The San Francisco call., 1899-09-24
MINING MEN
REACH CALIFORNIA
Hearty Reception at
Shasta Springs.
A REST AT CASTLE CRAG
THE PARTY CONSISTS ALMOST
WHOLLY OF DELEGATES.
A Visit Will Be Paid to the Mountain
Copper Company's Mines and
Smelters at the Town Of
Keswick.
THE PARTY CONSISTS ALMOST
WHOLLY OF DELEGATES.
Special Dispatch to The Call.

Special Dispatch to The Call
DUNsMUIR, Sept. 2s.-The visiting
Eastern members of the American In
stitute Of Mining Engineers have been
cordially welcomed by the California
Miners Association, and this evening
the guests are resting at Castle Crag.
not far over the State line, enjoying
their first taste of California hospital
ity on their way to the annual meeting
in San Francisco.
The jolly party of twenty officers and
members Of the reception committee
woke up in their special car at San
Bonito, in the upper Sacramento Val
ley, this morning, expecting to have
their car dropped at Montague to await
the special train bringing their guests.
scheduled to arrive there at 4 D. m. A
report that the special was ahead Of
time caused the stop to be made at
noon at Shasta Springs. fifty miles
south of Montague, and the restful wait
lasted until after o'clock. when the
special of seven cars rolled along.
A hearty welcome was rendered the
visitors without the formality Of set
speeches. The reception committee
wore beautifully designed badges of the
seal of the institute pendant from
ribbon, surmounted by a crossed pick
and shovel, and this badge was a suf-
ficient introduction and certificate Of
friendship to the guests. who trooped
down the railroad track. The Califor-
mans and Fasteners fraterniZed quiet
ly and quickly.
Rossiter w. Raymond, secretary Of
the institute, and E. H. Benjamin. sec
retary of the California Miners Asso-
citation, quickly met, and then President
James Douglas of the institute and
President Neff Of the association said
a few nice things. Vice President w.
c. Ralston and the rest of the Califor-
MIA committeeman made themselves
agreeable to the crowding ladies and
gentlemen. Secretary Benjamin dis
tributed badges to all the visiting party
and otherwise busted himself with the
guests, who were escorted about the
springs and up the hill amid many ex-
pressions of delight. That was the
time and manner of California's initial
welcome to the American Institute of
Mining Engineers.
With the party from Montague came
John Daggett and A G. Meyers, who,
with members of the Siskiyou County
Miners Association, went from Yreka
to Montague to help in the Northern
California welcome. President Doug
las Is plain, quiet and affable old gen.
tleman, occupying a distinguished place
In the mining field. Secretary Ray
mond who has known the mineral re-
sources Of the West so thoroughly for
more than a generation. was especially
welcome to California.
It was soon found that several dis
mining men whose presence
was expected were not with the party.
nniVprGitU nrnfQGGnrG
Of mining and metallurgy, Heinrich
Ries of Cornell, n. w. Lord of Ohio
State University and w. P. Blake, who |
Is also president of the University Of !
Among other we'll known |
men are David Williams of New York, |
editor of the Iron Age, and A. Thies |
Of South Carolina. Two distinguished |
seeing the mining resources Of the
country.
The party numbers fifty-nine, and |
with two or three exceptions the men |
Of 1t are members of the institute oc-
cupying various fields in the lines of
metallurgy. geology, metal
and so on. After less
train bearing the special car Of the
Californians ran down to Dunsmuir
and then on to Castle Crag, where the
train will lay all night.
Early tomorrow the party will ar
rive at Keswick, a little north Of Red
ding, and the day will be spent in WIS.,
iting the big smelters of the Noun
tain Copper Company and its mines
ten miles away.
The company and citizens will pro-
vide free hospitality. 1t is likely that
but a short stop can be made at Red
ding in the evening, and on Monday
the party will be in San Fran
cisco ready for the meeting and the
round of pleasure there, and through
the State.
The institute has held seventy-two
meeting in all parts of the country but
the Pacific Coast since organization in
1871. and a number have been notable
for interesting trips and lavish hospi-
tality. But" declared President Doug
las, none Of it's trips have approached
this one In length and in delightful and
profitable variety Of experience. We
are anticipating a. memorable time"
1--WE always expect the most Of the
at our meetings to come
from the general region in which they
the held" said Secretary Raymond,
"and I anticipate a good many men,
bers from Pacific Coast States. The
features Of our meetings are
the papers and discussions and those
20 promptly by publication to all men,
bers. We have had a very pleasant
trip across the continent. with many
Invitations to stop for visits and expect
a delightful time In California"
The California miners do not gauge
the Importance of the meeting and trip
with its opportunities for hospitality
and advertising the States mineral re-
by the size of the party upon
which the effect Is not dependent
Some of the ladies know a good deal
about mining and all wish to learn, in
cluding the young lady who asked a |
gallant Californian If there are any
trails in San Francisco.