Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-10-21
Proceedings of the Territorial Meeting In
Honey Lake Valley.

Honey Lake Valley.
According to previous notice, mass meet.
ing of the people living in Honey Lake VAL
ley, was held in the town of Nataqua, on Sa-
turday, the 3D. of October, 1857. The meet
ing was called to order by Mr.. Isaac Roop,
by nominating Peter Lassen, Esq, for Pre-
sident. The following gentlemen were nom.
mated for Vice Presidents and Secretaries
@ Arnold. George Purcell and John A. Sa-
ter, Vice Presidents; L. C. McMurtry and
E, Wick, Secretaries.
After the chair explained the object Of the
meeting, on motion of Major Roop commit
tee of five persons were appointed to report
business for the consideration Of the meet
ing, The chair appointed the following gen.
tlemen said committee Isaac Roop, Wiley
Cornelison, Jarvis Taylor, William Weather
low and Mark Haviland.
While the committee were absent, the
chair called on Judge Jane NJ. Crane to ad-
dress the meeting. He responded to he cal 4,
and spoke for about one hour. This speech
was an able and instructive review of the
policy of the government from 1898 up to the
pre-, e,ent time.
WHEREAS, it is well known to the people
inhabiting the Great Basin of the continent
between theGoose Greek Range of mountains
on the East and the Sierra Nevada ON the
West, and between the Oregon and Utah
line on the North and Colorado River on the
South, that we have no legal security and
protection of life and property; and where
as, it is well known that the people inhabit-
ing the said region have in mass meeting
held at Genoa, in Carson Valley, declared by
petition to Congress, and the appointment
of delegate to Washington, and by other
proceedings, that they desire and have re-
quested that q ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS should
be erected within the aforesaid limits be it
therefore,
Resolved, That we approve, endorse and
confirm all that was done Mt Genoa. in Car
son Valley, to accomplish the said object, and
we pledge the good feith of the people of
Honey Lake Valley that we will Cooperate
with the people in every part of said Terri
tory to secure the success Of the undertak-
ing
Resolved, That we cordially endorse and
approve of the election of Judge Jane NJ
Crane as the Delegate to Washington from
the proposed new Territory.
DeS0iped, That it is the unanimous opini-
on Of the people inhnbting Honey Lake Val
ley, chat we are not living within the limits
OF the State of California, and that il any
attempts are made to coerce or to bring us
under suhiection to the jurisdiction of that
State before an official survey of the boun-
dary line between the State OF California
and Utah shah be made by the aforesaid
State and Territory. that We will resist such
attempt with all the power We can COM
mand.
Resolred, That it is a well known fact
that the official records of California for the
last eight years, show that the authorities of
that State never claimed jurisdiction over
any of the spurs, foot hills, and valleys east
ot the Sierra Nevada, until some Of the coun-
ty officials of that State found that these VAL
leys had been settled aud cultivated by n
hardy and industrious class of pioneers, and
then they desired to extend their authority
over us; not TO defend and protect our lives
and property, but for the purpose of extort-
ing revenue from our people
Resoired, That Major Isaac Roop be, and
he Is hereby appointed TO cooperate with
Major Vim NJ Ormsby, of Carson Valley,
and Martin Smith Esq of Lake Valley, 10
ofihB oeiOGe the LrSlSlature OF OaliIornla
proposI ton to said state, to cede and trans
fer to the new Territory all of her real or
supposed claim to land lying east of the ST.
ezra Nevada mountains.
Resoired, That thanks of the people of this
Territory are due to Judge Crane for the
many personal sacrifices which he has made
for US, aud for his untiring and indefatiga-
bic efforts to secure foe US Territorial Gov
ernment.
RsS0fced, That Mr.. Harden's band of mu-
ale be in Yited To nlay q fex mart1al aira.