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Show the United States, but also all dry ores that may be imported from Mexico aud Canada. Resolved, That owing to the competition competi-tion of foreign lead ores, mined by peon labor, many of the low-grade ores of our territory containing fluxing ores have long been shut down, and others are only working in hopes of relief from congress. con-gress. Resolved, That by these mines being shut down at least 2000 miners are thrown out of employment in Utah alone. . Resolved, That regardless of political affiliations, the members of this meeting, representing the whole -mining industry , of Utah, earnestly request congress to relieve our American miners of lead and fluxing ores from competition with the peon labor of Mexico. Resolved, That copies of these resolutions resolu-tions be sent to the Hon. W. H. McKin-ley, McKin-ley, chairman of the ways and means committee of the house, and to Hon. T. A. Carter. John T. Caine, Pred. T. Dubois, Du-bois, II. Townsend, H. 1V Bartine, Wm. M. Stewart, H. Al. Teller, E. O. Wolcott and A. Niedringhaus. Signed, W; G. Van Hoisick, W. K. James, J. J. Daly, A. Hanaulk, J. E. Doom, K. Daooett, U. C. Chambers, G. Lavamino, Committee. THE ORE ritODUCEKS. ome Ringing Keaolutloua are Adopted at Their Meettug. The ore producers' meeting last night m a success so far as attendance and ction was concerned, upwards of $20,-00,000 $20,-00,000 of capital being represented in 'e attendance. W. S. McCornick, Isaac lazelgrove, N. Treweek, Prof. Lavag-ino, Lavag-ino, Bamberger, R. H. Terhune, K. Chambers, W. G. Galigher, C. H. Wat-3o, Wat-3o, J. E. Dooly, Lemuel Colbatb, L. Ia'tin, J. W. Siler, Dr. Stansfiold, W. James, A. Hanauer, Ellsworth Dng- J. J. Daly, W. G. VanHorne, M. M. '"Kta, James" McGregor,, R. Mackiu-h, Mackiu-h, John Tiernan, W. J. M. Stewart, F. Woodmansee were among the many ho were present. Mackintosh presided and in a few rds explained the objects of the meet-S- The following resolutions were then lopted: solved, That the statements at-lt at-lt T to k AuBust Meyer, alleging f the American mines could not, even protection, produce sufficient flux-S flux-S ores to run existing American smelt-S smelt-S works, ia unmitigatedly false. For anoe one group of mines, the Brook-" Brook-" and Lead mines which, during the sr have employed from 100 to 150 Mrs at wages from $2.50 to 63.50 per v. oroauca 24,000 tons of ore, 3000 tons "inch went about 50 per cent lead 'f 10 ounces of silver. From second Ms ore going from 15 to 20 per cent 30 and from 5 to 6 ounces of silver rmrfo88 Produced 7000 tons, giving jm 10 to 50 per cent lead and 10 ounces llver, and 7000 tons going from 15 to Per cent lead and from 5 to 6 ounces silver. With protection making a of ? cents per pound for lead, the ed- '"i? of th68e mines could 'be dou-with dou-with the price permanently below -nts per pound, they would have to down. These mines are but an ex- Itah m8jrity of the lead mlnes JWilved, That the constituent ehv "lS o all ores produced in the inter-"tain inter-"tain region are largely gold, silver . aA and any cause tending to inwb. our ore products or decrease ... j.ue,ot lead, will in a corresponding Oitmnish the product of precious solved. That the mines of Utah do Produce large quantities of the best n ore, and with a fair protection "more than double the quantity of S ores ever heretofore produced in territory. Besides reducing Utah ores, the fluxing ores of the territory Jp ?6e exusnt exported to Colo-"'vaiifornia Colo-"'vaiifornia and Nebraska to reduce h "res there. .he available fluxing! this inter-mountain region are cifnt with adequate protection to 'elt. M only tha dry ores produced in I |