The herald., 1898-07-08
SALT LAKE CONVENTION HARD
AT WORK
REVISION OF THE LAWS
Majority and Minority Reports Made.
Delegates Visit the Tabernacle
and the Salt Air Beach

days session of the International Mining
Congress opened with an increased attend
ance both in delegates and spectators. Many
delegates are still expected. some OF them
coming from Alaska.
Several resolutions were offered this morn
ing and referred to the Resolutions Commit
tee without debate.
Manuel Elguren Of Peru read lengthy
paper on the mineral resources Of Peru.
Louis C. Fade of New York. director Of
the Rossler Hassacher Chemical Company
read a paper on The Cyanide Process
Mining Laws
The provisional report of the committee on
the revision Of the Federal mining laws,
which was made the special order OF this
afternoon, has been printed and distributed
TO the delegates. 1t is proposed by the COM
rn;ttee as a substitute for the mining act OF
1872. The report is quite lengthy and an ex-
tended discussion Is expected. 1t favors the
.holition of all laws of apex and extra lat
eral rights: favors Federal surveys OF all
locations before transfers can be made valid
urpes an official record of locations in the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS office as well as In the
tCounty Recorders office; enlarges locations
IN forty acres and gives rights to all miner
ais within the boundary lines extended YER
tically.
Minority Report
The minority report is presented by W. B.
Hepburn of Idaho. proxy for 6. b. DENNIS
of washington, a member of the Revision
Committee. Mr.. Hepburn favors the reteh-
t;on Of the present mining law amended 10
provide for government surveys at govern
nsnt EXPENSE of the first location or any
10
The ledge and establish it by monuments
Al suhseouent locations shall conform in
end lines to the course Of this survey line,
the idea being to obviate subsequent ltlsa-
zion as to the apex and course OF vein.
w G. r. Allen Of Utah read a paper or
The Low Grade Cyanide Process. Recess
vas then taken to p. m.
The Discussion
When the congress met in the afternoon
the majority and minority reports OF the
committee on revision Of the mining laws
were taken up and discussed. Judge hey
burn of Idaho was recognized and spoke in
favor of the minority report. He SAID that
British Columbia had adopted the square
claim theory, but it had worked such an
injustice to the poor prospector tnat tne
government was now seriously considering
the question of abolishing 1t. He objected
to the section of the proposed law allowing
q locator to take up mile of the vein, as
tending toward monopoly.
Prof. W. S. Keyes of California spoke for
the majority report. He said Judge Key
burn was the first person he ever met who
was satisfied with the present law. He
said his object in advocating the proposed
changes in the law was to prevent litigation
and promote Justice.
Tom Smith of New Mexico made STIR
ring speech against the majority report,
declaring that If adopted 1t would destroy
the mining industry.
H. d. Duncan of California was the next
sneaker to attack the majority report.
Capital and Labor
M. z. James of Idaho made short ad-
dress. criticisng the conflict between labor
and capital.
Mr.. Holbrotn OF Utah favored vertical
surface lines.
A recess was then taken, and the dele
oates visited the tabernacle to hear sing
ing by choir of 1000 school children.
At the expiration of the recess Chief
Justice Morgan of Idaho said that 1t was
evident that the congress was not ready
to vote on the reports under discussion
and he therefore moved TO recommit the
. entire question to the original committee
to report at the next meeting of the con-
gress one year hence.
Mr.. Morgan's motion met with storm OF
protests from all parts of the house, ant
the motion was finally ruled out on a tech
nicality.
Adjournment was then taken to 10 oclocl
tomorrow morning, when the two reports
will again come up for discussion.
At us this evening the delegates visited
Salt Air beach.