The hydraulic press., 1859-08-13

ioo ho iesS tudH war, anu Tue nlgueSt dWafuS
are made to those who have distinguished
themselves in the noble walks of art, science
and mechanics. This occasion is one cele-
brative of mechanical triumph and of the
successful completion of a useful enterprise
The speaker then paid ADJUST tribute to the
mechanic arts, referred to the Magenta
Aqueduct, described its peculiar features,
and gave general history of the. ditch en-
terprises with which it is connected. 1t was
built to convey the waters Of the main Lake
ditch, as they come flowing down from Eus
reka, across Cherry Gap on to the Backbone.
The Eureka Lake Ditch is fed from the sum-
mitlakes above Eureka and:by Canon Creek:
1t is about thirty miles long, and cost some
100000, but the company owning it afe
also the proprietors ofother bitches acquired
by purchase and consolidation, such as the
Miners, Irwins, Grizzly Tisdale's, Poor
Mans, Union and Empire bitches, altogether
having length of about tko hundred miles.
j The bitches are all well supplied with res
ervoirs for saving AND appliances for dis
4 pensing water; and the fact that they are all
needed, besides other bitches belonging to
i other parties, proves the immense extent of
the mineral region lying between the Middle
and South Yuba. The speaker dilated upon
the difficulties overcome by The Eureka Lake
Company, going into the wilderness as they
did, without capital at first, and working
their way to success through succession of
stubborn obstacles, yet coming out at last
with their useful purpose, achieved and not a
spot upon their financial integrity These
/ notes do not give am adequate. idea of Mr..
Moyes' remarks, which were extended. to
considerable length. On concluding he was
loudly applauded, and received three cheers
Gov. Weller was now called for, and on
taking the stand was greeted with cheers
He made patriotic speech that gave much
satisfaction. He urged the cultivation of
| Union feeling as national necessity and in
dividual duty; commended the patriotism of
our naturalized citizens; apostrophised the
| stars and stripes; paid compliment to the
| ladies, saying he was Democrat and it was
| part Of his Democracy to love them ad-
jured them to bring up the rising generation
| nation of useful and honorable men; and
concluded amid three cheers4more.
The Festival at Night.
1t was now nearly sundown, and every
| one was looking for the expected procession
through the'fume. The Brass Band, followed
by about two hundred persons walking arm
in arm, many eff whom were ladies', entered
the aqueduct and marched through it, keep
ing step to martial music. The spectacle of
two hundred human beings stringing along
through the air at such hight, was novel
and exciting. When they reached the center
of the fume, they halted at command of the
marshal, faced the hundreds of upturned
countenances looking at them from below,
and gave successively three cheers for Gov.
Weller, three for the Magenta Aqueduct, and
three ''for the brave ladies'"
Following the procession came the en-
ployees of the Ditch Company, with drum,
fife and flag, and after them a little party of
Frenchmen with a cannon from which sa-
Lutte was fired on the highest part of the
flume.
The crowd now adjourned to supper, which
was given by the authors Of the festival
After dark the center, or highest part of the
hume was Illuminated, long transparency
showing IN red letters the word Magenta,
and large white star being hung above it.
An attemptt TO hoist the star set it on fire.
1t blazed up to the CONSERVATION of all be-
holders, who for moment feared to see the
flames communicate to the fume. But it
was fortunately extinguislred without injury
During the fore part of the night about one
hundred rockets were set off from the flume;
Roman candles were shot off and sent cat
aract ofsparks falling into the darkness, and
variety of pyrotechnic displays closed up
the outdoor exercises. The ball was numer-
ously attended, about 250 tickets having
been sold, and dancing was kept up until
daybreak with the greatest zest The pavil-
ions and booths were brilliantly illuminated
with tri colored lanterns, ,and fires were burn
ing on the hills; so that the scene in the
Gap was brilliant and attractive, and such
as in that far mountain nook, was never
witnessed before. We are glad to conclude,
this account with the statement that no
drunkenness nor rioting marred the pleas
ure of an occasion that had drawn together
so many people under circumstances not ia
vorable to self-rcstraint.
The people of Carson Valley and adjacent
border localities held convention at Genoa
on the 18th ofJuly, continuing until the 2Sth,
and adopted novelty which they call a Ter
ritotial Constitution, separating themselves