay any moderate contrksfios.
A liberal per centnm should be allow ed out oil This
sum- as school fund. and for the estsblishmeat e.
an university to educate the youth OF California
Let il not be considered that this will be doing ~
justice to the Older states Of the Union. ThcJ sa
reap harvest sufficiently rich in their intercorTv
with their younger sister on the Pacific 10 JUSTIFY
the most liberal course Of policy towards her.
have given S2-oUo.0 600 as the probable reysn@
for 1851, under the proposed system. This would
seharge the interest on the amount stipulated
the treaty To be paid to Mexico for CslforEis End
New Mexico. provide 100000 per snnum for
school fund ard the necessary improvements - The
mining districts, and create sinking fund Of haf
million per annum, to ray the principal OF The In
demnity to Mexico. .~s#a ~~F
An increase of the number of miners, or Of he
price OF permits, would of increase the rev
enue. II the yein-mincs shall be found a. extsn-
sive and productive as the best infor med persons
suppose, the right 10 work them, properly secured
by law, and the opportunity thus offered Of usirs
machinery to advantage, will Justify tie eoIlsefica
of much larger per cent on their gross prodrti
than il is proposed to require from those whaE-
hor with their own hands in the use III the srmPs
means now employed in the collection Of gold. 1hs
amount, therefore, collected from this source NJ
ultimately be as large, perhaps larger, than tAss hf
permits.
ifreyenue is an object, there can be little dcsA
that, hy the adoption OF this system, the amount
collected in few years win be larger than The en-
tire district would command in ready money, il o.
fered for sale ard the interests and privileged
those employed in the mines will be secured firm
the grasping and monopoIIing sriIit OF indititsss
proprieiors; California and the whole Union pre-
served from anarchy and confusion, II not blood.
shed, which must result from sale OF the miniss
region to SPECTATORS, and an attempt 10 pEos<st
them in the enjoyment of their purchases.
The salaries OF the commissioner and his sssiss-
ants may easily be paid out Of the amount received
in fixed sums or in the form Of per centuus
have proposed to exclude foreigners sro1 ths
privilege of purchasing permits. and from ~cfsif
as DISCOVERIES or purchasers In the vCin-asfes.
Ny reasons for recommending this policy are, ihs.
these mines belong to, and in my judgment shes's
be preserved for, the use and benefit Of the Anei.
lean people. / mean of course all cifIxenst nssss
and adopted. #@ MFf
During the mining season OF Isse, more ths1 w.
teen thousand foreigners, mostly Mexicsss sss
Chienos. came in armed bdn6s into the Rslnisg sn'
trict, bidding defiance to all opposition, and hnsN
carrying out Of the country some twenty mslsfess
Of dollars worth Of gold dust, which teiorgea y
purehase to the people OF the United States. ses
excluded by law, they will return and reccnnseses
the work of plunder. They may, with ~ nps
right, gather the harvest In the valley of she lats
necticut. the Ohio, or Mississippi. No cthsf y.
ton, having the power to Protect il, would pefna
its treasure to be thus carried away. Iwee'a -.
allow them TO purchase permits. or work scs'
mines because the contributions proposed to be ~
quirtd arc moderate that they viii net cause ~.
slightest inconvenience TO the miners and are ~