Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1881-06-29

In the contest pesween tns t1"sss
and the hydraulic miners over In Call
foruis, thsrs are several important
points and propositions 10 b considered
On both aides. Al frst thought ID would
sssu % though the farmers we're pur-
suing . suicidal policy in trying to PIT .
atop to hydraulic mining; that II would
have the effect Of driving out al the
miners and destroy ssood market for
their own produce. Il looks too much
like killing the goose that lays the
soidsn sss,. Il vas the gold discovery
and the extensive mines that caused the
meat rush to California nom oil parts
Of the world. and 10 was the mines and
miners that induced the great mass OF
farms and farmers. Il would therefore
sssm bat q continuation Of fundamental
policy to encourage mining al possibls'
and place NO obstaels whatever In the
way Of the mlnsr. but. on the contrary.
assist and facilitate his operations. with
. view to the ersstsst golden result.
Considered In this light. the hydraulic
miners have the sympathy Of mining
communities generally.
Another visw Of the situation 10 that
the debris, the ''slicksns." or SEDIMENT
ary deposit from hydraulic vsshinsss
which d formed in suoh vast quantities.
d . great injury to the farming lands
bslow. II IL even estimated that this
Injury considerably ovsrbslaness The
value Of all the gold taken out BY by
draulio washing. therefore. that there ID
. material loss 10 the whole country In
thus permitting such . serious loss from
that style OF mining. The complaint ID
not against other modes Of mining. bat
against the hydraulic system Of working.
whereby whole hillsidss are washed
away BY huge streams Of water foroibly
directed against them. Thus large bodisa
and sections Of aurifsfous soil are dis
posed Of and made to yield . good 70
munsration. which could not b done By
any Of the ordinary methods Of mining.
And now Il 10 stated that In thsss
hydraulic mines Chinese are employee
to the almost total exclusion Of Whit.
men. Large numbers Of them certainly
are employed. there being . batter hsld
for them In that style Of mining thar
most any other. The plea for their en-
ploymsnt 10 the cheap wages for which
they are willing to work. thus allowing
OF hydraulic operations being oonduetst
at . profit In places which could not b
made to pay expenses were white mel
employed as white mems wages.
II sush 10 really the case. those by
drsnlie workings are bsins operates
prineipally and directly for the bsnsa
Of the Chinese. In fact. at the recon
meeting Of the miners In that section
among the resolutions passed Was on
ssqusstins the hydraulic corporations b
employ white labor hereafter, instead Q
Chinese, II those hydraulic working
cannot b conducted without Chimes
labor. they are Of little benefit to th
sountry financially. and the Injury the
are represented to Be- to the farminJ
interest 10 certainly not to be tolerated
This country 10 not for the sspseis
hsnsas Of the Chinese to the injury o
cur own people. One way to solve TIL
hydraulic problem would Be- to prohibi
The employment Of Chinese In that KIM
Of mining. The rights and prospsrit!
Of q own people should always b
sousidsrsd paramount TO all others.