Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1882-03-04

Vi OF IDe DSSt llfllef ianu IN llle
State. They have flooded hundreds of farmers,
gardeners, orcharlists and vine-growers who were
paying revenue to the State. They have rolled up
the waters, filled UP the streams, and virtually de-
stroyed the only river navigation OF the queen val
ley OF the State. Justice demands that neither the
State nor the farmers but the miners should repair
damages; but they refuse.
Now, suppose that no one repairs damages ard
the destruction is permitted 90 on until the whole
valley is covered with mountain debris our cities
are abandoned and beth the harbor and city Of San
Francisco are destroyed what would be this result
Without tae foreign commerce of the harhor
Of San /. ancisco to furnish the great trunk
railroads with part OF their Eastern freight
with fruit and wheat freight reduced half
they would begin to lauguish, and the whole rail
road system Of the Pacific coast would anguish as
the limited business Of the roads. after so much de-
va tation, would not pay the expense OF repairs
and alfalfa, Bermuda grass and wild oats would
grow between the rails and the scene of the cat
tie upon thousand hills" and Slaughtered for
their hides and tallow," would again be approx
mated, if not really re enacted.
Think Tor moment of the doleful condition of
the people of San Francisco with the harhor de-
stroyed. There would be no middlemen's positions
to fill the citizens would be reduced to the neces
sity OF trading isckknves' as business TO skin
and be skinned, and live upon each other, instead Ct
having our own commerce and the foreign commerce
of the world TO live upon, as at present. The posu-
la:ion would drop off by the hundreds, ike rats
leaving sinking ship" Three fourths OF the city
wonld be abandoned TO bats and owls, ard the first
fire would sweep the entire city. Such would also
be the fate CT neighboring cities ard town. and the
whole Pacific coast would anguish and retrograde
to an inculculable degree.
Now suppose about the time that all this is ac-
complished the French De Lesseps the
Isthnus is completed and the railroad of the Hrit-
ish Possessions the continent from New West
minister to Montreal and Quebeci is also completed
and suppose also that the Pope with Gibraltar as
of his possessions and all the crowned heads OF
the Eastern Continent, both Emperors and Kings
lUssn hair
monarchy, or paplcy, with Constitutions exactly
suited to the cessities and perfect satisfaction OF
all under their several d0minious and suppose they
all q get their backs up" in relation to the Mon
roe doctrine, as Russia has already shown some
signs of DONG, and should send through the Franco
Darian Canal, around the Horn, snd plant score
two OF ironclads in Esqumauit Bay ready for in-
slant use 1t is beautiful harbor and should
think capable of harboring from fifty eighty iron
c ads in safety. 1t joins Vancouver Island on the
east, about four miles from Victoria, and perhaps
al ont six miles from New Westminster, the western
terminus OF their continental Tailr road, with deep
water between the two latter, and appears to be
beautifully landlocked aud secure. saw il in 1855
at the time of the Fraser river excitement, and may
be little wild in some of my estimates, but think
not.
Ii a war should DO the result of the Monroe
doctrine" that apparently ''rrepressibe conflict"
it viii be that the allied powers could very con
transport, repeat and resupply at will ali
their End munitions of war through the gulf
Montreal, anu in fifteen TO twenty Gays from depart
from the allies European depot could send out
from Esquimault harbor iron-cad to close the
str its leading to Puget Sound and another To sail
in and tilepce all opposition from the ports and
cities OF the Sound, and CAPTURE the western term
nus of the Northern Pacific Railroad send third
and blockade the mouth of the Columbia, and close
all foreign commerce with Portland and other cities
of Oregon and the western Territories send a
fourth and take possession OF the western terminus
OF the Central Pacific ard send fifth and close the
harbor OF San Diego and also take possession of the
western terminus of the Southern Pacific These
are all feasible military feats and the war raging
with as much fury upon the Atlantic rs upon the
Pacific coast it will be that by powerful and
concerted "feint" upon New York and
the Atlantic coast generally armies might be trans
ported up these Pacific railroads to the Rocky
Mountains, Gibraltar forts built there with huge
granite rocks, and the whole Pacific coast might fall
into the hands OF the allied powers. In calculating
the chances Of war we must not over rate own
strength nor under-rate that of our enemies ad-
NIT that even ntinlating that Government can
be BUNDLED on the Pacific coast by foreign powers
is idle, nonsensieal and sensational unless we allow
our own hydraulic debris trespassers to conquer
first by destroying our agricultural interests our
cities, navigable rivers and the harbor of San
f anciseo 1t will be found that to fight the COM
bined monarchies Of the world Joined with tine
Pope is 4 much more expensive ard difficult job
thai. to fight one or two while the rest are
friendly and in full commercial relations with u.s.
