The herald., 1894-11-21
CALIFORNIA; Two Sources OF
Wealth.
Both Industries Yet in Their
Infancy.
A Prosperous Future Predicted fol
Each of Them.
Interesting Sessions of tho State Miners
Convention at San Francisco
and Fruit Growers at
6acramento.

eions we're held by the State Miners
convention today. The day was devoted
to the reading OF papers, the making o
addresses. election OF officers and com
mittee work, and in the evening the re-
ports of committees on legislation and
resolutions were read. The convention
will adjourn tomorrow at moor
but in the evening the delegated
will be entertained at banquet giver
by the merchants of San Francisco. Pol
itics cropped up only once in todsy't
proceedings, and then the subject was
smothered BY President Neff, who de-
clared that politics had no place in
body OF men composed of all parties
who were only united on the great
GU estion of mining.
In the course of an address Con gress
man Caminetti claimed credit for the
Democratic state convention of 1896
first having adopted resolution in ia.
vor OF the restoration of mining in this
state. Congressman Loud who wa.
present took occasion to reply to Csmi-
netti, who in turn attempted to reply to
Loud. 1t was then President Nsff inter
feIed and the incident closed.
Professor Ohristy of the state univer-
sity spoke of the value of the mining
industry to the country. and said that il
is to the interest OF the community that
the education OF mining engineers
should complete. He hoped the miners
would assist in this training by receiv.
ing the young men sent out with recon-
mendations. After the appointment oi
committees on resolutions and legisla-
tion the convention took q recess until
evening.
The convention was occupied with
routine business until late this forenoon,
when United States Senator Perkins
WAS called upon to address the miners,
declaring that since mining began in this
state California had furnished the ma
ton with 81, 400. 900, 900 OF gold, and the
state was still producing $1,000, 900 a
month, and vet the general government
has never recognized the fact by the
making of such appropriations as would
help the mining industry. As to silver,
Senator Perkins condemned the action
which had driven the white metal to
the wall, and declared that the day
must come when the national govern.
ment would break loose from the con-
troll OF Europe and inaugurate a policy
OF it's own.
Ex.Congressman Thomas ]. Clunie
also addressed the convention. He
urged that, as q practical means OF get
ting appropriations from the govern
ment to aid the hydraulic mining indus.
try, the next legislature be asked to
pass resolution that any money appro.
priated for building impoupding dams,
etc. by the national government would
be credited by the state to the account
OF the $4,000, 600 which California loaned
the government in time of war, and
which had never been paid back.
Ex-Congressman Timothy Guy Phelps
followed Mr.. Clunie, speaking in the
same strain.
State Senator O. W. Cross of Nevada
county declared that only the surface of
California's gold deposits had been
scratched. In Nevada county, which
has produced the most gold, not one in
twenty of the known quartz mines have
been worked to depth of 100 feet. In
that one county, he said. there is more
gold that can be profitably mined than
has ever been produced in the state. He
declared that in California there ia gold
to be produced equal to double the
quantity in use in the world today.
Resolutions endorsing the United
States debris commission were adopted
before the noon recess was taken.
Election of officers was the order of
business at 2 O'Clock this afternoon.
The present officers were re-slected az
follows: President, Jacob H. Netf; sec.
retary, w. q. Ralston; vice. president,
). K. Thornton; treasurer, Julian
Sonntsg.
Goporaosu,oc N.r,;cakx; ,r.. ..n.J l.
the platform and addressed the conven-
ton.
Resolutions were adopted recommend
ing the re.enactment OF the law passed
at the last session Of the legislature en-
titled. "The California State Debris
Commission, which appropriated
$3.50. 900, to be available when the gen.
eral government appropriated a like
amount, to build restraining dams.
Confidence was expressed in the man.
agemsnt of the state mining bureau and
its maintenance urged.
The association declared in favor of
free silver at the ratio OF 16 to l.
Congress is urged to appropriate for
each OF the we'll known mining states
and territories $4,000 to build trails
and roads to open and develop the min
eral lands for sale by the government,
twas resolved that immediate action
should be taken to etop the issuance of
patents to the Central Pacific railroad
on pending selections awaiting the ap-
proval of the department Of the interior
for lands in the mineral section OF Cali
fornia.
The association urged that additional
national aid be extended for the inn
provement of the Sacramento river to
furnish cheap and permanent transport
alton to markets.