The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1892-07-03
|1HE MINING CONGRESS.
Tho Congress July IL Will Be q
Representative Gathering in
Every Respect
Uxperts, Owners, Managers and
Silver Men VIII Be In
Attendance.
Commandsr-in-Chief Of the Sons OF Vat
Grams Expects u Big Enoompmens
In August.

From all indications the Mining congress
that conyenes in Helena July II will DO the
greatest gathering of mining men That ever
convened in this country. The delegates
vill come from every branch of the mining
inaustrv. and will represent the business in
all of its ramifcations. Correspondence
both from the east and west indicates thHs
a number OF mining experts ana mining
engineers will avail themselves OF the con-
cress to meet the leading mine owners OF
the northwest and at the same time Visit
the mines Of Butte and the big wotKs ~
Anaconda. The mining machinery men
will also attend IN goodly numbers wh'e
there will be a large attendance OF mine
owners and mine managers. In addition
there will be n large representation OF the
free coinage men, while from the easier"
states there will be delegates b oslleVe
only in a gold standard. Several leao'he
journals have signiied their intention OF
having representatives on tho grouno'
among these being the Engineering
and Mining journal. of New York, the
minneapolis Tribune. Salt Lake Herald,
Denver Republican, Chicago Herald ana
the San Francisco Examiner. IN aoo'tioh
there will be a full representation OF the
press of the state, az we'll as OF the mining
men generally. -
Mayor Grant, OF New York. has named
ITO delegates. and of these it is thought
about twenty five will attend. The atten-
dance from the south, Judging from tue
correspondence, will be very fai-. while the
middle west, the northwest and Pacito coast
will furnish the majority Of the delegates.
There will be at least one woman delegate'
Mrs. Clara L. MoAdow. who has been ap-
poiptod by the mayor of Detroit, and a let
ter received from her yesterday announces
that she will attend. ., ~
The drilling contest will undoubtedly be
a great success. The prizes. offered arc
large and worth competing for, and the
men who win them will do 80 only after the
sharpest competition: The trss con-
testant to arrive is M " ronre snet,
The Little C%ottonvood mining camp. OF
Alta. Utah. and brought with him the
nroner credentials. The fact that contest
ants arc charged no entrance Zee mas re-
suited in a number who would not nave
contested entering. so that 1t VIII DO we
LARGEST attended drilling contest ever held.
Another feature that will attract a great
deal OF attention will be the mineral u"
hibit. Mining men and ~prospectors gener.
slly throughout Montana have taken hold
of this. ana the camp that is not we'll rep
resented in the display will have no n to
blame but its own residents. SO far Jeffer-
SON county has contributed the most speci-
mems, among the mines represented being
the No, tn Home, East Pacific ana FreiburR.
W vIH nsH Boy, Of Deer Lodge county,
have also sent specimens. The executive
committee of the congress has a gentleman
under salary to arrange and care for the
mineral exhibit. and it depends altogether
on the owners of mines whether there Is a
creditable display.
The executive committee Of the congress
is DESTROYS that there should be a full rep
resentation from the mining districts IN
the state. Credentials have been sent to
nearly every postofice in Montana. and
there should be Il full and complete repre-"
sentation of every mining district.