Volume 12 (1866) (428 pages)

40 The Biining aul Scientific Dress, Mining aul Srientitic Press, W. B. EWER, oc cceseees ssacecracees SENIOR EDITOR, S. W. M. 8MITH. W. B. EWER, A, T. DEWEY. DEWEY & CO., Publishers. Orrioz—No. 505 Clay atreet, corner of Snnsome, 2d floor, a Terms of Subscription: One copy, per annum, in advanee,. One copy, slx months, in advunce,. Ag For salto by Carricrs nnd Newadealers. <2 5 00 3 00) Xt is Empossible for edltora to know aun the merits and demerits of their correspondonee, oonscqnently the reader must not reeclve the opinions of our contributors as our own. Intelligent discussion is invited upon all sides andthe evidence of any error which may appenr will he re ceived ln frlendship and treated with respect. Americana and Feroley. Patents.—Lettera Patent for Inventors can be secured in the United States and foreign countrles through the Minna ann SctenniFi0 Press PATENT AGENcy. We offer applleants reasonable terms, and they can rest assured of n strict compliance with our obligations, and a falthfut sper ormalse of allcontracts. For rcference, we will furnish the names of numerous partics for whom we have ohtalned patents during the past two years. Vavorable to Inventors.—Persons holding new inventions of maehlnery and Important Improvemonts, can ave the same iilustrnted and explaiued In the Mining anD Scientirio Presa, free of charge, if in our judgment the discovery 13 one ‘of real merit, and of sutictent interest to cur readers to warrant publleatlon, Payment ia Advance,---This paper wili not he sent tosubscrihers heyond tbe term pald for. The. pubilshers weil know that a good journal cannot be sustalued on the credit system, Mr. Wm. ER. Bradshnw, is our Speelal Correspond_ ent and Traveling Agent. Aii favorsor assistance rendered him in his progress through tbe country in behalf of our ournal, will be duly acknowledged. San Francisco, Jan Ist, 1866. Mr, A. C. Knox, fs our fuily authorized Traveling Agent, and all subserlptions, or other favors extonded to him, will be duly ncknowledged at this offiee. San Faancisco, Jan 11th, 1866. San Prvancisco: Saturday Morning, Jan. 20, 1866. New Quartz Mirt—Ricu Lopy.—The vicinity of Coulterville, in Mariposa county, is noted for its great number of quartz lodes. The great mother vein ruuning through the State passes through the town, and in almost every direction the county is intersected witli rich paying lodes. Among the number, the Louisiana lode stands prominent for extent and richness. Thé Louisiana.claim contains 3,500 feet, and varies from three to eight in width. A tunnel 200 feet in length cuts the vein at the depth of 100 feet from the eurface, which is also reached by a ehaft at the point of intersection. The property was purchased by Jndge Heslep, during the past summer, who hag associated with him his brother, W. G, Heslep, of Tuolumne county, and his son, P. . C. Heslep, in its ownership and management. Since the purchase, extensive improvements have been made. A new engine, capable of driving from fourteen to twenty stamps, has replaced the old machinery. A Rix, Logan & Co.’s patent hammer millis also added. A separate hoisting and pumping engine is also erected, making the mill one of the most complete in the State. The rock is a rich sulphuret, the quartz ranging in value from $10 to $50 per ton, and the sulphurets from $100 to $500 per ton. ‘The great difficulty of working sulphurets, as is well known, is in the amalgamating procese. Owing to the presence of sulphur and iron the gold cannot he saved without much trouble. The property was purchased with a full knowledge of the difficulty of saving the gold,and to meet the difficulty, Messrs. Heslep have erected one of Hagan’s patent desulphurizing furnaces, through which all the eulphurets pass before heing crushed. The process ie simple, coneisting only in the application of burning hydrogen gae to the rock in the furnace. The rock, it is claimed, is effectually decomposed by the application, and is rendered so friahle that double the quantity can be ernshed in a given time over the rock in its unprepared condition. The expense of this process does not exceed one dollar per ton, in_ cluding the handling. As far as tried, the mill as well as the desulphurizing process, is said to be a complete success. ‘The application of the Hagan’e deeulphurizing process, it is stated, controls the moet rehellious ores, enabling the operator to eave within ten per