Show j 4 J t I i q t 1 MINIM MININ CO COM GUESS GRESS t. t A GAEA OF PINING MINING M NAT DENVER f i- i fn Interest st Divided Between the free tree f f Coinage of f Si Silver r ra a arid d the the S s 1 1 the r Denver J I he EX ks ha s a proper celebration of the tho comp 61 df f its is magnificent new new building planned sometime sometime some somo time representative assembly tf of t A f the e country to bo po o held in on oni JF That V tho suggestion kit t a h hearty atY indorsement indorse indorse- r e. e ment meat was mado t on tho the date sped sped- fled fed by the presence in Colorados Colorado's capital of over delegates t t to the gr s 5 5 5 as V In the tho morning Jorni g the proceedings werd opened with il a trade fully r S of the min minlu mining n I d sh li U w was s ma mado a up tp of miners different Ur r nt parts of C Colorado lorado me members bers of th exchange bands of music J wagons I bearing ore ora and mining machinery and distinguished shed citizens The procession w e a nl In le length leith l Tho The var val 0 s 5 ct fl badges of divers sorts to Indicate which h they represented tui J V t S TI OP p THE ma n EV EW d. d t An noon t the d dedication of f IHo lieC Colorado lorado Mining Stock Exchange e took place President Charles II E. Taylor Taylor of f the J It lug Stock Exchange introduced d Mayor Mayor Rogers Roger who ho delivered the tho d dedication n address ad ad- d- d dress iress An a address was was' delivered by Governor Governor Gov Gov- t Routt who contrasted the tho present po eltion of Denver and the state t to what theyS they S were ere thirty Years o. o years vears a ago V if S S i I IC i S C C. C P. P Libby the the visiting t ng delegates spoke on the tho interest kenin the tho extreme East as in to CoWadd oid affairs t ri Speeches aso also deU er by by Hori TI A. A W. W Tabo Clark Ui-Clark Clark V The exchange o hall hail hal was a b beautifully au l l decora decorated d. d THE E O ORESS t I V The Mining h ld V a ilo the ie Pe Peoples People's pl s 's t i l I It as sl an anch ch ra t ins ate sM t. t fl i iCa Ca Canada ad and nd rho Eur Tho pe Un was v s from sea board to the Pacific Jv was 1 as eP s yea gathering at as has hasi been S 5 ens seen Ii in Denver 5 When the hie ting ing was called caled to order President res re's dent Taylor announced that H H HA A. A W W. Wo Tabor abor has ha has been selected c chairman air an by tho executive committee Mr Tabor on taking th the chair chaIt chair spoke briefly ot or the tte work for for the tho the c n o do and urged the advantages dv n acs' acs of fil fieo n bin g He lie appointed c s 5 On G. credentials G. G. G W. W Thatcher Colo Colot ra rado o Jos J. J l Missouri Little e Maine I i N. N cl Connecticut q tc L. L E. E Ho Holden Icu Ohio hi K AP t 1 P. P J aur Ii i n C. C 11 IT I D M I A. A ti v Oregon i C C. C i D D Tt vIs WJ lhor South D 1 t 1 G. G W. W Cassidy Nevada Dy vini d Utah tah C. C Jl 11 1 Ul Clark rk Montana ou anai v C R N. N Perkins Per Per- kins kias Colorado I On Permanent t Organization and Rules Rules- D D. I. I Ezekiel ekiel Colorado T. T 1 C C. Io well He-well vel California S S. S HJ Kellogg Vermont ermont W W. C. C Wa Walker el i C. C C as Neb Nebraska a A. A W. W q Cr ldaR Texas t 1 I. I W. W Burton rt n. n Kansas r s J 5 Sen Senator tor Stewart of Nevada was intro introduced duce aud made a u ringing speech t i in sup sup support support port of Onlee coin age r. r fl V S On m motion ton it was agreed cel print copies f of r his a dF tt o e ts ills ills- to the effete ast ast as 13 B. b Clark bark rk Wh Wheeler Wheler Ier put it if Governor Routt was s ui ul r- r for and respond e with n d t f v by C. C S. S Thomas who read a D i Bland ian in P ol Uree fi ex ex u 8 support S 'S i com coinage age V th m s' s At Atle the morning si Thura Thursday Cba man Thatcher heror of the tho committee on oa cr credentials creden Len ann ed that there W were f I ac accredited ul credited d delegates l present tes nt g thirteen