The weekly Placer herald., 1854-08-26
A Mass Meeting of Miners.


The miners of Township No 7, assembled en-
masse at Mountain Spring. on rbr 10th day
IT August. at which John Pick ring was
chosen hartman and D. K Crippen and
William w Pool Secretaries
'ohn Pickering, G. L. H lmlm James E.
Stewart, Alexander Wills, J. K Cate, and
}. Smith, we're appointed committee to
daft and report preamble and resolutions,
which were substantially as follows:
Whereas John Covle 20. contrary to
the laws Of this mining district. and contrary
to the code of laws of this State has will
fully and malicously taken upon himself and
company, the responsibility of destroying the
property Of Karner 4 Co., and Mute & Co
in breaking up their Humos and destroying
heir lumber And whereas, Mr. Noyle fur
thermore declares that he will not abide by
the decision OF the miners and laughs ut and
scorns the idea of miners exercising the right
nve ted in them by the legislature Of this
State.
And Whereas, Coyle & Co., in thi. last act
in destroying the fumes above mentioned,
have defed the law of this state and the peo
pie therein. and furthermore, that Karner 4
Co, and Mute Il Co., were forced into said
trial contrary to their will. but believing
that their claim was good, and the miners
would see justice done in the event if submit
done, they found men willing to perjure
themselves and sell their souls to Coyle &
to attain their ends And whereas, Kramer
Il o. and Mute & Co. have done every thing
III their power to adjust the pending difficult
ties without giving the miners iii i,iiculty, be it
Resolved, That is the opinion of this
meeting that Karner & o and Mute and TO
have under the present laws of Green Valley
and District, quiet and undisputed possession
to that portion of the river claimed by them.
Resolved, That in order to protect our
own interest and the interests Of our fellow
miners. we hereby pledge ourselves to sup
port Mute and Co and Karner and Co., in
the quiet possession of their claims.
Resolved, That in our opinion the last out
rageous act of 0oyle and Co., in the destruc-
ton of property in sig Canon has placed
them without the pale of the law, and should
they again make their appearance in the
same latitude, under similar circumstances,
then we, rs a portion Of the sovereign people,
who claim right to act in the case will do so
and will ever hold ourselves ready t. march
at the first call
Resolved. That we deem it just right and
proper that the above named companies
whose property was destroyed by Coyle and
Co. have perfect right to make use of AS
much of the Lumber Of oyle and o, as will
make up their loss.
rhe foregoing preamble and resolutions
were read and unanimously adopted
Signed by tn ommittee,
GEO l. HA Win, ha irman.
We, the undersigned, miners Of said Town
ship and District, hereby do further resolve
and pledge ourselves unanimously, to sus
tain and carry out the foregoing resolutions.
and order the same to be published in the
Placer Herald and Placer Democrat.
n Pickering, D. K Crippen, william
w. Pool. G l. Hamlin James Stewart.
Alexander Wills J. h. ate. j. & smith,
Henry +. Brown, G W. Green john Warner
Saml s. Cohurn +. VI. baldwin r sander
son. VI. Lane, J. Lytle A Smith, Geo.
Heahan. Thomas =. I.undria, Abner Miller,
~ Clark o. Griffin, NJ Sylvester, jr.. $.
Harris, A Dristy, Geo ". sail, f. Ba
ker A L Hodge, T. W. Vallou, Thomas
Victor. William talmer. Antoine Parker. Geo
W Kelley Isaac Shilling John n Robin
~ D Creamer Joseph wood, II White,
Henry Shadley, c. f. Rcnick, John Aldor,
Orioyn Harkness. Geo. w Baker, Andrew
Lydic, William Duncan, John briggs. F Bob
aman, G Stewart, W. Armstrong. homas t..
Duncan, 4 olwin, N NTH II Wheeler.
A Brigham H. I.yke. F. e. White, R. Rah-
blck. Nm Il Drake n50 1t
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