i Mr. Editor: The remarks, that accompany
tie published proceedings of the Miner’s
Meeting, at Fairplay, certainly do great in
justice, to the miners Act?.- Allow me then, to I
give a brief statement of the origin and nature ‘
of the difficulties with the American Mining I
Company: *» ’I
.There are quite a number of mineral ranges I
on the land lately purchased by that Company, j
Part of these are still worked when the water
is Itiir, during part of the fall and the winter.
The spring rains prevent work sometimes for
mouths. Those claims referred to, in the
Resolutions were legally obtained from the
former owners, by the usual permit, but not
committed to writing, and recorded, as per
haps they should be. When the Mining Com
pany made the purchase, there was no one at
work, in consequence of high water. When
the miners were ready to work, some found
their ranges occupied, or were forbidden to
work. The Company would recognize, at
first, but one claim, and that was where they
had a writen lease. Some of these miners had
'abored and persevered for years in proving
their diggings.
Now Mr. Editor should a change of owner
ship, or a lease of the land, throw miners out
of valuable diggings ?
The Mining Company have commenced
proceedings against several Of those who dared
to work on their own diggings. The Company
is rich, the miners generally of limited means.
The former can drag the potfr miner from
court to coitrf, far away from home or friends,
i several have been sued in Lancaster.
