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Show MINING CONGRESS FORMED AT PORTLAND POFtTUlJfD, Or.. May IT. Two hundred hun-dred mine owners and others intsreeted In tha mining Industry met her. today and formed the Northwest Mining congress con-gress which. In addition to having for its object the Improvement of the mining Induetry. will attempt to curtail operation, opera-tion, of fraudulent mine promoters. The congreee will be In session Wednesday Wednes-day and Thursday. There are present prominent mining men from all parte of the- northwest. Among those who will addresa the congreee are J. F. Gaibreata of Iienver, secretary of the- American mining congress, and Judge J. H. Rich, arde of Boise, former president of the same organisation. |