Columbia gazette., 1854-10-07

IMPORTANT MINING Surf. = Tn,

IMPORTANT MINING Sur. = Tn,
Union Water Co. VS.. Wilson ct ais.
the Calaveras Chronicle says, has re-
Gently been decided in the County
Court of that county. "The verdict was
in favor of the company, establishing
their right to protect their own property.
and to dislodge tresspassers. From the
evidence, it appeared that Wilson, who
is a negro, backed up by some thirty OF
forty unprincipled men, had taken up a
mining claim on the line of the compa-
ny's canal, for the express purpose Of
either filling up the fume with tailings,
or breaking down the company's reser-
voir, thus destroying their property, and
injuring the whole mining community, at
work below that point"
This decision, the Giro miclc says, es-
tablishes a principle invaluable to all
mining companies. The Union Com
pany had expended 100000 in their
works. 6 But for the uncertainty in
which their affairs were involved, they
would have by this time extended their
works, and introduced the main stream
of the North Fork of the Stanislaus.
The season is now too far advanced to
commence this operation, which must
consequently remain over till next year.
Thus has the whole community suffered
by the acts of these men.
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APPROPRIATIONS FOR CALIFORNIA.
The appropriation bills passed by
Congress contain the following items for
California and the Pacific Coast:
To continue the exploration of routes
for railroad to the Pacific, $3.50, 900 ;
to purchase site and construct an ar
senal at Benicia, $33, 1855; to defray
the California Indian war debt, (not
more than} $924, 25e; at the San Fran
cisco Navy Yard, pay Of Commander,
IS, 5000, Civil Engineer, 81 1000, Navy
Agent and Purser united, 1000, con-
tinuing blacksmith shop, storehouse and
wharf, $21l,5oo; for haroor lights
at Santa Cruz, Bay Of Monterey or Pun
ia Ano Nueva, $40, 900, at Santa Bar
bara, $4,000; lighthouse near Point
Labos, $25, 900, at Punta de los Reyes,
$50, 1000, at Umpqa, Oregon, $40, 900;
Notifications at Alcatraz, San Francisco
Bay, 100000, armament of same,
$4,000 g; supplying oil, etc., to the
lighthouses on the coast of California,
Oregon and Washington Territory,
$26,9s6, repairs Of do, IS 900, salaries
of fifteen keepers and twelve assistants,
$21 500, reservations of same, floating
beacons, etc., $500, completing hight
houses on the coast of California and
Oregon, 500, 434 continuing the survey
of the islands on the coast of California,
100000; surveying public lands and
private claims in California, $500, 900;
rent of Surveyor Generals Office in Cal
ifornia, purchase of instruments, pay
of messengers, ect., ect., SIS, 300, COM
pensation of draughtsmen and clerks,
$21, 600; compensation of Surveyor
General of California and clerks in his
office, $le,5oo; same for Washington
Territory, $500 for both these, as
required, for special purposes, TRANSCRIPT
ing field notes for the Department, ect.,
$40, 600; mint at San Francisco, salar-
les of superintendent, treasurer, assayer,
melter, and refner and five clerks, $685.
900 wages Of workmen at same, $751;
900 !; incidental and contingent at same,
10000; for site for Custom House
in San Francisco, (not more than) $780,
600; extinguisLment of private claims
to possession of the whole or any part
Of Custom House lot in San Francisco,
title guaranteed by State, $4,000;
construction of Appraiser s store on Gus
tom House Square, (including piling,
800, 600; to complete the Marine Hos
pital at San Francisco, $44 900; salaries
ofthree sub Indian Agents III California,
each $1,000, $1,000.