Butte record., 1855-10-20


ken in New York. The result Of the
matter was, that the company weakened,
his survey was jumped by Messrs. Scott
and Stanton, and Mr.. Williams did not
humbug any $50, 900 out Of Butte Coun-
ty. Mr.. 0. NJ Evans, Esq, President
of the Feather River and Ophir Water
Company, then took the matter in hand,
bought the survey Of Mr.. Scott, and was
the main man in organizing the present
company, is the heaviest stockholder in
it, and it is to his energy, perseverance,.
and cash, aided by capitalists in Marys
vile, that Butte is indebted for the COM
plefion of The enterprise The fellow
Niliams, whom the Herald nov be-
slobbers with praise, took no other part
in the organization of the present cons
pany, than that Of a dog in the maneer.
IL sill hung on TO his fzzled company
and his lost survey, until the present
company ticklcd lis itoaiag palm wi'h
sedacine gold, TO the amount of $4,000,
and, probably, tie superinteudency.
lie laborcd asst iuously ior two years,
10 lie fortune from the survey he
had made, and threatened the present
compan} if thcy saou i go on with the
work without purchasing him off The
capitalists Of Marys'iIlo declined paying
him bonus, Or engaging in the enter
prise at the risk Of incurFiog a lawsuit
lie was repeatedly sent for, and finally
was bought into The company-makiag a
second survey hat the company had to
purchase before their organization, and
they had a third survey TO make before
the work could proceed. This is the
way he labored assiduously, and Lad the
company not donated hln a snug little
sum, We suppuse he wotAu still be Ia
boring assiduously-like the dog in the
manger
Until the appearance Of the puiTatory
article in the Herald, We we're not aware
that the enterprise had been pronounced
impracticable,' Or denounced as Chi
mericsl, and we mast be permitted to
think that these important facts origina~
ted with the Herald, in order that the
praise Of the present Kye Eye Treasu-
rer Of Yuba county, who wanted the
democracy to nominate him for County
Clerk, might be made to appear to bet
ter advantage.
The capital stock of the company was
originally fixed at 100000. OF this
amount, $50, 900 was almost Immediate
ly taken, "principally by Ma:ysyille
men," The balance of the stock was
not taken until the work was near its
completion, when the capita! was in
creased to 100000, when the entire
amount was taken by Mr.. Evans and
three or four capitalists in Marysyille-
1lr. Evans taking one-foulth
At the organization of the company.
Mr. Evans was elected President, and
Messrs. Fall, Cunningham, Macy, Evans
and Fargo were chosen Directors, and
Mr.. Williams, ''the present (Kye Eye)
Treasurer of Yuba county," who didn't
get the Clerksbip from "many demo-
crats, " "was elected superintendent" "
"a great deal of credit is due Sir. Williams
the Suporin endent, for the able manner in
which he performed his duties The entire
works we're completed under his superiutend-
ence, not one of the Directors, even conde-
scending to visit the works until they we're
nearly completely
This ''a5le manner" of the superin
iendent is all fol dc roI It is notorious
here that he was negloctful of his duty,
so much so that one Of the Directors.
publicly declared his intention of having
hIm removed. The President of the
company has repeatedly went to the
Office for tie purpose of transacing bu-
sincss, and found it closed, and on en-
quiry found that the able superintend-
ent had crawlsd up dark alley, into
Know Nothing institution, and was
engaged in manufacturing kye Eyes,
and urging the propriety and necessity
Of posting those who had withdrawn
from the institution, as perjured traitors
to their God and their country.
The President, Mr. Evans, who was
also one of the Directors, and Mr.. Far
60, were almost constantly here, and
visited The works nearly as often as the
Superintendent Mr. Fuller, after his
election as Director, was repeatedly on
the works, and the assertion that they
were not, could only be made for the
purpose Of bestowing praise upon a po-
iiical Quack, and where none was due
To the President Of the company, Mr
+. . II Evans, ESD. of Butte county. are