New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-10-04
TOPICS IN GREAT CITIES.
SAN FRANCISCO.
HYDRAULIC MINING-PERSONAL AND IN
DUSTRIAL.
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DUSTRIAL.
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SANFRAxCIsCo, Oct. "a case is now on trial
before tho United States Circuit Court in this city
which illustrates the singular warfare between
hydraulic miners and farmers in the great Sacra-
mento Valley. Two years ago the Supreme Court
snioined hydraulic miners from all work unless
they could impound the debris. Thus far this has
proved impossible. Yet in the face of the injunc-
ton many small mine are run. Hydraulic work IS
carried on at night, while by day the men spend
their time i'm drifting in tunnels. The agents whom
the Anti-Debris Association sends out to see whether
the law is being violated are warned away from
the big hydraulic mines on pain OF Delng
shot. The mines are being guarded night
and day and so bitter is the feeling OF the NINE
owners that they have warned farmers living near
by who have boarded agents of the Anti-Dcbris
Association that unless they refuse shelter to these
men their barns will be burned and their properly
DESTROYED One man ia roady to testify thar MS
refusal to obey this order resulted in the loss OF MS
barn on the same night. In the small mines Chi
reSe are employed, and when arrested for ny
draulic mining they go to Jail pay fines, Just as
thew find most convenient and then they
resume work. Tho worst feature OF the
case is that most of these hydraulic
mines are held by foreign companies
who care nothing for the ruin OF tho rivers ana
farms along their banks. The Sacramento mas DqI
COME 10 fl led with sandbars that navigation Is Wel
NIGH srspended and the luba and Feather are III
even worse condition.
Propcrty-owncrs Oh Rincon Hill and viclnl'y
have formed a string ASSOCIATION TO hSht tHs ?hc
rcTobeck claim, which is founded on Il heA!can
grant The claim IS stronger than usual, nut IL Is
expected that failure 10 file the grant among th'
archives will defeat the SUIT.
Tho recovery of Martin Fuller, who
was so horribly injured by vitrol being thrown III
his face by his discarded mistress is now only
question OF tllIc.
Acknowledgement John G. KcltGn LETT this week
for Washington under orders. lie mas pteh sta-
toned Dt Preside for fourteen years ana become
very popular with the regular army rs WEI
rs with the state militia. lie dld hhch
70 encourage rifle practice in tho National
Guard and recently issued small manual Tor
lidemCn OH range and battlefield.
Professor Homer Il. Spraglo arrived from the
Fast this week and took formal charge OF Mills
large that IT is expected the seminary and college
course will soon DO made free
Tho three weeks OF talk of the counsel in the
sharon. Hill suit before the United States District
Court ended this week, and tho case was taAcl
under adNisement. The lawyers on both sides nave
been greatly worried by Sarah Althcas ntcrrnp-
tions, which have always been moro pointed than
polite.
About four thousand cmigrants entered tho state
III September. Tho number of those who came
to purchase land was nearly cquaI
TO that OF those WHO fctiIcd on Government land
The present depressed condition of business ana
agriculture IN New-Inaland has Indnccd maAy pcO-
pic from that colony to come here. The muority
want small farms and have means to start III we'll
The Yosemite Valley Board of Commi ssoners
has decided to build a new State hote near Glacier
Wall The Legislature Appropriated SJO,o0O Tor
the building and grounds. me Yosemite mas
been injured by the wrrtChcd old barns called
hotels. in which the simplest convcnienccs for the
cOmlOr; OF guests are lacking.