The herald., 1894-11-22
THE STATE MINERS MEETING,
Closing Session of the Big
Convention.
Addresses of Governor-Elect Budd
and others.
The State Mineralogist Reads Paper.
Ringing Resolutions Adopted.
Important Com mittees
Appointed.

another resolution was added demands
ing the early completion of the Nicara-
qua canal under government auspices,
substantially as provided by the So
called Morgan bill.
President Neff then announced the
appointment OF State Senator O. w.
Cross, f. w. Benjamin and Thomas O.
Merrill as delegates from the miners
association to the transmssissippi con-
gress. which assemblies in St. Louis
next Monday.
On motion Of Fullweiler OF Placer
county the chairman was authorized to
appoint committee OF five to formu-
late plans for q miners bureau to fur
nish trustworty information to parties
seeking investment in mining property.
The committee was instructed to report
60 days before the next annual meeting.
Congressman ELECT Grove l.. johnson
then addressed the convention. He
pledged his support to bill making
government appropriation to foster the
hydraulic mining industry, yet at the
same time he counselled the miners to
be cautious and avoid antagonizing the
agricultural interests of the valleys. He
to solve the problem involved and rem
der it possible for hydraulic mining to
be resumed in manner satisfactory
both to the miners and farmers.
Governor-elect Budd also addressed
the convention briefly.
A resolution by Lane of Calaveras.
demanding that the California delega.
tion in congress take the necessary stspl
to organize the senators and congress-
men from the mining states and terri
tories into an association for the protec-
tion of the mining interests in congress,
threw the convention into heated dis
cussion, and was finally referred to the
committee on resolutions.
When the convention reassembled
this afternoon the committee on reHolu-
tions presented a gu bstitute for the reso.
luton offered by Mr.. Lane ct the morn
ing session. The substitute was as fol-
lows:
Resolved, That the delegations from
the mining states be requested to take
such steps as may be deemed proper.
to organize, go that they may work as
a unit in legislation affecting mining
matters in congress-"
This was unanimously adopted.
State Mineralogist Crawford read q
statistical paper relative to the minera |
and other products of California. His
figures showed that the value OF the
agricultural products, horticultural in.
ciuded, Is two or three times greater
than the total value of the mineral
products, gold included. He estimated
the gold product OF this year at $13 800,
600 or $14, 600, 600. an increase of several
millions compared with the figures OF
last year. He said that 42 applications
for permits had been granted by the Oal-
ifornia debris commiseion, under the
Caminetti act, of which number about
one-third represent mines actually ope-
rated.
Senator Campbell of Siskiyou, a well
known hydraulicker. read paper on
the subject of Hydraulic Mining as Cam
Quoted by the Elevated Process. In
many instances, he said, the deposits OF
auriferous gravel are In such situations
that no dump for the discharge OF de.
bris can be had without the use Of some
sort OF elevating contrivance. He re-
lated his experience with elevating ap-
paratus, and highly commended its use
under favorable circumstances.
Relative to the resolution passed re-
specting the opening of navigation to
| Redding. Judge Bush OF Shasta county
said that in early days steamers were
run within six miles of Redding. 1t ia
an entirely practical idea, he contended
to open navigation to that point.
President Nuff emphatically indorsed
the remark0 af Judge Bush on this
point.
A motion was passed that the various
county committees appoint three mem
bers OF a committee to wait upon the
legislature during the coming session
and urge the passage of measures in the
! interest OF mining or hydraulic mining
The chair announced the appointment
OF an executive committee to serve dur
ing the ensuing year. as follows;
At large-Charles g. Yale, @. W.
Cross, A. Pichoir, Thomas II. Church,
A. Carrigan, A. l.. Scott, S. B. Christy,
r. McMurry, Edward Coleman. E. G.
Loftus, A. II. Ricketts,, j. ]. Crswforu,
! w. w. Montague, I. L. Ford and S. K.
Thornton.
Alameda-F. Chappelert W. R.
Thomas.
Amador-J. F. Parks, E. G. Voorhees,.
Calaveras-S. Foormsn, j. j. Lane.
Ell Dorado-E. w. Chapman. James
Richards.
Nevada-J. S. Trsgido, ]. S. Ne
Bride.
Placer-J. M. Fulweiler, Harold T.
Power.
Plumas-W. W. Kellogg. Geo. Stand
ard.
Shasta-R. G. Hart, J. F. Lyons.
Sierra-F. R. Wehe. d. I. Cole.
Tuolumne-John II. Neale. j. W. @.
Maxwell.
Siskiyou-John Daggett, A. G. Myers.
Ventura. B. Treadwell.
Yuba-James OBrien, Joseph Durfee.
Colonel Major was introduced as the
originator OF the pony express of 1862
and made brief speech. relating highly
interesting "reminiscences of the ante.
railroad era.
After dispoeing OF the concluding bug
iness, the convention adjourned sine
die.
The session of the convention wss
brought to "a close by President Neff in
a brief speech, in which he said:
''Gentlemen, permit me to congratu.
late you on the completion of your la
bors in this convention. Three years
ago in opening the session OF this asso-
citation, said to the people OF Call.
fornia that we were not collected here or
associated together to formulate any
plans that were injurious to our neigh
bors of the valley. l believe that
promise has been faithfully kept. and
that whatever results that the valley
will bear us. While there may be a few
individuals in the valley Keeping up
their opposition to what We deem the
best interests of the state. am happy