The Shasta courier., 1871-05-27
SHASTA COU RIER
IMMENSE IRRIGATION SCHEME.

IMMENSE IRRIGATION SCHEME.
The San Francisco Bulletin of the 18th
inst. contains the following:
/ There was filed Saturday in the office ol
the County Clerk certificate of incorpora
tion of the San Joaquin Valley Canal and
Irrigation Company, having for its objects
the construction of canals hereinafter des
cribed for the purpose of transporting pas
sengers and freight, of irrigation and water
| power, and of the conveyance of water fol-
mining and manufacturing purposes, of con-
structing reservoirs for the collecting and
| holding of water power by such canal from
the San Joaquin river and its tributaries, OF
CARRYING on the said canal and reservoirs
and keeping them in repair, and of collect
| ing tolls and freight money for such trans
portation thereon, and of selling water from
| said canals and reservoirs, for keeping them
in repair, and of collecting tolls and freight
money for such transportation thereon, and
| of selling water from said canals and reser-
voirs for the purpose of irrigation, water
power, mining and manufacturing. The
canals, as proposed, are as follows
l.. A canal leading from Kern river at or
near its westerly intersection with the north
line of township % south. range % east,
from Mount Diablo base and meridian to
Kern, Buena Vista and Tulare Lake.
2. A canal leading from Buena Vista Lake,
in Kern county, to a feeder from Summit
Lake, in Fresno county, and running along
the west side of the San Joaquin Valley, to
point at or near Antioch, in Contra Costa
county.
3. A canal leading from point on Kings
river, in township l6, range 33 east, Mount
Diablo base and meridian, at or near the
point where water is taken out of said
river, for irrigating purposes, to Summit
Lake aforesaid.
4. canal leading from the point on the
south of the San Joaquin river, at or near
Millerton to Summit La. e.
5. A canal leading from the north side of the
San Joaquin river nearly opposite Middle
ton, along and near the base of the foot hills,
and as high on the base of the foothills as
possible, to Bear creek, the same to be con-
veyed by fumes, where necessary, across
the intervening streams, running westerly
for irrigating purposes.
6. A canal leading from the south side of
Merced river, at or near the falls of said
river, westerly to the San Joaquin river.
I. A canal leading from the Tuolumne
river on its south side. at or near Lagrange,
westerly to the San Joaquin river.
8. A canal leading from the Stanislaus
river on the south side, at or near Knigh's
Ferry, westerly to the San Joaquin river.
All raid canals to he constructed with all
the lateral canals and branches necessary
for the purposes hereinbefore specifed-par
ticularly for irrigating.
Capital stock. s. 900 900 divided into So.
900 shares of 500 each.
Ill l..
Grant, F: D. Atherton. T. A. Selby, Milton
S. Latham, William S Capman, l. Fried
lander and Alfred Godeffroy.
A NORTHERN DEMOCRAT WHO HAS
BEEN CONVERTED BY SOUTHERN RESI-
DENCE.-A former resident of Erie, Penn
sylvania, once leading Democrat there,
is now living in Houston, Texas, and
writes back as follows:
My hard-shell Democracy that had sus-
tanned me in my conflict with my political
opponents I found heavy burden in Dixie,
but the incubus is now removed, and the
erring man who, for twenty years worship
ped with pious devotion the isms of Cal
houn, is necessarily forced by indubitable
facts to vacate positions which he finds
were secured only when enveloped in false
hood. However willing | might be to co.
operate with the Northern wing of the
Democratic party to ensure the advance
ment of local interest, no consideration can
influence me to act in concert with a party
upon national issues so impregnated with
hostility against every measure which tends
to restore harmony, develope the resources
of the land, and afford equitable protection
before the law.
Parson Brownlow said there is no God
south of Cairo. You can concur in this
sentiment without insulting the Deity
Comparatively speaking, there is no country
of equal area where Ignorance is so preva-
lent. And worse, there exists a natural
disposition for murder upon grounds so
slight as geographical lines might produce.
They violate every obligation, defraud the
laborer of his hire, and revel in licentious-
ness with the most degraded relic of sla-
very. The very men who hold up their
hands in holy horror lest amalgamation
might contaminate society, are its inculca-
tor. And the living evidence of their
beastly disposition is visible on every hand.
Any man conversent with Southern char
acter will not hesitate to applaud Grant
when he manifests disposition to distrib-
ute troops throughout the South. 1t is
the only agency capable of procuring peace.
And now, sir, assure you if the Repub-
lican party shall lose control of the gov
ernment the natien might tremble while
anticipating the result Literature is as
scarce here as the grace of God in the
highlands of Scotland.