cent. all the gold in the rock. The operations of the Messrs. Heslep is viewed with great intent by quartz miners, particularly the owners of sulphuret veins. [ Continued from ist Page. SAN FRANCISCO. L B Clark AJ Snyder J Andrews A C Knox Hiram Arents W P Poole George Hearst John B Owens M D Boruck A W Stratton C F Wood CS Cutter 4 J N Pierson W H Manning William Hollis A T Dewey fC Bennett W B Ewer John Hemsley 8 H Alley William H Foye ED Waters L W Getchell A L Tubbs HS Fitch HL Dodge. SHASTA. J P Jones. SIERRA. Daniel Glavin A T Langton Lewis Reynolds G Meredith M A Singleton J W Moyle. SISKIYOU. LM Foulke Thomas H Steele E Wadswworth J K Luttrel. ’ SONOMA. J L Downing. TRINITY, JC Dorr SP Messick.TULARE. R M Wilson J D Brown GF Whiteman JW Frecman. HW Briggs ‘ TUOLUMNE. Allen Oliver AB Prestou 8 8 ‘Turner Frank Heslep L. Gilson 4 EL H Gardiner George S Evans Otis Perrin LJ Hogle J E Goodall Oliver Wolcott. YOLO. C F Reed W B Freeman IN Hoag George Williard. YUBA. R L Crary Henry Videan T B Simpson Benjamin Chadwick Dr. Teegarden H Hogarth William Carpenter A F Williams. C E Filkins On motion, the presiding officers were made the permanent officers of the Convention. A Committee on Resolutions was appointed by the Chair, consisting of Messrs. Pierson of San Francisco, Rose of Amador, Foulke of Siskiyon, Gaskill of Butte, Leonard of Calaveras, Roberts of Nevada, Yule of Placer, Goodman of Plumas, and. Wolcott of Tuolumne I. N, Hoag said he was informed that the Assembly had to-day appointed a Committee of five to bring before this Convention the subject of establishing, in connection with an Agricultural and Art College, a Department on Mining and Aesaying, and he tbereforo offered the following : Resolved, That there be a Committee of five appointed by the Chair to confer with a like Committee of the Assembly upon the establishment of a Department of Mining and Assaying, in connection with an Agricultural and Mechanics’ Art College. The resolution was adopted and Committec appointed, consisting of Messrs. Hoag of Yolo, Ewer of San Francisco, Moyle of Sierra, Fil. 3 kins of Yuba, and Williams of El Dorado. A large variety of resolutions were presented. A portion were read and referred without debate in accordance with a vote of the Convention—tinally the halance, by action of the meeting, were referred without reading. Adjourned till ten o’clock on Thursday. P SECOND DAY. Conveution met at 10 o'clock, and without any important action, shortly adjourned till 1 o'clock to allow the Committee on Resolutions further time to report. At 1 o'clock the Convention again opened, and the following preamble and resolutions were reported hy the committee : ‘Waereas, Since the discovery of gold mines in California, it has heen the poliey of the General Government to allow all those who desired to mine for the precicus metals in this State o free and unrestrieted right to seareh for and discover the same, and when found, to hold and develop their several claims, subject only to such restrictions aud rules as might he adopted by Conventions held by those who were cngaged in aetual mining enterprises in the several mining distriets of the State; and, whereas, we be oxpel the great bulk of the population of the mining disfievo that by the adoption of that policy the miniug interests of the State have been developed more thoroughly and toa much greater extent than they would have been under any other policy that could have heen adopted; and whereas, legislation for the survey und sale of mineral jands is threatened in the Congress of the United States, und it is serlously proposed to destroy the property interests which haye been ereated in this State, under the lieense of the General Government, for seventeen years . past, aud to revolutionize the whole system of miniug business and tenures under which the mines have heen so far devoioped, the State lias prospered, the Government hus beeu supplied with the sinews of war, trade with adyantageous markets, and the reveuue a valuable aud increasing resource; therefore, be it . 