Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1898-05-14
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Director Of Field Columbian Museum Said
There Should be One of Mines and Mining.

There Is every prospect for a mag
nificent display OF Utah's minerals at
the International Mining Congress dur
ing the first week in July. Mr., John
H. Wootton, who was engaged by the
executive committee to visit the camps
personally and attend to the selection
of samples. as well as their packing and
shipment, writes Secretary Johnson
from Mercur saying he is making good
Roadway there. He already has COM
pleted the selection of samples from the
Mercur. Sacramento, Geyser- Marion
and La Cigale. ana Is quite entfNsias-
tic over the variety and quality
OF the material that is being contributed
by the big gold properties OF the chri1p.
The committee is getting assurances
from the mining men of the State gem
orally that they Will gladly give zach
samples AZ may be desired to illustrate
fully the character and wealth of utah's
mineral resources.
The committee Is very anxious that
the general collection shall show all
the commercial mineral products quite
as extensively in proportion as 1t does
the gold silver lead and copper ores.
Everything of Interest either as rarl-
ty or as showing unusual values will
be Installed and exhibited, although
the main plan of the exhibit contem-
plates n collection of commercial sam
pies such as will interest the practical
mining men, who will make up the
| majority OF the delegates to the con.
! gress
Aside from the ores containing preci-
Gus metals, 1t is intended TO exploit the
asphalt, sulphur, mineral wax. and
| mineral paint, antimony and other de-
| posts In which the State abounds but
| which as yet are comparatively I'M
| developed. The great deposits of iron
| In Iron county win constitute an ex~
| hbit Of themselves; and 1t Is expected
| the coal measures of the state viii also
| be fully represented. The railroad
| companies have very generously agreed
| to transport the exhibits to Salt Lake
| free of cost. Intending exhibitors are
| Invited to communicate ut once with
| w y. johnson, secretary, who Is d.
| recting Mr.. Wootton's operations in the
field.
tiers this morning from +. ]. V. Sklr
| who was the chief of the mines depart
| ment at the Worlds Fair. Mr.. Skin
| wrote in answer to request that ne
make some suggestions as to the SUB
iects to be treated in the program OF
| papers Mt the congress. Mr.. Skin says
he would make the congress the cen
ter of a movement to establish port
folio of mines and mining among TIL
departments at Washington, maxim,
the geological survey subdivision %
| the department.. 4 nHNt diNuSs pt
lleved," he continues, 'Nhat an indus
try so important as mining should hav,
direct representation in the cabinet o
Che President and not be lost amonl
the multiplying responsibilities of tn
interior department AS for othe
topics to be discussed they are of end
less variety and all of Importance
Mine inspection; the taxation of min
! ing properties. the relation of railroad
to mineral development, public ASA,
offices, branch bullion mint, etc, etc.
Il am still in hopes ] shall be able t
go west In July
AS director of the Field Columbian
Museum of Chicago, MIR. Skin has ha
charge of u very extensive corps q
specialists in numerous branches, an
| among them stan OF biologists VIII
have done much to educate the Easter
public ON mining questions He ha
the custody of the finest collection Q
. precious gems In America and tn
4 mines collection of the museum
among the best In the country, so opir
| ion and suggestions as to the program
= for the congress are regarded as eS
: tremely valuable. The committee ha
I invited him to attend the congress an
/ take an active part in the program.