The morning call., 1894-11-19
Some. objeetions"to Senator Stew
arts Bill.
DELEaATEs;wHo DID NOT. COME.
President Neff Presented With au
Elegant. Gold Badge-To- =.
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PROMISES luQg{ng. by: the interest WHICH IL
has aroused; Ito be a success beyond the
authorizations of its promoters. and to do
considerable for a State industry, which
has Of late years been allowed 10 anguish
= One of the particular objects of the con-
ventien is to. devise ways and means of
changing the existing State and general
laws: in relation TO mining, so that new
mines may be opened, and the operations
of old ones carried on proftsbly. E..
=: The California Miners Association,
under the auspices of which the conyen-
iion will be held, has not overlooked any
preliminary arrangements which would
tend to enhance the success OF the affair.
Invitations were sent out to all the pr0mi-
nent minin g m n of this State. and also to
.nifpe-oWners and practical miners geneT-
ally throughout the Pacific Coast and as
TAR east as Montana, Idah and Dakota.
Responses have been received from many
of these signifyfng their intention of al
tending the convention. All IN al the at
tendance promises to be large as we'll as
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Noregdlar programme has yet been pre-
pared: for the convention to follow out,
changes in the present mining laws will be
4 he most :infpeitant matter for considers
ton. Many Of these contemplated changes
are such as are proposed by the New
lands bill and they nave bean considered
by special. committees OF the ssoeiation.
1t. is, under stood that the merits of the
Newland bill will be carefully compared
with those@of the Stewart bill, and it may
be that the latter bill will be Endorsed
afterlt has been modified ann amended
BY The, insertion Of some of the New
land Blk. r FL. .,-.
rhn committee of arrangements of the
association has made the interior Of Met
repelltan Temple leak as pleasing as pos
81 Bile fir the meeting. Bunting and flags
DECORATE the galleries and sides of the
ball; and shields bearing the names Of the
mining States aud Territories are inter
: persed with the red, white and blue bunt-
Ing. Over the platform will be a large
painting representing a farmer and a
miner shaking hands. Beneath is the
MOTTO, prosperity 10 Our Country" and
fire inscription, "California, the Laud of
Gold, Suns nine, Fruit and Flowers"
B5aptifnl blossoms and evergreens will
serve to make the platform resemble
:. F}ers's bower. + 8. 4 +.
Unique badges have been prepared for
the delegates. They are of solid silver
three inches in length. and the design is a
epiek and shovel The badges are in
fcfi.bed, ..CalitoTnia Miners Convention,
November 18th, 1891" A badge of pure
geld bias been designed for the president
of the convention. - =: <-E:
Is Although some of the delegates to the
convention arrived on Saturday the major
lty: came yesterday and last eyening. After
registering at their respective hotels the
InlUers FASTENED to the headquarters,
" HIGH had been opened al Parlor A Of the
Palace Hotel. ~.
f. vi as there last evening that meeting
Of iIe executive committee was held. and
ttis arrangements were completed for the
opening of The. convention. +.
=: Preliminary 10 business, however, a
PLEASING ceremony WAS gone through with.
HIM.. II. Neff, who is president of the
Min eEsE Association. and who Will act as
chairman of the convention, was formally
presented with gold badge similar In
design TO the silver ones which will adorn
the breasts Of the delegates. -.
The. presentation speech was made by
the Hon. james A. Filcher. In accepting
the handsome badge, Mr.. Neff expressed
bis .apprec citation: Of the honor in feeling.
terms: - =. :: =
fine committee then proceeded to busi-.
ness, and the following mode of procedure
for the loren DON session Of / he conventions
was decIded, upon :: - - = =
=. Calling of the convention to order by
President Neff-; appointment of commit
teeseon credentials. order Of business, reso-.
buttons and ..:leglSlatiOns remarks. bN Gov:
ernor MARKHAM and GoVernor-eleet Budd.
After this there was a general discuss
ION upon amendments TO and ggestiens
of changes In the present mining laws.
which will bet efit the miners and mining
interests: Terry T. Ford OF the committee
on Legislation heartily favored the indorse-
mept of the Stewart bill, provided certain
ehanges.WeFe made in IT. AS already
stated there were some. portions Of the
Ne,wlands bill which could be Incorporated
In the Stewart Dill to the satisfaction of
the miners. -: =:
=. One thing was referred to regarding the
period N which assessment work shall be
d9ne.., That rs, that all work of this kind
which is required to be done annually on
mineral claims shall commence at II O'Clock
on the lrsrday of January succeeding the
Gate OF Locations of such claim. When the
la eor: has been. performed as required an
affidavit must be filed within thirty DAYS
alter the time limited for. peri. rming the
WORK. AnyfaliHre TO. carry u the pro-
visions of'the act will cause he claim to be
opened to relneation.
one Tact which was noticeable last even
ing was the absence of representatives.
from other Pacific Coast States (excent
Nevada) and Territories. Invitations had
been sent out three weeks ago, aud it was
understood that there would be large dalp
cations. The trains failed to bring them
in, though, and 1T is not likely thew will
come new.
1t appears that there is some differenca
of opinion between the miners of the
Northwest and of this State. In this State
the miners have no surface placers left
and favor deep channel mining. As a con.
sequence thev.want large holdings In the
Northwest the miners operate surface
placers and are in favor of small holdings.
The Stewart bill favOrs them in this re-
spect and this is one Of the features which
miners want eliminated.
1t was upon these matters that the COM
mittee talked last evening, but the discus
sion was only Informal and no action was
taken looking toward the presentation of
any suggestions for the convention. It.
was thought best to have the matter thor
oughly discussed in open meeting.
. Just how-many DELEGATES will be pres
ent at the convention could not be
learned last night.
The following delegates were at the
headquarters yesterday and last night: F.
j. Nichols. Auburn; j. ii. Neff. Colfax;
George Fletcher, Grass Valley; Fred Zeii-
Ter, Nevada City; Fred Searles, Nevada
City; Senator E. C. Voorhees,. Amado1;
G. C. Goucher. II. Kle1nsmith, Reddipg:
j. M. Walling, Nevada City; Niles Searls,
San Francisco; E. A. Belcher. San Fran
cisco; j. l.. Whitney. s. G. Thomas. N.
I. Brown. w. G. Raston, San: francisco:
Julian Sonntag. Thomas j. Barbour.
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