, 1890-12-31
THE CONVENTION.
A Good Attendance at the Opening
Session.
Valuable Papers by W. C. Knight
and F. w. MondeIi.
An Interesting Program Arranged
for To-Day's Session.

The mining convention opened auspici'
ously yesterday afternoon with a good at.
tendance. Keefe hall, which has been Sc.
cured as the place Of holding the conven.
ton, has been arranged with long table.
and cases for the display of minerals.
The specimens from the Gold Hi
mines attracted much attention. The
free gold lodes in the camp number seven,
teen, while the developed lodes in the
camp number al. Specimens are shown
for the Wyoming. Little Bonanza and
Little Giant with free gold which run fol-
selected pieces of ore up to thousand.
Of dollars a ton.
W. c. knight. of the keystone dis
trct, has specimens from the Keystone
mine taken at a depth of lis feet, show
ing sS7 in gold to the ton and from the
Florence mine, at a depth OF ninety feet,
showing gold 1923 and silver 1913 per tod.
He also exhibits asbestos specimens from
Laramie Peak.
A W. Haygood shows some nice ore
from the Lone Tree lodes near Granite
Canon. The ore is taken from a depth
of forty feet and assays from Sc to $50 a
ton in gold and silver.
Silver Crown is represented by well ar.
ranged.specimens ~ofcopper glance, brown
copper from the Comstock, and specimens
from the Little Jessie and from the Elk
Horn mines. j. X. Jeffrey has a fue
exhibit ofcopper from the Ingot group.
There are some specimens o fborax and
soda from Saratoga; coal from Natrona
county; asbestos from the mine of A. w.
Honstin near Saratoga; hematite iron
from near Rawlins; iron ores from Hart
vile; gypsum and mica from various
parts of the state; a cylinder glass from
the Laramie Glass works, and oil. build
Jog stone, marble and various other
specimens from nearly every county in
Wyoming.
The arrival of the legislature in the hall
shortly alter 4 O'Clock was the signal for
calling the convention to order which was
done by G. g. Coutant of the executive
committee which has the convention
arrangementsin charge.
The first business in charge was the
choine of permanent officers. Hon. S.
w. Downey was elected permanent
chairman and Joseph DeBarthe perman
ent secretary of the convention.
On the stage when Col. Downey as.
sumed charge of the convention we're NJ.
N. Grant, E. A. Slack. 7. B. hicks, T.
A. Kent, Z. s. N. Morgan, G. G. Cou.
tant, Speaker Kellogg, w. r. Schnitger,
f. E. Warren. Abe Kaufman OF Denver,
VIM. Sturgis, Jr., aud Col. Blake OF
Denver. Besides the members of the
legislature there werepreseut ex Governor
Hoyt, Otto Gramm, Ex-Governor Baxter,
Pref Conley, Judge Groesbeck, T. X.
Anderson, l. S. Bartlett, Senator Carey
Prof Stanton. J. +. Jenkins. A. s. MAr
Ger, Fl. B. Ijams, w. NJ. Mast. II, B,
Kelly, A. G. MeGregor and W. a, Rich,
ards.
The first business OF the convention wa
an address Of welcome by j.. K. Jeffrey.
The speaker on behalf of the peopI,
OF Cheyenne extended a Hearty welcom,
to the delegates and visitors. He hoped
the present convention would be the frs
of a series which would do much TOWARD
showing correct statistics and tangibl,
proof of the wealth and extent of Wyom
ing recourccs. No one can tell the great
future of Wyoming if the people Of the
state will take the interest in its develop.
ment they shonld. We have with n,
representatives of the ~piouers, the pros.
pectors and the miners; men who suffeI
hsrdships. who one day cant get a grut
stake but the next may be milliouaires
These men are op~enheaIted and generou!
and it is with pleasure we extend to then
a welcome. AT the close of his address,
Mr.. jeffrey presented the chairman will
a handsome ga7el of ash and maple anC
a base made of soapstone presented
by the people of johnson county to tn,
convention.
Hon. s. w. Downey responded for th,
visiting members. He complimenteC
Cheyenne on the steps taken by the city
to aid in the, development of the state
The mineral output of Colorado last yea
was $4,000 O0o. Wyoming with gold
silver, coal, copper and oil can do wha
Colorado has done. Minerals do no.
cease with state boundaries and there il
enough wealth in Carbon county alone t,
make a second Leadville. The comins
metal is said to be aluminium which is on,
third of iron in weight and strong as steel