The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1871-03-15
NOT STRICTLY CORRECT.

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that every paper in the State except
the Register has denounced the pro-
posed diversion of the water of Lake
Bigler as a public robbery. etc. The
Gold Hill News of Monday concludes
a lengthy article on the subject as fol
lows:
If the water company will raise the
lake, pay the losses to those who may
be damaged on its banks and tributa-
ries, and supply water to the extent OF
one hundred and fifty square feet con-
tinuously (as nature now supplies it,.
we don't see any good reason for our
Nevada editors 10 be making such a
continual fuss and feathers about
Won Schmidt. The Lord knows the
people of sacramento. stockton, Oak
land. San Jose and a Francisco need
more, better and cheaper water thar
they now have, or eve had; and As
| we over here on the COmStOck hardly
ever get Il drink Ofthe delicious waters
of Lake Bigler, let us not therefore
deprive the people of the tiourishing
cities of California Of that blessing.
But let it he $50 nominated in the
bond that they make the people OF
this state whole for damages, where
such are sustained.
So far as the Register is concerned.
it has never uttered a single syllable
concerning the merits of the proposed
diversion of water. We have treated
the question from a purely legal stand
point. and have e~ndeavOred to show
that the present status Of the cast was
not such as to warrant the Attorney
General in commencing an action to
obtain an injunction. We fully con-
cede the pro position that whenever
Won Schmidt or any other party shall
so interfere with the waters of Lake
Bigler as to work an injury TO the
State or TO any private individual re-
siding in the State. either the State on
behalf of such individual, or the indi-
vidual in his own name and right.
NAV institute Il suit TO obtain a re-
straing order. What We maintain is
that the danger must be imminent
and the injury certain, not remote or
contingent to authorize an injunction.
That the project of Won Schmidt may
or might work an injury to this State
or some part of its inhabitants would
not be sufficient. What right, we ask.
has this State to prevent Won Schmidt
and associates from boring a hole in
the mountains of California? He
might strike a mammoth quartz lode
of untold riches in the course of his
tunnel which would divert his atteu-
ton from the water scheme and allow
us to dwell in peace, happy in the
possession of our darling lake. OR if
he should not strike paving quartz, he
might tap a subtcrranean river or
deep governed lake hidden away in
the deep bowels of the earth, from
which he could draw an untailing
supply of the sparkling fluid 50 much
coveted by our neighbors who dwell
in the parched valleys ythe seashore.
The Enterprise would have General
Buckner stop the boring of the noun
tains of California because ~perchance
in a remote contingency some citizen
of this State might be injured in his
vested rights. For ourselves, OF the
of the case Of which We have
not heretofore spoken, we are willing
Won Schmidt, the great borer, may
bore as many holes as he may see tit
in the mountains of California-mav
literally p~erforate the backbone of the
until he has disturbed some vested
or is about to appropriate to his
use something to which this State
or some of its citizens has title, we are
disposed to interfere with his eX-
centricities. When the proper time
comes. if it eve should ON which
we very much doubt, We will cali as
loudly for the defense of the rights of
the State or any of its citizens, as any
ant we concur with the Gold Hill News
hat if the people of our sister State
obtain clear. healthy water from
he mountains without disturbing our
we say ''anen" to their enter
priSe. and would not cast a stone in
heir way.
THE INCOME TAX.-The New York
Times SAYS: at is, perhaps, hoping
hope, to entertain any expect
ltion of immediate relief from the in
,ome tax. A House which responded
o the Senate's mitiatory action in