states and two t territorIes 1 f V th the the coi oil perma permanent nen neat nent t organization r v wk then len ad adopted d il tile the I election ot tho h recommended i s i I. I I V v- v t Judge Jiles Sea Searles f Ca California S For vice pr tild appointees te s of the delegations gatons j 1 j 1 V r tr j I F For r secretary re Charles Il A A. E ards w. w gf of r. r tl Austin Texas C S j lr t f sl ta Aai on c ti J st staff f of Id eat ent ent Seth Maine ire c third as assistant Jl J. J C. C Mooney of The folio folo folioing wing ving topics w for fordi discussion cu sio c. c t J First First First Th The he sl silver ver que question queston tion This topic topics w was was originally aly i pored it altho thO last last but subsequently il given first ii r V Second M d-M Mining and mining Third Third Miners Miners Miners' rights to lands ands granted to railroads V V f A I q J r Fourth Fourth T Town Tn n s sites t ts on mh mineral lands J Fifth S' S Smelting reduction duc Fifth g mp r o V of ores oies I I i Sixth Sixth- Town Sixth Town own sites on lands Seventh Restora and preservation of our forests tores s H V 0 V J Chairman Searles was S conducted to the platform olm and made mado un an aa entertaining little speech s 1 L LIn V V d' d V S S SIn In the afern afternoon on the cal calling n of the names of the J vice i pr presidents i that were r elected br the ile different st tes tesa va the ther frt t business st ss br Amon th so select selected d dere were Colorado Frank AMann New George W W. Fpx Fx Wo Wyoming n RC-Cham RC q 9 Charn bers r Utah V V i V 5 V j S V V V The he committee e on n resolutions was vas then sel selected after which r. r J. J V. V y Skiff chief of I. I t mining depart depart J mOnt ment of the tho Columbian ExposI Exposition 1 was D' D called caled upon to give some information relative rela ela tv tive to his hIs work vork In the tho he cours course i of his s re remarks marks he said V The The b building iti g h has s b been e ei divide d' d 5 twentysix divisions IsI ns ni vI b be m r suitable to tub tp bU a add ithe judge in m making king their awards Those who vho intend to make a dI display should Jook look ook more t to the Ir J quality than han quantity of the te ex exhibit Thero i rl will wi be no charge for lor space space- had ai al that a Is required of ot tho he exhibitor is i to get the I ex exhibits ex- ex hibits hibIt In place All V the he apparatus apparatus' and a d. d machinery used In mining will wt bo ho e on Lio tion together with the literature re relating t lg to mining from Irom before toe tile Christian ChrIstan era erat to the tho present day day The exposit exposition I regard d as ji a wonderful opportunity for tho country to tho t extent mining i g has dev developed loped a t Hs play Uie the wealth of of America er a tu na natural rt resources The he plan bas s' s been e aken on a larger lager scale than ever even ever bc dreamed before of Qt and to iha ka bat will not be ji wit witnessed for many years st to com come S Senator Wolcott was ras then c called caled fled upon for a speech and ad responded br briefly ty with an argument for f fred re siver sliver silver coh coinage ag E E R. R l Holden was then called cled for and nd spoke in favor of te the coinage ol native nathe live silver product product Jar Mr r Holden in turu tuu was replied V J JAt to toby by C C. S. S ThO Thomas V V V At the opening of the session Friday corning t the silver sIver question eston w was s taken ken up for Cor 5 V S. S C. C Powers Power Power of Arizona was introduced dUCI a and d read a paper on Money of ol Account 1 He lie reviewed the tie history of 01 the tho use of a I medium of commercial exchange o from rom the earliest earlest dIY's days 1 historical citations ns ho he that silver siver should be bo to its iS and that l was tha first and ad proper medium Clonel Colonel t Ed Edl kP ro Brown of or Aspen was I fel f t V j. j 4 i 47 7 l r t rl VS S V S called baled for and