, 1890-06-26
THE MINING BUREAU.
Lieutenant Governor Laughton De-
Hnes It's Origin and
Purpose.
A Tour of Examination to Various
Mining Sections for In
formation.

Lieutenant Governor Charles Il
Laughton, also president Of the min
ing bureau of the state of Washing
ton, accompanied by Hon. John Il.
Convey, mayor Of Olympia ano
chairman of the republican state
committee, and Mr.. George A,
Bethune, geologlst for the state oI
Washington, arrived In this city on
Friday last on tour to various
mining districts In the state,
Governor Laughton, when visited
Saturday at his quarters In the
Hotel Spokane by II REVIEW re-
porter, was found In his usual jovial
mood and convcrsing with a mum.
her of conpenial friends. All were
apparently deeply interested In
listening to the governor tell about
the mineral wealth of this state,
upon which he is an enthusiast.
Around the room were seen many
knick-knacks necessary for the COM
fort of the party when IN camp,
although their entire outfit had not
as yet been purchased.
To the question relative to the
mining bureau Of the state Of Wasl-
ington, Governor I.aiighton said;
"The bureau was organized under
an enactment passed at the last ses-
sion of the legislature. Its menu
bers ex-oflicio We're the governor,
lieutenant governor and treasurer OF
the state, and Its purposes were to
provide for the gathering and dis
seInination of such Information AS
would call the attention of the
world to our vast mineral resources.
"ln organizing, IL was deemed
necessary to have IA complete refer
ence of every mining section, and
every individual engaged IN mining
throughout all the states west of the
Missouri river. To that
end circulars were sent to all
the auditors of these states, so that
now complete list IL on file in the
Office of the mining bureau at
Olympia. All information gained
by the bureau and state gcoloSist
will be published In pamphlet form
aud transmitted not ouly to differ
eIt corporations and individuals,
but to the geologists of the various
states, all mining schools, stock
boards and capitalists throughout
the East. There wi also be a min
eral cabinet at the headquarters of
the bureau, where complete exhi-
bition of the entire minerals of the
state, including not only the pre-
c.ous metals, but different grades of
iron, lead, marble and various kinds
of building material, with u full
history attached to each.
"Our mission" continued the gov
ernor, sis to visit every district aud
mine in the state upon which any
development Whatever has been
made, and gather all reliable data
and statistical Information rs would
be worth publishing, and assist In
the general development Of this
great resource"
The governor then, by request, re-
lated briefly their trip as follows:
1--WE will leave here sunday after
noon at 3;l5, arriving In CONGO
nully on Monday morning, remain
ing there long enough To thoroughly
inspect aud survey the RUDY aud
Salmon river mining districts. We
will then purchase our outfit,
pack our animals, and FROM
there we viii visit and in
spcct all mines In the Chloride
district, also the land belt ut Palmer
lake, Wanacut lake, Golden city,
Mount Chapaca, Osooyos and Rock
creek mining districts, from there
we will 20 to Colville, returning to
this city about the LIST of August
al Ia, .. 81. l..