The Placer herald., 1871-05-27
MINERS CONVENTION.
AUBURN, SATURDAY EVENING,
JANUARY 3lst, 1863. {

Notice having been given, the miners OF
Auburn, Millerlown, and other localities met
at the Orleans Hotel, at the above date for
the purpose of organizing a Copper Mining
District. On motion r. G. Poland Esq. g,
was called to the chair, and Tabb Mitchell
elected Secretary
On motiou of Dr. James Cummings, a
committee Of four was appointed to draft
Rules and Regulations for the government OF
the District Messrs. Woodin, Crandall,
Cummings, and Tabb Mitchell were appoint
cd said committee
On n,a.ion, Jas, Mu,sell, jr., WAS elected
Assistant Secretary.
Ga mot on the convention adjontncl TO
meet neSt Monday evening at y o'clock, at
the Orleans Hotel.
r. c. POLAND, President
IAm MlrcHNLL' Secretaries.
JAS. MUHsELL, JR.
AUBURN, February 2l, 1868.
The Miners Convention met pursuant to
adjournment Il. {. Poland, Esq, in the
Chair. Upon the request of the Chairman
d. b. Curtis, Esq, was elected President of
the Convention. The minutes Of last meet
ing were read and approved.
Dir. Crandall offered the following resolu-
tons which were adopted:
WHEREAS, on Saturday evening January
3lst, few persons assembled at Humbus
Hill and professed to have organized a Min
ing District, bounding it as follows: Com
mcncing at Iayiors ranch, running thence tc
Shanleys ranch, thence to Manhattan Bar OIL
the American river ria May Flower Mil
thence down said said river to Whisky Bar,
thence to Mt. Pleasant House, thence to
place of beginning, thus covering all the
l,nds recently discovered and mostly owne1
by citizens of this place, and Whereas, the
plriies comprising said meeting were appriz-
ed of the intention of the citizens of this place
to hold meeting at the same time and fol
the same purpose, and to embrace the same
territory Therefore
Resolrcd, That we the miners residing
within the territory described IN the forcgo-
ing preamble, regard the action of the par
ties at Humbug Hill as a humbug, and thai
we will not submit to their usurpation, and
hereby declare their action without effect and
void.
Resolrcd, That this meeting now receive
the report of the Committee appointed at oul
meeting on Saturday, for the purpose of de-
timing the boundaries, and drafting Rules
and Regulations for the approval of this
meeting.
The committee appointed at the meeting
on Saturday evening last to report Rules and
Regulations for the government of the Dis,
trict, reported the following which was adopt
ed:
PREAMBLE, We the citizens of Auburn
District. h wing met on January 3lst, 1868
for the purpose of organizing Copper Min
ing District, do hereby adopt the following
Rules and Regulations:
Article l. The Auburn Copper Mining
District shall be bounded as follows: Com
mencing on the North Fork of the American
river at point due east from the California
House, running thence due west to the east
ern boundary of the Lone Star Mining Dis
trict, thence following the eastern boundary
of said District to the southeast corner,
thence west on the southern line Of said Dis
trict, to the Township line between Town
ships Nos. 2 and 3, near Thos. Stanley
house, thence in southerly direction along
said line to where it strikes the American
river and the North Fork thereof to the place
of beginning.
Art. 2. The Office of Recorder is hereby
established for this district, to be elected by
this meeting, and to hold his office for the
term of twelve months, or, until his succes