The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1898-04-05
Executive Committee Is Now Con-
sidering the Programme.
TWO IMPORTANT REPORTS
TO ESTABLISH A DE-
PARTMENT OF MINING
With a Cabinet Officer at Its Head
Revision and Codifcation of the
Mining Laws = Comprehensive
Papers to Be Presented-The So
cial Features.

Having issued its invitations for the
appointment of delegates and paved the
way for large representation at the
coming mining congress. the local execu-
tive committee has turned it's attention
to the question of programme. and the
entertainment of the convention.
In a general way the business pro-
gramme OF the convention will be devoted
TO topics of interest to the industry at
large but there are some special subjects
which We're brought up at the Denver
convention last year on which reports
Will be made here by committees appoints
First among these subjects in import
ance Is the report of the committee ap-
pointed to memorabilia congress for the
OF mines and mining with a cabinet off,
Ger at its head. The chairman OF this
committee is the Hon. Lafe Pence. OF
Colorado. and his report is expected TO
show some progress in the direction OF
the end desired.
Another committee which is expected
70 report was named TO consider the me-
cessity of a revision and codiication OF
the United States mining laws and the
desirability of uniform state and district
laws. Among the questions involved in this
report vii be that of extra-lateral rights.
the adVisability of change in assess
ment requirements. the enforcement of
strict regulations in the keeping of min
ing records and other matters.
The California. New Mexico Arizona;
and Colorado delegates at the last con-
ventton introduced a resolution memoir
ialiZing congress to open up the mineral
lands in the sO-called Spanish land
grants of their states so that prospectors
and miners might have access to the
minerals and thus open up a large area
Tor development which is now tied up by
grants and useless so far as its mineral
wealth is concerned. This question is also
10 be the subject of a report and further
action by the congress.
A resolution of moment to Utah mining
interests has been prepared and will be-
cussion. urging the interior department to
make one consecutive geological and
typographical survey of the Oquirrh
range, which would connect and show the
Bingham, Ophir, Mercur and Tintio
camps.
1t is also expected that comprehensive
papers will be prepared by experts famil-
lar with the subjects. giving description
OF the mining districts OF Utah. their pc
cuharities, resources. state of Develop
ment, prospective as we'll as present
wealth. methods Of ore treatment and
cost Of handling, that will give the visit
ing delegates an adequate idea of the
mining wealth and possibilities of Utah
The programme of topics is also eX-
pected TO include the whole smeter ques-
ton from the standpoint of the miner
and OF the smelterS.
As yet nothing but general outline of
the programme has been made, but il can
readily be seen that the papers to be pre-
santed and the discussion of them which
VIII follow will be of great interest to
those in attendance.
In the way of entertainment several
special features will be provided besides
the musical programme at the tabernacle,
a reception at Saltair. visits to tSe mines
and special entertainment for the visit
ing ladies accompanying the delegates.