The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1906-12-05

California. Then attention will be
turned to Mexico, South America and
Alaska. His paper, from technical
! standpoint, was most instructive.
! Rufus p. Jennings. chairman of the
California Promotion Committee, pre-
/ faced his paper on mining and it's rela-
ton to the past and future develop
ment of California by referring to the
great work of promotion that is being
carried on in this State and paid trib
ute to the miners association for It's
aid in the past. The creating of larger
markets as we'll as increasing its man
ufactures, he said, was necessary, and
with this purpose in view it's people
were expanding their energy.
WANTS GOOD ROADS
| In conclusion Jennings pointed to
the needs of better roads Throughout
the State, especially in the mining re-
| gions. and offered the following resolu-
tions:
! inadequate, we recommend the coming Legisa.
ture TO amend them follows:
]. The Boards of Supervisors of the severa
counties shall. designate certain roads as main
HIGHWAYS
g. That the property of the whole county be
| taxed for main highways. and the property OF
the districts for district roads.
4. Upon the county building any main highway
up to standard the State will pay into the
county treasury sufficient to maintain
said highway.
5. That SO per cent of the money raised for
road purposes be spent for permanent road work
and define what permanent work shall be.
6. That the president of the association ap
point a committee of Eve good roads to con
! fer with the committee of the California Pro
motion Committee and the committee appointed
| by the State Grange on roads.
The resolutions were referred to the
| committee on resolutions and will be
| acted on tomorrow.
TELLS OF BARRIERS
Major William w. Harris, United States
corps of engineers, under whose direc-
ton the barriers on the Yuba River
were constructed. read paper on the
work of the commission that has accom-
plished this great engineering feat,
which makes clearly the lines that
must be followed to permit of the
general resumption of hydraulic min
ing.
j. w. Knowlton, secretary of the
Chamber of Commerce of Siskiyou
County, addressed the convention on
the mining and other resources of his
region, growing eloquent over the OPP
portunities that exist for mining
wealth from its lodges.
H de c. Richards of Humboldt, a
mining engineer, spoke on the prob
lens that confront the hydraulic min
erS. he VenIureQ the opinion tndL not
one-t tenth of the debris carried by the
California streams had been placed
there by hydraulic miners, but through
the natural process of erosion, as
proved by conditions cited and by the
problems of the Mississippi River.
along the banks of which no mining
was done.
A report on the condition of the case
of the county of Suffer against William
Nichols, involving the right of the de-
PENDANT to hydraulic behind restraining
dams approved by the debris commits
sion, was read by the secretary. The
case is on appeal and an early de-
cision, it was announced, would be
forthcoming.
A communication from the San Fran
cisco Relief and Red Sross Corpora
ton. stating that it had about 10000
pounds of dynamite and black powder
and asking that an offer for the same
be made was read.
A motion that telegram be sent
to the National Rivers and Harbors
Association announcing the approval of
its work by the Miners Association,
was adopted.
A feature OF the days session was