The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-12
THE MINING CONGRESS.
Time foF the Converting Or the Con-
vsntion Set for 2:30 This
Afternoon.
Drlllors Draw Lots This Morning
and Committee Meeting at
IL O'CLOCK.
Large Number OF Delegates Already In
the City-Big Mineral Exhibit
Headquarters Ready.

Delegates TO ths National Mining con
eress began TO arrive by the early train
yests1day morning. and they continued :
come all day. Among some of tho NOR
prominent arrivals outside of the stat
wers ex-Gov. John DagCett, of California,
la. a. Normoyls, of Detroit. s. j. Pat
tssson, OF Dayton, Ohio, cx-Mayor Cham
pion g. Chase, Of Omaha Arthur Hay. o.
Springfield, ILL.,, s. b. CLARK. OF New York
g Jos Brown and wife, OF Leadville, Colo.
!. a. Garrison, Thorp. Wisconsin. G. H.
WieeinA Saginaw. Mich. 8. Lyons. New
York, A. G. Hubdan and wife. Harqua
Hala. Arizona, A. Fl. Boomer. San Fran
disco. J. W. Huston. Boise. Idaho, w. G.
Gallagher, Salt Lake, Utah. Z. Bennen-
hover, Salt Lake. A. q. Hubbard and wife,
George W. Bowers and wife, San Francisco.
John A. Sheridan, Leadville, Colorado. j.
IA. Merrill, wife and son, Oakland, Cali
fornia, w. II. Lendenburn, Thompson
Falls, w. G. Tonkin, st. Paul, Isaac e.
Blake, George W. Neff, Denver, Fred H.
Bullen, T. j. Wilkersou, Pueblo. Colorado.
Theodore Davis, St. Louis, D. o. Esh-
haugh, New York. e. d. Swanson, Dss
Moinss. .
Besidss the above there wore alarRe num-
Der Of state delegates. There will be a
special train from Butte this morning, and
ono in the afternoon. The Colorado dele
cation, which includes Gov. Routt and
Hon. Thos. NJ. Patterson, will srrive this
morning. Hon. Francis Newlanda. Of Ne
vada, will arrive to-day from the east, in a
special with a large number of eastern DEL
sRates.
Al ! meeting oftths executive committee
OF the congress- last evening it was decided,
owing to the fact hat u large number of
delegates will not arrive till noon and after,
10 change the time of the meeting Of the
convention from noon to 2:30 p. m. There
committee at II a. m. and it is hoped that
every member Of that committee will at
tend.
Yesterday was a busy day around the
auditorium. Early in the day entries for
the mineral exhibit began to arrive. and
the exhibit was assured. Among the ex-
Aibits received yesterday were those from
Park, Deer Lodge, Fergus and Meagher
counties, beside q lumber Of private COL
The machinery exhibit was also
completed yesterday. This consists
for the mechanical reduction of gold ores,
and the Jordan an~al0amator or extractor.
TLey will be run bv electrical power, the
General Electric ompany
put in a dynamo.
Tho stones for the drilling tournament
wers also put in place yesterday, and will
ready for the contest to- night. The men
mp the seats also made good ,ro-
yress, and there is now sufficient seating
j..
AZ the headquarters on Main street A. W,
de, A. +. Foote and q. s. French put in
The day st hard work with the result that
The room n the Bailey block has been
The windows are filed with
the walls are decorated with pict-
ares contributed by Helena people, while
the rear are a number of desks for the
OF visitors. All delegates
70 the congress are expected to 60 to the
and register, while those who
aave not secured accommodations in ad-
rance. will be assigned quarters on appli-
,ation. Visitors will also be taken care OF
" the committee.