771 WICHELS-1965-842 eng Wichels, Ernest We're Losing The Bay Apr 11, 1965 In 1883 the Congress passed the Anti-Debris Act, which was meant to curb the damage wrought by hydraulic mining. In California it was commonly called placer mining. But it was not until Judge Lorenzo rendered his famous decision on Jan. 9, 1884, that hydraulic mining practically ceased in the Sierra Nevada. vacahc@gmail.com 842 45675154213 Publication/Article CaVaHC http://www.solanoarticles.com/history/index.php/vhcdb/842/ Read Article http://www.solanohistory.net/articles/842/842.1.pdf PDF Document