The San Francisco call., 1896-10-30
THE CAL |FORN|A MINERS
Their Local Body Selects Its
Delegates to the Con.
vention.
Quartz Mines Will Be- Largely Repre-.
sented at the Next State
Gathering.

When the California Miners Association
meets in this City in convention Novem-
Der 10 it will be the largest and most rep
resentative gathering of mining men ever
assem- bled on the coast. The increased
interest in the convention this year is due
to the fact that the field of business will
be broader than ever. Heretofore the as
sociation has devoted its time and ener-
gies to correcting the bad features in the
State and Federal laws dealing with hy-
draulic mining, railroad occupancy OF
mineral lands, etc. At the next gathering
the interests of the quartz. miner will pc
considered and steps taken to improve his
condition. This was not overlooked in the
past but the association had to take up
one feature at time In order To accom-
phi sh anything. Now that the quartz
mining interests are TO be taken in hand,
miners from the hills as well as he river
bottoms will be present and to the full
representation allowed-one delegate to
each ten members of the county associa-
tions.
The Miners Association OF the City and
County of San Francisco yesterday held
its regular annual meeting. The mem ber-
ship list showed 403 enrolled. Therefore
the association is entitled to forty dele
gates.
Julian Sonntag suggested that a COM
mittee be appointed to nominate the Off
GERS and delegates. Secretary Charles G.
Yale thought that ten alternate delegates
should be appointed. S. w. Hendy thoug ht
that the committee should be given the
power to select and elect the officers and
delegates. All these suggestions were
adopted.
The committee appointed by the chair
man consisted OF Niles SearIs, s. X.
Thornton, Julian Sonntag, Louis Sioss Jr.,
c. w. Gross, l.. Relchling and s. w.
Hendy.
A recess was taken in order to give the
committee an opportunity to make lis
selections, which are as follows:
ofieers-President, A. J. Ralston; vice
presidents, Andrew Carrigan,, S. J. Hendy.
Thomas r. Church, Z. A. Belcher ana Louis
Glass; secretary. Charles G. Yale.
Delegates and alternates-S. K. Thornton.
Samuel Hendy, Niles searls, L. +. Reclining,
Louis Sloss Jr.. C. w. Cross, Julian Sonntag.
Andrew Carrigan, A. ]. Ralston, Thomas R.
Church. E. A. Belcher, Louis Glass, Charles G.
Yale, Samuel W. Backus, T. J. Parsons, Louis
George Stone. W. F. G. Hasson, F. A. Hunting
ton. r. J. Halloran. w. W. Montague, George
Goodman, George c. Sargent, B. D.. Pike,
Henry Pichoir, George Johnson, Alfred Hol-
Frowenfeld, Ross E. Browne, Edward Cole
man, John G. Coleman, Thomas Barber, Wake
field Baker. Squire Mooney, Charles Allenberg,
Francis Smith, S. Foorman, Thomas Lally, ].
OBJ. Gum, Hugh Craig, J. J. Newson, D. E.
Hayes, d. e. Miles, Thomas Kirkpatrick and
Mr.. Watt
The appointments were approved. Mr..
Sonntae stated that Jacob Neff, the presi-
dent of the California association, had sig
nlfied his determination of retiring from
that position. The speaker said that the
services of Mr.. Neff were invaluable and
ho odu;cad that tho secretary pranara
resolution ana request. to be indorsed
by the entire local organization, ear
nestly requesting Mr.. Neff to consent to
accept the position of president of the
California Miners Association again. 1t
was SO ordered.