Weekly Trinity journal., 1857-07-25
Let us Reason.


Of the work the benefits Of the enterprise the
Importance Of getting water into our rich mines
the advantages it would be to our town and
trade the wide and profitable field it would
open to the man Of industry the increased
value it would give to property the employ
ment which its completion would give to hun
dreds of able bodied men who came to California
TO acquire respectable competence by honest
labor, but are now, in consequence Of having no
water to work with, compelled to toll through
the wet season to keep them through the dry
were clearly pointed out A year ago the ditch
found advocates through necessity. That ncces-
sity has been continually Increasing since.
Meetings were held week after week, plans Of
organization discussed, and the enthusiasm of the
people was raised to a very high pitch. and all
seemed to entertain the opinion that tie shares
would be sold before winter set in If the whole
stock had been taken, and the light assessments
made and collected through the winter and spring,
there would have been money sufficient in the
treasury to have started the work early this sum
mer, on a cash basis But when the heavy rains
and SHOWS commenced falling, the MIGHTY people
supposed that bitches would not be wanting and
so relaxed their efforts to sell stock in the ditch
What was the result? Why the rains come down
at times in torrents the snow whitened the
earth in bleak severity. and unusual frost and
cold was experienced by our miners, but without
affording the facilities to work in the mines.
Toward spring, the warm days and cold nights
carried off the SHOWS without increasing the ad-
yantagcs Of the miner to work. All were disap-
pointed and commenced again to agitate the
ditch. The Trustees in the meantime, continued
to use all their influence and energy to procure
the commencement Of the work. An engineer
was employed and sent out to ascertain The prac-
ticability Of constructing a ditch from the point
contemplated the preliminary survey was made,
aud every fact set forth and stated in figures and
unmstakable language. This report decided the
long discussed question as to its practcability,
cost, and grade, from the North Fork to Oregon
Gulch divide. crossing said divide on grade Of
Il feet and inches per mile. This important
information was the first thing to be obtained in
reference to this ditch, and these facts were the
first thing the Trustees gave to the community
long spell Of inactivity followed on the part
Of the people. At last the Trustees prompted
with The belief that the importance and ready
facility to complete ditch over this line and
that the character OF it would sooner or later
attract the attention of the people with more
energy to embark in the enterprise employed an
engineer. and sufficient assistance to make the
final survey and location which has just been
finished in a splendid manner, leaving the whole
entire work ready for the workmen.
The old plan Of organization has been altered
and the number Of shares reduced from 500 to
$50 valued at $1,000 each, which more than
covers the estimate to complete the ditch. The
reason this change was made. as we understand,
was to bring the Company into better working
shape, and to secure stockholders who felt per-
manent interest in the place, and whose business
and property would Justify the investment. This
is the class Of men who are most deeply interest
cd, and who will undoubtedly derive the greatest
benefits in the way of business and the enhanced
value of the property.
\ better opportunity Is now of, red to our cit
liens than was last fall, to bring this worthy pro-
icct into notice, and place the ditch in position
to be flushed. The engineer is at present en-
gagged in drawing mp his raport and finishing
complete and elegant map which will present
the survey, cast, character, and practcabiliy OF
the whole thing in more clear and comprehcn-
sible light to capitalists aud others, who may be
induced to take stock in it, than all the talk in
creation could do. What, let US ask, are our
property holders, merchants, mechanics and
miners doing to aid the work Of salvation to their
own interest? Nothing but talk--idle talk, from
day to day and from week to week about the
Importance Of the ditch without ever attempting
TO apply intelligence or energy to put into prac
tice what they profess TO believe and preach
Under the new organization fifty good men could
be found in this town and vicinity, who would
willingly subscribe one or two hundred dollars
each, which amount collected by insalmenta
would not be missed by business and property
men, and which would defray all the expenses Of
the survey and making the map, aud also pat up
a first class saw mill at the head of the race.
The payment we say of two hundred dollars,
could not possibly njure the business of any man,
while at the same time, if applied to the above
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That, with good mill up-and the lumber all
sawed for numng- sufficient force might be
placed upon the ditch carly in the spring and lis
completion secured in four months. VIII our
citizens act in the matter, or will they continne
to talk and whine away another year, nd find
themselves and their business, and property at
the expiration Of that period at lower ebb than it
is at present? Or will they like intelligent men
who have every thing at stake, make an ener-
getic move, and put the work at the above triding
expense in such a state of progression as may be
practicable this fall. and which will offer an in
ducement to men of capital to take hold and CO.
operate with us in finishing it Let us thus rea-
son and act promptly.
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