, 1891-01-01
Interesting Papers Read at Yester-
days Session.
A Permanent Organization Advo-
Gated and Formed.
Exhibition of Crushing and Planning
Gold Ore To-Day.

Mr.. f. O. Bartlett upon the Resources
of Central Wyoming The mineral re-
sources of the region were described in a
comprehensive manner. The speaker
predicted that the Salt Greek oil basin
would be developed sooner than any
other region in the state. The basin was
shallow and the region easy of access.
The region is but sixty miles from Casper.
Following the address Mr.. J. F. Jenk-
ms offered a resolution inviting the Union
Pacific shop employees to visit the con-
%vention in a body at the afternoon session.
The resolution was adopted.
H.. G.. NIckerson, receiver Of the
United States land office at Lander gave
a complete and exhaustive account Of the
mineral resources of Fremont county. He
showed hat Fremont county had not
been half pro spected, and vet the minerals
already found showed 1t to be the richest
county in the state. There had already
been discovered gold, silver, coal, oil,
graphite, tin, aluminium. ochre, gypsum,
marble, jasper, pure sulphur, asbestos,
kaolin, nickle and mineral soap. The
Sweetwater mine was producing 10000
annually. All the county needed was
railroad development and capital to make
1t a veritable paradise in wealth.
Mr.. Mercer introduced a resolution
providing for the appointment OF a COM
mittee to consist of one member from
each county with instructions to report
Jan. ., a constitution and by laws for a
permanent organization of the convention
with n list OF directors for the first year.
In speaking to the resolution Mr.. Mercer
said the display at the present convention
justified the hope hat the mines OF the
state will be developed in the near
future. That it was the desire of
Cheyenne to aid in every work of
building up the state. Chief Justice
Groesbeck, Theo. MeDges, Prof. Stanton,
Jno. Zerung and G. G. Coutant spoke in
favor of the resolution which was adopted.
The ,hair appointed the following com
mittee; w. C. Knight, j. f. Crawford,
A. D Chamberlain. o. p. Kellogg, H.
G. Nickerson, Q. G. Couiaut, L. G.
Bartlett. Jas. L. Keenan,, VIM. Brown.
H. W. Mondell. j. DeBarthe, j. L.
Russell and A. |. Coleman.
The following resolution was presented
bv Prof r. j. Stanton and adonted.
Resolred That n COMMITTEES OF three be
snpo,nted bv the chair for the purpose of
dr~a(t,no resoIutions in favor of the free
metallic currency: also to correspond with
nrominent committees in Colorado and
otbers states of the Union.
The chair appointed as such committee
Messrs. Stanton of Laramie. Nickerson of
Fremont and Grant of Albany. The COM
mittee will report at todav's meeting.
A memorial presented by Mr.. Mercer
was adopted. It asks the Legislature to
provide a room in the capitol building in
which shall be arranged permanently min
eral specimens from Wyoming mines. An
appropriation OF $3.50 was asked to pur
chase cabinets, The room is to be in
charge of the mining convention when
permanently organized.
THE EVENING SESSION.
AT the evening session Hoo. Il. s. N.
Morgan made an entertaining address
upon Wyoming, the PENNSYLVANIA of the
West. MIR. Morgan reviewed the
growth OF pennsylvania showing Its slow
development extending through almost
a century before the full extent OF the
wealth Of the state was known. He COM
pared the situation of wyoming with that
OF Pennsylvania and drew a glowing pict-
ure of the future Of the new state.
Representative Brown of Sheridan
county drew a graphic and eloouept met
ure of Sheridan couuty's varied resources.
He complimented the member, of the
convention upon the work done at this
first session and predicte a bright future
for the state.
Ho, n p KoIro,o wos rr,, g,
sneacb and rosnondod in HI. wal b.nnr
manner He said in conId teu ,vh,t he
did nj, know about mining bo MIGHT h.
imnortaIized. In Ills world ,bero wsro
two great elements he known and the nm.
knovn The men who ach;eva fame are
those wbo reach into the unknown and brine
its mysteries into the light of the known
The discoveries of electricity the pr;,tinO
nrees no aIecrorb = or.nrlao Tbo