The Nevada journal., 1851-10-18
We have received the following re-
port, with request to publish:
Quartz Miners Convention,

Quartz Miners Convention,
The propriety of making some law to
| protect the miners in the vicinity of
Gold Mountain, Quartz township Butte
county, California, being obvious--a con-
vention of delegates, elected by the Sc.
veral companies for that purpose, at a
ratio Of one for every nine members }
asse mbled at the city Of Seventy. six, on
the first day of October, 1851, and par
tally organized by appointing s. H.
Bancroft chairman, and J. j. 1Isdale
Secretary of the meeting.
The object of the meeting being fully
! explained hv the chairman he announc-
! ed as the FIRST business in order, the ad-
mission of members.
Whereupon DR.. A. W. Samuel, on the
part Of the Mammoth Joint Stock Com-
pany, presented the names of Messrs. J.
Fortner, J. G. Scott, A, Michael, A. w
Samuel and J. NJ. Abbott, delegates
elect from said company, who were on
motion admitted rs menbers of the con-
vention.
Judge j. d. bennett, on the part of
the Washington Quartz Mining Compa-
ny, presented the names of Col. o. C.
Freeman, w. Elleard, s H. Bancroft,
! r. j. Barnett, X. Nabb T. McNeair,
l.. Westenhaver, ]. D. bennett, and
+. A. Bailey, who were received as
members of the convention.
Col. William Robertson, on the part
Of the Rough and Ready Quartz Mining
Company presented tho names of Mess..s
A b. Anil, John Moss. William Robert
son, j. J. Tisdale, and - Reed, who
were admitted as members of the con-
vcntion.
MIR. Gleason presented the names of
J. ID. Byers and himself as delegates
from the Eagle Quartz Mining Compa-
ny and were received as members of
the convention.
Dir X. J. Barnett presented the names
of J. q Brown, l.. Magruder and c. L.
Price, who wero received as members
of the convention from the Saint Louis
Quartz Mining Company.
The situation and intention Of the
Gold Mountain Quartz Mining Compa-
ny being explained by Mr. G. W. Shuts
he was, on motion of MIR. Abbott, admit
ted as member of the convention from
said company
MIR. H. B. Abbott on the part Of the
Eureka Quartz Mining Company, pre-
sented the names of Doct Jump, Doct.
Bush II. B. Abbott and C. Bush, who
were received as members of the con-
vention.
| On motion of Judge bennett, one pre-
sident and seven vice presidents were
elected to preside over the meeting.
s. II. Bancroft was accordingly elee-
ted president, and William Robertson,
Rough and Ready ]. D. bennett,
{ Washington) A. w. Samuel, (Mam-
moth c. s. Price, (Saint Louis) Doct.
Jump, (Eureka) J. d. Byers, (Eagle,)
and G. w. Shuts. Of the Gold Moun-
tain. Company. vice presidents.
On motion by Col. Freeman, Lloyd
Magruder, J. AZ. Abbott, and j. j. lis
dale were appointed secretaries.
On motion of Col Robertson which
was carried, committee of seven was
! appointed to draft resolutions.
The following gentlemen constituted
said committee, viz: A. B. Anil, J. D.
bennett, J. @. Brown, G. w. Shuts, J.
D. Byers, A. w Samuel, and C. Ander-
son, who after retiring, recommended
the following resolutions for adoption
which after being discussed at much
length, and in which number of mem
bcrs participated, was adopted without
II count.
Resolced LIST, That we recognise MS
the just rights of the several companies
represented in this convention, to each
man twenty-feet, following the lead,
also allowing the dips ami angles, as
also their out crossings as their maps
designate.
Resolucd Cd That we regard the fore
going claims az being the basis upon
which the companies were formed, and
the expenses incurred by said compa-
mes are being made for working them,
and that wo will sustain each other in
maintaining said rights as are above set
forth
Resoired 81, Should any company
suspend operations during the incle-
ment seasons Of winter, that such sus
pension shall in no way impair their
rights rs above provided for--operations
are required in seasonable time after
the same can be worked to an advantage
in the spring,
Doctor A. w Samuel offered the fol-
following resolution
ResOlccd, That the Saint Louis and
Mammoth companies having laid off
their claims thirty feet to the claimant,
wc beg that this convention recognise
the slme Which after being argued
in favor of its adoption by DR.. A. W.
Samuel and Lloyd Magruder, and op-
posed by several members was decided
in the negative by majority of two
votes
1t was moved and carried that the
law requiring the election of recorder
of claims be abolished.
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