Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1882-02-10


merits OF the bedrock fume bill now
pending in Congress-. His first o, oposi
ton Is. 'ls the franchise such as sce want?'
by the word we, Mr.. Kingsley, do YOU
mean the people Of Boise county. or
DO you mean the Credit Mobelier Ten
and their accomp Ices? If your ques.
ZION Is meant for the people Of Boise
county, we emphaficalIy say no! If
meant for you and your associates. we
say yes. His next assertion, that
there has been no timber floated down
from above the junction of these
streams, is false, and he knows it!
For the last four years every saw log
and every stick of cord wood that has
gone down these streams came from
above the junction. His next asser.
ton is that only about ten miles of these
creeks have paid for working. This
he knows, also to be false! Every
miner knows that Moore's creek has
been worked from the junction Of
Grimes and Moorc's to Gambrinus
gulch-a distance of eighteen miles.
Suppose the flumc company did only
work ten miles of these creeks, would
not the remainder of them and three
hundred feet on each side, with all it
contains, still be absolutely theirs for
ever! He again says: "No rights
now attaching to ground, water dumps
ETC., can be impaired" Then the gen.
tleman goes on to ventilate his second
hand legal knowledge by quoting sec
tons Of Civil code of Territory of
Idaho. but he forgets to tell us that
under those very same laws, and the
provisions of this bill, that the claim
owner has the burden of proof thrown
on him, under the provisions of this
franchise, this ground is all theirs I'M
til proven to the contrary. Now.
where are the old mining district rec
ords! Echo answers where! How
many of them are 10 existence? If any.
who has them? are they mutilated?
will they be admitted as proof in
court OF record? if not, what has the
Claim owner to do to protect his claim
from these greedy monopolists? claim
perhaps, that he has wasted the best
years of his life in waiting for a
chance to work with a profit to him
self. He has to produce the title deeds |
rom the original locators, and each |
successive assignee, until it reaches
us possession. and prove that it has
been represented in compliance with
The district laws. or produce an e. S.
patent for his ground. They can also
'ender such claims as can be kept out
If their greedy hands, valueless by
preventing them from dumping into
hese creeks.
Now we come to the water.right
question This franchise claims these
,reeks from the mouth to their sources.
md three hundred feet on each side.
Does this include the water ia these
,reek beds or not? The best legal
authority in the Territory says it does.
n any event is there any ditch owners
hat can afford to fight this company
n the courts? We opine not. Or
would not their water be rendered
'alueless by an estoppel of the right
f dump? Congress can revoke any
nd all rights now possessed by mine
nd water-right owners, and this fran
hise, if it becomes law, does prac.
ically, revoke all rights now possess
d by them beyond the shadow of
oubt. ;
In conclusion, let me say that the
i'll is an attempt at very reckless .
,gislation. No time is designated for