The weekly Minnesotian. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1852-1858, 1857-10-31
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Col. FremOnt,s ylaripOsa Grant.

Since the return of Col. Fremont to this
State, he has been engaged most of the time
in attending to the affairs of his claim in Mar
iposa County, which have become sadly de-
ranged during his absence. The Mariposa
Democrat of the 10th inst, speaking of the
matter, says:
lon last Wednesday evening the stage
from Stockton brought Col John c. Ere
mont and several other gentlemen, from San
Francisco. His arrival in this county has
been long anxiously expected. Since the To-
eating Of the Fremont Grant in this county,
things in general has been in a very unsettled
condition. Lawsuits innumerable have been
brought by the respective agents of Col. FIRE.
mont, and those of the MERGED Mining Com
pany, until the patience of nearly all parties
had been worn out by tedious succession of
injunctions. Col. Fremont's affairs in Bear
Valley having become sadly confused by a
want of proper management in mining oper-
atoms, various judgments were obtained
against the property, amounting in all to
nearly the sum of $4,000, which, We are
pleased to learn, has been paid off by Col
Fremont and the property relieved The
attachments were issued on demands held by
the employees of the agents of Col. Fremont
What speaks we'll for the citizens of Maripo-
sa County, as law-abiding people, is, that
notwithstanding the many alleged grievances
and numerous Inconvenience they have suf-
iered from the location of this claim in the
very heart of the county, and on the richest
portions of the mineral lands, yet they have
made no open demonstrations whereby the
ends of justice have been defeated, or the
law retarded in its operation"
lNa ara p1aa cod fo ln,r, hat bo y,rocract,
are so fair for an amicable adjustment of all
previous difficulties and disputes growing out
of the location of this claim in so rich por-
ton OF our State. We believe the bona fide
citizens-the miners, particularly-of Mari
posa County, will have cause to thank Col
Fremont for his return, and efforts to render
the administration of the affairs of his i'm
mense and valuable grant satisfactory to
those interested in it, aside from any ques-
ton of ownership in the soil. Mariposa
County is undoubtedly the richest mining
section Of the State and will yield untold
wealth to tens Of thousands of hardy labor
ers for century to come. The difficulty
now ia the want Of water, and capital to
build canals and bitches to carry water from
the MERGED into the various other portions of
the county. These obstacles, however, will
SS'h ~ o'SiNN"C1 40 oiCduy tWO tduL
canals are in progress of construction. The
Democrat of later date, says:
In the very heart of Marposa County the
lines forming the shape of a boot, has been
located the Fremont grant, a claim of grea
celebrity ard often vcxatiously mentioned
Through the center of this grant will pass
the MERGED and Fremont canals, and the un.
told wealth that lies hidden upon the bed
rock, or is implanted in the quartz lodes, WILL
after the completion of even one or the other
of those canals, be rendered accessible to
the poorest miners, who have only to exert
their muscles to earn more than ordinary
wages
We learn that the utmost good feeling pre-
dominates on the part of the citizens of Mar
iposa County, toward Col. Fremont, and that
large numbers are anxious to take leases
from him. This fact augurs well for the fu-
ture prosperity Of that portion of the State