sylY furnishing us vita munitions Of war and
ever yVhing else we need, and laughing IN their
sleeves account Of some old grudge they NAV
have against our enemies-at the good ticks we are
giving them. And even to begin the defense
in such viii cost five hundred millions
and at least thousand millions more to
conquer an honorable peace with those powers, If
such should fortunately be the happy result and
| believe that every man Of business experience
win agree with me that hundred millions had bet
ter be expended in the Sacramento valley immed-
ately by the General Government than that any Of
these catastrOphe5 should happen. Congress bad
certainly ought 10 have abolished hydraulic mining
at about the time of the close OF the rebellion when
the real serious damage from that kind of min
Ing was hrst generally complained Of. But it sat
like - great fool bump log" with all the min
ing laws IN its iron grasp, and allowed the damage
to be continued and increased hundred fold by
changing drifts and other modes into hydraulic pro
cess, and also by continuing to allow the people Of
all the continents, and all the islands of the Atlantic
and Pacific, from pole to pole, perfect freedom in
depositng their destructive debris upon the valley
AT the treaty Of Guadalupe Hidago, on the ID
day of February, 1913, the Government of the
United States became the owner of the then Terri
tory OF California, coded to it by the Government
Of Mexico in solemn treaty on that day, and soon
commenced selling to farmers, gardeners and or
chardiss aud from these to wheat and barley farms
and nearly the whole valley not held by and sharks
was thus disposed OF for farming, long before
mining grant was ever Issued Bug even if ell the
mining claims had been granted first, the miners
would have no more right to cast their destructive
mining debris upon the farmers than family living
in upper story would have to east from the cham
Der window into their nei2hbors front yard the
ashes, dshwater, chicken-feed and other debris
thus destroying their neighbours lovely walks beau
dful borders and costly flowers Ii the mineral
laws had at first been placed in the power OF the
state, it could have defended itself but as they
we're not but like the farmers it only allowed
TO commence and fight through long, tedious and
Xpens We civil suits, and the miners will not de-
t but claim pessessory titles to be superior to Gov
ernment titles that because, and only because they
nave been permitted to damage the farmers and the
state long time, and claim the privilege Of contnu
ng the damage perpetually, see way but for the
General Cove nment to step in and settle the diff
,Clty. And, before remarked it bad better eX
bend hundred millions oday than tn It the dam. !
'ge should be permitted to continue any longer |
nut there is no such amount required. The State |
pays to the General Government in revenue, from all
sources, from twelve to twenty millions annually, |
nd would here suggest that it appropriate two |
birds of one years St tie revenue-say ten millions
aud eEd at and forever this humiliatirg and
destructive genera devastation
Congress ought to Makeup the miners immediately |
~ passing special mining law, making il a crime
With imprisonment and damages, for one pai ty 10
uin anothers family residence and farm by cover |
ng with destructive mining debris not permitted to
lump there with cart" The crime of incendia. |
ism is nothing in comparison for then the farm is !
eft, and the residence can be rebuilt The senti |
nent so beautifully expressed by the Honorable |
supreme Cor Superior, please c0rrecO Court CT |
California should at once be adopted by Congress,
IloSt NlNitIi Inc miners cidlIn tHaJ !
hey are mining (probably oae hall foreigners now |
or themselves, from twelve TO fftt en- millions an |
luay, one-haf OF course to be leged eff to enrich
oreign nations and expect Of our General Gov rn- |
rent permission to destroy State that is now and |
las for long years been paying, not to its own |
offers, to its own selfish subjects, but to the |
General Government, more than that mum.
YER Of millions in annual revenue, and if |
lot destroyed, will continue to pay that |
mount and more as long as the Eternal Jehovah |
hall permit general governments to be aided by |
tate revenue. Such expectations will not be real, |
zed
The whole controversy in the case now being |
ried in the Superior Court Of Sacramento, between |
he State and the Gold Run Mining Company, was |
ircumscribed to '' nutshell" by Attorney General
farts remarks, last Thursday, the 18th, and re-
,orted in the REcoRD-UNToS of Friday, and also re.
marks by the Daily Bee of Friday, ard it would |
Gem that it ought TO admonish the defendant to
in time and money and close the testi-
nony, unless they expect 20 prove positively that
hey never owned any mines in the State, and were
lot in the State when the damage was done or UNI
ess they expect to win in the Supreme Court by a
did former mining company by |
he last Supreme Court under the old Constitution.
Attorney General Hart said that the question in |
olved was whether not the Gold Run Ditch and |
lining Company is tending to decrease a nuisance |
which the plaintiff in this case charges has been
by the obstruction Of navigable streams"
The Dee said Whether not one dollar or one |
thousand million dollars in gold, have been extrac ell
rom the mountains; whether cement is composed |
i soda, Silica slate or potash seems TO have ver5
title to do with the question to whether the Gold
Run Mining Company is contributing To the de-