The hydraulic press., 1860-01-07
EUREKA LAKE DrTcgEs AGAIN

A correspondent wffo writes under the
signaraf1c Of stshstfte," bat sends is his real
name with a very respectable Endorsement,
disputes the correctness of an article pub
lished in this paper two weeks since desert
blng the bitches and other water works of
the Eureka Lake Company. He asserts that
the capacity of the Company to supply wat
er was exaggerated, and proceeds to enquire
'IIow much water is furnished by the two Grizzly,
Humbag and Poor Mans ditchcs for mining piIrp,scs
in the sammer time, from July .Eisluary? |
presne yoer informant will make candid aud truth
fu reply. The miners in this vitaaiy Columbia Hill
already know tat the answer must b,-.'ne'r DROP
Here then is the sFa item of l750 inches be de-
Quoted from the total for six months in tire year.
Again: Wheu the Magenta ditch is fall how nluci is
left run in the irwin ditch Tire answer Ennst be
rs before-"nera drop And here is another small
item of 200 inches to be ed.cted from the san total
the whole year the Magenta having been
to carry the same wafer as the Irwin ditch. by short
route
'Toar informant would have your readers believe
that the whole right title and interest in and ali
the water Of the Middle and South Yubas Canon and
Poor Mans creek sand all the lakes rs vest d wholly in
the Eureka Lake and Miners Sircn Cosnp,sly and the
BLOODY Run, Grizz and irrAlug Ditch Conpanies,-
He has based his calculations upoh this assumption
wonlh now ask-Of all the water rights claimed by
these Companies and particular iy the first, how
much of the title is clear and unsputed? lie must
answer that great portion if not all these rights is
claimed and owned by other parties. Was ever the
Weaver title aeatcny Point me to the time that a de-
cison adverse to it has been rendered since itig
tion comHAeHeeA some years ago. My rnemory. we
that OF many Others ere extends back the time
of the first survey of Weaver ditch the result of
which satisfactorily proved that only The ronte
prsctfcsl@e @tt that an almost unlRatea supply of
ter could be had Immediately storm of abuse arose
in regard to Wearer aud his rights No falsehooA too
base could be circulated against hi-i. His character
was defamed and in consequence his ability laise
means to carry his works injured aud he was
reduced to condition of utter poverty At this time
the authors of the reports against him Jumped every
claim he had They made clean work of it, leaving
him single right which he claimed. and oil which he
had expended nearly SI5.000. But the day of his de-
livarance draws party of maefs possessed Of
willing hearts and strong and who have full
possession also of the Weaver title have undertaken
the prosecution of Weavers ditch and have
far with It that they will lie able TO complete to
Columbia Hill by the arst of July-whether they get
outside help not: and other miner should
do. bid them God -peed In making the above remarks
have leen acruated by selfish motives have no
connection with Weaver. nor dol expect to have.
only desire that justice be done the original pro-
jector of scheme upon which others fatten-
ing"
"Justice" concludes his communication
with this query:
sIf Weaver is equally successful in his next suit
with the Eureka Lake Company in regard to Canon
Greek. how much water will they have to in their
new ditch to San Juan?'
In publishing the above communication
we have omitted some personalities which
seemed to us improper and unprovoked -
The article excepted to by Justice was not
correspondence, but an editorial, based upon
statements made to us in accordance with a
request for information concerning the ca
pacity of the Eureka Lake bitches mat
ter just now of great interest in this locality.
Our object was to present facts if we have
been misinformed the mining community
ought to know it.