The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1909-09-18

WILL BE MUCH TO INTEREST
\ DELEGATES AND VISITORS IN
FIELD WONDERFUL
COLLECTION OF MINERALS.

The following general information
will be of interest to those who r
going to attend the annual conven-
ton of the American Mining Con-
gress, to be held in Goldfield, New,
during the week of September 81.
The sessions of the congress will
be held in the Hippodrome, r
Columbia venue and Miner street,
three blocks north from the Goldfield
hotel.
Each delegate will upon registra-
ton be presented with a handsome
badge showing in relief the face of
Jim Marshall, the discoverer of gold
in California, and a cut of the Gold
field Consolidated mill, one of the
most complete of its kind in the
world.
The mineral palace, corner of
Main and Miner streets, contains a
most comprehensive and typical ex-
hibit of the minerals of Nevada and
a few smaller exhibits from adjoin-
ing states. The Nevada collection
will be composed of more than one
hundred thousand individual speci-
mems, representing more than $50
different camps, arranged by coun-
ties. In addition to the commercial
exhibits, the private collections of
Mrs. Helen Schneider of Eureka, New.
worth over $4,000: of Mrs. Helen
j.. Stewart, of Las Vegas, New, col
lected personally by Mrs Stewart;
the classified exhibit of the Mackay
School of Mines of Reno, New, and
other private collections will be on
exhibition.
The special white cabinet of high
grade ores will contain over 5000
specimens, the smelling value of
which is estimated at more than
$4,000.
The state of Nevada made an
appropriation of $4,000 as a nucleus
for this exhibit. The railroads and
express companies have transported
the specimens without charge and
more than a thousand different diff
ferent individuals have given free
service in its collection. Altogether
it is believed to be the most valuable
and comprehensive state collection
of minerals ever assembled.
The formal opening of the Mineral
Palace will take place on the first
day of the convention.
Wednesday, September 20, will be
! spent at Tonopah, Nevada, to which
a special train will convey the dele
gates, leaving Goldfield at $50 a.
the large stamp mill at Miller's sta
ton and the larger mines of the
Tonopah district.
At $40 a business session will be
held at which the general subject
of mine inspection will be discussed,
A short business session will be held
in the evening after which the spec
ial train will return with the dele
gates to Goldfield.
1t. is planned to devote the greater
part of Tuesday to a discussion of
the silver question: Thursday to the
question of General Revision of
Mining Laws; Friday to the Land
Policies of the Federal Government
as they affect the Mining Industry,
and it is proposed to devote whatever
time may be necessary for a thor
ough discussion of these subjects.
Technical and descriptive papers
will take second place to the prac-
teal discussion of live subjects up
on which the action of the congress
is expected.
Saturday will be California day
in which special delegations from
that state will participate. The
congress will be officially adjourned
at noon on Saturday, after which an
opportunity to examine the mines
and mills of the district.
The Goldfield entertainment COM
mittee will provide entertainment
for every moment of leisure
but will not interfere with the reg
ular business sessions of the congress.
Provisions have been made for a
rock drilling contest open to the
world on Saturday afternoon and
for a street carnival to be known as
1.-The Malapai Mixup," on Saturday
evening.