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Show MINING CONGRESS ENDED. Next Meeting will be at El Paso, Toxaa, While Denver Gets Permanent Perma-nent Headquarters. The seventh annual session of the American Mining congress, hold at Portland, Oro., was closed at noon Sat-tirday. Sat-tirday. Tho following directors wore oloctcd for tho ensuing year: J. It Illchards, Idaho; Thomas Ewlng, Call fornla; E. It. Buckley, Missouri; A. V Olfford, Texas; John Dcrn, Utah; William Will-iam Lonnox, Colorado; J. Frank Wat-son, Wat-son, Oregon; J. T. Cornforth, Alaska, and Georgo 13. Dorsey, Nebraska. Thoir nomination by tho commlttco appointed for that purposo was reported re-ported back to tho convention by President Pres-ident Itlchnrds, to whom It had boon handed, and on motion of II. S. Joseph, of Utah, sccondod by James P, Call-breath, Call-breath, Jr., of Colorado, tho secrotary was ordorod to cast tho ballot of tho congress for tho nominees named, which was dono. Tho voto was takon standing and wns unlmous. No rccommondntlons as to the presidency presi-dency and secretary for tho ensuing year woro mado to tho new board ol directors by tho congrci, but tho board mot Immediately after adjournment adjourn-ment to elect these officers. Judgo J. H. Itlchnrds of Idaho was elected prosldont; Col. Thomas Rwlng of San Francisco, first vice-president; Dr. E. It. Iluckley of Holla, Mo., second vlco-prosldcnt, vlco-prosldcnt, nnd A. W. Olflord of EI Paso, Texas, third vlco-prosldent. Jamos Callhrealh, Jr., of Denver, was appointed acting secretary. Tho treasurer treas-urer of tho American Mining congress will probably bo David Moffct, president presi-dent of tho Denver First National bank. At tho mooting of the board of directors di-rectors tho action of tho congress In soloctlng Donver as tho permanent hoadquarters of tho American Mining congross nnd El Paso, Texas, Its next mooting placo, wns confirmed without dlssontlng voto. |