Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1896-03-04
ist, our position should be as a possi

list, our position should De as pOssi ble competitor for second place.
 1t is alsossuggested that the call to the mine owners being in the form as herewith written:
 To the Miners, Mine Owners and
 Prospectors of Yayapai County:
 Whereas, The mining and business interests of Yayapai county would be better served and enhanced by the erection of proper smelting and reduction works at home, for the treatment of the first class ores and concentrates now being shipped abroad and for the far greater ton ago of lower grade ores at present not marketable, owing to the lack of local reduction facilities, and
 Whereas, It Is believed that such works eau be secured for this sec tion toy compiling and submitting to capitalists statistics and data show ing the amount os first class ores and concentrates now being shipped and the amount and variety Of low grade ores available,
 "All mine owners in this county are earnestly requested tO furnish to the undersigned a statement of the amount of lower grade ore (not un- der so per ton. total valuation that their mines could furnish; als what variety of ore; also size O body, as later on it may bs neces. sary t0 investigate such mines that have large bodies.
 As reduction works must have lead or copper ores to use with other ores, called "dry ores parties hay ing mines containing large bodies of lead or copper ores within fifteen miles the <. F r. X r. R R., or the United Verde road, ara specially asked to communicate with the un- dersigued so that such bodies of ore can be investigated and brought to the attention of prospective sme,ter men.
 The editor of the Courier has generously offered to give the call of the committee to the miners free space in his paper, as also the tabu- lated statement that will be pre- pared by the committee.
 That our labors in this matter may be crowned with success for the material advancement uf this, our beloved YavApai, IS the prayer of your committee.
 Respectfully submitted,
 "SANyEL HuL." The chair appointed Saml Hill. II. Blauyelt, Charles Wallace aud Thomas Roach a committee to ob- tain statistics as to the amount of ore on the dumps in the county and the probable amount obtaiuable for q reduction plant.
 The committee on a mining ex. change presented the following re- port:
 We recommend the organization ln the city of Prescott of an associa- tion whose object shall be the pro motion of the mining interests of ! this section of the territory, said organization to bs an independent body, governed by it's own constitu- ton snd by laws, and to be known as | the MlulhS EACnAnSc. We recommend that a member ship fee of 8 be charged and that : the money so collected be used for the purpose of securing suitable rooms with cabinets, etc, the better ! to display the different classes of minerals found in this section of the country.
 ! We recommend that each mem Der pay a certain amount as dues each month for the purpose of de ! fraying the ordinary running e1- ] penses Of the assocIation. We recommend that the rooms of l the association be free 10 all who : choose to use them, whether they be members of the association or not.
 We also recommend that com mittee be appointed to solicit mem bership in this association, and to call a meeting thereof for the pur- pose of organization by the election of officers, adoption ot bylaws and such other business as may be neces- sary; said meeting to toe called within | one week from this date.
 Respectfully,
 G. W. NICKERs, F.. B. GAGE,
 F. W. WELLS, GEo. SCHUERMAN, The chair appointed Dr. c. W. ! Nickers, E. B. Gage, F.. W. Wells, R. N. Fredericks and W. j. Mulvenon to carry out the recommendation of the committee and to solicit mem bership for a mining exchange Judge Wells suggested then and there as q good time and place to start the ball rolling and several names were put down as a starter for the exchange. An estimate was gwen that at present 1000 tons of ore per month can be obtained for reduction works.