Columbia gazette. [volume] (Columbia, Tuolumne County, Calif.) 1852-1855, 1854-12-02
For the Columbia Gazette.
Proceedings of a Meeting

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Of the Miners of Gold Springs dis
trict, held on Tuesday, 2lst ult, 1854,
at the Bowling Alley Saloon, G. Spring.
The meeting having been called to
order by the Recorder of the district,
according to custom, proceeded to or
ganlze, and elected Warren Timberlake
Esq, Chairman.
Mr.. Lowry appeared, and after some
discussion, as to the meeting having
been called to order before the time.
Il, P. M, he stated that he had called
the meeting, by notices, and gave, in a
speech of some length, his reasons for
so doing. He said that he had taken
up claim on ground which was after
wards asserted to be Mr.. Canners Wa
ter Privilege that he had, in conse-
quence, been arrested and tried for
criminal act, in cutting down the dam of
Mr.. G. &C., and he wished to introduce
law into the camp, for the better pro-
fee!i0n of the Water Privileges, so that
no future conner to the camp, might fall
into course which would subject him
20 the same Inconvenience which he had
suffered, and he would, to that effect,
offer the following resolution
RESOLVED, That any person holding Wa
ter Privilege, in this precinct, who shall fail to
keep the same in good repair, and in constant
use during the dry season, shall forfeit the
same, and any citizen of the United States is
at liberty to take possession of such neglected
water privilege, and hold it according to the
laws of this precinct.
Mr.. Sidney Smith opposed the reso-
luton, in neat speech, stating that it
was unnecessary, as the civil law sup
ported the rights of Privilege holders,
and that it was also arbitrary and un-
constitutional, &c.
After a few remarks from the Re-
corder and reply from MIR. Lowry, if
the course of which, he said, that at
recent trial in the Justices Court, Co.
lumbia, (People vs.. Lowry and others,
Mr.. Camel, the prosecutor, had a
cloud of witnesses who swore to what
ever he wanted them"
The resolution was put and declared
lost, but division being called for, the
voices in the affirmative were found to
be eight or-nine, and negatives, not
counted. The resolution was declared
lost.
The meeting then adjourned, but as
sembled again almost Immediately, with
Mr.. Sidney Smith as Chairman, when
the following resolutions were put and
unanimously passed:
Resolped, That Mr.. Lowry is hereby noti-
fled, that unless he will while living in this dis
trict. abide by the rules regulations, and usages
established by the miners here for their gov
ernance, he is requested to leave Immediately.
Resolred, That this meeting looks with
feelings of liuely indignation and unqunli-
fled censure, on any such attempt as was
made by him (Mr. Lowry } at a previous
meeting to throw discredit on the character
of some of our citizens, as to their giving ev-
idence in late trial (the People VS.. Lowry ct
aD in Columbia.
Resolred, That committee of three be
appointed to wait on Mr.. Lowry, forthwith,
with a copy of the above resolutions.
Resolred. That they be also published in
the Columbia Gazette and Clipper, for the
present week.
Meeting adjourned, and the commit
tee proceeded to the execution of the
duty assigned to them.
The whole of the proceedings were
conducted with a regularity and order
which does credit to the Gold Spring
Boys. But during the interval between
the meetings, they testified their feelings
by |" three groans for Lowry" " three
for Munroe, the boarding MASTER" 80
cheers for Gold Spring." and +" three
for the Privilege-holders.''
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- On Saturday night last an ex-
press bag belonging to Adams & Co.,
was stolen from room on board the