Elk City mining news. (Elk City, Idaho) 1903-1913, 1912-02-29
Mining men HOLD
fine CONVENTION
ADOPTED MANY RESOLUTIONS
AT SPOKANE FAVORABLE
TO Their Interests.
Asks Government to Change Many Laws
American Mining Congress May
Come to Spokane Next Fall-Mining
Notes From Different Camps of the
Northwest

Spokane.-The Northwest Mining
convention adopted strong resolutions
opposing the leasing of coal and mineral
lands in Alaska or elsewhere, and con-
demning the long delays which have
been attending the applications for pat
ents of these lands. These resolutions
will be forwarded to congress and to
the senators and representatives of the
western states in congress.
Resolutions were also adopted de-
manding a revision of the policy of the
interior department in the matter of the
conservation of the water power and
mineral lands of the country and re-
questing the appointment by congress
of committe of ~ experts to submit
a revision of the regulations.
1t is suggested that six members of
this committee be selected from list
of names submitted by the American
Society of Mining Engineers, and the
other six be selected from a list sub
mitted by the American Society or Elec-
trical Engineers.
Resolutions were adopted by the con-
vention indorsing the invitation which
has been sent by Spokane to the Ameri-
can Mining congress to hold its next
session, next fall, in Spokane.
Among the resolutions were the fol
lowing:
Establish test stations in every min
ing camp in the country.
Orrop;1a crao1ooioo1 eurxous -,
state not now supplied.
Eliminate the government charge for
dead timber.
Let the miners do work on roads, to
apply on claims.
Declaring that transportation charges
on the silver dollar should be elimina
ted by the government.
Cooper is liable to go higher in
price, said j. A. Coram, capitalist of
Boston.
Resolutions of protest against the re-
duction of the duty on lead and zinc
were adopted unanimously.
The mineral exhibit was the best ever
shown in Spokane, and it is estimated
it has been viewed by at least $4,000
persons.
Delegate Humphreys of Blue Creek,
Stevens county, Washington, says he
has completed plans for the erection of
a large custom concentration at Blue
Creek
Favoring the appropriation of fund
of 100000 by congress, as recon-
mended by Secretary Fisher, for the
establishment of metallurgical test sta
tions in the mining states.
Of respect for the late A. B. Camp
bell who died recently.
Requesting congress to so change the
laws regarding the assessment work on
mines that prospectors and mine claim
} owners may apply the 500 worth OF
annual work upon the road building in
, the mining section and have the same
credited on the development of theil
' mines.
2 Declaring that it is the sense of the
( convention that geological surveys are
] essential to the most economical devel
opment of the resources of any region
and recommending the establishment Of
such surveys in all states not having
them at the present time, the conven
ton went on record asking for this i'm
provement.
Another memorial was adopted pro
r testing against the practice of the ma
r tional forest reserve in charging mine
] owners rs cents a cord for dead an,
S down timber, and also for charging
e them up with cordwood when they bull
roads. The resolution will be sent t.
j the senators and representatives in con
o gress from all the western states.