The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-12-18
WANT A GEOLOGICAL
SURVEY MADE QUICK
YeringtOn's Chamber of Com
merce Petitions THAI One Be
Made Right Away.
REMARKABLE DOCUMENT
AST0NISHES AUTHORITIES
Resolution Calling Upon the
Nevada Senator's to Act
Very Promptly.
Special to The Tribune,

Special to The Tribune
GERINGTON, New, Dec. 1.-THE
Chamber of Commerce of this town, at
its last meeting. passed by unanimous
vote the following remarkable reso.
luton, calling on Nevada S Senators to
secure an immediate survey of the
great copper field at this place, now
undergoing vigorous development,
mostly by Salt Lake miners and capt.
talists, who have gained their expert
ence In copper mining In the great
copper camp Of Bingham, Utah.
The resolution is remarkab bic ex
preston of public opinion on the
double value to miners OF the United
States Geological Survey service.
Here Are the Resolutions.
Resolved. that it Is the candid sense
OF this chamber that the Yerington cop
per field Is one OF the worlds greatest
treasures OF the red metal and that I'm
our Judgment, based on indsputable
facts, that its complete development Will
disclose value in copper mounting into
thousands OF millions such complete de-
Nelopment. oi course, covering long pc
Rod OF years.
We regard it rs OF eminent importance
therefore, on both private and public
considerations, that course OF copper
OF an immediate study and report by the
United states geological survey, TO the
end that our miners may be aided in their
schemes OF development and that the
copper" using Industries OF the world may
be assured OF an increaiAed supply to
meet increasing needs, Notwithstanding
the partial or complete exhaustion OF the
worlds older mines, and We utter 1T as
our candid judgment that our Yerington
field is capable. under high pressure de-
velopment. Of supplying half the present
IrNtIH n ~ fla Tt,s1a
United States (ahout 500. 600 00o pounds
a YEAR, for the whole Of the twentieth
century.
The development OF this great copper
field has been undertaken on a large
scale by ten or twelve strong companies,
under the management of experienced
and Utah, backed by ample capital and
the rapid influx TO the camp assures a
population of fifteen to twenty Thousand
within the near future. II is desirable
tion he educated To understand the char
acter and the limits OF our great deposit
as quickly as possible 80 that their op-
erations may be wisely guided and they
form permanent and contenJed popula-
tlon. The Justice OF our paramount
claims upon the immediate service Of the
therefore. we think. need no argument.
We are of the opinion that such thor
ough and responsible survey viii be OF
great service to the miners Of the dis
trict in their practical work OF develop
ment and that 1t will also be OF eminent
service 10 the public In so far that by
true character OF the field and It's de-
limitations. the publication OF the facts
in q form always readily accessible 10 the
people and the press will. we believe,
strongly tend 10 restrain the hotatlon OF
fraudulent copper mining enterprises at,
tempting 10 take advantage OF the great
name of this district.
Therefore, we respectfully request our
Nevada delegation in the United States
Senate TO urgently and persistently solicit
the immediate attention OF the director
needs Of this district and request that
the work may be assigned to some Of
those members of his capable staff who
made the studies OF the great coppeG
camps OF Utah and Arizona. which resem-
BILE our own. we think, In general char
acter, though probably none Of them ap-
proach IL In importance.
We beg that our Nevada Senators will
both do us the courtesy 10 express 10 the
Director ~ the Geological Survey our
high appreciation OF the intelieence, the
himself and his able assistants bring 10
the public service, and We cordially urge
our whole Nevada delegation in Congress
10 sustain the Director OF the Survey TO
the limits OF rational libcrality I'm his es-
Inmates for appropriations. as Qn COM
mon, we believe. with other mining
States) We regard the work OF his bu-
reau as the most satisfactory service We
receive from the Government. and we de-
sire him 10 be enabled 10 keep II always
clean. always capable. always progressive,
without being hampered for means. with
In the limits of reason.
We beg our Senators TO say 20 all other
members OF orr Congress and 20 all our
public servants at Washington that the
only complaint the mining States have
10 make against our geological Survey Is
that we don't get enough OF It's valuable
and valued service.
We desire the country and our Con-
gress 10 understand thar The Geological
Survey is doing most helpful work for
mining and that incidentally its work
is doing more than any other agency 10
put an end 10 fraudulent mining schemes.
Those who cannot readily understand all
this may take the word OF honest miners
for II.
We urge upon our Congress the great
est liberality consistent with reason. TO-
ward our Geological Survey and request
them 10 enable II TO do more work in
the mining States. But we expressly re-
quest that the study of this district be
put In the hands OF only the most capa-
BILE men in the service and those who
have had experience In the study OF the
great copper deposits OF Utah and Ari-
zona.
We candidly believe we have A cop
per deposit greater than anything known
in Utah or Arizona. and we manifest our
faith in II hy this request TO have It's
character and value passed upon by an
authority so high and unbiased the
United States Geological Survey: and.
Resolved, That the Secretary of this
meeting he instructed 10 forward 10 each
of our Senators. and to the press. a copy