Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-09-05
Ditch Owners Convention.
FIRST DAY,

FIRST DAT.
The Convention of representatives of Ditch
Owners throughout the State, met persuant to
previous call, in the rooms Of the Pioneer AS
sociation, in Sacramento, on Thursday, August
9th, 1857.
The meeting was called to order by Capt
Whitney.
On motion, J. c. Fall. Of Marysviile, was elect
ed President and w. f Bryant of San Francisco,
appointed Secretary.
Judge w. T. Barbour, of Yuba county, then
addressed the Convention, setting forth in gene
raj terms the objects of the call. and suggesting
the ways and means by which he thought those
objects could be attained.
After general discussion in which Messrs.
Cunningham. Whitney, Smith, Foster, Crandall
and Others took part, it was, on motion of Judge
Barbour,
Resoired, That a committee be appointed by
the Chair, consisting of some of the principal
ditch owners throughout the State, who shall
make all necessary arrangements to present to
the next Legislature a clear and comprehensive
representation Of the wants and absolute necessi-
ties of the entire ditch interests of this State,
with view Of soliciting the cooperation Of that
body in securing the passage of law by the
next Congress, for the confirmation Of the right Of
'Cay to the ditch companies for their bitches anu
/ reservoirs now built or hereafter erected.
! Resolved That the President of the Convention
be authorized to add such names to said commit
tee, after the adjournment Of the Convention as
| he shall not have procured previous thereto.
| II ,oas further Resolved. That the President be
added to said committee, with power to call
them together at such times as he might deem
| expcdient.
The Convention then adjourned until to NOR
row, August 2S, at 10 o'clock, a. m.
SECOND DAY.
The Convention reassembed al the same place,
| in accordance with the adjournment on Friday,
August 2Sth,
| The President being absent, on motion the
! Hon. W. I. Barbour was elected President pro
| TEN.
! Mr. Bryant was excused from acting as Sccre-
tory Of the Convention, and on his motion l.. B.
Harris was elected in his place.
| The following names were announced as the
committee heretofore provided for, to wit:
! J.C. Fall, Marysville, Chairman.
Capt Whitney, San Francisco
! W 7. Barbour, Marysville Sierra and Truckee
Lake Co.
Louis Cunningham, Marysville Feather River
! Water Co.
II. D: 0lphant Forbestown f; South Feather
River Water Co.
J. d. Smith, Shasta Clear Creek Co.
| Capt. Smith, Rabbit Creek Rabbit Creek Co.
! Amos 7. Laird. Nevada Nevada Co.
| F. C. Wilson. Marysvilc Thompson's Hill Co.
Judge Heydenfeldt, San Francisco Mokelum-
ne Hill Co.
Thco. Moss, San Francisco Jackson Co
! Edgar Mills, Sacramento Tuolumne County
! Company.
j. W. Coffroth. San Francisco; Miners Co.
A. p. Catlin. Folsom Natoma Co.
Frances Clark, Folsom American River Min
ing Co.
A. 7. Arrowsmith, Folsom; American River
! Mining Co. and Natema Water Co.
D. X. Newell, Placerville South Fork Co.
James Nell, San Francisco Bear River and
Auburn Co.
r. S. Fretz, San Francisco Deer Creek Co.
A. j. Pope, San Francisco Yankee Jin's and
Union Canal
VIM S. O'Conner San Francisco and London
Sierra Nevada Water Works
7. j. Henley. San francisco Bear Creek Co.
Jonathan Hunt, San Francisco Shav's Flat
Company.
l.. B. Harris Sacramento Eureka Ditch and
Bradley, Berdan 4 Co.
Nr. j. 4. Hill, Gold Hill Placer Co.
0. Jennings, San Juan San Juan Co.
Judge McRea. Marysvle Spanishtown Co.
Chas. Marsh, Nevada South Yuba Co.
S. s. Brooks, Yrcka; Yreka Co
A. c. Taylor, Empire Ranch Excelsior Ditch
James Cregan, Orleans Flat Miners Ditch.
A. Mcneil, Marposa Marposa Ditch Co.
James Whartenby. Nevada
James Mcknight Indian Diggings Cedar and
| Indianville Co.
/ A. S. C. Denver, Coloma Coloma Canal
| Thos Robertson, COloma Coloma Canal
! James IIollingsworth, Coloma
! John Bensley, San Francisco Tuolumnc Co.
! and Bradley. Berdan Co
! A, +. Williams, 81. Louis ST. Louis Ditch Co.
| Mr. lIcacox, Eureka North Sierra Co.
James Long, Forbestown South Feather Wa
ter Co.
J. W. Denver, Washington City Sierra and
Truckec Mining co.
| On motion, the President was authorized to
add such names to the committee as he may as
certain have an interest in the matter.
| On motion of Mr.. O'Nei, it was
Resolved, That all persons interested in Ditch
Companies be requested to correspond with the
Secretary and cooperate with us In furthering
! the objects of this Convention, aud that they
meet with us at the next meeting, to be called by
the President at some future time by giving no.
tice through the public papers
| On motion,
Rceolced, That the papers of the State be re.
qucstcd to publish the proceedings of this Con-
ventiOn.
| On motion, adjourned
J. C. FALL, President
LEW. B. HARRIS, Secretary.
YrEKA DRAMATIC CoMPANY.-Under the man
! apemeDt of Mr. l. r Wortsor n theatrical com