Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-07-08
Miners and Farmers-CouncII at Marys
Vile.

Miners and Farmers-CouncIl at Marys-
Vile.
MARYsvILLR, July 7th.-A private confer.
ence was held here last evening between the
Mayor and the officers Of the Anti d sbris
Association, and number of taxpayers on
one part, and Hamilton Smith, Presidant of
the Miners Association, and James O'Brisn,
of Smartsville, representing the six comps-
nies controlling all the water for hydraulic
mining purposes on the Yuba tiver.
Smith and OBrien made this proposition
as basis of the settlement of the debris
difficulty: The miners will. within thirty
days from an agreement, begil the construc-
ton of stone dam in the Yuba river at
Roses bar, just above Smartsville, and 26
miles by the river above Marysville. The
river at this point is 300 fee. wide, with high.
prscipitous walls of rock. A strong wooden
crib will be first bolted immovably to the
bedrock, and then masses of rock will be
blasted in from the banks above the crib, ts
form solid bedrock dam. The miners will
engage to speud 5000. 900 on the work, and
to build the dam 50 feet high the first year,
increasing its hight as necessity may REQUIRE.
They will engage to hold back all the debris,
SO that the water will not carry it in suspen-
sion over the dam. If the dam should fail
OF its object they will cease dumping debris
into the river; or il one stone dam be not
sufficient they will construct other supple
mensary dams of brush or other materials.
They might agree to place in Colonel Men.
delPs hands o fund for this work to be ex.
pended under his direction.
The intention would be to raise the stone
dam at Roses Bar to hight Of 200 or 300
feet, thus making available for irrigation the
whole flow of the river, 10000 inches a. its
lowest stage. This water would irrigate
al ot ~
foothiil lands greatly increasing its value.
1t was with view to control the water for
irrigation that the miners lately pre-empted
ten miles of the river-bed, above Smartsyille,
to be used as q reservoir.
The miners, further, are willing to intro.
duce into the next Legislature bill to com
pei all the hydraulic companies on the Yuba
to pay pro rata tax on the dam, and also to
compel the hydraulic miners, wherever prac-
tIc4ble, to build dams in the rsvines and can
yons to prevent the flow of debris into the
river.
The proposition, as above outlined. was
discussed at length. The anti.debris men in.
sisted that the miners must cease discharging
debris into the river pending the construction
Of the dams To this the mining repre- ,enta-
tives could not consent, and no settlement
was reached. Negotiations, however, are not
yet ended, and correspondence is to follow.
Smith and OBrien left this morning, and
O'Brien saws that if all the mines now run
ming should be stopped by injunction, all the
water available would still he used in nv.
draulic mining, as there are twenty mining
claims lying idle and uGdeyeloped for want of
water, to one now in operation. These new
mines would send down six cubic wards OF
material where the deep gravel mines now
working send down one cubic yard. He con.
Ia a L
injunction, rs injuLcsions are laid on men.
not on mines, and that as fast as one set Of
man are enjoined, the new men will step in
and resume the work.
Death of Pioneer.
OR0vILLE, July 7th.-J. NJ. Vapderboof
an old-timer of Butte county, and for n any
years q resident of this place. died at Allen
Springs yesterday. The body is being brought
here tor interment. He leaves wife and one
child.
Death of r. bigger Chief.
NEVADA CITY, July 7Eh.-Sam, Chief Of
| the Digger Indian tribes of Northern Califor.
nia has been gathered to his fathers. He WAS
buried yesterday, having commanded, while
| dyi0g, that the usual process of cremation be
dispensed with in bis case. He is supposed
to have lived over eighty years, having been
| here ever siucs the whites came. He was
very stri1S with BIS people in the matter OF
morality and temperance.
Yuba Couniy's Assessment Roll.
EVANSVILLE. July 7th.-Yuba countv's
assessment roll this year foots up s.. 300.
S92, as against 81 S31 979 last year. showing
a decrease of 1881, OFT. The decrease Is
owing to reduction of SIG, 900 in tRe vslua.
soa OF hydraulic mining property, and q
depreciation OF $500, 600 10 other property.
n q tl tHa IL.
deprsclation in Msrysville is SI64. 400: in
Wheatland, S39, 600; and in the country,
SS37, LIT.
Horse Race with Female JOCKEYS.
| SAN JOSE, July 7sh.-The great race be.
tween Miss Belle Cook and Miss Ida Rogers
of this city, will take place at l O'clock to.
morrow at the fsir grounds, where the First
Regiment is now encamped. The race will
| oe Tor 81 GOO side, and purse of 81. .OOO
added by the San Mateo and Santa Clara Ac.
ricultural Society. The conditions ara that
neither rider shall use more than five horses.
! but TO horse shall be ridden more than two
miles IL one heat. Miss Cook will ride side.
wise. while Miss Rogers will ride astride. A
large number are here to witness the race.
which will commence at 2. NJ. So far the
betting is about even, with Miss Rogers
slightly the favorite.
cohunctOr seriously Injured.
VALLEJO, July 7Jh.-At o'clock this
afternoon W. II. Wood, conductor OF the
Central Pacific paw car, while coupling the
car and engine at South Vallejo, was caught,
and his hip badly mangled He was sent to
TIE Railroad Hospital at Sacramento on a
special.
Railroad Accident In CoIusa County.
WILLIAMS, July 7th.-The pay car passing
this station going north at 8 o'clock this
morning ran into team driven by John
Roderick, who, not seeing or hearing the ap-
proaching train, was driving across the rail-
road crossing near the depot. Both horses
were killed, the wagon demolished, and Rod,
erick was thrown out upon his head, receiving
severe scalp wound and other injuries that
may prove fatal.
End OF Five Months Voyage.
SAN BURNAvENTURA, Jaly 7th. - The
American ship VIM. McGilvray, 165 DAYS out
from Liverpool, with rails and coal for VIII.
mington, driited down the channel with A
light breeze to-day. Captain Dunbar rowed
ashore to telegraph his owners and procure
some news. She has called at no port on the
five months trip.
ARIZONA.