The San Francisco Call. Newspaper, September 25, 1899, Page 4

THE FRANCISCO CALL, MONDAY. SEPTEMBER 2 1899. VISIT OF AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING ENGINEERS OF GREAT IMPORTANCE TO CALIFORNIA HE California meeting of the American Institute of Mining Engin- eers which will begin in San Francisco to-day, lasting three da nd attended and followed by much hospitality throughout the State, will composed of an uncertain percentage of about 3000 of the most eminent and progressive leaders of the mining industry, which sat and so growing a figure in California’s prosperity and indus- trial future. The titute the largest technical soclety in the United s, and it s from 1 rganization twenty-eight years ago been the sive and successful one. On the special train which brings a stern party to the ecity to-day are Lut comparatively few of the forty or so thus coming together will be suppl v a r of members who will gather individually from & d elsewhere. The significance of the meeting to Califor ured by the number of members in atten It ing, but those who come are leaders of a great in reeption 1 wish to know of California’s mineral re an good fellowship, as well of the famed delights which nature is an extremely busy day in the mining and metallur; who would have come in a less exacti time have ng able to.attend the most inter stitute. B} cuts §0 8T ex- ing of on of the industry should learn of Califor- members of a popular society should nderground in California’s veined hills 1d mountains. °st benefit may be a reflex one, resulting from a season of stimu- in California’s mines and untold mineral resources, from an an e to declare the vast mineral possibilities of the State hearty extension of hospitality to worthy guests which blesses The institute has been a powerful influence in mining prog- 1 was much, and the entire State will join the miners ia Miners’ Association in extending a cordial wel- who are about to travel hundreds 1ief mineral regions. For three days beginning to- ing will help enliven the Palace Hotel, and s a party of 150 or more will travel about the' places of the State’s resources that have not before attracted f distinguished visitors. e plant, and t ind gentlemen sat down first formalities of t talities which the g to e IN THE NORTHERN PART OF THE STATE The Visitors Spend Sunday in Sight-Seeing and Pleasure. EDDING comir > were ils un S. | sibly rt for San Fran- | the party will be | meeting and arground and tt ty to take a Sunda I Raymond to a dec i on the isolated fraternity and_then the ng of the hymn Nobody ticed Englishman started_it, but the and the hymn welled ( forth. pontaneously, all sang “God en” and all were 4 touched beauty and significan s | of the . _In his remarks Pr ‘ presented here by a | dent D observed that y are able, and | John Bull should not be begrud 1 rty assistants | little slice of America that he th veloping so splendidly or for their en- 2 little railroad he had built, since no : .| Americans would do it before. ~Manager | pec uge train gayly | Wright said that they who were shut up rated ty of 150 up to the | there in the mountains were not there | for their health, of greedy and where the ut to ng 600 tons Keswick, le of handl querulous world. re a day was he uch and other incidents and senti- ot oD Ed e ot DICH nts attended the first day of the insti- i A ifornia. s will com- railroad in (¢ e Tflcasion "ot importanc fornia_meeting of the t will not itself, the t that distance reds of feet just be "(“"!"““‘“{“‘af ing camps in_the State, in which will | mountain of ore | often be found amid the rough life of the mined through tunnels. industry intelligence and culture that has of the drawn on the whole world. operative English owners and o which about 200 ladies | He the | ntly sur- ) read with such ar a wild re- cess of When the 1 Manager down to Pnpiandee. mems d then the | come in gland figured, and d plant | President 1glas and Secretary = Ray- | mond responded. It was a gentle Sa - | bath afternoon aw tangled hills with the scene o s labor far - and pos- declination of three members of remarkable tisfy the needs | institute. | be confined to the | people present at the moment, and they may be provided hy the most remote min- The entire