The record-union., 1892-08-05
WATCHING THE MINERS.
Two Hydraulic Detectives Who Were
Not Very Successful.
The Supervisors Discuss Election Ex-
penses-Folsom's New Bridge
Ready for Use.

The Board Of Supervisors was in ses-
sion again yesterday. Mr.. Bates was alb
sent again. and during most of the after
noon Mr.. Black was away looking after
the primaries.
The call issued by the Anti-Debris AS
soclatlon of the Sacramento Valley for
convention of Supervisors and citizens,
TO be held in this city tomorrow, was
Teaa' including the resolutions adopted at
the late River Convention. The Super
Vlsors will attend the meeting.
robert 7. Devlin, special attorney for
the county in the prosecution of hydrau-
TIC miners, addressed the board in refer
ence to Watchmen Hagle and Elder, who
nave recently been spying around Gold
Run. The men had returned and made
their report. The report was turned over
to the Supervisors later in the day 1t
was signed by j. A. Elder, and was as
follows:
Pursuant to your request, John Hagle
and myself went to Gold Run and vicin-
lty for the purpose of seeing that the in
functions sued out by the county against
hydraulic miners were enforced. The
morning after our arrival we discovered
number of Cinnamon working at pick
ing out trench where dirt had been
them, they fed. We did not discover
that they were using monitors. AT Gold
run there is constantly running n large
quantity OF water, which can be used for
INNING purposes during the whole Of the
year. We stopped at the hotel at Gold
hun, and after we had been there about
i've or six days the proprietor informed
US that he could not keep us any longer,
and we were compelled TO move our
quarters elsewhere. During the time
that we were on the ground no hydraulic
mining was carried on. We were con-
stantly employed during the time we
We're there watching the country, and
were supplied by Mr.. Devlin with in
functions to serve on anyone we caught
mining, but during our visit the mines
We're des erted. What occurred after we
left we do not know. We were employed
IN all nine days"
The report was placed on file
Supervisor Miller wanted to know
what the board proposed to do about pro-
Viding clerks TO take registrations in the
country precincts.
Chairman Greer said he was in favor of
placing clerk in each township, to be
compensated at the rate of 10 cents
name.
County Clerk Rhoads doubted if capa-
bic men could be obtained at the rate
mentioned by the Chairman. Under
the OLD law ID cents name was allowed,
about registering a person as there was
formerly. Another thing, Mr.. Rhoads
said that inasmuch as he was responsible
for the register, he would insist upon the
right to appoint the clerks who were To
do the work.
Chairman Greer said that this work was
gong 10 prove very expensive. Temper
airy buildings would have to be erected
In some places. The county had had
previous experience in this kind of bust
ness, and had TO pay dear for the use of
even an old abandoned barn that hap
pened to be wanted for election purposes.
After deSultOry discussion the board
dropped the subject.
Notice was received from Warden AuQ
of the Folsom Peniteutiary that the tenn
porary bridge built across the American
river by the prison authorities, to be
used until the county's new steel bridge
is completed, was ready for use, and the
board was requested TO inspect it and
either accept or reject it on behalf of the
county.
Mr.. Greer said that the whole board
should go to Folsom as soon as possible.
Messrs. Miller and Jenkins, the only
other members present did not want to
go, and suggested that the Chairman
could attend to the business himself. MIR.
Greer, however, declared that he would
not go alone, and offered resolution or
dering the whole board to go. There was
no second. however, and he Withdrew
the resolution in disgust.
Supervisor Black finally put in an ap-
pearance and helped the Chairman out of
the difficulty. He voted that the whole
board should go.
The board Will make the trip this fore
noon, and in consequence an adjourn
ment was taken until their return this
afternoon