The Shasta courier. [volume] (Shasta, Calif.) 1852-1872, 1853-06-11
mINERs, MEETING.
WsAvERvILLE June

WEAyERvILLE, June 4, looo'
Tho miners of this district met today en- masse
:, front of the independence, for the purpose
os finally settling the claims to the "a',' -
West Weaver, and which heretofore has oeen
conducted to these diggings by Two a. 10
known as DIR. Wares and Fiddlers hacrs, D"'
:. now claimed by the miners on west weaver
On motion, Col. VIM. b. May was appoin'eo
President. and WIN. Feast Secretary
I'll n n Alien rose and stated, IN concise
"a .bort address. the object OF the meeting
Giving the history Of the above races-'he c""Se
liz or;g;n &c. concluding with an expose
Of he law on the subject
Af,.r some desulfory remarks from some te"
Of The claimants and others. Inc iolio"ihe pre-
.n,ble and resolutions were auoP'eu " seven
eighth vote Ito; orso,s res;J;nn -,
,yea,,r have without cause Provoca-
',,,n;tted wanton destruction OF proper
10. he burning OF DR.. Wares reservoir on
W, Weaver. and cut aud otherwise injured
~. -ac,. kno.rn as DR.. Wares Race, which in
mari supplies water for the diggings ON McKen-
1r-s Gulch and its tributaries, TO the serious in
;pry of not only DIR. Ware, but also, the miners
working on said gulches
And whereas, the several Race Companies of
East and West Weaver Creeks have incurred
considerable expense III constructing reservoirs
and conducting water from said creeks TO Wea-
yer. for oar mutual benefit, without having in
telfered with the ri ghts of any miner or miners
working on said creeks at The time; and
Whereas it becomes Americans and
az good ciiizens, 10 protect one another in our
rights and privileges: therefore be it
Resolved, That we, the miners of Weaver, as
sen,bled ca niasse, do hereby repudiate and
frnwn upon any and every such spirit OF agra
riansm, as has lately manifested itself in the
burning of the Reservoir and cutting of Dr.
Ware's Race aud will protect all persons in
their respective rights and privileges, as suaraI-
tied to them by The Constitution OF this State, as
we'll as that of The United States.
Resolved, That the aforesaid Race Companies
be entitled according to their priority of right
To so much at the water OF said creeks their
respective races viii convey. Provided always
th,i sufficient quantity be allowed 10 run in
the natural beds of said creeks for the benefit
OF miners at present working, or who may here
after work said beds and that four Tom-heads
shall be deemed sufficient for that purpose.
Resolved That any individual or company 81
individuals, who have dug or may hereafter dig
q race races (uoi otherwise mentioned in This
our act, for the conveyance of water not III use
at the time, from any gulcl creek III This dis
trict. shall be projected III the right to SAID
water, so long as he or they shall keep said race
races in proper repair. Provided, that such
water be used for mining purposes.
Resolved. That will assist DR.. Ware III
the repair of his race; and do hereby constitute
Il committee of The whole, and pledge ourselves
To that The provisions OF this meeting be
complied with.
On motion it was resolved, that the President
appoint at his leisure, six pcrsons to act as iii.
reciors of said committee
On motion. he proceedings We're ordered to
be published in the Shasta Courier, when the
meeting adjourned sine die
BY order,
w. B. MAY, President.
WV. FEAST, Sec'y. jell 1t