The Nevada journal., 1855-04-13
eve noticcd II the Alta of Thursday,

eve noticed il the Alta Of Thursday,
the wiring Of Il Nevada correspondent
siqned NJ, in which rather severe com
rlents arc made upon the action OF 'hc
officers OF tie "South Tuha Canal 20;
We caa hardly take exceptions TO 'ne
remarks made, and yet we cannot help
feeling somewhat of sorrow, that anything
should oscur calculated to retard LABOR
rEich would be Of such benefit to the
county, as would the proper orsanlIa'ioir "a:
CT this company, and the prosecution oi
tneir intended work. %. Y. 1eFgroph.
We did nc. see the article referred to,
but knew that the interests OF the county
;,u~ greatly or the successful completion
OF the plans Of the South Yuba Co. Inter
lopers, for obvious black mail purposes,
have Systematically misrepresented this
Co., who, in spite fthcm, have pushed and
arc pushing their great work. The Co.
first offered their stock in the county, then
in the State, but could not get the great
capital needed. They then, at great e1-
pcnse, dispatched an agent to England,
DR.. r. Z. Huddart, who, after months of
hard labor, succeeded in forming an Eng
lish company, who dispatched one of their
members to this Stale, having the capital
already raised, to be employed upon his
favorable rcpc-t. Mr.. Nicholson, the
gontlo,nar sent, an intelligen and practl-
cal r,an, came to this State, made full
explorations and enquiries, and started
from this place with the most favorable
impressions of the enterprise. He was
delayed two months on his return by being
unfortunately crippled when the Pearl
exploded. but is now on the ocean steamer
on his way home to England. Had not
this accident occurred, the company would
now be in position to vigorously push
the grea. enterprise. As it is, the delay
was only for the time while Mr.. Nicholson
lay helpless under his misfortune. The
miners at Alpha, Omega, Gold Hill, &C.,
who are most interested, best understand
this matter They had an interview with
Mr. Nicholson while he was here and they
have passed unanimous resolutions ofcon
fidcnce in the company, and condemnatory
of those vino are perilling the interests of
the county, and obstructing a great work,
for the follorn prospect of being bought
off, The South Yuba company is no
mushroom organization. 1t conceived its
enterprise in 1850, and has worked stead
ily for its accomplishment ever since. 1t
is able to defend its rights, and will do so,
anncnymousirresponsible newspaper scrib-
blers 20 the contrary Notwithstanding, and
all the ditch monopolies in the county
notwithstanding. As matter of self
preservation. those interested in mining
may seriously consider, other things being
equal, whether it is proper to allow one
set Of men to own all the water rights that
can by any possibility be used to bring
water to the most important mining points
Of the county. Whether, when all the
streams from. Deer creek to the Yuba have
passed into the hands Of one set of men,
the energies of the county may not be
crippled TO increase their gains. Surely
this State has seen enough Of monopolies
from the -four starvation year, when
hear Itless monopolists doled out the staff of
life at famine prices to the State, down
to the caniPhene monopoly Of the present
year, when in ar ovelstocked market the
spectators kept Up the price to three
times its proper point. How much more
disastrous would be q water monopoly =
The absolute cont oil IN the hands of a few
men of all the water that could be brought
into this and the upper region, would
make them milIionaIes and all others poor
dependents. Yet this is the thing aimed
at in The abuse Of the South Yuba Co.,
for if their rights are broken down, the
water goes into the hands of men who
have already seized upon every other
strean that can be made to furnish an
inch of water to these vast tracts of mines
Confident in the heavy incomes now sup
Piled by their monopoly, they invade
rights valid by their own acknowledge
mcnt, and believe they can force from the
track ali who seek to compete with them
in bringing in water. Therefore the press
at distance is appealed to-slurs they
arc asharled 70 utter except in whispers
on street co,ners at home, are promulga-
ted, and those who know nothing of the
character of their purposes, arc unwittingly
drawn into the support Of a monopoly that