Show AMERICAN MINING CONGRESS the american mining congress will hold its annual session at deadwood and lead S D from september 7 to september 12 this year and the call for the convention has already been issued by J H richards of boise idaho president of the association president richards call states the objects of the congress to be as follows the purpose of this organization is to advance the mining and metallurgical industries dus tries in all their various branches within the united states to assist in bringing about a more perfect operation cooperation co between the government of the united states and the development of mining and metallurgy to encourage education in practical and scientific information in relation to mining metallurgy and their allied industries to acquire and disseminate trustworthy information bearing upon the development of the metallic and nonmetallic non metallic mining resources of the united states to promote a more cooperative tendency in the evolution of agriculture mining manufacturing transportation and commerce and for the particular purpose of bringing the mining men of the united states into closer relation with one another and of promoting a friendly feeling for or one another through social intercourse and the discussion of mutual interests of the governor of every state is allowed to name fifteen delegates mayors of cities three boards of county commissioners three scientific organizations three miners organizations three and mining bureaus three spokane is represented on the executive committee of the association by L K armstrong senator W B heyburn of idaho is a member of the legislative committee the fact that the congress is to be geld held this year in the heart of the back hills gold mining district is of especial interest the homestake Home stake mine the largest free milling mine in the world is in the district and special opportunity will be afforded to visit the underground workings of that mine there will be several other excursions |