Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1885-07-28

We Essay to Blaze Some Ligh
ON the Question.
We have noticed of late. will
no uncomfortable degree of solici
tude, that a great deal of ignor
ance pervades the masses concern
ing the subject of riparianism ant
Its severa. rami6cations. The mali
idea seems easy to grasp, but thu
rami6cations are different. Nobody
,Wlo reaches for them gathers then
| in.
! We differ from the ignorant va
hoo on this question BY being able
to explain all we know of it
There is a theory emanated from
our friend Judge Field of the Su
preme Bench of the U. s. He
holds that the last man ON the
creek takes everything in sight
whereas, the theory which origin
ated in Franktown, Of the county
IF Washoe. contemplates that the
first man who lies adjacent to the
head waters hogs the aqueousness.
We have ALWAYS been a strong
| adherent (and We showed our faith
! by our works) Of the Frauktown
theory.
| Our neichbor down the water
course, John Sweeny the we'll
known amateur rancher, is a bold
advocate of the Field idea.
One bright morning before the
horned toads were up. he came up
to our dam with a big Ak to exem-
plify the FIELD theory by demolish-
ing the dam aforesaid. About
this time we popped up from be-
hind a sage-brush with a No. II
caliber Parker shotgun Choke
bore) and asked him what he
thought Of the carpenter work on
the dam
He seemed little reserved about
giving an opinion. but finally said
that he had no changes to suggest.
He then attempted to argue the
Field theory Of riparianism, but by
cooking the shotgun a, 4 flourish
ing it around little we convinced
him that old Field knew no more
about water rights than old Johnny
Moore who never looks at water.
He said that his ideas Of Field
had changed in the past few min
utes and he now believed that he
was an unconstitutional ass in the
third degree.
Glad to discover such good sense
and candor in one so young, We al
lowed him to .return to his family
in good condition q sadder and
wiser man.
About 3 o'clock that afternoon,
however, he was back again to talk
over riparianism, as he said he had
thought Of several points which
in Lis embarrassment in the morn
ing he had overlooked. He had the
points and authorities along with
him in the shape of a couple Of
Phoebe FILTERS with Winchester
rifles and some Washoe Indians
who answer the Sweeny buele call
and had some shotguns.
We supposed of course that our
trusty Chinese heDchman and sage
brush grubber would jump in and
argue with the gang, but he seemed
to think that no such legal work
was required Of him at $50 a month
and board.
Next time we make a contract
with a slippery monaghan all ranch
work will be included.
After Sweeny's gang had cooked
their weapons he asked US what we
thought Of the Field decision. Of
course it was hard for man of our
temperament to lelinquish an old
deep-rooted conviction, but we
did all the same.
We still thousht well Of the
Franktown theory, but it did not
tower up as invinclble as it used to.
We have always held that a pro-
gressive man may modify his vices
and still respect past convictions
without clinging to them as if he
was a drowning man gathering
straw crop. We told Sweeny that
we thought more Of the FIELD
theory as We understood it better
aud be remarked that We had bet
ter proclaim it from the housetOps
as the boss. p. D. Q.
Language like that riled US
somewhat, and seeing the letaln-
80. lo-o, thar obotuuno mn W.