Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1873-1877, 1874-03-29
PROTEST AGAINST THE SUTRO
GRAB. ..-

Carson and Empire and all the region
round abou. here, are qr:;ts IS much in
terested in aveitins the preparation OF
any acts OF Injustice to the companies
operating upon the Constock ledge as
t.ey would be in resisting 4 direct at
tack upon their own individual interests.
All the business which centres here and
makes prosperity a possibility. depends
entirely upon the successful prosecution
Ct o,.rations il those mines. Ons
hioiph Satire. I'm adventarer and soldie:
Of fortnDa. who IS not possessed CT q
pcnny's interest in that ledge, is the au-
thor CT an ingenious scheme 70 make the
capital and industry invested in the de-
y-!opnert of the same, ply tribute u
him. His is the attitude Of q schcninG
;licr who. finding community Of busy
workers prcsperously employed. sets
himself at TIE task Of making them sup
port him. even against :heir protests, an?
in derusation Of their most valued inter
ests. Against Ii. schemes of this rest
less adveI'turer and ;rnpariinelt Intruder
the mining companies Of the Comstock
Ledge make "a mos: earnest protest.
Herewith. as follows, we preseuta copy
of petition already signed by nearly
every man in Storey county. Copies q
this came petition have been left for sig
nature in various places in Carson and
Empire. In Carson. copies have been
left at the Sheritfs office, 1T the Ii ~
I!oi;a Saloon, the Ormsbv House and
o:hcr places. Here ID the text q tbs
petition itssli:
70 the Ho77ogu5,e III Senate cad House Of
Representatives. AZ it5 L}.i,el STATS, i.
t6agress assembled:
Ioug petitioners would most reapsct-
fu!iv r5rr.seut flat they ar citizens ard
taxpayers in the City of Carson and
Town Of Empire, County Of Ornsby,
State OF Nevada, and as such are deeply
interested in the Comst0ck Lode. and in
the encouragement of development AMI
mining operations thereon. and that the
existence of said City and Town. as pla-
ces of habitation, depends mainly upon
the continuance Of work en- said Lode.
And petitioners further represent that
they view with alarm the proposed ac-
ton Of Congress, requiring companies
and claimants on the Conlstock Lode to
apply for patents within limited tine,
and to declare their rights forfeited for
failure to made such application.
And your petitioners further represent
that they are fully convinced that snch
action Of Congress, if adopted, must nee
essarily result in great Injury and GisGs-
ter to the mining interests of Storey
County. and thereby TO the mining in
terests Of the whole State OF Nevada, and
that the evident result viii be to retari
prospecting, delay development, and Sc
riouslv'interfere with the cagryipg ca q
mimi. operations on the Comstock
Lode; al Of irhirh triI je 10 tc4rooi i1Ht-
&C Gf I,eti5joaers. ,chose business dfi
property t-iE suffers ard l.. 3.preci,Ete| in
i,dlue, if rot rendered e5stirs'y ,0orth'sSs.
And your petitioners further represent
that the provisions of the Act entitled
An Act to promote the development OF
the mining resources Of tho United
States. approved May 10, 1872, as orig
inally adopted, have proved satisfactory.
and sufficient 20 protect the interests ii
all concered. They therefore ask that
.eid Act may be continued without
amendment. and that the befoEc-men
toned proposed action, and any other
changes in said act, whereby companies
and claimants on the Comstocl, Lode
,zil be required to apply tor and accept
patents within q limited time, rliy be
defeated.
: Aud against such proposed action, and
any such changes. your petitioners do
most respectfully demonstrate.
Dated March 9th, 1874.