The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1892-01-22

FeHr c1oDpoHsl Secretary Rolston.
which the shutting down Of hydraulic min
ing has eutailed upon an investment OF over
SlU00 100000 1t also put forward the claim
that $3.50, 100000 of gold still lies buried in
the State, which can only be obtained by
reviying hydraulic operations.
1t recommended that resolutions be
adopted calling upon the United States 10
erect restraining dams in the Sierras to i'm
pound debris from the mines, and in sup
port Of the request urged that the Govern
ment having sold the claims To the miners
with the full knowledge that hydraulic min
ing was a necessity, as well as because the
very existence of the Government had been
saved by the gold output Of California, 1t
should for those reasons pay for the con-
Z stTuctiOn Of the dams.
RECOMMENDATIONS MADE.
The report also recommended the con-
StIuctiun of such dams as the Government
engineers themselves certified to; that a
committee Of three be appointed to secure
action by Congress; that a state assOcla-
ton Of miners be formed. and that COM
mi,tee Of iye be appointed by the Chair to
formulate amendments TO the mining stat
utes Of the United States.
Grove /. Johnson made a forcible argU-
ment IN favor Of the report. lie cOugraiu-
lated the convention on the truce between
farmer and miner, whom he advised to 20
hand in hand TO Washington and demand
their rights at the public tT eRsury. lie be-
eved the inventive genius VI mankind
would devise plans Tor the successful I'M
pounding Of debris.
Charles G. Yale Of the Mining and Scien-
tifc Press presented the report Of the Me
mortal Committee, which, after Tectlug at
length the history OF the conflict between
the residents Of the hills and valley lands
# the STATE, ~ and out OF court, detailed
the losses suffered by mine-Owners by rea-
son of judicial decisions. The action OF the
Legislature in petitOning Congress to re-
habili.ate tie industry, which led u the ap-
pointment Of a Commission Of Engineers Gy
Congress, is noted, as is also the result Of
the engineers investigation. Quoting from
tile commissions report the memorial shows
the extent and value OF tie auTlierous
gravel deposits ia California which can only
be operated by hydraulic process aud the
right 10 work which Will stimulate the IN
uustres Of the State and nation.
Attention Is also drawn TO tie TACT that
the Government engineers reported that
dams and other restraining work can be
erected IN the canyons, which VIII restrain
the debris now lying in them as well rs
what may be carried into them hereafter
The memorial then asks Congress TO adopt
the report Of its own commission and at
once 10 take steps 20 put into practical and
effective operation the means suggested by
the engineers, in order that mining may be
again resumed in the manner indicated
without the injury complained Of in the past.
THE REPORT AMENDED.
The memorial further refers % the joint
resolutions of the State Legislature, setting
forth the facts and calling for relief, and
also to the recommendation of the Special
Board Of Engineers, that S645,Oyo be apprO-
pIiated for the improvement o. the Sacra-
mentO and Feather rivers, S1i6,20O for tie
Improvement Of the San joaquin aud MOke-
lumne and $4,000 for Petaluma Creek 1t
asks that these appropriations be now made
in addition TO whatever other appropriations
may be needed for the construction of dams
OF other restraining works recommended by
said commission.
After the reading OF the report and memo
rial an adj urnment was taken until 1880 in
the afternoon to give the delegates an op-
portunity for studying the subject.
On Teassembilng II was announced from
the chair that the Memorial Committee de-