The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-01-25
IT'S WHAT THEY WANT
Senator Dubois Bill Means Much fol
Schools of Mines.
THE MEETING IN SPOKANE
1T VIII Be Held on Feb. 22-Ore
From Trail Creek Being Shipped
Praying for Better Trans
portation Facilities.

The bill introduced in congress last
Tuesday by Senator Dubois Of Idaho.
which provides that rs per cent. of the
fund derived from the sale Of mineral
lands shall be divided among the
states of Montana, Wyoming, Idaho.
Colorado, California, Oregon, WASH
ington, Nevada and South Dakota, for
the support of schools of mines should
be of special interest to Butte as such
a measure would go a long way to-
wards maintaining the school which
will some day be established in Butte.
The fund arising from the sale of min
ing lands should be a large one. 1t
amounts to IS an acre for all the quartz
claims taken up by title, and $3.50 an
acre for all placer lands acquired by in
dividauls or corporations in the same
way A man may stake out a claim and
hold possession of it. but he can never
acquire title until he pays the patent
fees. Some of the states which are to
receive are now much better of than
others in the way of educational ad-
vantages in mining matters. Wash
ington and Colorado already have es-
tablished schools of mines and Califor-
MIA and Nevada both have good de-
partments in that branch of study.
Whether or not Ii Is intended to es-
tablish separate institutions In states
where the science of mining Is already
taught in Connection with the state uni
versities is not known. From past in
activity in relation TO the Butte school
it Is apparent that IL will require more
than little government aid to get that
institution started.
The Northwest Mining association,
in which a number of Butte mining
- Ill l,z0lI
ton at Spokane on Feb. %, and, 1t Is
said, will be a meeting of great i'm
portance to the interests of the mining
industry of the northwest. In talking
to a Chronicle reporter President Den
mis- predicted a large attendance of
mining men. They feel" he said,
that the miners Of Montana, Idaho.
Washington, Oregon and British Co
lumbia should unite in this way and
promote all the mining interests, in
way that only such an organization
can do. No section of the four states
and the Canadian province has mani
tested the least desire or shown the
slightest inclination to use the associa-
tion for its own advantage TO the detri-
ment of any other community. The
mine owners of Helena are Joined with
those of Portland in the common eff
fort, and without rivalry.
THE Butte vice president, one of the
most prominent men in that state, is
interested in the work and is giving
very valuable assistance and making
suggestions about other men who can
be interested.
1.-The association will push a Mon
tana mining suit through the courts
with as much interest as it will work
in the interests of improved mining
laws in British Columbia and Idaho
It expects to secure representatives at
ottawa to look after the legal and ju-
dicial affairs of British Columbia.
THE fact is the four states and the
British province have a common inter-
est, and by uniting the mining men ex-
pect to accomplish many results which
will be universally beneficial. The as
ISOLATION is receiving some very f1atter-
ing testimonials from the mining jour-
nails of the country which recognize
the great value of such an organization
and predict splendid results from 1t.
Though ii is so young ii is flourishing
beyond expectation and one of it's in
direct though certain benefits will be
the best one of ALL that of interesting
capital in the mines of the Northwest"
Reports from the Trail creek country
are to the effect that ore is again be-