The hydraulic press., 1860-02-11
THE DITCH DISPUTE.

The following communication is published
because its appearance seems demanded by
fairness and courtesy; but we hope it will
be the last on the subject. A newspaper is
not the proper medium for ventilating the
disputes of rival water companies, even if
such disputes were matter of public inter-
est. We have the kindest feelings towards
all ditch enterprises, and do not wish to aid
in stirring up new animosities or keeping
alive old ones:
Mr.. Edstor:-Some two weeks since ad-
dressed a communication to you, which was
written in hasty manner, and in which
endeavered to give my views of certain
statements which appeared in your paper in
regard to the Eureka Lake Co.'S ability to
furnish water. You decided that large
portion of my communication was personal
and uncalled for" If such was the case,
and l will not question the correctness Of
your decision, | deem it but proper for me
to thank you for SO suppressing it; but al
low me here to give my earnest, honest dis
claimer of any such intention. In your last
weeks issue you gave the answer Of Messrs.
Fauchery and Poquillon, and 1 now hope
you will allow me to review that answer as
briefly as possible.
In the first place, they thank me for not
disputing the correctness of their figures,
which they have no occasion to do as | have
simply reserved that privilege for future oc-
casions, if necessary. They next attempt to
answer my first question by asserting that
the two Grizzly bitches are of sufficient ca
pacity to run 500 inches of water. Who
has disputed that, or does dispute it T
have not-do not Iasserted that the Griz-
zly right or claim would not furnish water
from July to January, and l now reassert
that statement in the most positive manner,
and if you call upon me for proof refer you
to any candid man who has personal
knowledge of the matter. 1t is fixed fact
that these lower rights do fail in the summer
and fall, and my deducting the amount set
to their credit will be decided to be perfectly
correct and proper by every impartial judge.
But they may claim that the Magenta is to
supply any deficiency which may occur, and
in that event the same deduction must be
made from it. l care not on which horn of
the dilemma they may choose to hang.
next asserted, that when the Magenta was
full there was no water left to run in the old
Irwin; and how have they met that state-
ment? They knew they could not deny it,
and so they fly off on tangent and talk
about "business men, large debts, high
fumes, and other clap-trap which think
unworthy of gentlemen occupying their po-
siton in society They think it will be an
easy task to vindicate the validity of their
title. The Poorman's Co. thought the same;
but where are they now? Bursted up and
exploded the things that were. The
Merced Mining Co. thought the same-but
what remains of them save the history OF
their deeds and doings? lam clearly OF the
opinion, after full examination of the ruling
of our District Court, the findings of the
iuries, the decisions of the Supreme Bench
in all the past litigation in regard to these
rights, that if ever they (the Lake co., are
forced into square stand up fight upon the
merits of the case with the Weaver and Pi-
oneer Co.'s title, they will come out of the
contest with their banners equally torn, their
colors trailing equally low in the dust.
would answer their query, but if certain
nfresh rumors" are correct, and l do not
doubt them, it is unnecessary. That thing
will not be done.
JUSTICE.
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