San Andreas independent., 1856-10-11


By Mner.-''The Table Mountain Ditch
Like the tape-avorpa, which depletes what nour-
ishes it; destructive to our interests-it exhaust
ed the water in San Antonio creek, to our great
loss,-without beneftting others. The Flume,
could only be removed, and the evil eradicated,
by cutting TO pieces the "San Antonio Tdpe-a0o7m,"
NTH sharp steel!
By Ed r. Pwple.-ssTo the success of the
San Andreas Independent"
This brought Mr. George Armor to his feet,
who gave
Success to the Hard-fsted Miners, Their
labors, their trials and their privations are the
links that connect the golden cham of universal
frien iship.
Bya Miner-ssHere is to the miners" May
they always accomplish their aims, have good
claims, agreeable lives and happy homes. May
every political, social and domestic comfort at
tend them in their efforts to secure their rights,
and to elect true miners to office.
BIZ an hrited Guest.- The miners of Gala
veras county Their friendship and confidence,
like the gold in our mountains hard to get,
but most valuable when obtained
ByP. N Snyder.-May the water in the San
Antonio creek, ever run as free as the wine flows
Mr.. Purple, rose, and desired to drink the
health of our invited guest, the Hon. James w.
Coffroth, one of the champions of miners rights
in Tuoumne county.
Loud calls for Coffroth.
Mr.Cofroth replied, by stating that he was
then en- route for Columbia, had accidentally
arrived at this place within the hour, and being
strongly solicited to remain over for dinner,
he now appeared as an invited guest. 1t al
ways afforded him pleasure to act with an as
semblage of miners he spoke in an able and
eloquent manner of the grievances that miners
had to endure, complimenting them highly for
their honest integrity and good faith towards
| their fellow-man; but he did not wish to mingle
in their local prejudices local franchises or To-
cal issues. Miners gave wealth and vitality to
California and maintained the financial cqui-
/ iibrium of the Atlantic StateS,-and in fact the
whole world. In the county of Tuolumne they
had started, some three years ago, to build
Ditch, with capital, but failed; capitalists of
San Francisco and Sacramento, were called
in to finish the undertaking, and thus was their
Old Ditch completed into Columbia; but the
enterprise proved a grieyous monopoly, more
and more oppressive it became until like
foul ulcer on the system, it crushed us and cx-
work. and by ia5or, have accomplished what
capital had failed to do; and now in Tuolumne
county, the miners have just completed one of
the most noble structures yet accomplished by
private enterprise in this State. He himself had
been miner, had endured every privation,-
and saw some of those around him who had in
times past braved the sleet and SHOWS of the
Sierra Nevada, far from such dinners to luxuri-
ate upon, as he spread before him.
He hoped in directing their political affairs the
miners would cast the g silent ballot for those
who would best subserve the interests OF Cali
fornia and especially the mining interest. The
miners of Calaveras had taken the proud posi-
ton of knowing their rights and daring to main
tain them, of being Independent and he was with
them in the Just adherence to their rights.
In Ancient Rome, it is said, when the mother
of the Gracchi was asked for her richest Jew
els, she pointed to her youthful sons and proud
ly exclaimed ''thesc are my Jewels +" He would
therefore give,-
"The Miners of California"-They are the
Jewels of our Commonwealth.
Tremendous cheering. ]
Mr.. YciSer, called up.
Mr.. Fred. Yeiser, responded in speech full
of sound argument, vindicating the action of
the miners in sustaining their rights. They
had been bold enough, in the face of statutory
enactment of unjust provisions, to remove the
evil and vindicate their rights. His profession
was of such nature, as to lead him daily to
examine our statutory laws, and be had not
been able to find page that recorded line Of
enactment which in reality, was beneficial to
miners and mining interests. In our legislative
halls. heretofore, no one had been bold enough
to stand up In his place and assert that they
there stood as the miners friend. Has any man.
in our legislature, claimed to be the miners ad-
vocate and the champion of their rights TCries
of l" no! no no.! :" from different directions I
Miners had never sent man, who represented
them and their interests in the legislature-one
who had stood up and defended their Just rights
Enthusiastic shouts of g hear him hear him
true true l"1 In conclusion, he thanked them
for their attention in listening to him. and for
the kind invitation to participate in the festivi-
ties of the occasion.
Three cheers for Yeiser.1
Mr.. D. D. Fox, called to his feet
Said he was a hard-fsted miner,-for years
had worked in the mines with many OF those
now seated at the table around hlm,-ln all
seasons. amidst snow and rain, heat and cold,
and all the gloomy circumstances OF dlsappolnt-
ed hopes as we'll as the brighter days OF remu-
nerative labor in rich claims his cabin was
tho home of a poor miner. He was lone of
them long before the monopolizing capitalist,
in his unholy schemes of plunder, had received
the protection of legislative enactment to le-
calze "the rank of the guinea stamp" de
was no speaker but could think and talk, and
would appeal to those present, to say, whether
ne was not always ready to act when miners
interest demanded it, and their privileges about
to be torn from their hard-earned grasp, by the
ruthless speculator and heartless capitalist!
Three times three, with ''tiger," for Fox
Mr. Whalen, called out
Was cup and at EN-" by asserting that the
dinner and the festivities of the occasion, was
the winding up of all their troubles about the
Table Mountain Ditch,' and that should the
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