The Nevada journal., 1854-05-26
South Yuba Mining 4 Sacramento
Canal Company.


hitherto existed in the minds Of those even
most anxious for lis success and notwith
standing the obstacles which have design.
edly been thrown in the way of the per-
severing projectors of the enterprise, we
are now in possession Of such evidence as
will admit of no doubt of the entire and
complete success Of the above undertaking.
No one who knows the object for which 1t
is intended, and the influence it will have
on the mineral deposits of the region over
which it will pass-all that lying be-
tween the South Yuba and Bear river
has even doubted the expediency Of the
work /; but hitherto, or, until quite recently,
its practicability has been talked of by very
many as entirely chimerical and beyond
the reach Of any organization that could
be brought to bear upon the undertaking,
for want Of sufficient capital But from
letters now in the possession of the COM
pany'sSecretary, this matter is no longer
in doubt-at least, not by those most in
terested. From these letters we learn that
Notwithstanding the many deceptions and
tricks played off upon foreign capitalists BY
Quartz mining and other companies in
California, the agent of this enterprise has
succeeded in presenting the South Yuba
Canal to, the satisfaction of their minds
In relation to the difficulties attending these
kind of negotiations at the present day, we
give the following extract from Dr. Hud.
darts the agent's) last letter
"Had depended upon the pu6hc taking
up the matter and subscribing to a stock,
as was formerly done in the case of gold
mines, &C., might long since have given
up every idea of success from the first
this has not been my plan. / have de.
pended on private enterprise, and the mer
its of the work itself, to convince men ol
sense and judgment, that it was vast and
brilliant project. To hurry John Bull ir
his movements, ia ridiculous expectation
and if ever mans patience and temper
was fairly tried, it has been mine, in the
oft repeated explanations / have had tc
give, and a thousand enquiries which YOU
can, hardly conceive possible. However
I saw my way clear after many tedious
interview, and was at length successful in
getting the right kind Of men to go into
the matter
As to the character. of the undertaking
DR.. Huddart says:
"Phe grand feature of the work is, that
the contract to complete it, according to the
estimates of the engineers, Messrs. Day
& Woodwork, which were annexed to
their official report, has been taken in
London by an eminent contractor, and
security given for the due and speedy
finishing of it.. The gentleman who ha.
undertaken to construct the canal, is ths
present contractor for the great Swedish
Rail Road, and the one in France arount
part of'the Apprentices. He is well-knowr
too as the contractor for the ST. Catha
rines~ Docks, and other great works in Lon
don, and'is q man not to be surpassed fol
vigor and goa-headativeness.'
The capital stock of the company il
$2,500,O00; the contract was taken a
Day = Woodworth's estimate. The En-
gineers are now on their way, and will
arrive in the Nicaragua, steamer due Al
San francisco ON the I'd of June.
1t Is lamentable fact that efforts have
been made to throw stumbling blocks ii
the way, of this magnificent enterprise, BY
men who have more their own aqgrandise
ment at heart than the public good witt
remote prospect of accomplishing anything
themselves, except as a bonus for the re-
iinqulshment Of a troublesome, though un
Just hankering after the fruits of othc
mems toll and enterprise, But we
sincerely hope that so far as the worl
is to be of a public benefit in the bettea
Development Of the unbounded, resources
of this mining region, no obstacle may
successfully be opposed to the fult and
complete success of those who have labor.
ed SO assiduously for its favorable termi.
nation "The Iaborer is worthy of his
hlre;' nor is he. who advances his sub
s'ance In the conception and early prose.
cution OF an undertaking admitted by all tc
oe OF great public good-but which is un,
tired and consequently hazardous, les.
worthy to reap the harvest he has SO ia.
diciousiy sown. The perseverance of thi,
company under all the Encouragement.
which they have had to encounter is hiehl,
commendable. The stock of the comnanv
was offered TO the miners of Nevada conn,
ty as early as the. year 1851. It was
second time brought to their notire early
in 1852, but the project was looked unor
as totally impra cticable: Defeated but no.
discouraged it was then offered to the capi
t0liStS of Sacramento and Nap Eroro;.n