Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1884-01-09
TIE MINING DECISION.
Some Items Of Interest Concerning the
Hydraulic Mining Injunction.

Hydraulic Mining Injunction.
The one overwhelming topic of CONVERSE
ton and congratulation among the citizens of
Sacramento yesterday was the great injunc.
ton suit, and the six and half column report
Of the decision in the REooRD.UNIoN was
eagerly sought after and thoroughly perused.
During the day dispatch was received in
the city and published in the evening paper,
announcing that the stay of proceedings
granted by the United States Circuit Court
did not extend to a suspension of
the judgment enjoining the opera
ton of the mines, but referred
only to stay so far as costs of the action
are concerned, in order that the same may be
properly adjusted. There was some inquiry
as to the number of mines enjoined by the
Court. The defendants in the action are
North Bloomfield Gravel Mining Company,
the Milton Water and Mining Company, the
Omega Gold Mining and Ditch Company,
the Conley l. Gowell Consolidated Mining
Company, the Excelsior Water and Mining
Company, and the firm of Chadwick & Camp
bell.
The Marysville Appeal says. as a matter
of detail concerning fact slready under
stood, that 1.-THE suit was brought by Ed
ward Woodruff, of New York, a member of
the firm of Packard 4 Woodruff, formerly
of this city. The firm own real estate in
Marysville, and also on the Feather river be.
low the mouth of the Yuba. The plaintiff, be-
ing nonresident OF the State, was entitled to
bring suit in the United States Circuit Court"
The action was commenced in September,
1882. The testimony was taken In June,
July and August. 1888. Il was charged in
q h. r,,,E Nko& H.
over 13 COO inches of water per day and de-
post in the rivers or tributaries over $4,000
cubic yards of solid matter daily. The jour
nal already quoted has this to say concerning
the companies epjoined: THE North
Bloomfield mines are in Nevada county, at
an elevation of 2, 800 feet above the sea. The
talings from these miles fow into the South
Yubs, through q short and steep tributary
called Humbug Creek. The North Bloom
field Company has been constantly adding
to the extent Of its operations from
year to year since it began the working Of
its mines, and has steadily added to It's
water supply. In 1872 the company used
total supply of 49, 600 inches of water,
and in 1882 it used 1,O05, 600 inches. The
Milton mines are also in Nevada county, at
French Corral, and near Sweetland. They
are l 800 feet above the sea, and their taiings
are discharged into the South and Main Yuha
rivers. The mines of the Omega Company,
likewise in Nevada county, are situated at
Omega, 8, $50 feet above the sea. Their tail
ings flow into the South Yuba through a
short and steep tributary called Scotchman's
creek. The Conley 4 Gowell mine is at Ne
vada City, 1850 feet above the sea, and its
tailings are discharged into Deer creek,
thence flowing into the Main Yubs river.
The mines of Chadwick & Campbell are at
Sailor Flat, Nevada county, 2, $50 feet above
the sea, and the tsiliDgs go into the South
Yuba through short and steep ravine. The
mines of the Excelsior Company are near
Smartsville, and are partly in Yuba and
partly in Nevada county, at an elevation of
about 800 feet above the sea. The tailiugs
from these mines flowed into Deer creek and
the Main Yubs river. The Excelsior mines
have not been operated for many months, the
company havins been enjoiled in a suit
brought by Yuba county, from dischsrging
debris into the Yuba river or its tributaries.