New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-26
MINING ENGINEERS IN COUNCIL.

MEETING OF THE NATIONAL INSTITUTE AT DOVER
n. J-FIRsr DAYS observation-disclosures OF
PRESIDENT RAYMOND.
lYroM A SPECIAL CoRREsPOSDBsr OF TIE rRiBUSEl
DOVER, n. j., May 25.-The American In
sttue of Mining Engineers, which assembled here this
evening its annual session. is only four years Old
Although somewhat restricted in it's scope it already
numbers abo ye 800 members, and has published Two
large octave volumes of transactions, which are consid
cred valuable contributions this branch Of science by all
of the profession here and in Europe Among its members
and the names of the President Roste
w RAYMOND, editor of The Mining and Engineering
Journal; Prof Thomas NJ Drown OF Lafayette College,
Easton PENN who is Secretary Thos. T. Bosye, Presl
dent OF the Boston Society Of Natural History Prof T.
sterry Hunt other teachers in the Boston Institute
~ Technology: Profs Droadhead, Cook Cox and Lesley
all state Biologists Prof j. 8. Newberry and bis asso
cates in the School OF Mines at Columbia College, Prof.
Chester Of Hamilton Prot j. c. smock OF Rut-
GERS Profs Morris and schaefer Of Cornell, and Prof
Petee Of Harvard. 1t is body OF men who unite bust
ness with brains IN no common degree An opening
meeting was held in the Of the Young Mems Chris
tan Association at o'clock in the evening President
r W RAYMOND OF Brooklyn delivered the usual opening
address, of which the following is an abstract:
Mr. Raymond began by abiding to the rapid growth OF
the Institute since It's formation four years at Wilkes
barre Penn and mentioned terms OF affection and
respect the venerable David Thomas who was Cor the
firsf few months its President After few obserYa
tons appropriate his own approaching retirement
from the office which he had held by successive re-
elections for the maximum period permitted By the rules
President Raymond presented general survey OF the
most recent events in mining or netaurey IN TINS conn
- iouchjug upon the development OF new iczsilyer
mines in California, the continued prodnctiveness
Of the cGmstOc1 Ssvaaa had s'e 0,o hs "a sand ID
i is14 about s s,5 goo 600 n gold and silver,
of which s22 oOococ oacie from the Comstock lode The
whole product from 1861 TO ls7l acuave was Tor tls
nsned $lfe 100000 New discoveries OF suphuretted
ores in Eureka County, New alluded TO- IN regard
to which Raymond sod that If they hs good for all
revolution necesa in the smelling processes now EN-
poyed there The teuric gold ores OF Colorado. hth-
eItO rarity, lad been discovered III numerous
veins, prom'sng interesting metlirglcal p!opein
The pr0dp tion OF gold and silver during 1874 III tne
western states il as follows: California $203OO,o3l;
Nevada S35, 402, 263: oregon. r6O3O7O; Washington
: ~ 90 tab SO 500 I39 Colorado, $5.1ss510; Arr
IONA 1857 OOO New Mexco, $3oooooi oiher sourees'
SlOO total s72.32s, TIA gain OF perhaps SlVoo
600 over So These figures have not before Deen
,,lished They were from the forthcoming report or MI
iaymona as United States Commissioner OF Mining olA-
tistlcs.
The remainder OF the address devoted TO IRON ana
steel and to the recent address Of Mr. MeDeaus, Pres
n, nj the Iron and steel Institute Of Great Britain and
the naper OF Mr. j. Lowthian Bell late President OF the
same body giving an account Of his visit 10 the United
States hir Raymond thought 1t apparent Lhat the In
is ironmasters had definitely made up their minds 10
surr ndcr the American market, ana ta tleGt "oh "
heavy tincnts Of foreign citii III ths HoH""hnr
regions of our Southern states. -, ,
Mr. RAYMOND followed Dy snort VerDaI
cation from Prof C. sLlock Assistant s's
o NcwJerscv, the character ana re W the etfOec1
for-natio IN which this mineral district hes
the tent geographical distribution, ana ecuarites OF
tho O-e-yeins, by means Of maps. Ills remarks Were
nureiy local in their application and had special refer
enc Ia The poius which. be visited IN the e1cur
sions OF to norrow and the following days.