and clerical starf of the eom- D e e S ] ! | STORY OF HOW SAN FRANCISCO | WAS SELECTED. | Secretary of State Associationl Tells of Efforts Resulting in | Institute’s Coming. } E. H. Benjamin, the indefatigable secre- | tary of the California Miners’ tion vt which resulted 1 Francisco of th was the first to start the succe: the coming to| an_ Institute fall meeting | in Ame £ CORDIAL WELCOME TO THE MINING San Francisco owes the splendid impetus its early growth received to the mines of California. of the prosperity of city and State, methods, will contribute still more To-day the mines are still a great source and, with the passing of primitive in the future by the application of scientific knowledge by competent engineers. The visit, therefore, of the American Institute of Mining Engineers is most timely. They are welcome to the mining camp of 1849, which is now the metropolis of 1899. mal greeting they should feel at home. This should be for them a congenial field, and without any for- Our citizens, respecting and honoring their profession and recalling the State’s history as “the land of gold,” cordially welcomes the institute to California. i e ory a8 follows: . | JAMES. D.; PHELAN, Mayor. | “During December last 1 was address- | San Francisco, September 24. 1 the California Miners' Assoclation | h R. Gilman Erown, er of the B R, Giman prown, maaeer of o) popeInENT NEFF'S WORDS OF WELCOME mainly with reference to the possibilities | x of organizing a Mono County assoclation. | sl ted that it might be a good plan | sociation more technical in | », and in that connection suggest- | it would be a splendid idea if the | 1 Institute Mining Engineers | HE American Institute of Mining Engineers is the most important body and almost the only one connected with the mining industry that has ever visited California. It comprises a membership from all over the world, and it is composed of eminent men whose opinions are | s ‘:’1”1“ o “"‘"” ) z ';(‘.‘(d“l‘l; | valued everywhere. We expect that they will give our mines and min- s approval of the soeiation. and on| eral resources an intelligent inspection, and we do not fear the result. | my return to the city I broached the mat- | ter to President Neff, Vice President Ral- | e "':,’v’;, . d“fh',!l"" i“'x';‘c"“"f f;:?:};:;‘ ified at their arrival. Through its executive and general reception com- idea, and the early dru.\ull was the official | mittees and its local organizations in various counties it has arranged | | invitation_forwarde to Sel ry Ray- | 1 5 5 e mond in’ January- la o e Twey” | to offer a cordial California welcome and to show thc_em all' of the mining | respondence £ and in the mean=| resources of the State that can be seen in the uamited time at the dis- e Ve . during an Eastern| poga] of the _uests. In behalf of the organized mining men of the State | visit, did yeoman work among members of the council. As is the proper {lra(‘n('cl of the association, letters were addressed | to California members of the institute, | inquiring if a meeting here would be & ‘sm‘m’ All replies were cordially favor- { able, and the result of the total efforts was the selection {n February last of San Francisco as the mext meeting | place. The long labors given to the suc- | ceeding preparations for the meeting by made the association are another story.' o ind, Visit to the Iron Mountain Mine of Great Value to Shasta County. REDDING, Sept. 24—Editor Dittmar safd this evening: “The visit of the American Tnstitute of Mining Engineers will be of vast importance to the mining industry of the State, com- | posed as it is of the foremost men of the profession, many of whom for the first RSN S SR e M. E. DITTMAR, Editor Redding Searchlight. - pe e e © O+ 464040006000 @ time see the wonderful opportunities of modern application of capital to our min- eral resources The visit of the engineers to the great Iron Mountain mine, valued at ten million dollars, which a few years ago was idle because its existence was un- known to the modern mining engineer, was an object lesson that will be of great value to California, and particularly to Shasta County. Other opportunities, such The California Miners’ Association brought these distinguished leaders of the mining industry here, and its