The morning call., 1893-10-10

airs in the vestibule. and at every recess a
upon the miners.
In a brief address Chairman Neff said
that a few years ago the mining Industry
of California was in a poor way, but this
association was organized ana one result
is the Caminetti bill. which contains
many good features. though it is not per-
feet. Still the Debris Commission is acting
very fairly and carrying out the conditions
of this law. And yet IL is necessary to
have some relief from the Government 10
help miners build the restraining dams.
AT his request Secretary w. c. RalstOn
read the call Issued for the convention.
which contained the following among other
pertinent statements:
The miners OF California are to-day in a
better position than they have been for many
years. Public sentiment is favorable to their
interest. and gold mines are in demand. There
is a desire 10 see the hydraulic mining industry
become again productive, and TO see the quartz
prospects" deve !Oped into mines. Everybody
wants gold. aud We have more of it IN Cdllfor-
MIA than any other State IN the Union. All that
is now necessary is capital TO develop our
properties
The last convention OF the miners OF Cali
fornia Endorsed a BILL then pending in Con
gress, which was subsequently amended and
became a law, With some unsatisfactory
features. However, il is found from the pro-
eeedings before the California Debris Commits
sion tBat some OF the hydraulic mines can
sume operations under this law. The State of
California has already appropriated S250,00O
TO construct dams 10 res tram the debris in the
rivers, contingent upon the Government giving
like amount. 1t should be our endeavor TO
impress this upon Congress, as with these sums
devoted 10 said purpose the gold yield from
these mines would be greatly increased.
Another matter which has never received
attention at the HANDS OF the California Miners
Association IS The nerversloD OF the mining
laws by the rulings" so called, OF the laterlOr
Department. In some instances The law is
practically nulified, and it IS much more diff
cult for miner TO obtain title TO mineral
ground than the original laws Intended.
The attention OF Congress should be called to
these uDfavorabe features OF department
rulings through which the prerogatives OF Con-
gress are being usurped.
j. a. Filcher of Placer moved that
committee on credentials be appointed.
T. L. Ford of Sierra followed with a mo-
tion that fifteen delegates be appointed on
legislation. a. Burrows of Nevada County
objected, as be thought the committee was
too large. After an unlnteresting debate
it was finally decided to let the committee
stand.
c. w. Cross of San Francisco moved for
the appointment of five on order of busi-
ness and Julian S0nntag of San Francisco
for committee of five on ways and means.
These motions were carried, and a recess
was taken for the chairman to select the
different committees. After thirty minutes
consideration the appointments were an
nounced as follows:
credentals-J. a. Fncher, Placer; Grant I.
Iaggart, Alameda; w. II. Byington, Sierra;
w. b. Meek, Yuba; Il. q. Hart, Shasta; w. S.
Chapman. San Francisco; W. l.. Cole. Nevada.
Order OF business-R. |. Thomas, Nevada; A.
Tregldgo Nevada; 5. B. Christy. Amador; j.
w. Maxwell. Tuolumne; W. E. Hale Alameda.
Ways and Neans-Julian SonnJag, San
francisco; S. X. Thornton, San Francisco;
Edward Coleman, Nevada; w. Is. Thorpe,
Placer; James OBrieD, Nubd.
LegisIatiOn-T. /. Ford, Sierra; e. W. Cross,
San Francisco; j. S. Mcbride, Nevada; F.
Searles, Nevada; A. Burrows. Nevada; j. M.
Walling. Nevada; John M. Fulweller, Placer;
C. +. Macy, Placer; j. Ii. Keon. Placer; r. Ii.
Campbell, Siskiyou; John McMlrTay, Trinity;
Butte; Z. A. Belcher, San Francisco; Charles
q. Yale, San Francisco.
John Kirkpatrick of Nevada County
was appointed sergeant-at-arm
The miners enjoyed laugh over letter
from z. j. Rector of Nevada City, who
sent a specimen of tomatoes grown in the
slickens from the old Manzanita mine.
Its weight Is two pounds. and 1t was
grown without irrigation" wrote Rector.
This is one of the many evidences that
slickens is most valuable as fertilizer"
The monster tomato was exhibited by Sec
retary Ralston. By actual measurement it
was seventeen inches in circumference.
a recess was taken till o'clock, wnen
silk hats were conspicuously numerous
among the delegates and an after-dinner
feeling prevailed.
An overture from the foothill band fol-
lowed the chairman's rap for order. and
patience was observed until The orchestra
suffered from that tired feeling. Then the
committee on credentials submitted its re-
port, reading of which was dispensed with,
as there was no contest for seats. Accord
ing to the report delegates as follows were
entitled to seats in the conventien:
Amador-C. E. Anderson, DR.. Boysou, John
Barton, Professor Christy, A. b. Call, NJ. Brun,
nj. Escoboi, john T. Davis j. S. Emery, Dr..
Gutimann, L. I. Hall. George Heazelton, ).
Hoskriss. John Myles, j. 7. Parkes, L. r.
RelchliDg, James Spiers, George o. Schacker.