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sociation have been received from the printers by Secretary Julian SeHntag who has 1000 copies for free distribution. The pamphlet contains 1855 pages, and gives the proceedings of the recent convention in full The report will interest any California. miner. The committee re- ports, the addresses by President Neff and others are given in full together with the discussions.
 There also appears in full the report of W. s. Reyes. of the committee of the International gold mining convention on the revision of the Federal mining laws MT. Reyes vigorous ptiper has already caused considerable discussion and much hostile criticism, chiefly because of the recommendation that the apex eX- traIateral right law be done away with. There is little prospect of any important mining legislation proceeding from the present Congress. During the coming year there will be extensive discussion of mining-law revision and something in that line may be accomplished two or three years hence.
 The following spicy comment of the Bodie Miner-IndeX might be applied with slight changing to the average newSpa- per report of a rich strike of ore run ming "a thousand donsrs to the ton" which is the usual figure:
 Louis Williams White Mountain ven ture was a monumental fZzle, as We predicted. There was but narrow thread of ore, and that was on other ground. It is singular how men can lie about small things. The ore exhibited here was worth at least $5000 per ton,
 
 us that he had two feet of it. As Mir. Williams describes the layout it would be necessary to sink a thousand feet, drift to Salt Lake and stope to the moon to get a ton of ore.
 It is authoritatively stated that the big forty-Stamp mill will be constructed at BarStow and will be in operation dur ing the winter. It is understood that the railroad company has promised tariff of $1 a ton on all ores from any point within the district. This is giving impetus to work all through that sec tion.-San Bernardino Free Press.
 County recorders will be busy for a time with certificates of assessment work on mining claims at Bakersfield Twen- ty-four were recorded in one day last week.
 T. F. Garnier has secured a bond on the Homestake, two and half miles north of Forest. Sierra County, and will begin work immediately. There is an eight-stamp mill on the property The tunnel, 300 feet, cuts four-foot ledge of fair grade ore.
 A company from New York has united with G. E. and A. F. Shinn to fncorpor- ate the Plumas National M & and I. Co. Capital stock. $25 900. of which $5000 is paid. The purpose is to develop the mine below Spring Garden, Plumas County, and other properties.
 A Montana company is prospecting on Scott River, Siskiyou County. with view to erecting dredge. The pros pecting work is extensive and Sympa- thetic and if the results are satisfactory the dredge will be constructed in the early spring. The parties are undecided between the Montana and California dredge. The company is operating twen- ty-seven miles from Yreka. l.. D. Grae- ter. Callahan F. Q, is managing the work.-Mining and Scientific Press
 A ten-stamp mill is to be completed and in running order in thirty days on quired by the Tuolumne County M. & D. Co. of Fresno.