The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-06-20
THE STATES WEALTH
IT WILL BE DISPLAYED IN MASSES
OF MINERAL
Prem Every Disfrict-Imru e nse
Lodges ON Railroad Greek At
tracing Capital - Several New
Deals ON boundary Creek-Notes
From the Reservation.

4 weEI-atten1ed meeting Of mining men
was hafG yesterday afternoon al the
Chamber OF Commerce rooms 10 devise
plans FOR securing a good. permanent ex-
ht0lt OF the mineral Of this state and
tributary country. plan CO procedure
Was adopted by which a more complete ex-
hibiE viii % collected here than has ever
been seen in shIs state. and d committee
w.As appointed Dy J. W. CAses tie Gas4ir-
man To carry IL out.
President Graves, Of the chamber. occu-
pied the ctlair and briefly stated fhe Oh
Ject Vi The meeting. btr. elise then said
that he had arranged with the Northern
Pacific. Great Northern. Seattle & Inter
national and Everett ~ Monte CriatO rail-
roads TO carry the specimens free. RE pro-
posed TO g.t nfiy pounds Of ore from each
mine aud place ea.sn one IL q separate re-
cepiaele with a card giving the name Of
the mine OF company, location. cnaTac-
ter OF ore. size OF vein and pay streak.
average value Of Ore, the name of an Of
fleeF 70 whom inquiries for further infor-
nation could be addressed, remarks and
particulars Of development, each card TO
De signed by the owner OF an officer OF the
company. This card would ne thought.
DE- attractive feature. especially the
part giving The name Of an officer who
would give Information. lie thought they
coaid arrange with the lumber exchange
To ilE tAAfblA ElAaEA III AEss+A mar stsS
there waA ample room. They wanted an
exhibit In balk. not ia small lots
BIZ. Graves said the object was to have
q permanent exhibit, bat To have IL more
particularly AT the present time. In order
that the lumbermeEs excursion might see
II.
j. Il. Blackstone volunteered to collect
the exhibit from Miller river. and others
mad. the Same offer in regard to various
other districts. +. u. Schuyler raised a
question whether the Information furnish
ed regarding the claims would be reliable.
but Mr. elise replied that il would he over
the signature OF the owner, that the cham
Der would not assume any responsibility
for its correctness. and that no sane man
would buy mining property on the bare
statement OF the owner, but would inveS-
tigate IL.
a running debate followed. In which
numerous valuable suggestions were made,
Andrew Knox. J. G. Huhhart. Angus W.
Young, \. Robinson. David Kellogg and
Others participating. II was agreed that
al exhibit should be obtained from Alas
ka: also specimens from the principal
mines in British Columbia. Mr.. Graves
suggested that there might be great
many men among the iumbernen who had
not heard that this was a mineral coun-
try, aud. II the chamber could get up
good exhibit By concerted effort IL would
have very beneficial effect on the state.
Ar. elise said many men had been in
yited to this meeting and had promised
their cooperation. though they were not
present. lie was satisfied that they would
have a much larger exhibit than they had
any conception OF.
Ii was finally agreed that "a committee
should he appointed. composed of one man
Interested In each mining district who
should undertake TO obtain the exhibit
from that district, either himself or
through another man OF his own seec-
ton. resident In that district. Circulars
OF instructions Will be sent 10 these men.
together with cards which mne-own-
ers viii he requested to All In the data re-
gaTaing their own property. and tags To
be attached 90 the packages for shipment
Secretary Ling was instructed 10 write to
II, y. Bennett. United States district at
torney for Alaska. asking him 10 obtain
and forward specimens from the Tread
we'll. Mexico. sum Dunn. Berner's Bay
and other mines in that territory
The committee Was afterwards ap-
pointed by MIR elise rs follows:
Aethow Joseph Gregory.
Miller river J. II. Blackstone.
Money creek and Alaska Andrew Knox.
Cedar river. NJ : Drew.
SnoqGalmie. Webster Brown
Buena Vista. Andrew Heinrich
tndex and Silver creek. ]. &. Hubhart.
Fix basin. r. J Stone
Sultan and Monte Crlsto. J. Compton.
Granite Falls. g. +. Zimmerman.
s!lverton and Sultan. j. w elise.
Perry creek. Angus ". Young
White Horse. Charles Burns. Daring
ton
SkaAit. David Kellogg.
Cascade, &. II. Lsnders Marble Mount
state and Thunder creeks, T. & Strong.
summit \. ". Frater. Everett.
Mineral creek, John T. Davis. Tacoma
St Helens \. Hooper. Toledo.
Gold creek. John r. Denny.
Gle Eium. A G.. Bowman.
Swauk Frank NJ clayton. Liberty.
PeshaStin and TcSada island. ~ u.
kuewlton.
Negro creek. \. Robinson.
Ictcie y. =. Nelson.
Chiwah. J. r. Ronald.
Isske shelau. Thomas Dowes.
SEyhekln. ~ a. Haileuheck
TwiSp John Wciuhronuer. Spokane.
Salmon river. Charles Il. Ballard. Con
conully.
Palmer mountain. 4. T. Milton.
MYERS creek. Charles Armstrong.
knos Moos creek Edward J.. F,nsei.
Eureka camp Frank Uauford
t'ierre lake. +. u schuyler
calytlle, Capt. &. I'll. Thompson. Spo-
Kane
Northport T. \ Morgan
Cedar canyon J. w Cess Spokane.
Fish lake. J W, Minuick. cheney.
t;ald mountain. Skam8n}a county. Cant
L. =. Hosfcrd. Washousal
Afr. elise ant nv Linz VIII furnish
THESE eeutlomen with the necessary In
stTuet4ouS for collection and shipping ~
the specimens Prompt action VIII lie
necessary. tn oryier that the exhibit may
L. complete AVID arranged IN place before