The record-union., 1897-07-10
Work of the First Annual Session,
Held at Denver, Completed.
Salt Lake City Chosen as the Place for
Holding the Next Meeting.
An Attempt to Pass a Free Coinage
of the Organization Changed to
1.-THE International Mining
Convention"-Sever Interest
ing Papers Read.

Convention"-Seve Interest
ing Papers Read.
DENVER, July 9.-The International
Gold Mining Convention closed its first
annual session this afternoon. Salt
Lake City was chosen as the next place
of meeting. An interesting feature of
the days proceedings was an attempt
to pass free coinage resolution on
the proposition that gold mining would
be benefited by the mining OF lead
silver ores containing small proportions
of gold, were the price of silver higher.
A large majority of the congress re-
garded the question a political one, and
in accordance with the original under
standing, refused to consider it.
1t was decided to change the name
of the organization to THE Interna-
tional Mining Congress-"
A committee was appointed to take
the necessary steps for the establish
ing of a Department of Mines and
Mining, with a new Cabinet officer at
its head.
A resolution urging Congress to open
to mining locations the Spanish land
grants in California, Arizona, New
Mexico and Colorado was adopted, but
similar one regarding the gilsonite
lands of Utah was laid on the table.
Interesting papers on the mineral
formations and history of Cripple
Creek, Leadville and other districts
were read.
CONVENTION PROCEEDINGS.
DENVER, July 9.-The first business
of the last days session of the Interna-
tional Gold Mining Convention was the
selection of a place for holding the next
convention in 1898. J. o. Buckley of
Wisconsin withdrew Milwaukee from
the contest. After the call of States
had been finished and before the vote
was announced Mr.. Montgomery of Ne
braska withdrew Omaha and moved
that Salt Lake City be declared the
unanimous choice Of the convention.
The motion was carried. Angus Can
non then thanked the convention for
the honor bestowed upon his city.
An animated debate was precipitated
by j. Jacobs, representing the National
Travellers Protective Association, as to
the standing OF his organization in the
convention. 1t was agreed that he be
recognized and he be allowed a vote
separate from any State or Territory.
The following resolutions were intro
duced and referred:
By o. w. Crawford of Illinois-That
for the purpose of stimulating the min
ing industry congress be memorialized
to establish in each United States Land
District in the mineral-producing
tot
and Testing Station on plans similar
to Government Agricultural Stations,
where ores may be tested free of ex-
pense to the prospectors.
By Judge Brown of West Virginia
To change the name of the convention
from the International Gold Mining
Convention to International Mining
Convention.
The Chairman appointed the follow
ing committee to take the necessary
steps toward securing the adoption of
constitutional amendment establish
ing Cabinet department to be known
as the Bureau of Mines and Mining:
Lafe Pence, NJ. D. Herring, Texas; j.
f. Hedges, Pennsylvania; William F.
Bechel, Nebraska; E. V. Smalley, Min
nesota.
The Committee on Resolutions sub
mitted their report. 1t was considered
section by section, speeches being limit
ed to five minutes.
The section memorfalizing Congress
to throw open all mineral lands on
Spanish land grants in California, Ari-
zona, New Mexico and Colorado to To-
cation as mining claims was adopted.
The resolution asking Congress to
throw open the asphalt and gisonite
lands on the Uncompahagre Indian
Reservation in Utah to mineral loca-
tfons was adversely reported upon
A motion to lay the report on the
table and to adopt the resolution was
carried by vote Of So to %
Then Angus NJ. Cannon Of Utah spoke
against the resolution, and moved that
the whole matter be laid on the table.
His motion prevailed.
Two resolutions providing for the ap-
pointment of committee to take sucn
steps as may be necessary to secure a
recodification of the mining laws were
adversely reported upon. The conven-
tion disagreed with the report, and re-
ferred the resolutions to the committee
already appointed for this purpose.
The resolution relating to the propos-
ed new Cabinet Bureau of Mines and
Mining was adopted and referred to the
special committee already appointed
Resolutions of thanks to the Govern
ments of Venezuela, Belgium, Italy,
Sweden and Norway, Denmark and
Mexico for the interest they have taken
in this convention by representative.
and to Professor George Knapp of Ili-
nois for valuable relics presented to the
convention were adopted.
N. 4. Guyot, member of the Resolu-
tions Committee from New Mexico.
offered minority report declaring for
free and unlimited coinage of silver at
the ratio of 16 to l. The adoption OF
the report was seconded by another
New Mexico delegate
Instantly half a dozen delegates were
on the floor declaring the report out of
order. The point made against was
that the order of business eliminated
all political questions from discussion.
President Prince held that the point
of order was not well taken. and on
motion of ex-Congressman George w.
Dorsey of Pennsylvania the minority
report was laid on the table.
Charles j. Moore of Cripple Creek
read paper on THE Cripple Creek
Formation" He termed the district