The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1894-11-20
sneciaI 70 the REcoRp.UNIox.

SAN Francisco, Nov. 19.-The third
annual convention of the Califor-
MIA Miners Association convened in
Metropolitan Hall at 1920 this morning.
Among the attendants this morning
were a score OF delegates representing
Nevada, Washington, Idaho, Colorado
and Montana.
An additional liveliness was given to
the convention hall by the presence of
the Newcastle Brass Band. OF eighteen
pieces, which came in with the Placer
County delegation.
When President J. A. Neff had called
the convention TO order. letters Of regret
were read from Governor elect Budd,
who is too Ill to attend; Governor Rich
ards of Montana, Governor Sheldon of
South Dakota, and Senator White and
Congressman Bowers of California.
Governor Markham was then intro
duced, and was greeted with enthusiastic
applause. He said:
This is great pleasure for me to meet
you here. At first | thought it would be
impossible for me to attend as after TWO
weeks absence from the Capitol / found
my table a foot deep with debris, and
thought l would need the aid OF some
Laughter and applause.
Il have left my work and come here
without the slightest preparation to
make such q speech as you are entitled
20. But l know that the heart of the
miner is always charitable. 1 am salts
fed that your stay here will be made
pleasant by the people of San Francisco.
No city has better reputation for hos
pitality.
who came to California first and laid
the foundation of this magnificent city?
The miner! Where is there a city that
has been truer friend OF the miner?
Il have been charged with being a
friend to the miner. and l will say that
If | am every one of you is equally
guilty. Laughter In my speech at
the Worlds Fair last year L said what [
thought of the mining industry of this
State, and with your permission l Will
repeat 1t here. l desired To instill in the
minds of the people of the United States
what l thought they could afford to do
IN assisting the gold-mining industry of
California"
The Governor proceeded to read from
his Chicago speech, which dwelt upon
The magnitude of the gold-mining indus
try of the State and bristled with sta
tistics. 1t declared that there are still in
our hills and mountains as much gold as
has been taken out, and urged that the
Government should aim TO have hydraulic
mining resumed and carried on as a ma
1onal proposition, in such a manner as
not to injure agriculture. These views.
the Governor said, he still held, and this
expression drew out prolonged applause
from the convention.
de said that the mining industry of this
state has received from Congress but one
half of what it costs to run the Govern
ment for a single day. The aid has been
insignificant, mere bagateIle compared
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Tor the country.
Continuing, the Governor said he was
satisfied that the engineering question
presents no unSurmountable obstacles,
though he was not prepared to present or
advocate any particular plan. In conclu-
sion he said he hoped to live to see this
achievement accomplished.
The speaker eX pressed profound sym-
pathy for the distress found in the min
ing counties four years ago in consequence
OF the closing down of The hydraulic
mines. But recently he had visited the
same region and was delighted TO find
restoration of cheerfulness and conf
dence.
In regard to silver the Governor said
that his success III mining was IN relation
TO that metal. The time is not far dis
tant he declared, when the people of this
country will see TO it that silver is put on
parity with gold.
1t requires nothing but the substantial
Endorsement OF this great nation to COM
pei other nations to give it like recogni-
ton. prolonged applause. Silver is
not the enemy to the human race that
many people would have US believe.
The Governor closed with glowing
eulogy OF California, and declared that she
IS bound to become the chief State of the
Union. IApplause.l
AT the conclusion of the Governors adj
dress the Chair announced recess of
twenty minutes, to give time for the Sc
lection OF Committee on Credentials.
and that meanwhile Governor Markham
would hold reception on the platform.
the delegates all pressed forward and
shook the Governors hand, expressing
much qualification with his speech.
Wnen the convention was again called
to order President Neff announced the
appointment of Committee on Creden-
tails as follows: Delegates Mcbride of
Nevada, Byington of Sierra, K. q. Hart
of Shasta, X. G. Myers Of Siskiyou, Tay-
Tor of Plunnas, J. l.. Gould of Placer. ]. j.
Crawford of FL Dorado. H. II. Reardon of
Butte, j. j. Lane of Calaveras, A. Carri-
gan OF San Francisco, A. b. Call of Anna
dor, c. G. Derby of Santa Clara, Z. c..
Lotus of Tuolumne and w. r. Thomas
of Alameda.
Congressman-elect Barham being called
upon, spoke IN relation to the mining in
dustry. He said that Judge Temples de-
cision IN the debris litigation was I'M
quesuonably correct; that the rights of
the farmers must be protected. But he
belleved that the Government of the
United States should make sufficient APP
preparations to build debris dams. in
such manner as to protect the farmers.
allow and permit the mines to be worked.
Inc muddy water flowing over the dam
could be taken in fumes to the tule
basins ana made to build UP thousands
oil acres OF ague-strickeu swamps so as TO
form the best land in the world.
We want" said the speaker ito edu-
cate the people of the nation to under
stand that we have untold millions of
gold locked up in the mountains, and
that 1t only needs Government aid to get
1t out. lie promised to use his best eff
forts IN Congress TO bring about the de-
sired result.
The convention then adjourned for the
noon recess.
In the afternoon session the Committee
on Credentials reported that 621 delegates.
including representatives from Wash
ington, Idaho. Nevada, Alaska and Mon
tana, were entitled to seats.
Chairman Neff appointed as Commit
tee on Order OF Business Julian Sonntap.
II. Il. Power. A. Treadigo, Grant 1. Tag
CART and r. ii. Campbell.
The remainder of the afternoon session
was devoted to addresses and papers on
mining topics. Marcus d. Boruck and
Congressman-electH i1born spoke briefly,
followed by Lieutenant w. Il. G. Hasson
with a paper on electrical transmlssions
applied to mining.
John NJ. Wright of Alameda gave an
object lesson on drift mining. He said
that gold gravel is often located at great
distances underground at the bases of
mountains or bills, covered to great
depth by volcanic capDings preciuding it