Sacramento daily record-union., 1881-11-19
Mr.. Wilson suggested a like plan, and it

was dons.
Witness taking mp case labeled "soil of
1862 This, No. 1, is soil that came from
my place north Of the city Of Sacramento,
aud about fifty rods from the south side OF
the American river. 1t is q deposit made
there in 1862. Next (taking up another easel,
No. 2. Is the earthly substance that came
from the same place north OF the CITY
of Sacramento, ard about fifty rods from the
present south side of the American river,
and is the original soil as it was when L tsst
settled there. 1 took it from an excavation
where I dug for levee. This next. No, 3
taking up another), that hold in my hand
was taken from the same place. 1t IS earth
deposit on the ground, and deposited since
1870, on my land north of the city of Sacra-
mento and south OF the American river. The
deposit was made by water from the Amer
ican river. The next, No. taking up
another), is sand covering part OF my
land there also. Il came from the
the river, and distant from the river thirty
five or forty rods. didn't measure it. 1t
was deposited there last winter. 1t is sand.
This, No. taking up large chunk of
damp, sticky, clayey-looking natter). is sed-
iment that settles in low places as the water
recsdes, and is sometimes called "slickens"
It was taken from near the bank of the
American river, on the lands of MIR. Scott,
and directly north of my place. Ii was de-
posted late last winter. | don't know ex-
actly what this term. "slickens," means, for
there are different kinds. There is some that
is lighter some that is darker. | do not
know the component parts of the substances.
I have already described the effects on the
lands of these deposits-the materials Nos. 3,
4 and 5-in my testimony of yesterday. No.
2 represents the original soil yesterday de-
scribed. [ also yesterday described the
effect OF the deposit of No. yesterday.
DISCRIMINATION.
It contains the poisonous substance
spoke of yesterday-thst which occasions
failure of crops etc. did not mean to tes-
tify yesterday that it is poison what meant
to convey was that it occasions continued
failure of crops. No. 8 you will find came
from the block marked on the map as bound
ed on the north by f and G, and Thirteenth
and Fourteenth streets, near the line of Mr.,
Hollands place. 1t is about 300 feet from
Vine street. My land borders on the tract
marked on the map " arabic land" got it
off of the north side of my land. If you call
facing the American river the front of my
land, then it came from about 800 feet of the
front of my land. That deposit has come
there since 1870. Some years one inch,
some wears two inches, and some three
inches. This is not last winters deposit.
Last winter that deposit was in places one
foot, in places two feet 1t has deposited
there for ten years. In places it has piled up
ten inches /; in others foot. l haven't meas
ured to get the general lay all over the place.
Deposit No. is of a productive nature, as
have raised good crops on that land.
Q-Why didn't you bring dried specimen
of 'slickens
A.-Because it wasn't convenient. After
..;.s .s.s rain it is mostly wet. went to the
edge Of the river and got this. don't know
where to get the dry just now, for it is muddy
now. Deposit No. 8 has been cultivated
and worked up. This dried specimen you
now show me, MIR. Catlin MIR. G: showed
the witness one of the Hodgdon
specimensl is like my No. 8, only
mine has been worked up, and has leps grit.
Your specimen is more gritty. Slickens
settles in low places as the water recedes.
1t leaves the water quickest when it is still.
More is deposited in the low places than On
the level lands. 1 think there are some
slouehs filed IN with it seven or eight feet
deep. 1t is not found over all the lands
There are some lands covered entirely with
the sand, and no clay, and some covered
entirely with the clay deposit and no sand.
think there are some lands where there has
been clay deposit fret, and sand has come
on afterwsrd-probably so.
At 1880 the Court adjourned until P. NJ.