Butte semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1886-1890, 1889-12-04
The Mineral Stove Too Hot For
Northern Pacific Rail-
road Gloves.
The Hon. w. A. Clark and Lee
Mantle Enthuse the Con-
vention.
The Legislative Members Have
Not Yet Recovered From
Wine and Turkey.
From Sundays Daily.

From Sundays Daily.
HELENA, Nov. 30.-[Special to th
Miner by Rocky Mountain Telegraph l.
The mineral land convention met at 1913,
o'clock this morning.
A telegram OF regret was read from ]. A
Leggat Of Butte, expressing sympathy will
the objects of the convention.
A set OF resolutions from Butte were reae
expressing sympathy with the movement
to prevent the Northern Pacific from &C
quiring title to mineral lands in Montana
and promising hearty support to the
same. They were signed by John Kirby,
c. w., in behalf OF the Montana Circle No
l, II. F. Brotherhood OF the Union; John
Gobel, M. w., in behalf OF Pioneer Assem-
bly, No. 1880, Knights OF Labor; Joseph
Thomas, president, in behalf OF the Butte
Miners Union.
The following resolutions were adopted:
WHEREAS, On the 7th day OF February,
1888, the citizens of Montana met in mass
convention at the city OF Helena to protest {
against the acquisition by the Northern
Pacific Railroad company OF title to min.
eral lands within the limits OF it's grant in
this state; and,
WHEREAS, Said convention adopted @
preamble and passed resolutions setting
forth fully and forcibly all the facts and
circumstances relating to the subject; and,
WHEREAS, Although the facts and proofs
there gathered and submitted to the inte.
rior department have resulted in prevent
ing the issuance OF patents up to the pres.
ent time, it now appears that owing tosre-
cent rulings OF the land department there
is again pressing and immediate danger OF
said railroad company acquiring such title;
Therefore be it, r.
RESOLVED, That this convention reaf.
firms the preamble and resolutions adopted
by the mineral land convention hold in the
CITY OF Helena on Feb. z, 1883. and that
in furtherance of the statements and pur-
poses therein expressed we recommend the
following:
FirstSThat q corporation be immedi.
ately formed to be known as the Mineral
Land Association OF Montana.
Second-That the incorporators OF said
association shall be the following named
persons: L. Fl. Hershfied and Thomas
Cruise OF Lewis and Clarke county, @. Il.
Barret and William Thompson OF Silver
Bow county, B. F. White OF Beaverbead
county, r. o. Hickman OF Madison county,
Vining A. Cook OF Jefferson county, y. a.
Wolf OF Missoula county, David K Folsom
OF Meaghe county.
SThird-Th object OF this association
shall be to further in every way possible
the aim and purpose OF the mineral land
convention in preventing the Northern Pa
cifc Railroad company from acquiring
patents to the mineral lands OF Montana
located on the odd sections within the
company's land grant.
Fourth-The association shall be clothed
with full power to employ counsel; to petit
ton the secretary Of the Interior, the con-
gress of the United States, the legislature
81 Montana and any and all other bodies
or persons whose aid it may be necessary
to invoke. and in all other ways to do
whatever in it's Judgment may be wise and
necessary to carry out the purposes OF lts
organization. ~
funds necessary to meet the expense OF saio
association they are authorized by TINS
convention to incorporate with capltai
stock OF $50, 900, which shall be issued IN
shares OF 81 each, the STOCK TO % luii paiu
and unassessable.
Sixth-The association shall at once
open books for subscription to stock and
shaII designate persons in the different To-
calities OF the state, whose duty it shall De
to circulate such books and secure SUD-
scriptions to stock. l..
Seventh-The association shall adopt
by.laws which shall set forth the manner
and purpose OF it's organization, and snal
have copies of the same printed ana ois
ttibuted with such other matter as tney
may deem proper.
Eiehth-That the mineral land associa
tion shall Immediately upon it's organlza
ton ascertain the most practlcai AM
effective plan of procedure to be folloWee
by owners of mine locations now in Dan
ger Of beine patented to the Northern ia
cifc Railroad company, and shall promui
gate such plan through the medium Oh I'LL
press. ,.L;sorven
Ninth-That the president OF this conyen
,ontio- "a hereby authorized to fill an.
vacancies which may occur IN tne ho0
incorporators herewith submitted:
RESOLVED, That the president OF tins az
sociation be, and he is hereby, lnstruces
to transmit to the presloen1 vi VI
limited States, to the honorable secre1al
M the interior. to the commissioner OF 'n
general land office and to each memper
fbe United States Senate and house OF rel
resentativee, copy OF the proceeolngs
this convention. together with cops =
the preamble and resolutions aoop'eu
the former convention. -, .bi
RrsoIyrD. That the president of TN
convention be, and he is hereby, instruc.tS ~
To reouest the honorable secretary Oh -
intarior TO suspend further action iookIl
int" the issuance ofpatents upon selectior
OF land within the limits OF It's granC nel
toiore made to the Union Pacific compan
until the mineral land association ga
formally present it's views as 10 'ne 70,
methods by which the true charsc'er
such lands may be determll ed.
RESOLVED, That the preservation OF ~" ~
mineral lands being matter wnicn aneI .,I
avery citizen OF Montana, we respecIiui
nroe mon the legislative assembly OF mo
tana tbe iustice and the necessity Oh :
tend;no financial aid and moral support
this movement, and we especially cal up;;
tha aovarnor of Montana to extend nis
fluence in this behalf. o,t;,
RESOLVED, That when tnis eonnoIs n - =
adiourns it do so subject to tne .;nr can y, '
president OF the mineral land con Yen.,on, n,,
RESOLVED, That this convention WI
advise the Mineral Land associatlon w :, :.
mediately bring before the honoraDie .
retary OF the interior the prepriety ana
right Of that officer to appoint q comu !
s;on To re-examine and redesignate : =
character of the mountainous land inciuo ::
within the limits of the Northern fac:
land grant with the purpose OF correc.'
the erroneous designation OF sucn lan
heretofore made by government survey.
and in iurtherance OF this object that
association should employ comPeoent !
torneys to examine and present 1ne
and the rulings concerning one 3.
and the authority OF the secretary VI
interior in this matter.
RrsoIyEn That the attention Oh