The Kanzas news., 1858-09-18
Col. Fremont's Mariposa Property.

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There is now prospect that Col. Fre-
mont will be left in the undisturbed posses
sion of his splendid domain in California.
His lands, amounting to forty -four thous-
and acres, and containing inexhauslible
mines of auriferous quartz. are situated, it
will be remembered, in Mariposa county,
and he has already established a mill, which
is producing gold to the amount of S2, 900
per week. With increased means new mills
will be established, when the yield of gold
may be indefinitely increased.
Although the lands of Col. Fremont were
held by him under patent from the United
States, this fact did not deter trespassers
from attempts to take possession of such
choice portions as they thought likely to
prove productive. More than year ago
an association, calling itself the Merced
Mining Company, seized upon part of the
.'Pine Tree Yein,'' rich gold in Bear VAL
ley, where Col. Fremont and his family are
at present residing. An action was COM
menced, and Fremont recovered Judgment
in the Justices court. The company then
appealed to the county court, where the
case was again decided in his favor. An
appeal TO the Supreme Court was then made,
and on the 9th of July last that court made
an order dismissing the appeal, for the rea-
son that there was no assignment of error.
From these decisions it appeared that
Fremont was entitled to the possession of
even the Josephine Vein,'' which the Mer
ced Mining Company have been working to
great profit for the last year. But certain
members of this company have recently at
tempted further aggressions, which were
manfully withstood by Fremont until the
Governor of the State threw his powerful
influence into the scale in his behalf, where
upon the Merced flihusters abandoned their
designs.
At one time affairs wore serious aspect
For a week the opposing parties were in
arms against each other. Fremont's men
had taken possession of the .tPine Tree Vein''
and four persons, styling themselves ''com-
mittee upon behalf of the citizens of Mariposa
county," called upon him to withdraw his
forces. He refused to recognize the com
mittee, satisfied as he was that it did not
express the feelings or wishes of the COM
munity. He said that the land in question
was within grant held by him under a
erty was his by law, by long occupation,
and even by mining regulations. A state
ment of the case was forwarded to Gov.
Weller, and he. in his reply, fully sustained
the course of Fremont, and pledged himself
TO uphold his rights with the whole military
power of the State if needful. Hereupon
The Merced gentlemen '-caved in"
Probably this will be the termination of
Col. Fremont's difficulties in keeping off
trespassers from his land. He has display
ed his accustomed energy and courage in
the maintenance of his undoubted rights.
He has the sympathy of all the friends of
law and order in California. His claim is
recognized and confirmed both by the State
and by the United States. He will now
be able to 90 forward and develop the stu
pendous resources of his lands, embarrassed
and unimpeded In the work of cutting
canals and erecting mills much of his i'm
mediate gains will be absorbed; but the
prospective revenue derivable from his au-
riferous lands is enormous. We know OF
no man who better deserves the wealth
promised in this important enterprise than
Col. Fremont; nor do we know of one who
will wear fortunes favors more gracefully
and honorably than he. 1t is honorable to
the citizens and Governor of California that
they have discountenanced all further inter
ference with the rights of Fremont to do
main which surpasses many of the princi-
palities of Europe not only in extent, but in
the revenue which it is likely to yield
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