Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-07-07

lNE lUCuftlnk TO III. Inclination OF the
vein: maximum COO feet
Ia the piacCfu each claim DE- limited
90 1000 square metrcn tm1rs ihln gG0..
90 SQUARE feet.
Eal Individual can ulsaaas one
claim on a vein, and companies or evn.
dlcatos roganlzed 20 WORK Ou large
scale may have ten or moro claims on
the same vein or placer m proportion
% their working capital
\ law passed In 1880 providing that
during the lapse OF twenty-five years
tho said sem-annual tax would not be
Increased. hut lately the government
has asked Congress 10 modify this law
NJ relating to gold mine and placors.
Untn Congress decided this madinca.
ton grants Of gold claims are sua-
pended 20 any pcrHnuH nr company who,
In their petition. do NOT express tholf
willingness 20 abide by whatever roao-
lutions Congress may reach On the IN.
crease OF taxes on gold gllIma
II win not be ont of place 90 state
why foreign capital ls nli more invest-
"a IN the mines OF Peru. To- my upln-
Ion n De- chieny owing boz the lack ~
knowledge concerning the place and
the requirements Tor lta conditions.
Tho general idea lH that the climate
u very hot. that u Dr. Too Ear away.
that there are too many revolutions
there. and that capital iH not safe, Tho
NNMAN ~ lnNA NAiW W'NN NN IN lNAN lN
Washington aud uihUr cities ~ ihlt
country IL only felt in Peru no thu deep
est passes Of the mountains where veg
citation is very luxurious. that New
York ls nearer Peru than San Franc
cisco; that the murhstuikpd-Hf rcvolu-
tinna are most ~ ths time hut strikes
and riots made with tho idea OF dspUa-
Ing an authority who has hur1Uncd
the people. and when this
cad IT, achieved all iH
quiet again. In those strikes or riots
foreigners arc never intor.roi with. uu
the contrary, their pCralu and property
are respected and ate held almost sac
Crod In Peru.
Among the many wonders ~ Peru
VIII now show you something which
may have connection with tho minlng
Industry and ncrhap1 viii aid In dovel-
uriug some minerals that, ut present.
have no commercial Nalue. I was able
Co obtain only those Tow samples OF
natural col1led cotton, raised Boo NO
DthHr part OF The world except in the
department ~ plum. 100 the north u
Peru. Seeds from these particular
plants have given only white cotton
whom planted in any other r,glon.
although having the same climatic
g, nditlunH In tins region there are
many large beds uf alum. sulphur. and
Who knows how many mineral HnltH.
which may tend Gu give this peculiar
Dciurinr 90 the cotton. NJ IH VOL worth
while flr scientific prrrHHa iu visit the
roBion and Investigate which Hrc the
minerals that imphu thr various col.
ora 90 this cotton, the v1lus ~ which
Or three 90 four times great Hf Than The
ordinary cotton. To- diHHnvUr rho min.
Crul which lmptrta this C1iuuuE. will
| hr u new triumph f0f the mluiug lndus.
| try
In conclusion Will add that Peru Do
| NOT yrt n country whore common min
/ inr lub1fCrs can go Tor husiusHa. but
! amy person ut good habits. having s
] mall capital can go there ana hnd
] s.ul labor and cheap. and a hctrtiusr-
/ boo ulnliing their duty and 400 TIL.
| gives certainty nf Increasing capt
tai
/ Thought 10 be- able to give much
data and many important statistics in
! regard TO my country uut owing 90 the
lrrHruIurity loo the malls Incident 90 tho
/ present conditions existing ln the
! United states, have not been able %
| receive the statistics. san less was
able iu write any notDs 0n my trip oi
/ four days from Washington 60 this
| great city. as was unable to draw my
! eyes away from the grand sights with
which nature has endowed your mag
| nllcont land. nH well HH tn admire The
energy Industry, and intelligence o'
| which your vast meadow farms and
/ folds give h1Vis prnf
/ thank you fur your Kind attention
and my countfy'H for your court
] olua Invitation 90 this Congress of
! Nincu. and hop thnt by those convcn'
/ tons We may flrHn our plans ana 600
| cooperate iu whatever may De Tor ouf
| mutual benefit
! also thank most sincerely M. kind
people OF Utah or their cordial hos.
pHality and assure them of my ai.
! mlratlln of thUlf unfiVnllnd urlgroHH.
Before closing these remarks allow
! mo 90 tender you my heartfelt thIrEH
! Tor the honor done 90 my country nul
] Co M by appointing her drlrgttF Oh,
/ mind vice president ul the International
Mining ConErnFa
can say Tor myself that fool proud
90 o. among yoG and for my country
| that your cuuffUH ln appointing hUt
delegate az your third ylco prcsld,us
| viii hc duly appreciated,
] In that portion NJ his address rotor.
| Ink 90 tho cotton productions ~ Peru
] Mr Egucrit exhibited nv beautiful
] specimens 81 cotton IN their natural
| state. each ~ 70 llnorcnt shade. from
white TO q reddish brown.
MIR FADES PAPER
Mr. Louis Fade read a learned ana
] very Interesting PAPER ON tho cyanide
process ~ reduction. The paper wTl
] ample evidence lf tho ability or lti
author nH an expert chemist and hls
/ oNpltnatlnn NJ results obtained by MIN
ors In cyanide operations. the caua
/ Tor which tho miner docs not always
| understand, wore not only oniowaiulnf
but were highly inatrucuve 10 an Ia
ttrrstcd.
president Prince stated that tho
regular ord ui business was exhaust.