Mariposa Democrat., 1857-04-01
WATER
Our County,

II we expect to subst for another year in this
County and enjoy the honest profits mining trade
farming it is necessary for have copious supply
water subject to perpetual command Dry up we may
prosper can unless this essential element is OBJ
tained without another years. delay The clouds of
will not do to rely upon has been fully demonstrated by
the sad experience of the last three years which
proved that with the richest mines the State are too
poor to render them available and rely upon foreign
capitalists to our relief The great length of the
required Ditch and the large supply of water that will be
necessary to meet the of mines-exclude the
probability of being able to obtain in this County
State the large of money that be expended
the construction Of Ditch Let any person. who believes
that mouay enough can be collected in this County to build
Ditch enquire into available resources or attempt to
borrow thousand dollars with the best real property offer
ed collateral security and then he will be able to form
some just estimate of the scarcity Of ready money induced
by the uncertainty Of the winter rains and the absence Of
all other facilities for mining purposes Public opinion in
this County, at the present moment is in sad state Of
confusion of ideas regard TO the introduction Of water
Cagined with constant disappointment, and CALLED by the
tightening harness of wantsomc Of our most ibe and
worthy citizens declared that IL the people would only unite
and combine their energies and resources the Ditch could
he begun and completed while awaiting the tardy
operations capitalists We would that could think
We would be most happy il the financial condition Of
the County would justify in entertaining similar view
on the subject of our capacity for this great enterprise
At the lowest calculation, the building of Ditch from
the South Aerced River will cost less than four five
hundred thousand dollars and il this line is extended TO
the middle main fork of le Merccd-a the foot Of the
Yosemite vaey-an additional sum Of three four hun
ded thousand dollars will be required to complete the work
But should this considered too expensive and the
line Of Willow Branch and main joaquin River be sought
after as being less rugged and unequal in the line of
vey-it will be found that nothing be gained by a
change of ways expense water distance In summer
the water from Willow Branch would reach Marposa
creek the supply being too limcd-and though the main
joaquin Will give sufficient amount Of water at the mouth
of the Dchye the distance to the Yosemite would be
doubled and when we consider the water would have
to travel some one hundred and forty winding miles,
idea may be formed of the limited quantity this source
would yield for mining purposes.
From six TO eight hundred thousand dollars then, will be
required to bring the water from the Yosemite Valley
while will take at the lowest calsulaon not less than
twelve hundred thousand dollars to obtain this needfu
article of our advancement from the main San joaquin
row where either of these large of moneyto be
obtained In this State aside from consideration Of the
nla'le resources Of this almost exhausted county,
Wiero, we ask, unless New York. London Paris'
The more we reflect this most important subject, the
fully persuaded of helpessness
CARDS the beginning and completion of such Ditch will
he required to demands Many of not only
in state of poverty-broken in money arrangementsbut
broen in spirit and grevcd with anxious ongngs for
the promised supply 1t is not only the claimants of the
Grant who interested in this most necessary work Of
improyement-but the merchant and mechanic in the city
San Francisco the miner in his hut and the farmer in
his cabin Every branch of trade and industry will be ben
Gifted in Stockton and the southern counties Yet do
not despair of the promised wokthe construction of
Dth of sufficient capacity to enable all sections of the
county to participate in the bessingso that all may feel
benefits of general and universal prosperity Who
where the money obtained by whom the Canal
dugi II not able to make ourselves IL
who coners upon the favor of building for
Now that the political contest is over, do hope that
Mr. Fremont those interested with him claimants Of
Tie Grant will every energy accomplish that i'm
proyemen which all earnestly DESIRE and so positive
require surely, these gentlemen claimants arrange
with capitalists for furnishing the means to achieve the
object in view