members are highly grat- who in these days appreciate the value of brains and intelligence in the mining industry, I greet these guests of California. J. H. NEFF, - President California Miners’ Association. gwe@—o—o@-o—o»—o—fl z B O o O o O o o e o JAMES DOUGLAS, President. O+ 40400+ 0-+0-+0 Q+O04-64-0+0+0+5+0+0 © B B R O R e SCE S THEOQ. D. RAND, Treasurer. O+ 404050 o 2 + © ® SECRETARY RAYMOND PREDICTS MINING PROGRESS IN CALIFORNIA EDDING, Sept. 24—“We expec! the present meeting to stir up in terest in the Institute on the Pa- cific Coast, and that we will hear more from the mining engineers of the coast in the -future,” said Secretaryf Raymond to-day. “We are all, “of £ course, pleased to be in California. & Since I was here, a comparatively’ short time ago, there have been a number of important including the copper mine we saw to- as the Iron Mountain mine presented, ex- = B e O Nelenbothapd.. Tt in neot an | day. * A number of deep mines on:the & “only one mine” district and the big | mother lode have shown great im- morks (s thsiouiectllesion WION WA | Lrovementiandimportan. develop-~ it in bringing further inquiry w : capital behind it to our midst. Nowhere | ments. The State's largest progress, the varied social enter- 3 Keswick and the mine joined in|in the world does nature come to the as- in orate luncheon | the social ministrations, and ev r.\'lhlnglm‘llgncv of mineral development as in| operations. The great thing now is n g hall of the | but the mine jtself was thrown w open. | California. the working of large bodies of low- 1 think, will attend the cheapening of grade ore. There should be a great progress in mining in California in the next few years, for recent develop- ments have revealed possibilities, and there 18 no reason why these discover- fes should not be repeated. “The meetings of the institute are § largely social, the papers prepared and % presented being published promptly 8 and going to every member of the in- § stitute, who is kept in touch with the best current thought and practice in his fleld. The meetings foster a feel- W. RAYMOND, Secretary. O RCAR SRCRE S f~>‘~'0—© B SRR 2 ing of association and fraternity in the profession and a loyalty to the institute and they stimulate men who have acquired new knowledge to prepare reports which they would not otherwise do. Our membership is not confined to the fields of mining, metallurgy and economic geology with a standard of technical ac- [% ! ~METALLUR G 173 e ek s s sk ok ok sk sk ke ke sk ok sk ke ke ek ok sk ke ke sk ok ok ok ok ok ok ok ok PROGRAMME OF THE SEVENTY-SEVENTH CONVENTION OF THE MINING ENGINEERS MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1: 30 p. m.— Addresses of Welcome. Presidential address by President James Douglas, LL.D., New York City. The following papers will be presented in abstract by the authors: The Origin of the Yosemite Valley, and the Eroding Effect of Glaciers, by Professor William P. Blake, Tucson, Ariz. Notes on Mining Cable Tests and Physical Tests of Cal- ifornia Timbers, by Professor Frank Soule, University of California. The Construction of the La Grange Dam, by E. H. Barton, Sonora, Cal. The following papers will be presented in print: Stoping with Machine Drills, by Bert Thane, Sumden- Chief Mine, Alaska. Deep Mining at the Utica, by J. H. Collier, Tesla, Cal. Note on Plate Amalgamation, by Allan J. Clark, Lead, South Dakota. The Mines and Mill of the Atacama Mineral Company, Limited, Taltal, Chile, by Sydney H. Loram, Chingford, Es- sex, England. Investigation of Magnetic Ores from Eastern Ontario, by Frederick J. Pope, New York City. The Relative Desulphurizing Effect of Lime and Mag- nesia in the Iron Blast Furnace, by O. R. Foster, Brooklyn, New York. MONDAY EVENING, 8 to 10:30 o’clock, a Grand Promenade Concert will be given in the Palace Hotel Court. Music by Cassasa’s Band. TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26— The following will be read in abstract: The Electromotive Force of Metals in Cyanide Solu- tions, by Professor S. B. Christy, University of California. Some Features of the Economic Geology of Russia, by Professor A. C. Lawson, University of California. The New Alaska Treadwell Gold Mills, by Robert Mein, Oakland, Cal. The following papers will be