The San Francisco call., 1901-10-24
Convention Throws
Hats in Air to
Honor President
E nthuSiasm Rises
When Proceedings
Find Culm nation

THE annual work Of the California
Miners Association was rounded
up yesterday afternoon by the
II adoption Of resolutions in which
the immediate purposes Of the as
sociation were set forth in no uncertain
terms and BY electing officers of the next
year. The officers elected are: President,
2. c. VOORHEES, OF Amador County: first
vice president, Frederick Zeitler of Ne
vada County, second vice president, Lewis
z. Aubury OF Los Angeles; third vice
president, NJ. E Dittmar of Shasta Coun-
ty; secretary, E. H. Benjamin Of San
Francisco; treasurer. S. ]. Hendy of San
Francisco. They constituted the old
board OF officers and were reelected, with
the addition of N. E Dittmar. who occu-
pies the Office OF third vice president,
which was created by amendment of the
bylaws CT the association. so that the
northern counties, about to form a Miners
Association of Northern California, might
receive proper recognition in the State
body.
The more important aims Of the asso-
citation that were mentioned in the reso-
lutions that were adopted easily sum-
married.. The demand for national De-
partment of Mines and Mining was re-
newed. A national law was asked for to
provide for the location of 160 acres of
petroleum-bearing land as placer claim
and to give the locator an opportunity to
make technical discovery of mineral a
precedent Tor location. national law
was also asked for to throw the burden
Of proof in a contest in the United States
Land Office, between a scripper and
miner, upon the scripper The restrain
ing works for the Yuba River were ap-
proved and additional restraining works
upon the tributaries of the Sacramento
and San Joaquin rivers were advocated to
enable miners to provide for the resump-
ton Of hydraulic mining in all parts of
the State adapted thereto.
Once more The passage of the mineral
lands bill was urged and 1t was voted to
send representative of the mining inter-
ests of California to Washington in that
connection if the executive committee
should approve. The executive committee
was instructed to defend a case properly
brought to test the Caminetti law. Bring
ing persons before the Federal Grand
Jury, who falsely make non-mineral af-
tidavits for the purpose of fraudulently
procuring title to mineral lands, was de-
clared a purpose of the association. A ma
tional forest patrol, reserving from sale
all public forests and the enactment OF
State penal laws to protect forests from
fires were strongly advocated. The
vent the prolonged holding of mining
claims without the performance of annual
assessment work was also favored.
Chinese Get Attention.
The enactment of new Chinese restric-
tion law was advocated. The administra-
ton of the State Mining Bureau under
Lewis E. Aubury was approved and the
Legislature was asked to make a liberal
appropriation for the support of the
bureau. Land Commissioner Binger Her
mann was commended anew for suspend
ing agricultural entry upon California
lands supposed to be petroleum-b bearing.
Thanks were voted to the merchants,
manufacturers and business men of San
Francisco for financial support given to
the association and also to the press of
San Francisco and OF the mining counties
Of the State for aid to the association and
to the mining industry of California.
The resolutions that were submitted by
the committee on resolutions of which w.
c. Ralston was the chairman, were really
an epitome Of the history of the important
doings Of the convention during the week.
The reports of all committees, with the
recommendations made therein, were sent
to the committee on resolutions after they
had been read to the convention and the
last named committee embodied the sug-
gestions that met with the favor of the
convention in their final report.
The text of the resolution reported by
the committee and finally adopted by the
convention concerning the Chinese exclu-
sion act is as follows:
Whereas The Chinese exclusion act. so call
ed, is about to expire; and
Whereas, Upon its expiration unless Congress
shall enact another law of similar -purView this
country, and particularly the Pacific States and
Territories, will at once be flooded with Chi
nese; and
Whereas, The Chinese race has been proven
to be wholly unassimiable with the Caucasian;
and
Whereas The Chinese civilization in our
midst has proven to be wholly alien to ours
and to our institutions, and the presence of
the Chinese among us has been shown to be
blight and a curse upon our people; and
Whereas We cannot but look forward with
dismay and alarm to that untoward event
which shall precipitate upon our shores the
alien hordes of Asia without let or hindrance;
therefore, be II
Resolved. That we hereby request our dele
cation in Congress to endeavor to procure
the enactment of another Chinese exclusion act
and that further hereby request said
delegation in the prosecution of their efforts
in this behalf to exercise the greatest diligence
and vigilance.
Important Resolutions.
The text of the resolutions adopted by
the greatest general interest is as follows:
lows:
Resolved That in the judgment Of this as
ISOLATION, the mining industry of this country
with its output of material amounting in
tremendous significance to the industrial pros
perity of the nation, and its still more splen-
did promise for the future warrants and de-
mands the governmental protection and assist
that be adequately extended only
through cabinet department of the executive
branch of the Government. We therefore hear
tily indorse the now national demand for
Cabinet Department of Mines and Mining
Resolved. That the committee on legislation
be requested to prepare a bill embodying the
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