The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-09-19
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Miner that the old mining camp of Nam
moth is again coming to the front and
that the new 20-stamp mill will probably
be running by Novemb Der 1.
1t might be thought from newspaper
reports that Southern California gold
mines were showing up the highest
"assay values" in these days, but now
comes mine on Wagner Greek, Oregon,
where quartz samples assay $3.50, 900 to the
ton. This beats any OF the desert mines
Tor the present. 1t takes mill to stamp
out such nonsense.
Southern Oregon is attracting great
attention Just at present and more mining
men than ever are to be found there.
They are trying to get up tirst-class
mineral exhibit for the Oregon Industrial
Exposition which opens at Portland on
October 5.
At both Wardner and Kellogg, Idaho,
many improvements are being made and
the towns are again lively owing to the
starting up of some of the larger Ceur
d'Alene mines.
The mines in the western part of Nevada
are turning out more gold than usual. 1t
is from De Lamar, Robinson, Osceoja,
Montgomery and all the camps beyond
the middle line of Nevada.
The Salmon River region in the West
Kootenay country B. c., has many quartz
and placer mines which are now being
worked.
1t is necessary for the miners OF the
State to pull together" at the next annual
miners convention if they expect to &C
complish anything. All little personal
differences should be forgotten and work
done to the common end--benefit to the
mineral industry of California.
The leasing system is proving the saliva
ton of the Cripple Creek district Colo,
as it is in other places. Lessees are more
often practical miners than are the mem
bers OF mining companies.
Whenever a lot of mine leasers make
good thing out of a company and their
lease expires, then the company declines to
renew it, but the company seldom makes
as much as the lessees did.
The towns of Tuolumne County are all
entering on season OF prosperity due to
the activity of mining operations. New
buildings are being erected and the in
crease of population is noticeable upon
every hand.
Those who have assessment work to do
on their claims should start on it now and
not wait until the SHOWS come.
Officers of the Miners Association.
1t is pretty certain that ]. II. Neff,
president of the California Miners Asso-
citation, and William C. Ralston, the Sec
rotary, will decline denominations to their
respective positions at the forthcoming
convention. The same is true concerning
other mem bers of the executive committee,
who have done hard work for the past
three or four years. Among them are
active members of some of the most i'm
portant committees. 1t is a matter Of
great Importance that the vacancies should
be filled by the right kind of men. Thus
far, In the four or five years of the exist
, anCe of the association, the work has been
done by unseltish men who have had no
personal end TO serve. They have simply
worked, to their best Judgment, for
the advantage of the California miner
and the mineral industry of the State.
1t must be confessed that there has
been a certain lack of appreciation on
the part of those most benefited. Some
members OF the executive committee have
been subjected to unpleasant criticism in
the newspapers and their motives have
been questioned. They prefer to retire
and let others take the responsibility, and
they will do so when the convention meets
and their terms of Office expire by limita-
ton. It will be very difficult indeed to fill
the presidential chair as it has been filed.
Mr.. Neff Is a practical mining man, fair
minded and honest in every way re-
SptCteu ulgIly ny even IHOSS 10 WHOM he
is opposed in this connection. MIR. RalSton
is an ideal secretary, active, energetic, in
telligent and aggressive. He has given
great attention and time to the duties of
his Office and his name alone has given the
convention a standing it could not other
wise have obtained. Thousands of min
eIs remember his honored father-who
did more for California than any
other man-and believe what is true,
that he is heart and soul with the
California mines and laboring for the min
ing industry of the State in an unselfish
spirit. These men and others have made
the California Miners Association what it
is. When they drop from leadership into
the ranks it is question who will take
their places. There are many who covet
the position on the executive committee
1t remains for the delegates to the conven-
ton to select the proper ones If mistakes
are made and men are chosen who have
affiliations even the most remote with
those who have interests opposed to the
miners of the State, then the good work of
the California Miners Association is at an
end and its influence will disappear.