The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1905-11-10
RoGRAM
OF the Eighth Annual Mining Congress,
FL Paso, Texas


The American Mining congress will
convene in FL Pace, Texas. on Novem.
Der l4th and continue until the 18th Of
the month. The program follows:
1. Address of welcome on behalf Of
the state of Texas.
.. Address of welcome on behalf Of
the city of Ell Paso.
8. Response by President Richards.
4. Responses by states.
5. Annual address of President Rich
ards.
Subjects of Papers
6. Amendments Advisable to the
Federal Mining Law by Mr..
r. 5. Morrison of Denver, Colo,
author of Morrison Mining
Rights
z. "Co-operation Between State Min
ing Schools and State Mining
Bureaus by Prof. Victor c.
Anderson, President, Colorado
State School of Mines, Golden,
Colo.
s.. "The Zine Industry of the Mis-
souri-Kansas Fields,' by Hon.
C. NJ. Shartel, member of con-
gress, Fifteenth Missouri dis
triet, Neosho, Mo.
8. Cooper Smelter Smoke" by
Prof. w. S. Thomas, chemist Of
the Bingham Smelling and Re-
fning Co. Bingham, Utah, with
experiments by Messrs. Lewis
A. Merrill, Geo. A. Kerwin, and
James A. Leslie).
10. can Eastern Exhibition of Min
erals and Mining Machinery by
the American Mining Congress, y
by Mr.. w. NJ. Porter of Chicago.
Il. "The Attitude of Eastern Capital
Towards Western Mines in the
Development Stage. and How to
Attract It, by Mr.. Frank f.
Wire, Libertyville, Ill.
-. 1.-THE Quicksilver Deposits of Ter
lingua District, Brewster County,
Texas by Prof. VIM. B. Phil
{. lips, President Texas State Min
ing association.
13. "Mineral Resources of New Mex
ico,' by Prof Fayette A. Jones,
Field Assistant, U. S. Geological
survey, Albuquerque, N. NJ.
IA. "Mine Drainage Districts" by
Mr.. f. Lyman White. State Com
missioner of Mines, Denver,
Colo.
Is. "Forestry as it Affects the Min
ing Industry, by MI. r. f. Bene-
diet, Inspector, U. S. Forestry
Service, Thatcher, Ariz.
Is. advantages of Greater Co-opera.
ton Between U. s. Geological
Survey and State Mining Blu
reaus," by Hon. Chas. d. Wal
colt, Director, U. s. Geological
Survey, Washington, D. c.
Il. "Prevention of Mining Frauds by
State Legislation" by Mr.
Lewis f. Aubury, State Mineral
ogist, San Francisco, Cal.
IS. "Relation of Mining and Smelt
ing Between Mexico and United
States" by Mr.. Jas. w. Nal
johnson, Ell Paso, Tex.
10. cores Worthless Twenty-Five
Years Ago Which Have Beer
Made Valuable by Improved
Mining Methods" by Prof. VIM
P. Blake, of Tucson, Ariz.
ZO. LIE EAdDuludtlOH Vi IhlHCo 4
liminary to Purchase, of Today
as Compared with twenty-five
Years Ago. by Mr.. Robert Gil
man Brown of San Francisco
Cal.
21. "Mine Management Today a:
Compared with twenty-five
Years Ago" (Not ~assigned).
%. "a National Department of Mine:
and Mining" (Not assigned)
23. Prof. C. j. Norwood, director
Kentucky State Geological sur
vey, Lexington, KY. (Specia
address,.
"a. "Proposed Remedy for the Diff
iculties Arising from Inaccur
ate Records of Patent Surveys
by Prof. A. j. Hoskin, assistant
Professor of Mining, Colorado
School of Mines, Golden, Colo.
Exhibits, Etc.
A comprehensive collection of min
erals will be exhibited by the state OF
Texas and a number of local camps il
the territory contiguous to Ell Paso.
The Humphries Photo company viii
have on display during the session ;
collection of technical mining photo
graphs, illustrating the special mechan
ical appliances used in mining opera
tions in Mexico and the great South
west, and an evening will be given t.
a ~stereopticon lecture illustrating 1T
leading smelling and mining plants.
Entertainments.
The local committees at Ell Pas
have made all necessary arrangement
for the comfort of the delegates, ant
are prepared to extend to all visitors
a royal miners welcome.
Special entertainments of an enter
tanning and even exciting nature vii
occupy all of the time not taken up b,
the regular sessions of the congress-.