The Goldfield news. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1904-1911, 1909-09-18
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MEETING PLACE AND HEADQUARTERS

EETMG PLACE HEADQUARTERS
The sessions of the Congress will be held in the Hippo
drome, corner Columbia Avenue and Miner Street, three
blocks north from the Gold6eld Hotel. The headquarters
will be at the Goldfeld Hotel.
SOUVENIRS
Each delegate will upon registration be presented with a
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.
MINERAL PALACE
The Mineral Palace, corner of Main and Miner streets,
contains a most comprehensive and typical exhibit of the min
erals of Nevada and a few smaller exhibits from adjoining
one hundred thousand individual specimens, representing
more than $50 different camps, arranged by counties. In ad-
dition to the commercial exhibits, the private collections of
Mrs. Helen Schneider Of Eureka, New, worth over $4,000;
Of Mrs. Helen ]. Stewart of Las Vegas, New, collected per
sonally 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 esti-
mated 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 COM
panies have transported the specimens without charge and
more than a thousand different individuals have given free
service in its collection. Altogether it is believed to be the
ever assembled.
The formal opening of the Mineral Palace will take
place on the first day of the convention.
SESSION AT ToNoPAH.
Wednesday, September goth will be spent at Tonopah,
Nevada, to which a special train will convey the delegates,
leaving Gold6eld at $3.50 a. M, stopping for an inspection Of
the large stamp mill at Milers Station and the larger mines
of the Tonopah district.
At $3.50 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
special train will return with the delegates to Gold6eld.
SPECIAL DISCUSSIONS
1t is planned to devote the greater part of Tuesday to q
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 Min
ing Industry, and it is proposed to devote whatever time
may be necessary for a thorough discussion Of these subjects.
Technical and descriptive papers win take second place
to the practical discussion of live subjects upon which the
action Of the congress 10 expected.
CALIFORNIA DAY
Saturday will be California day in which special dele
cations from that state will participate. The congress will
be officially adjourned at noon on Saturday after which an
opportunity will be given to examine the mines and mills Of
the district.
OFFICERS OF rHn AMEl
J. H. RICHARDS, President
e. r. BUCKLEY, First Vice Presiden.
J. F. CALLBREATH, J
ooLDFIELD ExEcl
JOSEPH II. HUTCHINSON
CHARLEs g. sPRAGUE
JAMES g. OWENS, Secretary
H. G. SCHMIDT. RI