presented in print: The Peculiar Ore Deposit of the East Murchison United Gold Mine, Western Australia, by D. P. Mitchell, Palo Alto, Cal. The Occurrence of Tin Ore at San Alto, Zacatecas, with reference to similar deposits in San Luis Potosi and Du- rango, Mexico, by Edward Halse, Columbia, S. A. The Copper Deposits of Vancouver Island, by William N. Brewer, Victoria, B. C. y Rock Salt in Louisiana, by A. F. Lucas, Lafayette, La. The Lee Long-Wall Mining Machine, by H. Foster Bain, Des Moines, lowa. Natural Coke of the Santa Clara Coal Field, Sonora, Mexico, by E. T. Dumble, Houston, Texas. Transcontinental Railway Lines, by James Douglas, New York City. WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27— The following will be read in abstract: Electricity as Applied in California Mining Practice, by Professor C. L. Cory, University of California. The Geology of Arizona, by Professor Theo. B. Com- stock, Los Angeels, Cal. Tangential Water Wheels, by W. A. Doble, San Fran- cisco, Cal. The following papers will be read by title: Notes on the Independence Mine at Cripple Creek Coto., by T. A. Rickard, Denver, Colo. Gold Milling at Minas Prietas, by E. R. Abadie, Torres, > =™ B e e B B e SRCSS SRS TS oS quirements, but {s open to practical mining men as well."” PUBLISHER OF IRON AGE TALKS OF TRIP. REDDING, Sept. 24.—David Williams, publisher of the Iron Age, in a talk with The Call correspondent to-day sald: “The party with which I am visiting California is making a summer trip of about five weeks through some of the great western mineral reglons of the TUnited States, making the San Francisco meeting of the American Institute of | rather be excused from discu Mining Engineers, in which we are |coast has great and rich depos greatly interested, the excuse and oc- casfon for spending this time in learning more about the mineral industry of the country, and in_ enjoying the scenic beauties of the West. We are combining pleasure with profit. We will not have time for detailed study of anything, but will acquire, I hope, an enlarged concep- tiop of the ocountry's mineral resources. ‘We have already been impressed with the mn%{fltude and Importance of what little we have seen on the trip, including what we saw to-day. Having been only twenty-four hours in | the State, I will s little about Califor- nia. Many of the party have said that they are already paid for taking the trip. Many men of the party are closely identi- fied with the silver and gold features of this industry, which I am not. As to the possibilities of iron production on the Pa- cific Coast, of which 1 am asked to say something briefly, T will simply remark that it is a large problem which I would ore, but unfortunately the coal problem is the biggest one. The days of charcoal are long past, and while the water power of this State will make a wonderfull in- dustrial development in some fields, we have not yet got to smelting by elec- tricity. The possibilities of Chinese coal following the development of those coal fields with cheap labor have been dis- cussed, and I cannot now see why Chinese coal cannot be made available for smelt- ing iron in California. China is prac- :jcully closer to California than on- ana.” * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * 4 T ko ek ek ok ok ok ok ke ke ko ok ok Tk ke ok ok ok ke ok ke ek ek ok Sonora, Mexico. Treatment of Oxidized Ores of the Lake View Con- sols Mine, by J. W. Sutherland, Boulder, Western Australia. The Effect of Heat Treatment Upon the Physical Prop- erties and the Microstructure of Medium-Carbon Steel, by Robert G. Morae, Jamaica Plain, Mass. g Peculiar Forms of Native Gold, by George F. Kungz, New York City. The Cement Rocks of Illinois, by J. A. Ede, Spring Val- ley, T1L. . ; The Temperature at Which Certain Ferrous and Calcic Silicates Are Formed and the Effect Upon These Tempera- tures of the Presence of Certain Metallic Oxides, by H. O. Hoffman, Boston, Mass. Woliramite Deposits in South Dakota, by A. Forsythe, Rapid City, South Dakota. Nickel-Steel, a Synopsis of Experiment and Opinion, by David H. Browne, Cleveland, Ohio. T ek ook K XXX X XXX X0 XX XK XK 3 X XK O XK XK X XX XK X X X XK X XK X XK XK YK YO XX XK X XK K YN XXX X YK XK X XK O XOF YOO KX XK M XX X XXX XN XX X X XX