Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-09-28

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publican state ticket, which l intend to do.
was appointed a member of this Conyen.
| ton without my solicitation and without NV
knowledge. go as far as any pember Of
this Convention in recognizing the evil of
| hydraulic mining and the recessity of doing
| something. Every quarter of a dollar bavs
IN the world is invested in Sacramento CITY.
and II this debris keeps on it won't be worth
a cent; so L am personally interested, be.
lieve. In the cause. At the same time if the
resolution offered by Mr.. Cadwslader should
prevail | could not indorse it; would not
De bound by 1t. | do not think it proper
therefore Tor me, occupying position where
L would not be bound by resolution, TO vote
upon it st all ; and Wish therefore to sew that
am in accordance with Mr.. Sargent, Of San
Joaquin. and upon these propositions, 90 q
member If the Convention, L decline TO vote
because cannot be bound By it.
The second section of the report of the
COMMITTEES on Order of Business was passed.
the third secfion taken up, and the amend
ment Of Mr.. Cadwala6er, as formulated
above, adopted, and the section as amended
adopted. Tie secoDd section wus then taken
up and adopted. The fourth section was
adopted; The fifth section was taken IN.
and the blank filled-'twsnty two from
each county, and two at largs"-and tie Sec
ton then adopted.
An assessment of 81 30 per delegate was
then lsvisd and collected.
The report of the Committee on Order cf
Business and Organization was then adopted
as a whole.
VIM. Johnston, of Sacramento, offered the
following:
Resolred, That this Convention indorse the de.
clsion OF Judge jackson Temple, rendered in the
matter OF the People VS.. The Gold Run Ditch and
Mining Company.
ReSoLced, That in Judge Jackson Temple this
Convention recognizes honest, pure aud eminent
public Judicial servant one in whose hands the in
terests OF the whole people may be safely intrusted
Mr.. Moultor, of Colusa. offered as an
amendment to be added to the resolutions of
Mr.. Johnston:
While we heartily indorse the law laid down in
Judge Temples decision in the Gold Run case, we
consider 1t eli great value in settling The controversy
between the hydraulic miners and residents Of the
| valleys and cities below. But in Judge Temples
own language We deny their right to dump in. % the
rivers or the deep gOrges cut by the action of water
We believe dams SO built ia rivers would be a dread
fu terror to residents in the valleys and that they
would be built but slightly at best be soon filled
and certainly broken, and suddenly turn mountains
| OF detris down upon us and we deny the right to
send down the finer" sands that have already done
| the damage to farms, bays and is forming a bar
across our great national barber at San Francisco
Mr., Cadwalader said Mr.. Moulton misap-
pretended the decision. 1t was not what he
thought. Il makes the INJUNCTION perpetual,
but the law did rot permit him to stop there.
He must say that when the nuisance Is ahated
the order of the Court is relaxed or sst aside.
lt simply declares that the moment the mine
can show TO any Court that it can be aud is
operated so that il docs no damsga to the
! property below, il will be allowed 10 20 on.
Mr. MouIton said he hOnored md respected
Judge Temple. He Looked on hin az the
| best Judge in the State. He believed rim a
grest and pure man. He made 10 T, lection
upon him. But he took respectful excsp-
ton to the dam system suggested and The
claim of right OF the Miners to
send down fine sand. In ons part
Of the decision he says they have no night to
dump into tie stream, and in another pro.
| posss to permit il. TIE fine matter has done
all the damage thus far. He, the speaker,
had surveyed across the Straits Of Carquinez,
and found the fine mud from the mines filing
| up the channel. The harbor Of San Fran
| cisco is worth more 10 the nation than all the
| gold taken out Of the hills. Colonel Mendsu
cannot build stone dams on sixty feet foUnds.
ton of sand: The speaker very veheuently
| denounced the theory and plans OF Colonel
| Mendel for restraining works.
Question on the amendment and addition
OF Mr.. Mculton. and it was adopted. The
resolutions were then all adopted.
The Convention then proceeded to select
the delegation to attend the Stockton Con-
ventiop, and elected SO delegates at large
DR.. TsagsrdsH, b L Spillms1, d.. G. L.
Stone. w. w. McKaig, Geo. CsdwalaGer Tie
delegations reported these additional names
Sacramento. G. = Clark, VIM. Johnston
J Suffer, b. f. Walton, J. d. Kirk Yuaa, p.
