Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1881-06-07

eminent engineers, that the miners and farm
ers both could be protected in the use of theil
properties. One great good that Act has ac
complished is in bringing to the attention o.
the whole State the magnitude of the destruc
tion now going on from the mining debris
aud the great Importance of doing something,
if possible, to remedy it. Could this have
been done ten years ago, millions might have
been saved. Those outside of the district
affected were never brought to a realization
of this until their pockets were touched. Had
these suits been commenced against the min.
ing companies during the session of the Legis-
lature, Sears and Cannon would have been
successful in their effort to repeal the Drain.
age Act.
Q.@Suppose the hydraulic miners were at
once to cease discharging their tailings into
the streams, how long would 1t be before re-
lief would reach us
Al think it would be many years.
Millions and millions of yards of debris is in
the mountain streams, in some places hun
dred feet deep. The velocity of the water up
there is so great that it will scour those
streams ont clean, that farthest up disappear
ing first. and SO on down. The rivers at
Marysville and Wheatland, with slopes of 10
feet to the mile, will be relieved long before
the river here, with slope of less than 10
| inches to the mile. In other words, the
Yuba, Bear and American rivers will bring
this debris down much faster than the Sacra-
mento can carry it past us; and thus the
river here will keep on filling, and other
thousands of acres be covered with sand for
many years to come. Eventually, perhaps
nature, unassisted, will have restored this
valley and its rivers, fit for habitation and
use, but it will be after this sand will have
become good soil, and the sand and gravel in
the rivers have passed into the bay. The
stopping of hydraulic mining will of course
greatly hasten that time and could the
Drainage Act continue, and the means pro-
posed by Captain Eads and associate en-
gineers be carried out that time would come
before our neighbors are all driven away and
property values deprecated in an additional
amount in the valley sufficient to bear the
expense of the works proposed. But the
newspapers of San Francisco have heaped
such abuse on the scheme of relief proposed
| by those engineers, that | have no hope Of
its continuance.
| MORE TRoUBLE.-Parties who came down
from Folsom yesterday state that the Natoma
Water and Mining Company have fenced
across the railroad track running through
their premiges, and thereby inclosed about q
miles of railroad now in the hands of Re-
ceiver. 1t is claimed that when the road be-
tween Folsom and Single Springs was
built, the old railroad company ran the
track through the Natoma Water Com
pany's grounds without any permission
or right of way. In 1869 the Natoma Com.
pany sued the former railroad company for
trespass and in eiectment, and obtained
| judgment, but allowed the judgment to re-
main dormant until recently, when the rail-
road beyond Folsom having passed into Re-
ceiver's hands and not being in use, the Ma
topa Company obtained revival of its
| Judgment and took possession of the roadbed
over its lands under writ OF ejectment. They
have set posts and made a board fence across
at each side Of their premises, and propose
another season, it is said, to set the road-bed
and entire ground out to vines and orcharding.
1t is further stated that Mr.. Murray, who
was recently appointed Receiver, has re-
signed, and that another man has been ap-
pointed that the new Receiver went to
Folsom yesterday 60 look after mis- road, and,
following the track, got inside of the fence Of
the Natoma Company's grounds, and was
ordered off under threat of being prosecuted
for trespass. It is probable that the end is
not yet.
INeoRPoRATED.-There has been fled with
the Secretary of State articles Of incorpora-
ton of the Christian Church of Red Bluff.
Directors Duncan, Samuel Alvord, L.
Wells, John Trewblcod Charles r. Mayhem.
Also, of the Cottonwood Consolidated Mining
Company, for the purpose of carrying on
general mining business in Roop county,
Nevada. Directors = b. 3. Minor, James
Newland, John T. Davis, A. G. Morse, c. L.
Weller. Capital stock, 81 200, coo, divided
into 100000 shares. Also, of the Granite
Powder Company; principal place of bust
ness in San Francisco. Directors r.. D.
Hume, James i. Barker, George B. Flint,
I. Angel. B. f. Stone. Capital stock,
100000, divided into sc, 600 shares.
MONEY LIvELY.-As D. Mckay, Treas
urer of the Caledonian Club, was driving in
from the games with some $500 or 5000 in
his possession, his spirited horse became
! frightened at thrashing machine engine in
started to run. Mr.. Mckay, in trying to
control his horse, refined him into watering
cart which was standing near. The animals
! fore legs getting entangled in the wheels
brought him to a standstill so suddenly that
the money, which was in loose sack, flew
for some distance around on the ground. For
tunately no damage was done to horse, car
riage or driver, and no money was lost.
SILVER WEDDING.-A surprise party took
possession of the residence of Mr.. and Mrs.
aud Fl, last evening, it being the occasion of
their silver wedding. The large party gath
| cred at the residence of w. L. Knox at
O'Clock. and frem there proceeded with a
band of music and an extensive array of sill
yer as presents appropriate 10 the occasion
to the domicie of the recipients, taking them
| entirely unawares. A very jovial and pleas.
ant evening was spent in greetings, sociabil-
ity and dancing, and refreshments were
served.
SCHOOL CLosING.-A correspondent sends
the following: The school at Point Pleasant,
Miss Fannie II. Parker, teacher, closed Fri
day, June Sd, with varied programme of
pleasing exercises that were fully appreciated
! by the many friends and patrons present.
| Not least among them was the enthusiastic
approval by the pupils and parents at the
announcement by the School Trustees that
Miss Parker had consented to take the school
another year, with a substantial increase of
salary. Although one of the youngest teach
ers in the county, Miss Parker shows an
adaptation for the profession possessed by
few.
| THAT RUNAwAY.-Sam Gersen objects to
his name being connected with the G.street
runaway, mentioned yesterday, probably be-
cause of the insinuation that the driver Wa 8
bashful but as the circumstances seem 10
apply to Sam Grissim, and he doesn't deny
but that he did feel little delicacy about
making unreasonable calls in that popular
portion of the city, and running his horses
and wagon through front fences to do so.
let the change of name be made. If it had
been later in the season, the circumstance Of
! bringing up at Japanese plum tree would
F, have been suspicious.
THE MIooENE MINE CAsE-In response
TO a telegram rece ived in this city yesterday,
in relation to the AIiocene Mining Company,
which was few days since enjoined, as will
be remembered, from further hydraulic min.
ing, Judge benson, BY co;;iso;i.. of counsel,
modified the previous order so far as to allow
the defendant to clean up the gold now in the
tailraces, provided that in so doing it 81 all
not use water for more than forty-eight he urs,
and said cleanup shall be completed within
three days.
The WAITERs.-A meeting was held last
evening at Reiffarth's Hall by the walters Of
Sacramento, with view to effecting an or-
ganization or Union. L. w. Farrell was
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