The Placer herald. [volume] (Auburn, Placer County, Calif.) 1855-1991, 1868-08-08
AARON A. SARGENT,

trict, he having been nominated in the Die
trict Convention at Sacramento on last Tues.
day. Many persons. especially Of the Moo
gre' party, regard Mr.. Sargent as popular
man, and to this feeling perhaps be owes bis
nomination. Il will be we'll, however, for
such to remember that Mr.. Sargent's course
in 'ls 37th Congress has never been passed
upon by the people Of this district, aud Mr..
Sargen. himself has shown an unwiIIinguess
to submit bis record and claims to the voting
masses by a constant desire 10 press. bis
claims before the Legislature for the Sen ator'
ship. We readily admit that il the Mon
grss carry anything in this State at the No.
vember election it will be this Congregational
district, bu. while admitting this W by no
means admit that Mr.. Sargent can be elected,
which will be more clearly seen when this
article is concluded. Sargent in this section
OF the District, I've speak Of Placer, Nevada
and Fl Dorado counties) is the most vuIner
able candidate that could have been placed
in nomination. His connection With the
passage Of the enormous and iniquitous land
and timber grant to the Central Pacific
Railroad Company should. and will forever.
kill him in these three counties, and indeed
should in the whole District II is true that
Latham, McDougall, Low and Phelps, voted
nit \, hut IS tho,~ oC
the mountains or supposed TO be conversant
with the disastrous working Of this timber
grant but Sargent. To-day there is not .
miner within the limits Of belt Of country
forty miles wide reaching from Sacramento
to the State Of Nevada, distance OF abou,
l4o miles and covering the riches. and most
extensive mining section Of the whole State,
including surface, gravel. and quartz mines.
unequalled 10 extent and productivsusss BY
those Of any other portion Of California. that
owns and can lawfully cut a single stick Of
timber on an odd numbered section within
this belt. Within this belt is embraced
Georgetown, Coloma. Diamond Springs,
Mud Springs, Placsrville and all OFF, Dorado
south and east Of PiacervilIs, all Of Placer,
the second bes: mining county in the State,
in which is situated the following rich and
prosperous mining districts: Pine Grove.
Stewart Flat. Newcastle. Opbir. Gold Hill.
Whisky Digeings. Auburn, Bald Hill. Bath
Michigan Bluff, Dsadwood. Las. Cbanrs,
Iowa Hill, Damascus, Canada Hill. Gold
Run and Dutch Fiat. In Nevada, the best
mining county in California, the grant GOV.
era Nevada City. Grass Valley, Rough and
Ready, San Juan, Red Dog, Little York.
You Bet. Moore's Flat, Alpha. Omega, Wash.
iugton &C.. In fact this enormous grant
covers all the valuable mines in these three
counties. which yield fully one'half of the
gold produced in the whole State. Some
of the mines may, at heavy expense and BY
timely action. be saved, bu. the timber is
gone, rrevocabiy gon., granted and turned
over to the wealthy Pacific Railroad corpor.
alton. through the action Of this ssme Aaron
A. Sargent, the immediate representative in
Congress from this section Of the Stata.
here 10 the language Of the statute which
absolutely grants all the timber on half the
the mining lands in this vast belt Of about
$40 miles long and 40 miles wide:
SEC. 8. And &c IL further enacted, That
there he, and is hereby, granted to the said
company. for the purpose Of aiding in the
construction OF said railroad and telegraph
line, and to secure the safe and speedy trans
portstion Of male, troops, munitions OF
Eay, and public stores thereon. every alter
sa,e section Of land, designated by odd mum
bsrs, to the amount Of ten alternate sections
per mile on each side Of said railroad, on
the line thereof. and within the limits of.wen
ty miles on each side Of said road, not sold,
rsssrvsd, or otherwise disposed Of BY the
United States. and to which pre-emption
or homestead claim may not have attached,
a the time the line of said road il definitely
dxed Provided, That all mines shall be ex
ospted from the operation Of this act hut
whore the same shall contain timber. the
timber thereon is hereby granted to said com
pany."
This is the grant that Aaron A. Sargent
worked and voted for, when 10 Congress.
The miners, as We have said above, can
by going to heavy expense in procuring
oounsel and filing tho requisite avffidavi.s
wisAin ninety days ftom the survey, in the
Land Os6cs. save bis claim, but the timber
on bis claim. and on the whole section, is
gone beyond hope, and through the act Of
Aaron A. Sargent. Did Sargent do this
thing through want of sense Or for something
else In either case he is the last mau in
the world 10 be trusted 10 Congress again.
1t is true the Railroad Company have no.
yet forbidden the miners from cutting wood
to cook their meals, timber their shafts or