The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-04-18
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, d.. c., April 8, 1871.
LAKE BIGLER.

WASHINGTON, ID. e., April y, loI.
LAKE BIGLER
Hon. c. w. Kendall, of your State,
presented in the House on Thursday
last a resolution of inquiry as to what
legislation is necessary to prevent
damage to public lands of the United
States by the diversion and drainage
of the waters of Lake Bigler, by a cor
poration organized under the laws of
the State of California.
The preamble sets forth that under
the laws of the State of California, a
corporation has been organized, and is
now making surveys for the avowed
object of diverting and draining off
the waters of Lake Bigler so as to sup
ply the city of San Francisco and the
intermediate points with water, for
domestic and irrigating purposes. and
at charges to be fixed by, and paid to
said Company; that the United States
have not parted with their title to said
lake, nor to the public lands "a adjoining
the same, on all sides thereof; and
that such diversion of said waters
would render valueless, and practical
ly prevent the sale of a vast area of
public lands, which could be irrigat ed
and rendered arabic by the natural
flow of the waters from sad lake; and
that whereas the State of California
was, on the 9Th day of september, 1850.
admitted into the Union upon the
express condition that the people of
said State. through their Legislature
or otherwise, shall never Interfere with
the primary disposal of the public
lands within its limits, and shall pass
no law. and do 10 act, whereby the
title of the United States to, and right
to dispose of the same shall be i'm
paired or queStiOned.' and upon the
further condition that all the nayig-
able waters within the said State shall
be common highways and forever
free, as we'll to the inhabitants of said
State as to the citizens of the United
States. without any tax. impost, or
duty therefor"
Therefore it was Resolved. That the
judiciary Committee be instructed TO
report what LEGISLATION is necessary to
protect the interests of the United
States in the premises. and to prevent
the proposed diversion OF the waters
of said lake.
Mr.. Kendall remarked that in the
absence OF any Representatives from
California. he had conferred with the
Senators from that State. gentlemen OF
distinguished ability, and they had
agreed 10 a reference of the subject to
the Judiciary Committee. The reso-
luton passed without opposition.
SENATOR NYE
Has returned from Connecticut with
spirits as buovant as air." 1t will be
remembered by readers of this cor
reSpondcnce that this venerable min
strel tuned his Tyre and went on a
pilgrimage to the land of nutmegs TO
sing the praises of the purest and best,
Just before the late election. They do
say that there vas considerable lying
done i'll that campaign TO bring about
the result of the contest; but nobody
unacquainted with Uncle Jim could
look upon his smiling face. 80 child
like and bland" and believe that he
would utter a lib of even the lighteSt
shade to deceive an innocent nutmeg
maker. He wouldn't serve a Piute so;
not he'-Mark Twain to the contrary,
Notwithstanding.
SPEAKING OF MARK TWAIN,
Have you seen his "AutObiography?'
1t is the worst sell of the season.
Sheldon Il Co., his publishers. will
certainly kill him off before his time.
The paper cover edition is sold at 10
cents; the bound edition at six bits.
The pamphlet contains about 200 lines
devoted 10 an authentic history of his
ancestors; the warm which appeared
in his '~'InuOcents Abroad (for which
l have already paid So so and three or
four Wood-cut representations of the
author himself, Horace Greedy, "A
three-headed acrobat, and the ''early
village cock remember this joker
when he Vas aquarter less Twain-be-
fore he made his Mark. He would
have scorned to blk his friends then
with such a literary fraud. He is now,
however, Il purse-proud aristocrat,
and insolcnt. He i no Improvement
on his ancestors. He is a dead beat
and l am bound to get wen OH that
40-cent expenditure. l know a bank
10 be c~Ontlnued.)