The Nevada journal., 1852-01-03

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Gle from the Sonora Herald, as bein,
a full account of the Carson's Hill af
fair, of which we have heretofore hat
unsatisfactory accounts:
From the Sonora Herald, Dec. 20.
GREAT EXCITEMENT AT CARSON'S HILL
We have to record serious out.
break-the result, as every one must
see, of the present absence of legisla-
ton by Congress in reference to the
mineral lands. If, as we have con.
tended for, fee simple had been Civ
en- to Capt. Morgan's party of a GER
tain number of feet, they would not
have contended for more, nor would
the opposite party have attempted to
curtail their claim. Whether Con.
gress will allow one thousand feet OF
five hundred or one hundred, let il
designate something, and let us have
no more outrages. Itseems that Capt.
Alfred Morgan and his company, con-
sisting of eight persons in all, discov-
cred and took possession of the cele-
brated vein on Carson's Hill, in the
month of October, 1850, and worked
the same without cessation for nine
months, claiming one thousand feet
along the ledge, or 125 feet to man
On the 29th of July, many others went
to the same hill and took possession of
claims, which Capt. Morgan's compa-
ny said interfered with their rights.
The latter accordingly appealed to
law, and entered complaint before
Justice Putney, Of Murphy, against
James Finnegan, Wm. Carlow, and
others, as having forci5ly dispossessed
them. The suit went against the
plaintiffs, and they appealed to the
County Court. Gen. Anderson was
counsel for Capt. Morgan's party, and
Mr.. Hambly, of San Francisco, for the
defendants. The latter lost the case,
the decision of the Justices Court was
reversed, and a writ of restitution was
ordered. Accordingly, on the 9th in
stant, the Sheriff proceeded to place
the original party in possession Of the
premises. The other party declared
their intention of dying before they
would leave; and they held meeting
and passed the following resolutions,
which were transmitted to US for pub
lication
At a numerous meeting held this
day the 18th of December, 1851, on
Carson's Hill, it was
Resotved, That the rules and regu-
lations passed by the miners in August
last, governing the Quartz Mines on
Carson's Hill, be the only laws which
this meeting do recognize.
Resolced, That, forasmuch as the
lives of the miners working claims on
Carson's Hill have been threatened
by Alfred Morgan & Co., we consider
him and them as disturbers of the pub
lie peace, acting in violation of the
laws of the said Hill, and being there
by nuisance and pest in the said COM
munity.
ReSoIced, That the sense of this
being that we cannot ensure
peace and quietness to this community |
while the said Morgan and others re-
side in this camp, and that the said
Morgan and his aiders and abettors
be requested to leave this camp within
one hour after being notified of this
resolution.
Resolved, That if the said Morgan
and company refuse to leave within
the time specified, that committee of
the whole shall peaceably, as may be,
eject them out of this camp.
Resolved, That all property belong
ing to the said Morgan and others, in
their cabin on Carson's' Hill, be held
sacred. WILLIAM LANG,
Robert Packard, Sec'y. Chm.
At meeting of the miners on Car
sons Hill, it was
Resolved, That this meeting feel
justly indignant at the late attempt of
Judge Smith to eject the Quartz Mi
ners, now holding peaceable posses
sion of their claims on Carson's Hill,
and that this meeting emphatically
condemn such unconstitutional inter-
ference with their rights, and hereby
pledge themselves not to recognize any
suits that may be instituted in future
to dispossess men of the rights and
privileges secured to them by the mi
ming laws of this camp, and that copy
of this resolution be forwarded forth>
with to Judge Smith.
DR.. H. Vanderslyce, Chm.
r. Packard. Sec'y.