asked to take the lire platform He l the tho I idea e 6 C a 1 t tage limited to Ui tt the American product product rind and ad ad- the tho free freo coinage of ot silver sl Jari Harley y B. B Morse orso u ted a speech of iri Id blU l Lincoln urged th encouragement dl mIning th tho pro production pro d of pre precious ous metals M lt wien When John Sherman Sherena says says' that t ft IB only cost ceni to mine mino a a dollar dolar of ohl- ohl sil- sil Yer ter el hO no io states stales an arf untruth It t costs cost tl I 1 In larla F to tb t pro produce c Sf 1 worth of silver siver on article that earth The Tho miner r produCes an artice when he digs It from rom catt batt i It is nsw new nw J money ney It If never nover existed before add and it lb goes Into commerce of the world and and stays there there Th Tho- Tho miner r M digs s for Immortality and aud Mr hel when ho he said they V are aro natures nature's noblemen Give the miners minors a chance chanco will give giro j you ou such a el civilization civil civil- i- i n that tho lie world has never known JUE LE l ld n o of Ohio spokE In favor lavor of unlimited coinage e und nbC mentioned the J ig Ig Ignorance ii norance irice existing In la tho the eastern states states' lie Ilo 10 I t r V VV V 5 I do not want ant to td makO mak any an dissensions dissensIon in ia the laughter J but this is isan isan isan an I irrepressible question question- which will wU not not down Otters It I might b bo be a a privilege to Coa to a smelting firm Jo oh haye ve th the tho lo foreign bulHon bullion bul bul- lion Hon come como In iii free so that that it mIght bo ie purchased pui- pui ch chased for loha SO outs dents and arid run out for lor 18 That ThatIs Is all right for the tho tle sa smelters but the tho people will nt bo satisfied ats e V Mr Ma of Montana was loudly loudy c called for tor and responded The Th advocates of 01 restricted coinage and the tho gold bugs bUls point outto you ou that Campbell Campbell Camp Camp- bell ben of Ohio lq was s defeated on the tho sI silver ver is issue issue isue is- is i- i sue said Mr Maginnis Why was Campbell Campbel defeated ho stood on ona a platform platform- that iio bad had not tho the courage to tod d defend fert roared Mr Ma Maginnis amid tremendous tre tro- tre- tre i m dous applause A man who throws down his arms at at the he first glimpse ho he hof catches t f tn the enin n mr deserves s t to bo be bo do de- I i X 2 l r i I J S. S Ho was followed lowed by Congressman Gas Cu Casidy sidy idy of Nevada Nevada whoso whose eloquent tribute to w sliver silver siver as waS waa w well l deceived e V 4 iSe Several rai other other tp Speakers k rs from different states ates followed among amonA them thorn Judge Goodwin Good Good- VI win of f alt Laite u e who o explained Ine why some somo sive silver men bad had changed r relative rela rela- l ther Jo iton tite tive Uv t to the the American product product V S Congress rth the li past ton years ars has gone gon Into S session n and Ind promised to do some some- N for the cause ause Last spring pring It came camo e out did nothing The Tho argument was mado nae flide il that If if jh the tree and unlimited nim ed bill p passed red la the tho c country would be overwhelmed with s silver silver- silverA A AVi Ipu man from front New York told us s If i woj 1 assod the limited coinage law we wo would s succeed cc o ed and aud we wo believed him That w was vas s why the resolutIon was passed As Asfor for myself leavo have coin coin- ge of uc bat ba we w are to o misunderstood elV E mothers mother's son pf them la Washington ton An Au b ha hat ha You Xou Xou r want ito to s iho on your own o si silver ver Every paper published in inthe 1 the East a that tha seen seca said there thele was no n for V j r a Ih compromise mio n and J we now mow sa say the thC the thes s same V m thug Wo We will wi say that a silver r a i a silver iver dollars dollar's wort hv of work and we demand that wat it shall bo pla