So Mr. Frankish received a letter from a gentleman requesting to lease
the use of water at the head of San Antonio Canyon for the purpose of hydraulic
mining for a term of five years. The gentleman promised to enter into an
agreement to not divert the water from its natural channel and not to diminish
its quality but to release it to its original channel after being used for mining
purposes. In a letter Mr. Frankish discusses this request with Mr. MacNeil. He
writes
“By
this mail I write you re Mr. Rossiters request for the use of water for mining
purposes and think it well to give you some private pointers. Mr. R. has undoubtedly
struck ———— having shown Mr. Gissing and myself lumps of free gold just as picked up from the gravel
weighing nearly an ounce each and one lump picked up was sold for over $400. Now it occurs to me, if this is such a good thing and the use of our
water is indispensable to its development, might we not be entitled to a fair remuneration
(sic) for its use. Again will not some
water naturally be wasted and may not the refuse washed into the head of the
Canon interfere with the flow of the water. I merely suggest these points for
your consideration.”
I sure hope to read Mr. MacNeil’s response to
this brainstorming session.
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