Daily Los Angeles herald., 1881-10-02

nope TO lay the IOunQ8tlon Tor
system which will adjust graver
difilculties and the conflicts which
arise, and at least supply correct
record of facts upon which suits at
law, Of which there are many, over
water rights may be conducted.
Further than this you will observe
that the report will be as 1t were, q
handbook on the practice Of irriga.
ton; and as one volume will be de-
voted to this branch Of the subj ect,I
hope to supply the irrigatipg pup
ulation with q valuable guide and
book of reference. Something
which you will find, upon inquiry,
is very much needed now. The
primary object I hold in view Is
the adj ustment OF water right diff
culties. Our present water right
system is not suited to an irrtga.
| ton country. The southern part
Of this State never can be settled
up under 1t. You hear OF large
immigration into certain irriRa-
tion counties just now. Mark my
word, there will be many poor
fellow get bit on water rights and
there will be lawsuits innumera-
BILE. 1 intend to make a leisurely
tour through the irrigation coun-
ties next summer, and II possible
get the people to combine on some
draft OF law which will put their
water right matters upon q satis-
factory basis" Mr.. Hall explained
that 1t was MT proposed that irri-
cation works should be construct
ed at the expense of the State. He
continues: "I believe the waters
of the streams, except certain pri-
vate springs aud cienegas, as they
are called In the southern counties,
belong to the State; that the right
to use them has been acquired In
many cases by appropriation I'm.
der our Laws; that these rights
cannot be interfered with
except by due process of
law, properly exercised, but
also know that few such
rights are properly exercised; I
know that water is wasted In many
ways, as pointed out In my report,
and as has been the history In ev.
cry irrigation country. I know
that unless the diversion, distribu-
ton and use of water In irrigation
is regulated and directed by gov
ornamental power it will continue
to be wasted and misused and be
the unendiDg cause of litigation.
There lie no right acquired by the
appropriation of water or it's diver
sion from a public stream in this
State that is not subject to regula-
ton for the public good. That
regulation the State must provide
by statute. A system of admins.
tration of her waters such as ex.
lists In France, Germany, Italy aud
Spain should be introduced. This
the State must and will do sooner
or later, and the longer 1t is put off
the worse 1t will be. Our courts
are crowded with cases and this
class of litigation is just ia its in
fancy. Many cases can be kept
out of court by it's proper admins
tratlon. 1t is the only dignif1ed
course for the State to pursue.
No News Of the Jesuneas~,
SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 1.-The
whaling schooner r. B. Handy,
Capt. Winants, has arrived from
the Arctic regions. Most of her
news has been anticipated by pre-
vious advices. There is nothing
from the Jeanette. Capt. Winants
advances the opinion that the
Jeanette has sought the north
eastern passage, and that perhaps
the wrecked ship recently reported
by the natives far to the eastward,
near the mouth of the Mackenzie
river, may be the Jeanette. The
season has been open, but very
stormy.
CLOSE Of she stockton Fair.
STOCKTON, Dot. lst.-To-night
closes the most successful Fair
ever before held In Stockton. Dur.
ing the week the city has been
thronged with strangers from all
parts Of the State and many from
Nevada and other remote sections.
The races this afternoon were:
First, running, for purse of $500,
free for all two-year.oIds owned Ia
the district; three-quarter mile
dash. Starters, Minnie Bell, Bird
catcher. Dare Devil and Kate Kar.
s0n. The race was won by Kate
Ksrson; Birdcatcher second, Min.
ME Bell third, Dare Devil fourth;
time. 1910.
The second race was trotting for
q purse of $1,000, free for ali stall
lions owned on the Pacific Coast,
mile heats, best three in five.
Starters, Reliance, Crown Point,
Abbotsford. Pasicaro, Hayward
and Brigadier. Great interest was
taken in this race. The first heat
was taken by Brigsdier, Abbots-
ford second, Grown Point third;
time, 1928. The second heat was a
repetition of the fret; time, 1921
Brigadier won the third heat, race
and first money, Abbotsford Sec
ond, Grown Point third and third
money; time, 2:23A.
Third race, trotIipg, free for all
horses owned in the district that
have never beaten 1888, mile heats,
best three in five. Starters, Frank
Hunter, Tom Stout, Tom Palmer,
NASHVILLE ohu OPAiSuts 1Om STOUT
won the fret heat, Upright second,
Tom Palmer third, Frank Hunter
fourth; time, 2:42. The second
heat was won by Tom Stout, Palm
er second, Upright third and Hunt
er fourth; time, 2:4s. Tom Stout
won the third heat and the race,
Tom Palmer second, Upright third,
Frank Hunter fourth; time, 2:43.
Methodist Church soush CONFER.
PETALUNA, Oct. 1.-The Confer.
ence met to-day at the usual hour.
George Sim, l.. H. B. Anderson
and J. Q. Simmons were appointed
q committee to memorabilia the
General Conference with q view to
establishing an Episcopal resi-
dence on this coast. An Auxiliary
Ladies' Missionary Society was
organized to act in conjunction
with the general missionary work,