Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1897-07-10
nINING CONVENTION ADJoURNs.
Another Debate In which Bime,n,ism
hobs Up.

hobs Up.
DENVER, July 9.-Mr. Prince o.
New Mexico, at the opening OF the
| afternoon session, introduced n resoiu.
ton inviting all the mineral-produc-
Ing states and territories to make ex.
hibitB of their mineral resources at the
Transmississlppi exposition to be held
In Omaha next year. The rules we're
suspended and the resolution was
adopted.
Charles ]. Moore OF Cripple Creek
read paper on "rhe Cripple Creek
Form ition." He termed the district
"the greatest gold mining camp IN
esrth," AMI said 1t had an area OF So
square miller, only ten OF which are
being actively worked. Within this
territory there are $50 well def uec
veits, as compared with ten veins in
the Ransourg, South Airics, district.
On these veins there are 240 shipping
mioes, now producing 81, 250,0 per
month In gold. The output OF the dts.
trict hiss increased from $50, 900 in 1891
to 50, loo, 0r0 in 1896. Tue prod for
the hrst Elk months OF the present year
was IS 99S 602, which will be increased
to 81 0OO,0U Dy the first OF 1898. The
total produc lou eince Its discovery Ia
S27, 1926 BIZ. Some Of the ore has q value
OF $1,000 IN gold to the ton, but tue
average value OF the entire district Ia
$50 to the ton. In thess mines 400
men are regularly employed.
Mrs. Minnie A. Bninn OF Lsadville
read a historic paper OH the Lsadviile
distric', which she infested was the
"grea:est silver mining camp on
earth" Her rsmarks were confiaed to
history Of tho camp from the time
the Hon. IL. A. w. Tabor disc overed
the famous Little Plttsburg mine In
1877, to the discovery OF the gold
suIphides on Breeze hall In 1894. She
gave the total mineral OF the L. ,adville
district since 1877 as s220. 900, 900.
The proposition to change the name
OF the organization br. ught on the
most animated discussion OF the ses.
sion. The coinage question ami BIZ
meiaiism entered into 1t, In spite OF
the effort OF the chairman to keep 1t
out.
The committee on resolutions re-
ported adversely upon the resolution
TO change the name 10 "rhe Inter.
national Mining couveut,on." The
report was then anne ded to mako the
name "fhe International Bimetallic
conventions" "Tho international
Gold anu Silver Mining conventio q"
was offered AZ an amendment to the
Amendment. The report and these
amen iments were rejected by large
maiorities.
Mr.. A. M. Jackson OF Kansas sng.
gssted '1he International Mining
congress" us desirable name, anu
without debate 1t was unanimously
accepted.
Toe chairman appoipted G. J.
Moore Of Colorado, f. A. Rsynolde OF
New Mexico, II. A. F. Penrose OF
Arizona, J. +. Todd OF South Dakota,
and F. NJ. Lyman OF Utah as the
COMMITTEES to prepare amendments TO
the national mining laws. The chair
man Of this committee, rs well az the
chairman OF the committee appointed
to memorialize Congress for cabinet
c1icer for mines and mining, asked to
be continued, with permission, to sill
during the recess and to make their
reports at the next session. The re-
quests Were granted.
An Intellectual attempt was made by
j. Cook Jf. of Colorado to secure re-.
consideration OF the 10 to l coinage
resolution, disposed OF during the
morning session.
After several resolutions OF thanks,
tEe convention adjourned siIe die.