! Q. Slattery, ID. P. Durss; San joaquin,
Thos. Hook, w. 7. Pcather; Butte. Geo. NJ.
Lewis. General Bidwei Colusa, Il r Ora
ham, L f. Aroultou Yolo, I N Hosg, Geo.
Swiug!e; Tehama, John Berry, John c.
Tyler.
Executive Committee-Slcramsnto. p. R.
Backtey. w S. Me.ick San Josq Iia. J. d.
Peters. VIA. Inglis; Suffer, Geo. Oh'eyer,
| (DFiS CLARK IOha q II
| Wood; Butte, john S. Hutchius, Audrey
! Campbell; Colusa, +. r. Graham, l.. I,
! Moulton Yolo. I. n Hoag, Geo. Swiugle;
| Tehams TO be tilledl
| On motion of f. r. Dray, the Charm IN of
| the Convention, General BidWelI, was add d
to the Executive Committee.
! Mr.. Cadwalader moved that the delegates
in the Convention constitute in each county
a County Central COMMITTEES for the ensuing
year, with five for business quorum.
Mr.. Hutchings moved to amend that each
delegation select five persons to set az such
central committees. The amendment was
lost and the original notion adopted
The Chair then appointed as the committee
to prepare an address to the people: W. S.
Mesick OF Sacramento, George Oheyer Of
Suffer and Will Green of Colusa.
Dr. w: W. McKsig presented the follow.
ing resolutions IN behalf of the Board of
Trade Of the city of Stockton and they vera
rece we'd with applause and ordered on file:
WHEREAS, The necessity Of taking action TO pro-
tect the agricultural lands Of the valleys OF Csfor
ma against the flow of debris from the hydraulic
mines of the mountain counties is universally adj.
United and wherea7, Convention to be made up
OF those directly interested in this pJrtant ques
ton has been called to meet in Sacramento on the
26th instant for the purpose Of consultation that
intelligent and concerted Efforts may be made Co
avert tue impending danger; therefore be it
Resotred, by the Directors o. Stockton Board
OF Trade, That the danger menscrg i'm
pOrtant agricultural districts Of this STATE
by the continuous prosecution OF hydraulic
mining demands the serious consideration of
the people Of California, as il IS apparent
that unless speedy action is taken a ruinous de-
stEuctIon of valuable agricultural lands must result
and the navigation Of rivers and narbors be
seriously impedod, if not absolutely destroyed We
therefore, heartily ympathize with all efforts that
are made to suppress an evil that is tins thre ten
ing the prosperity OF the State and request the
representatives appointed 10 said Cunyeuto, from
this county to cooperate with the represe tatves
from other counties, in order that such action may
be taken shall be deemed best cacu ,ted to p1aTd
the agricultural and commercial interests OF the
State against the disasters which must follow unless
the unrestricted flow of mining debris into the
rivers OF the State is efectually prohibited
Il. j. MsIkley moved that every menter
of the Convention be requested to sign tie
roll of membership of the new association
and pay the s. therefor. and that the Execu-
tive Committee collect from absent delegates.
Car led.
l. n. H0ag was elected temporary Sacre-
tary and Treasurer for the care of the fund
collected until the Executive Committee o.
gauizss
William Johnston moved that the Execu-
tive Committee have power to establish a
headquarters i Sacramento. Carried
On motion Cf Mr. o leYer, e. # thanks
was returned 20 the Chairman for his ser-
vices.
On motion Of BIr. Me1klcy, vote f
thsrk7 was retgrneI to the other officers.
At 1910 P. II on motion of William Johr-
s:oa, the Convention adj ,urred sine die.
Ia adj9urning the Convention tie Chsi:-
man congratulated tie Convention on is
lab1Es, and said it h ID done ntbe work, and
he b=lsYed it. would briog 70 IN 90 fcuis
"a the adj urnment Of She Convention she
Executive Committss met aud orgsnzsd,
electing 2. L. Becklay Chsirmr; n.
H5ag, Secretary; w. S. Mgsick, Treasurer
headquarters to be ia Sacramento.
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She said che wanted ticket to Wyan-
dotte and return, and the pale, gsu5is-
manly agent with the dark moussache,
asked as he took up the pastehoard Sin
gle" l. amt any OF your business IS
know" she responded tartly, 81 might
have been married dozen times if I'd felt
like providin' for some poor, shif;less