The Daily state register. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1870-1872, 1872-01-20
A WEAK DODGE.

y belongs 10 tnat CLASS Oh
that believe that a wilful misrepre-
sentation brazenly made and we'll
stuck to, /. just a good, and ofttlmes
4 little better, than the truth Its
shameless reputation in this respect
is too notorious to require more than
4 reference. Its editor pays very
little respect to the intelligence of
his readers when he says of, the Van
sickle vs.. Haines decision
Everybody, except the authors
of those articles. knows that those
doctrines give to each and all the
n Of the land through which a
stream naturally flows al equitable
and reasonable use of its waters ; so
that an upper proprietor on the
stream may not deprive Il lower one
of his proportion CT. the benefit OF
such waters"
1t would have been Just as easy
Eor the Enterprise, whileit wasabout
i. to have asserted that the Supreme
Court never made any decision at
all in that case. 1t would have
been equally as near the fact as IN
making the foregoing statement.
Either the editor of hat paper knows
nothing about the subject, stupidity
.magines that the public are as g
norant as himself, or else shame
lesslv makes a statement which he
knows 10 be utterly false. The
opinion Of the court speakStor Itself.
There IS the decision, and the reason
for il. There is no going back OF
i. no denying It. Every man a
read il for himself and every nan
that can read can understand II.
Everyone knows that it revolution
led the doctrine of riparian rights
rs heretofore understood, and acted
upon in this State. No One knows
better han the Enterprise editor
that in every section of tie State
titles to water have been disturbed
by that decision, and that new claim
ants are preparing to carry their
claims into the Courts. To
assert that the decision requires
that the waters shall be allowed to
TOW along the natural purse of the
stream for the use OF those living
upon its banks" is ridiculous to
anyone wLo knows anything about
the matter. Eansickle lived within
a few yards Of the natural led Of the
stream, and had the unGuestioned
use OF the water ever since 1888.
Did the Court protect him? MOI
much, Haines obtained a patent
from the Government for q tract of
land higher on the creek many years
after Vansickle's location and appro-
priation Of the water. Through that
Government patent the Court gave
to Haines Eansicke's water, leaving
NansickIe to dry himself on the sun
baked banks below, to cool his in
dignation with the sound of the rip
pies Of lis water running gaiIy
through Haine's fume. This is what
the Enterprise calls protecting
lower land OWNERS" If its editor
doesn't know any better 1t is high
time he informed himself.
The fact is that the Enterprise re-
alizes that the decision IS indefensi
lie and unpopular. 1t dare not de.
TEND it. Hence this shallow trick tc
avoid It's consequences by denying
It's contents. That dodge won't do
The record is made. That decision
Las been read, reread, and perfect,
comprelended throughout the State
The Enterprise can't skulk the con
zalutn:es by vulgar insinuation
and denials, known to be false b.
every Intelligent man in the comlnu
nifty. Tie attempt is too contempt
bic to have merited even the spac,
We have given it.