The San Francisco call., 1896-11-10
CALIFORNIA MINERS.

The members of the California Miners
Association, who meet in convention to-
day, will find a cordial welcome to San
Francisco. The people of this City are
aware how much this State owes to the
mining industry, and how closely the
welfare of mining affects the welfare OF
the City and of the State at large. In ad-
dition to this fact, which would lead them
to welcome the miners from a selfish in
terest, there is the further sentiment OF
admiration for mining men which is IN
herent in California that would incline
them to give hearty support to the
| miners, even il their industry were less
great than it is and even if the interests
| of the State were less concerned in IT.
The convention which Assem- bles to-day
| will probably be the most notable gather
ing OF mining men that has been seen for
| many year. The former meetings of the
association have been held under adverse
conditions and with but gloomy prospects
before them. This time the assembly
finds itself surrounded by all the infiu-
ences of dawning era OF prosperity and
looks forward to prospects as bright as
any which shine along the future of the
American people. The miners will feel
the stimulus of the environment and
there can be little doubt that their actions
will be made more resolute and more far
reaching by the confidence that after long
years OF depression prosperity for them as
we'll as for their neighbors is at hand,
All things considered, the mining in
dustries of the State have better outlook
than any other industry. The victory at
the polls was victory for gold as we'll as
| for protection. The demand for gold will
certainly not fall off as result of McKin-
ley's victory. On the contrary, the ex-
pansion OF trade and the revival CT indus
| try on the gold basis will tend TO increase
the demand for that metal and aid TO the
| profits of those that mine it. This will
| turn the attention of capitalists in the
great centers of wealth TO gold mining
! countries with a renewed interest ana
| among those countries the gold-bearing
| districts of California most certainly will
not be overlooked.
1t cannot be questioned that provisions
might be made for carrying on hydraulic
mining without injury to the valleys and
the rivers. Modern engineering is Ger
| lainly equal to such q task without eS-
pending more money and time than
would be profitable. Our mountains are
still rich with golden ore, and since it
would benefit the whole Union to have
the gold taken from them and put into
the channels OF trade, it is no more than
fair that the whole people through the
General Government should assist in de-
raying the cost.
However these things may be, the
! miners will find warm and hearty recep-
tion in San Francisco. They come to US
as representatives of that great industry
which made the State famous and laid
the foundation OF its present prosperity.
The California miner has long been the
typical citizen of the State. Even to this
day the East regards US as mining State
more than anything else. Our own peo-
pie to q large extent share this senti-
ment. The miner is welcome in every
| nome, and the sympathles OF all the people
are with him in his labors and in his
homes