The record-union., 1892-09-27
TEE SLEGkBHS QUESTION.
What the Anti-Debris Association is
Doing.
Supervisor Greer's Report of the Late
Meeting-Better Feeling Toward
Camineuti's Bill.

y
day, pursuant to adjournment, for the
purpose of considering the tax levy and
other matters. There were present Chair
man Greer and Supervisors Black, Bates,
Miller and Jenkins-a full board.
Clerk Rhoads. read communication
| from electors of Precinct No. 81, remon-
strating against the proposed removal of
the polling-place from Clay Station. Re-
ferred to Supervisor Jenkins.
Pending the receipt of Auditor John
sons estimate for the tax levy for the en-
suing year, Chairman Greer made ver-
! bal report Of the result Of the meeting of
the new Anti-Debris Association held at
Marysville on the 22d, at which he and
Supervisor Bates were present as repre-
sentatives from Sacramento County. The
counties represented were Suffer, Yuba,
Colusa and Sacramento.
Mr.. Greer said that all the Supervisors
present were deeply in earnest and
evlnced determination to have stop
| put TO hydraulic mining. He and Mr..
Bates assured them of Sacramentos sup
| port, but wanted to see more counties
come into the combination-the eight that
are most deeply interested-in order to
lessen the expense of each. 1t was de-
cided to hold a meeting in Sacramento on
! Monday, the 10th of October, TO further
| consider the matter and endeaVor. If pos
sible, to get more counties interested par
ticularly 4olo, which has as much at
stake IN the matter as Sacramento.
THE UTMOST HARMONY,
| Mr.. Greer said, was manifested at the
meeting, and he believed the object
aimed at could be carried to successful
conclusion. The visiting Supervisors
were driven over the country III the
| vicinity OF Marysville, and saw for them
selves the terrible results of hydraulic
mining, and it was easy to foresee what
Will happen i'll the years to come if hy
draulicking be allowed to continue.
Unless 1t be effectually stopped the debris
would, in few years, cause losses TO
fertile farming lands that would far ex-
coed the value OF all the gold that ever
was or ever will be taken from the
mountains.
After describing the effects Of hydraulic
! mining as witnessed by the party, Mr..
Greer said that in the near future the
river-beds would be raised so high that it
would be impossible to build levees suffi-
Gent to keep the water from overlooking
the valley lands, destroying their fertility
and driving from their happy homes
thousands of families.
THE DEFENSE FUND.
Referring to the matter of the expense
| Debris Association, he said that himself
and Supervisor Bates had given the
others to understand that Sacramento
realizing the danger that threatened her
people-would continue to aid in combat
ing the operation of hydraulic mines. The
expenses of the association in the past
! had averaged about 81 900 month, which
had been horne mostly by three counties
I-Yuba, Suffer and Sacramento. While
the contract Of this county with Attorney
! Devlin lasts the sum paid him $500
monthly would be credited to Sacramento
as her portion of the expense; but if
| seven or eight counties can be induced to
| join the association the expense to each
will hereafter be greatly reduced.
ANTAGoNIsTIC INTERESTS.
EITHER the farmers or the hydraulic
miners" continued Mr.. Greer, will have
to quit-that is the long and the short of
! it. The agricultural interests are, how
ever, paramount to those of that particu-
! lar and by no means the more important
| branch of the mining industry; it should
and must be the victor in the pending
struggle for supremacy. Most of the hy--
draulic mines are owned by nonresident
| foreigners; the mines are operated by
agents, and the gold taken therefrom is
| shipped out Of the country. The few
dollars paid for labor, and much Of which
goes TO Cinnamon, is all that is spent in
this country"
THE CAMINETTI BILL.
Mr.. Greer then spoke of the pres
ence of Congressman Caminetti be-
fore the association, who had been
invited there for the purpose of explain
ing his hydraulic ng-river-improve-
ment bill. He said that after hearing Mr..
Caminetti's explanation Of its provisions,
in their amended form, the members of
the association were much more favor
ably disposed toward it than before. 1t
| leaves the matter entirely in the hands of
the Government, and has certainly MANY
good features that are worthy of careful
consideration.
At the conclusion of Mr.. Greer's re-
marks the board took a recess until 2
o'clock p. NJ.
At the afternoon session Overseer
Webb of Road District No. - asked the
board to authorize him to repair and
lengthen the bridge over the canal cross
ing the lower Stockton road, near the
| Hack ranch. The matter was referred to
Chairman Jenkins of the Road and High
| ways Committee, who moved that MIR.
Webb 60 ahead and make any repairs that
may be necessary.
1t was SO ordered, and on motion of
Supervisor Bates Mr.. Webb was also au-
thoriZed to raise and improve bridge on
the Brainard grade, opposite the Mack
place.