The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1897-07-09

The Treatment of Low Grade Ores
! by Concentration
John Dern of Utah-"Utah's Great
/ Mining Camp. Mercur."
Professor George Knapp of Illinois
1 presented the convention a gavel made
I OF historic materials The handle was
taken from a piece of wood once a
part Of the cabin in which Abraham
Lincoln was born. The head is COM
posed of five pieces of wood one from
a rail split by Mr.. Lincoln, others from
the charter oak and the old elm tree
OF Boston, piece of walnut from one
OF the nantes in Mount Vernon and
a piece of Colorado pine. He also pre-
sented an American silk flag made en-
tirely from materials grown in this
country. L. Bradford Prince, presi-
dent, acknowledged the gifts in a brief
speech
E. Bignell of Nebraska read a paper
on Concentration of Ores. Dry" and
Professor Arthur Lake OF. Colorado one
on The Geological Formation of Colo
RADIO" Professor Lakes paper was a
most interesting history of COlorado's
mining districts from the first discov-
cry of gold in 1858 down to the pres
ent day.
Recess until o'clock.
AT the afternoon session President
Prince read the following telegram
from New York City:
Senator Stewart has secured a re-
duction of the duty on cyanide of
potassium to 1212 per cent. Please get
the gold mining convention 10 pass
resolution urging the conference COM
mittee TO accept this rate
No action was taken upon the re-
quest.
J. Q. Buckley, delegate from Milwau-
kee, read telegram which stated that
the delegation from that city had been
delayed by a railway wreck, but would
arrive in Denver tonight. Additional
arrivals from Omaha. Nebraska, Wyo-
ming, Illinois, Montana, Mexico. Ari-
iona, Utah and Alaska were an
nounced
A telegram from H R Whitmore,
chairman of the executive committee
Of the Trans Mississippi congress, in
wiling the delegates to join the St
Louis party on their special train for
the convention at Salt Lake City ON
Tuesday morning was read.
THE THREE CITIES.
The selection of a place for holding
the convention in 1898 being in order,
7. j. Summers of Omaha set forth the
advantages of holding the meeting in
that city during the Trans Mississippi
and International exposition next year.
He read the following telegram:
Presiding Officer of Gold Mining Con-
Vention:
The people of Nebraska extend
cordial invitation to your convention
to hold your convention of 1898 in the
auditorium on the exposition grounds.
and pledge you a hearty welcome and
all courtesies.
"SILAS HOLCOMB.
Governor of Nebraska"
Hon. o. W. Powers of Salt Lake City
spoke in favor of the selection of that
city
Hon. ]. o. Buckley of milwaukee
wanted the convention to be held in
the city that eXcels all others on the
continent in pretty women. leather and
beer.
The discussion of the merits of these
three cities became animated and con-
sumed nearly the entire afternoon The
delegates appeared to be about evenly
divided between Omaha and Salt Lake
City. The supporters of the former
city were the West Virginia, Wyoming.
Illinois and part of the Colorado dele /
CATION The latter city received the ]
support of Texas. Georgia. New Mex |
leo. Michigan, Utah and some of the /
Colorado delegates.
On the motion of Mrs. Bradford !
(Colorado). the discussion was closed
and the vote ordered to be taken to /
morrow
The committee on resolutions submit |
ted a report asking the convention to /
instruct its president to enter a pro- |
test against the Incorporation in the !
new tariff bill of clause imposing a /
tax upon the sale of stocks and bonds /
The request was unanimously adopted /
OUR INDIAN LANDS.
W. S. Shoemaker of Omaha intro
1uced resolution protesting against
having the asphalt and giisonite lands
u the Uncompahgre Indian reservation
IN Utah remain in the hands Of the
government TO be leased to private in
1ividuals and corporations. and re-
lues.ing the next session of congress
10 pass an act throwing those lands
open to location and entry, the same as
)ther mineral lands. Referred to COM
nittee.
The chair was instructed to appoint
committee of five to draft amend
nents to the government mining laws
which congress will be asked TO adopt
1t its next session.
The convention then adjourned until
morning.