The record-union., 1897-07-09
Proceedings of the Second Days
Session at Denver.
Slow Work in Committee Delays Assembling
Of the Body.
Resolutions on Several Important
Subjects Relating to the Min
ing Industry introduced and
Referred to Committee-The
Convention Presented With
Gavel Made of Historic Mate
riaIs,


DENVER, July S.-The work of the
committee having in charge the ar
rangement of papers to be read to-day
and tomorrow delayed the assembling
of the second days session of the In
ternational Gold Mining convention
Several delegates from California and
Arizona arrived this morning and Pro-
fessor r. A. Preston of Arizona was
added to the Committee on Resolutions
Resolutions were introduced as fol.
lows:
By A. A Reynolds of New Mexico
asking Congress to revise the mining
laws so that the present complications
in acquiring titles to mining claims
may be abolished.
By S. r. Pratt of Colorado, extend
ing thanks to Mexico, Italy, Venezuela
and Belgium for having manifested in
terest in the development Of gold min
ing IN this country, by sending repre-
sentatives to this convention.
By B. F. Culture of California
Whereas, The development of mines
in California, Arizona, New Mexico anc
Colorado is greatly hindered by reason
| of the claims of Spanish land grants
owners to all mineral that exists within
the boundaries of such grants; there
fore
Resolved, The Congress be in
formed through the Secretary of this
convention of the great drawbacks un-
der which the people of these States
and Territories are laboring: that Con
greSs be requested to take as prompt
action as possible toward affording i'm
mediate relief to the people of SAID
States and Territories, by such legisla-
ton as will throw open to prospec-
tors, miners and mining operations al
mineral land within such Spanish lanC
grants
These resolutions were referred to the
Committee on Resolutions without de-
bate.
The following papers were read: Pro
fessor E. B. Kerby Of Colorado. "The
Treatment of Low Grade Ores by Con
centration;" John Kurn of Utah
"Utah's Great Mining Camp, Mercur.'
Professor George Knapp of Illinois
presented the convention a gavel made
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 composed OF
five pieces of wood, one from a raj
split by Mr.. Lincoln, others from the
Charter Oak and the old Elm tree OF
Boston, a piece of walnut from one OF
the mantles in Mount Vernon and a
piece of Colorado pine He also pre-
sented an American silk flag made en-
tfrely from materials grown in this
country
L. B. Radford Prince, President. ac-
knoWledged the gifts in a brief speech
h. Bignell of Nebraska read a paper
on Concentration of Ores, Dry" and
Professor Arthur Lake of Colorado one
on THE Geological Formation Of Colo
rado." professor Lakes paper was a
most interesting history of Colorado's
mining districts from the first discov-
cry of gold in 1853 down to the present
day.
Recess until O'Clock.
AT the afternoon session President
Prince read the following telegram
from New York:
Senator Stewart has secured a re-
duction of the duty on cyanide Of no.
tassium to 12h per cent. Please get
the gold mining convention to pass a
resolution urging conference commit
tee to accept this rate
No action was taken upon the re-
quest.
The selection Of a place for holding
the convention in 1898 being in order
L. j. Summers of Omaha set forth the
advantages of holding the meeting in
that city during the Trans Mississippi
and international Exposition next wear
lie read an invitation from Governor
Holcomb of Nebraska, urging that
Omaha be given the convention.
Hon. 0. w. Powers Of Salt Lake CITY
spoke in favor of the selection of that
city.
Hon. J. o. Buckley of Milwaukee
wanted the convention to be held in his
city.
The discussion of 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
On the motion of Mrs Bradford (Col-
orado) the discussion was closed and
the vote ordered to be taken to-mor-
row.
The Committee on Resolutions sub
mftted a report asking the convention
to instruct its President to protest
against the corporation in the new tar
iff bill of a claim imposing a tax upon
the sale of stocks and bonds The re-
quest was unanimously adopted
The Chair was instructed to appoiut a
committee of five to draft amendments
to the Government mining laws, which
Congress will be asked to adopt at its
next session.
The convention then adjourned until
morning.