OCR Text |
Show I ENTERTAINMENT AT Will Be Much to Interest Dele-gates Dele-gates and Visitors in H WONDERFUL COLLECTION OF H VALUABLE MINERALS fl General Information of Interest to Those Who Will Attend Session. The following general inforination will he of interest io those who nro fioing to attend ihe. annual convention oi' the American Mining- congress, to be held in Goldficld, Nev., during the week of September 27: TJio sessions of the congress will bo held in the Hippodrome, corner Columbia avnu'j and Miner street, three blocks north from ihu Goldrlekl hotel. The headquarters :l!l he at the Goldlield hu- tti Each delegate will, upon registration. ui presented with a handsome badge fl showing in relief tho face of Jim Mnr- iikall. the discoverer of gold in Callior-n!a. Callior-n!a. and a cut of the Goldlield Consoll-dated Consoll-dated mill, one of the most complete of its kind in the world. The Mineral Palace, corner of Main and Miner streets, contains a most eomprc-henslve eomprc-henslve and tvpical exhibit of (he mln-era mln-era Is of Nevada and a row smaller ox-hihits ox-hihits from adjoining status. The Nevada 1 f-oilecllon will be composed of more than 1 one hundred thousand Individual pecl- moms, representing more than 150 dlf-forent dlf-forent camps, arranged by counties. In addition to the commercial exhibits, the private collections of Mrs. Helen fcchnel-dcr fcchnel-dcr of Em oka. Nov.. worth over 550,000: of Mrs. Helen .1. Stewart of I .a a Vegas, .ev.. collected personally by Mrs. Stow- art; tho classified exhibit of the Mnckay School of Mines of Reno. Nov.. and other private collections, will bo on exhibition. The special white cabinet of hlgh-grade hlgh-grade ores will contain over 5000 speci-mens, speci-mens, tin.- smelting value of which Is es-tim es-tim died, at more than ? 10.000. J The- state of Nevada made an approprl- J atlon of $5000 as a nucleus for this ex- J hlblt. The railroads and express com- panics have transported the specimens without charge and more than a thou- sand different individuals have given free service In its collection. Altogether it Is believed to be the most valunblc and r omprehenslvfi mate collection of mln- era Is ever assembled. H The formal opening of the Mineral Palace will take place on the first day H of the convention.- Wednesday. September 20. will be spent at Tonopah. Nevada, to which a special train will convey the delegates, leaving Goldtleld at S:30 a. m.. stopping for an inspection of the large stamp mill at Miller's station and the larger mines of the Tonopah district. At n:30 a business' session will be held HHH ru which tho general subject of mlno In- ypeetlon will be discussed. A short busl- ness session will be held In the evening after which the speoiitl train will return with the delegates to Goldficld. Tt is planner to devote the greater part of Tuesday to a discussion of the silver j ouestlon: Thurjiday to the cmcstlon of General Revision of Mining Law: Fri- d;iv to the Land Policies of the Federal Government as they affect the Mining In- dnstn. and it is proposed to devote what- .over time may be necessary, for a thor-nvich thor-nvich discussion of these subjects. Technical and descriptive papers will 'ake second place to the praericnl dis-msslon dis-msslon of live subjects upon whleh the action of the congress Is expcolcd. Saturday will he California day in whleh special delegations from that slate will participate. The congress will lie iffleiallv adjourned at noon on Saturday, ifter which an opportunity will be tlven tn examine the mines and mills of the Th Goldlield enterlainment committee will provide entertainment for cverv mo-ment mo-ment not otherwise occupied, bul will not interfere with the regular business ses-sions ses-sions of the congress. Provisions have been made for a rock-drilling contest open to the world on Sat.urdav after-noon after-noon and for a street carnival to be V known as "The Malapal Mlxup." on Sat- j urdav evening. |