The San Francisco call., 1899-09-04
MINING ENGINEERS.
B00MS IN OIL FIELDS.
FINDS IN THE HILLS.

A marked degree of interest is being
shown in the mining counties and by ac-
tive mining men in San Francisco in the
coming annual meeting of the American
institute of Mining Engineers which be-
gins in this city on the 25th inst. and lasts
three days. The preparations for 1t and
Tor the liberal entertainment of the
guests are engaging much of the time OF
T.. II. Benjamin, secretary of the Califor
MIA Miners Association, and other mem>
bers of the executive and reception COM
mittees, the latter of which has Vice
President w. {. Ralston for it's chairman.
The prospects of the meeting and the
present status Of the preparations for let
ting these distinguished mining men know
more Of California's mineral greatness
are reviewed as follows by Secretary
Benjamin, who represents the secretary
Of the institute, Rossiter w. Raymond of
New York, in arranging the programme
at this end:
THE last advices l received from Secre-
tary Raymond as to the number Of the
members of the institute who would make
the trip, were month ago and at that
time lIS had written that they would at
tend" says Mr.. Benjamin. The number
will undoubtedly be larger and the mem
bers in California and the rest of the i'm
mediate coast region will increase the
membership attending the meeting and
the trips about the State. There will be
also quite number of ladies and otner
friends of the members who will come
along. The total membership of the inst
tute includes 2344 active, 172 associate 81
foreign and IL honorary members. IL m
cludes the most distinguished scient1hc
workers in the mining field and represents
the best ability and character in the pro
feSsion of mining engineering, which IS
enabling the Industry TO make Sllch RAPID
strides in these days. At the meeting it
self there will be the usual number OF I'M
portant technical papers and discussions
and then several days will be given 70
seeing as much as possible OF the Call
fornia mining field from north to south.
The people of the mining counties to
be visited are appreciating the Importance
of these visits and are showing a keen
interest in them. l am constantly recelV-
ing inquiries as to the exact time when
the party will arrive in their localltleS,
how much time will be given them, how
many there will be and so on. The county
miners associations, Boards of super
vlsors ana other leadlng cltlzens are 1Ii reauy
and anxious to extend true miners hoSpl-
tality to the visitors, to show them what
mining is and may be in their regions
and to help make the California meeting
the most interesting one the institute has
held. Al many places the party Will be
feasted and driven about to leading mines
and other places of interest and several
counties are getting up special local min
phletS on their mining resources for the
benefit of the visitors. Shasta, Trinity
and Siskiyou counties will probably nave
a joint display ready at Reddtng. one IS
being got together at Orovflle, and others
are planned in some of the mother lode
counties TO be visited.
u would like to see one impression cor
rected-and that is that these people are
coming here to buy mines and that there
will be a chance for promoters to Hoat
mining schemes, big and little A few
"a
ing on a pleasure trip and for the pro-
fessional benefits of the annual meeting.
We want to show them as much as pos
sible of our mines and mining posslblll-
ties but we don't want them bored by
promoters.
"The Eastern members will come by
way of Chicago and the Northern route
in a special train of from seven to ten
cars, which will be met at Montague,
near the State line, by the reception COM
mttee on Saturday, the ed, at noon
Sunday will be spent at Redding until IL
p. M, visit in the meantime being made
to the smelters of the Mountain Copper
Company at Keswick
a. m. of Monday, the 25th They win go
to the Palace Hotel, which will be the
headquarters of the reception comm committee tt
which will provide handsome decorations
and which may be trusted to look well
after the comforts and pleasures of the
guests here. The sessions of the meeting
will be held on Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday, in the Marble room OF the
Palace, ending at noon of Wednesday
There will be no excursions to Interfere
with the sessions, but any who wish to
may see the points of interest in and
about the city during this time
"In the afternoon of the 9th the sight
seeing trips will begin win a visit to the
College of Mines of the State University
and then a run by special train to the
Selby Smelling Works up the bay shore.
In the evening there will be a banquet at
the Palace.
ION the 2Sth the special train will leave
Stanford University and the Palo Alto
stock farm will be seen and the Vendome
at San Jose reached for luncheon about
noon. At p. M. the party will start in
carriages for the Lick Observatory, spe-
cial night there being reserved. San Jose
will be reached again that night.
For Friday the 29th, two alternate ex-
cursions are arranged. There will be one
to the New Almaden quicksilver mines
and one to Del Monte, returning that
evening. At 1890 p m. the whole party
way of Niles.
"On the 3Oth Colfax will be reached at
7:30 a. m. and from there a special train
to Grass Valley and Nevada City, where
Saturday and Sunday will be spent as
guests of the citizens and where the I'M
"On October Dutc Flat will be reached
via Colfax and the Polar Star hydraulic
mine visited. Auburn Will De reaCneQ at
noon and a luncheon provided by the peo-
pie enjoyed. Sacramento Will be visited
that afternoon and then the train will
start for Oroville. which will be reached
during the night.
October will be spent in and about
Orovlle and the gold dredges will be in
spected.
lone will be reached next forenoon and
from there conveyances will be taken for
Sutter Creek Amador County. That and
the next day, October 5, will be spent in
seeing the deep mines of the mother lode
about Sutter Creek and Jackson, such as
the Kennedy, Argonaut, Oneida and the
rest, and on to Valley Springs, the ter
minus of the narrow-gauge road, which
will be reached late on the 9Th, and from
where the party will go to jamestown VIA
Lodi.
Two days will be spent seeing the Tuol-
umne County mines and other attractions
in the region about jamestown and So
nora. When Valley Springs is reached
those who wish to see more Of the mother
lode may take conveyances and go by
road across Calaveras County through
San Andreas, Angels Camp and Robin
sons Ferry. People of Calaveras County
are anxious to take a party that way and
number will probably go, joining the
rest of the party at jamestown.
Leaving jamestown Saturday evening,
October Z, the party will divide. Those
who wish may enjoy four days trip to
the Yosemite. The others will see the