The border vidette., 1928-11-24
MINING REVIVAL HERE
Many Prominent Mining Men Attene
Big Conference
Mondays Herald)

cipal topic of discussion ia No
gales today
!. One hundred and fifty mining
men from all sections of the
southwest are in Nogsles today
for the opening of the three days
| Mining Revival which is spon
sored by the Arizona Industrial
congress, the Arizona chapter Of
the American Mining congress,
the Arizona section of the Amer.
| ican Institute of Mining and
Metallurgical Engineers and the
mining committee of the Nogales
i chamber of commerce.
The out-of town guests began
to arrived yesterday. By 900
i o'clock last night nearly fifty
had registered and during the
night and early morning many
others arrived. All local hotels
are filed.
i The Mining Revival started
promptly at 10 o'clock q. N. to
day at the civic auditorium with
P. G.. Salisbury, president of
the Arizona Industrial congress,
calling the meeting to order and
serving as chairman of the day.
! Mayor Harry J. Karns ex
tended cordial welcome in be
half Of the city of Nogales, and
Hugo w. Miller, chairman Of
the board of supervisors and
prominent local mining man,
welcomed the visitors in the
name of Santa Cruz county.
They both touched on the highly
mineralized country surrounding
Nagales.
The all important topic of
prospecting was the subject Of
the morning meeting. An en-
Tightening address rs the Old
/ Prospector Necessary?" was de.
|livered by w. B. Gohring, secre.
tary Of the Arizona chapter of
the American Mining congress.
How We Prospect for Mines"
an interesting subject, was dis.
cussed by P. G. Benedict, noted
i geologist of the United States
States Copper company of Je
rome, Arizona.
"How the United States Geo
locical Survey Helps the Pros
pector. q subject throwing much
light on government activities,
was discussed by r. S.. Butler,
of the college of mines of the
University of Arizona.
| Following these three major
addresses on prospecting q gen.
eral discussion Of the subject en-.
sued.
| DR.. A. L. Gustetter. chairman
of the Nogales chamber of com
j merce mining committee. and in
terested in mining himself, made
several announcements regard.
ling the Mining Revival.
I The afternoon session was
called to order by Chairman
Salisbury at 200 p. m.
| A paper prepared by Dean G..
M. Butler on Service of the
Arizona Bureau of Mines-Pres
ent and Future" was read.
DIR. r. j. Leonard of the Uni
versity of Arizona, one of the
three leading geologists in Am.
erica, took for his subject Geo
logical Survey of the Patagonia
Districts and thoroughly delved
into that mining district.
Governor Fausto Topete of
Sonora was given q great ova,
ton by those assembled for the
Mining Revival when be was in
troduced to the audiance.
| He delivered message of
welcome and urged mining men
to consider the vast mineral dis
tricts of Sonora. which are
among the greatest in the world.
He welcomed foreign invest.
ments in his state and assured
protection to all those who were
disposed to enter the Sonora
mining field.
Tonight (Monday) at 7:30 al
the Club Royal q banquet will
be given in honor of the visitors.
Places for approximately 2OC
will be laid and the cabaret will
be the scene of much gaity until
early morning. 1t has been an
nounced that no speaking will
; occur at the banquet tonight.
Tomorrow (Tuesday) morning
at $50 o'clock q. m. the confer
erce will be called to order by
Harry A. Clark. governor of the
Arizona chapter of the American