The San Francisco call., 1899-11-06


about ready to square away for the large
amount of important work cut out for the
year by the recent State convention of
the association. This work will be done,
as usual, through committees. President
w. c. Ralston has named the executive
committee at large as follows
j. H. Neff chairman, E. C. VOORHEES,,
Thomes Mein, Professor S. B. Christy,
Lewis T. Wright, c. w. Cross, Andrew
Carrigan, Edward Coleman. Curtis H.
Lindley, Charles G. Yale, Lew E. Aubrey,
+. r. Wehe, B. n. Shoecraft, Louis Glass
and David Mcclure Jr.
The members of the executive commit
tee from the counties have been selected
by the county associations as follows:
Alameda-Frank a. Leach, r. H. Nor.
ton.
Amador.-J. F. Parks R. C. Rust.
Butte-A. d. Gassoway, w. P. Ham
Calaveras-A. I. Mcsorley. Thomas
FL Dorado-H. E. Ricket, Joseph Roy
lance.
Northern California-C. C. Bush, John
McMurray, John Daggett.
Nevada-Fred Searls, ]. S Mcbride
Placer-Harold I. Power, Felix Chap
Plumas-C. E. Mclaughlin, A B. White.
Santa Clara-Charles c. Derby, R. r.
Bumore.
San Francisco-J. F. Halloran, Dan T.
Cole.
Sierra-stanley A. Smith, ]. o. Jones.
southern Californta--Walter s.. Max
well, H. z. Osborne, John B. Bushnell.
Tuolumne-Fred Sutton, William Shar-
wood.
Yuba-W. B. Meek. Joseph Durfee
All chairmen of standing committees
are ex-officio members of the executive
committee
The committees on mineral lands and
on conservation Of water have not yet
been appointed A. II. Ricketts, has de-
n In oh CtT-yfl "a NJ nfa
committee on mineral lands. The follow
ing standing committees have been named
by President Ralston:
Dams-A. Caminetti, John Spaulding,
Fred Sears, j. S. Mcbride, Mark B. Kerr.
A. G. Hinckson, James O'Brien and w.
B. Meek
L. Ford (chairman), Claus Spreckels
building. San Francisco; Charles G. Yale,
United States mint, San Francisco; W.
5: keyes, Pacific Union Club, San Fran
San Francisco.
Legislation-John f. Davis (chairman).
Jackson Amador County; Curtis H. Lind
". F. Prisk Grass Valley, Nevada Coun-
ty; w. B. Lardner. Auburn. Placer Coun-
ty; A. NJ Mcdonald, Chinese Camp. Tuo-
lpm1e Gn1dIt county; e: G: VOORHEES,, RI sutter
Georgetown, FL Dorado County; c. w
Cross, Mills building, San Francisco; A.
s. Raw, Placeryille, FL Dorado County;
County.
Finance-Andrew Carrigan (chairman).
q 2, Beale street, San Francisco; Joseph
Willis G. Dodd, Union Iron Works, San
Francisco.
Jetties and dredging-John NJ Wright
Chairman Mills building. San Francisco;
W. F. Englebright. Nevada City, Nevada
County; Thomas j. Barbour. Risdon Iron
Works. San Francisco P. George Cow,
Crocker building. San Francisco; b. T.
Lacy, q Fremont street, San Francisco.
The committees on legislation, finance
and jetties and dredging remain as last
year, as does the committee on depart
ment of mines and mining. with the ex-
for w c. Ralston. A meeting of the eX-
ecutfve committee to consider various i'm
portant matters will be called soon.
The proceedings of the last convention
will soon be published in pamphlet form,
and the preparation of the matter is one
Of the association matters that has helped
TO keep Secretary Benjamin busy since the
convention. The association viii now Cor
two months or so miss the active services
of its secretary. Mr.. Benjamin, in his
capacity of an experienced minging en-
gineer will this evening leave San Fran
cisco for Unga Island and the northern
Alaskan coast where he IS being sent by
the Alaska Commercial Company TO ex-
pert and report on various prospects and
partially developed mining properties
which II has acquired The company ex-
poets 10 do good deal of development
on its gold. copper and other Alaskan
mining properties next year. ard will be
guided by Mr.. Benjamins report.
Secretary Benjamin has received a let
ter from Assistant Secretary Dwight Of
the American Institute Of Mining En-
gineers in the course Of which he says
that the recent California meeting of the
institute was the star one of its history.
1t was not expected by the wise that
the visit and entertainment of these East
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the mining regions OF the State would
result directly in the early investment of
Eastern capital. but already two OF the
visiting mining men have returned 10
California, backed by large Eastern capi-
tai and last week they offered $3.50 900 for
an important mine in one of the mining
regions visited. The owners asked 800 GOO
and a deal is still under negotiation.
Those interested prefer to say nothing un-
til the proposition is settled. There is no
question that the recent visit Of this dis
tinguished body will be an immense ad-
vantage to the mining industry here and
result in large investments of capital III
the future, though not many of such in
vestments may be directly traced TO the
California meeting of the institute.
The recent circular Of the Anti-Debris
Association. containing another blast
against hydraulic mining, mainly by at
tacking the sufficiency and stability Of
the restraining dams built by hydraulic
miners under license and approval of
the United States engineers Of the
California Debris Commission, has fallen
quite fat The circular recommends the
absolute and unconditional prohibition of
hydraulic mining. but ii is too late now
TO gain a hearing before public opinion
for any such extreme pleas for a revival
of the old valley war on the miners. The
public opinion of the State heartily sane
toned the plan embodied in the Cam
inetti law to provide a partial rehabilita-
ton OF vast but ruined industry under
conditions that would protect the valley
interests and be carried out under the
supervision of able and impartial Federal
engineers, and il sanctions the continued
conservative but vigorous policy of the
California Miners Association in trying
TO secure the big restraining dams in the
foothills that will retain for all time the
debris now In the upper courses OF the
streams and what may hereafter reach
those streams. The only injury to the
hydraulic miners which the Anti-Debris
Association can hope to accomplish lies
in the possibilities of the recent suit at