placed d on onan an equality wit with S gold I dont don't t believe beleve Congress will wi pass a n abill bill bl this this' purpose purpose unless s it thinks it dna can get et the t il in a hole bole hole I I dont don't be believe l hove lieve ve the Senate epa o will Pass jH J un unless s it I is pretty suie nl e that President will wi veto it it When Whoa Wall Vall Wal Street takes snuff the the tho Senate sneezes sneezes I 1 i. i yc H V 5 The sIN silver r i ios with various various' preambles pre pre- ambles ambled 16 IS as fOil follows lows f V V S V l Tl atthe t the First National Mining Min ing jug ing Congress Is Is' is unalterably In favor 1101 ot of of the o of as approved b W int int law J i in 1 M and and and- ju accepted by bythe ho the country f tor L' L all an 1 public and anu te Business for first o of the country's hi history we believe lev gol gold and silver siver sivern n not one g t r of or th the other t er S are th the th money thoney JJ metals of tho the c constitution ti tion iod t t that t we ve I arc rd ro opposed s d to a an any v law lan which treats silver irv r as commodity a that we we be- be be Jie i e that old and nd V silver siver should have by byh h Jaw equal lights uS uses and 1 monetary pow pow- ci- ci er eis and to 0 that that end we wo demand of ot the C i of the t United States tates tb tile the enact enact- enact 7 ineat at of ofa a ia which silver siver shall be coIn coined d free in tho n mints s equally with gold and to It full tul and unrestricted d mon mon tary aJ pow power r. r und and nd that the com oin age g bo ratio rato of pf sixteen n to one and hen the coinage is represented in treasury r ote notes e eich ch tol dollar r shall r represent present grams grams- m- m mot of ot standard silver siver or g gr grains of g gold ld V S V V The he vote on it was taken by states with th the following result For For i against against 5 I T enty Twenty eight ht st states ts and aed territories 5 voted S A A. r resolution sol tion askIn asking akIng Congress to encourage encourage i a age hydraulic mining was carried 0 I resolutions adopted were Cond Con Con- d S tho Supreme Court for tor its it deis de do- is on in referenda to tp mineral in ral lands land t to encourage encourage en en- courage t the er pi ote t of 61 forests j expressing express jn ing satisfaction win viti the arrangements for fora a great display of minerals at tho the Worlds World's Fair V i V S SA A resolution declaring that delegates would not support either either- which deUn declined de do- dined Un d to free coinage Oin in g g was d. d V The place lace of holding the next meeting will i be decided bi a committee i Adjourned sine die V V V S TI l COSTET j t I. I n sJ die Eth d F tho state h had haen taken great gr great ta drilling cont contest s and thid l two twenty t Warns ms had been sent Vt to Denver Denvert t to con for t ie championship in thed the thed d double drilling contest on st and nearly nearly as many n d c contestants appeared Tile The Ther rock K used dw was Gunnison i on gr gray y g gran granIto granite a We Ito ite which h ti tic is being c g us used d' d I in th tho capitol l building ard arid and ls is counted the tho hardest obtainable ob ob- ob in iatt tho state A Ji solid soUd platform was as built uIt in il t the e. e the hall and upon this two huge hug huge of ot stone stono were wele placed q at t e ea each h l I t Tho The Tho single single single-h handed handed drillers driers 9 hadr on oa a lower platform S. S Tile The ei Judges Judges' werd JohnM John M. M VS S. S Egan H H. K H. S jv W. W A. A Dui Duff and WH W. W H H. Nicholson Mr r. r also officiated as timekeeper ep astle E An n admission fee of o fifty cents cent was and Coliseum Hall crowded charged was cr to its utmost ost calac capacity y on the tho two ni nights of th the th contest contest The Tho only only unpleasant feature was vas Jh amount of betting indulged d din in by y the tho f fri ir ri and anda of the con |