Volcano weekly ledger., 1856-06-21
Mass Meeting at lone Valley.


and vicinity was held, June 18th 1856, for
the purpose of taking measures to prevent
one Don Andreas Pico, from locating pre-
tended Spanish grant upon the lands we have
chosen for our homes
The meeting was called to order by choos-
ing Thos. Hickey, chairman, and Warren
Minis secretary.
On motion, it was ordered that a committee
of five be appointed to draft resolutions ex-
pressive eff the sense of the meeting.
CoMMrrEE-John C. Gear, Charles Stone,
John Edwards Warren Minis, j. w. D.
Palmer and H. S. Woodard
The meeting then adjourned to O'Clock
p. NJ, to give time for the committee to re-
port.
SEVEN O'clock P. NJ
Citizens assembled pursuant to adjourn
ment Mr.. Hickey being absent, Mr.. Scott
was chosen to the chair
A report from the committee was submit
ted and adopted, as follows
We the miners and settlers of lone Valley and
vicinity firmly believing that self protection both,
as regards life and property is the first great law
of nature-and firmly believing that the pretended
claim of Don Andreas Pico to the valuable agrecul-
tural and mineral lands of Amador county Is en-
tlrely unjust and without shadow of right and
further believing as we do. that weare settlers and
miners upop the public lands of the United States
in good faith and that it is our duty as well as our
right as part of the sovereign people OF these Y.
S. to guard against any Illegal seizure of the public
domain and use every lawful means in our power TO
repel any attempt to wrest from us our homes anu
our property;
Therefore be II unanimously resolved by the
miners and settlers in meeting assembled;
First. That one and ALL we pledge ourselves to
resist the location establishment and confirmation
of the pretended claim of Don Andreas Pico upon
any and all the public lands of Amador county.
Second, That in order to effectually resist the
same we pledge ourselves not to recognize by any
/ act word bargain, contract or agreement with the
said Andreas Pico,or his agents any title or shadow
of title in him to the lands of Amador county.
Third, That subscription be taken from the
citizens of this vicinity, to the counsel and
attention of the ablest counsel in this State.
Fourth, That plot of the original boundaries
of said Pco's pretended claim, together with such
lines of Amador and Sacramento counties, and a
correct geography OF the country inside OF said
original boundaries in connection with statement
of all the facts relating thereto may be neeessa-
ry, and also a remonstrance signed by the citizens
settled upon said pretended claim, be Immediately
forwarded to such counsel.
Fitth That we heartily sympathise with the citi-
zens of Sutter creek, and other localities within
this district in their resistance OF this great attenp
ted wrong and that we will earnestly cooperate
with them in their measures to defeat Don Andreas
Pico in his unrighteous scheme Of speculation.
Sirfh, That these proceedings be published in
the Amador Sentinel aud Volcano Ledger.
J. c. GEAR, Chairn.
Judge Southwell of Sutter was called up
on and stated the action taken by the people
at Sutter
The meeting was next addressed by IL. A.
Curtis, who suggested the proprlety of ap-
pointing a committee of three to employ coun-
sci and report at subsequent meeting
Mr.. Jno. c. Gear followed, urging unanimity
of action.
A protest was then read and adopted, as
follows:
State Of California, County of .fmador.
We the citizens of lone Valley, and vicinity
in the county of Amador and State Of California
in mass assembled this 18th day Of June \. ID. 1856
do most solemnly protest, first against the legality
of the claim set up by Don Andreas Pico, tC
lands INDICATED, between the waters OF the Cosum
mes and Mokelumne rivers and more particularly te
the application of said grant to theagricultura and
mineral lands within the county of Amador.
We therefore, hereby solemnly forbid the said
Don Andres Pico, his agents, to proceed farther
in the survey OF this district for the purpose o
embracing the same within the limits Of his preten
ded grant, and now notify him that said lands
are claimed, settled upon and improved to grea
end them to the uttermost limits of our means ant
energies.
Signed on behalf of the meeting by
WARREN MINIS, Sec'y J. NJ. SCOTT, Charm
On motion it was resolved that commit
tee of three be appointed to serve on thC
agents or surveyors of Pico, copy of the
protest, and that the same committee be au
: thorsed to receive subscriptions to pay coun
! sell
CoMMrTTEE-J c. Gear, DR.. H. G. Lyor
and A. Benedcts
On motion, a committee was appointed tt
procure counsel.
CoNDnrrEE-H A. Carter, Warren MINI
aud A. G. Lane
On motion, resolved that a special commit
tee Of ten be appointed to notify the survey
ors of Pico, to refrain from further operations
CosDIIrTEE-W. Clark, w Garland, VIM
G Mayer, S. Love- A. r. Philips, w. Smith
John Hunt H. S. Woodard, Charles Wake
and A. l.. Courtright.
On motion, Warren Minis was chosen treas
e urer. Meeting adjourned to Saturday th
n 2lst, inst, z. NJ j. M. SCOTT,
WARREN MINIS, SeGg. Chairman.
= WALKER-Since the recognition of tn
/ Nicaraguan Minister, the people of New Yorl
$ have commenced raising, by subscription, INA
terial aid" for Walkers army-beef, pork
clothing, money, &c By-the-by, fifty ton
of provisions, a large quantity of other sup