4 Resolved by the mivcrs of California, in General Convention assembled, That we are opposed to any survey, lease or Sale of the mineral lands of this State, as iujurious tothe hest interests of the General Government, and of this State, and utterly rulnous to the inining communities. . Resolyed, That any increase of the tax upon the proeeeds of the mines would he onerous and injurious to the mining interests of this coast. ° / ‘ Resolved, That the bill introduced into the Senate of the United States by John Sherinan, of Ohio, is singularly ealeulated to work the utmost eonfusion aud loss to the present holders of mining property, who have juvested their labor and eapital iu developing the mines; tu destroy the vast eanai interests, of the State, the existence of which is necessary td the prosecution of mining, and to triets from their homes, their business and possessions. Resolved, That the miners of California respeettully petition the Congress of the United States to respect the rights and property interests whieh the policy of the Gov-' erument, long continued, has ereated and fostered. . Resolved, That we indorse the action of the Legislature of this State requestiug the delay in the issuance of patents to the Contral Paeifie Railroad Company, or any other . railroad company; until the Government has employed effective measures to segregate the minoral from the agricultural jands lying within the lines of the grant to the rajlroad company, and, while willing und anxious to aid and encourage in the construction of said road—the great national highway—we most emphatieally protest against the eession of a vast section of miueral aud timber Jands for that purpose, involving the sacrifice aad destruetion of private rights already vested. ‘ Resolved, That a Committee of five he appointed hy the President.of this Convention, the said Presideut to act as Chairman thereof, to prepary a memoria! to Congress embodying the sentiment ined in these r jons, and to cause the same to he cen d through our. delegation in Congress, to the President of the United States, the Seeretary of the Interior, and Commissioner of the Geueral Land Office, Resolyed, That 2 eopy of these resolutions be forthwlth forwardod by the officera of the Convention to each of our Senators and Members of Congress, with the request of the Convention that the same he laid before their respective Houses of Cougress. The several resolutions were read and adopted seriatim, with some slight amendments of:a verbal character, and telegraphed to Washington the same evening. _ Mr. Watt moved and carried that 1 committee of miuers be appointed, whose duty it sball he to watch over aud protect the iuterests of tbe miners ‘of California, with power to call Miners’ Conventions whenever they should think it necessary ; such committce to coneist of one from cach county, to be selected hy the delegations. EVENING SESSION. Tbe Convention having adjourned at 3:25 Pp. M., re-assembled at 7:30. The Committee on Resolutions recommended the adoption of the following : Resolved, That in the opinion of this Convention the Legislature should at the preseut session enact a few plain, coniprehensive and uniform laws in relation to the location, possession and ovidence of abandonment of quartz mines eituated upon the public lands witbin this State. A minority of the committee offered the following aga substitute : Kesolved, As the sense of this Convention, that no legislation by the State Legislature upon mining tenures is desirable. A long and earnest debate ensued—Meesrs. Watt, Foulke and Briggs, spcaking in favor of the adoption of the substitute, and Messrs, Belden, Hearst, Yule, Bodfish and Oliver supporting the origiual resolutiou. The yeas and nays were called for onthe vote for the adoption of the substitute with tbe following result. Alameda.—Noes: Wheeler, Eagar, Burr— Amador.— Ayes: Mahoney, Rose, Hill,: Gaus, Stewart, Hauford, Fleming, Briggs, Phillips, Purdy—10. 2 Noes: Belding, Frink, Jr,.—2, Buite.—Noes: Plum, Lassey, Pierson, Darrah, Ewer, Smith, Smith, Waldyer, Gaskill, Powell—i0. Calaveras.—Noes: Briggs, Hardy, Sawyer, Blake—4. Colusa.—Noes: Robinson, Wilber. 4 Dorado.—Ayes : Foster, Doncaster, Williams—3. Noes: Schriber, Burnham, Smith, Morgan, Griffith, Jones, Campbell, Stowe, Bodfish—9. #resno.— Ayes : Mace—1. : Humbollt.— N oes : Huestis—l. Monterey.—Noes: Hearst—1. Nevada.—Ayes—Watt, Findley, Daniels, Bosworth, Cronise, Northey, Brady, Coleman,’ Miller, Leach, Attwood, Sykes, Davidson, Sargent, Atkins, Williams, Begole, Coomhs, Neece, Buckman, Martin, Spencer, Rhea—23. Noes: Phelps, Belden, Pattison, Crittenden, Morgau, McCown, Welch, Fentoa, Abbey, Spooner, Dorniu, Cadwallader, Everett,. Lewis, Uateh—1i5. : Placer. — Ayes: McClure, Duck, Dods, Bumpus, Foster, Mallett, Neff, Kneeland, Ewalt, Lawrence—10. Noes: Smith, Bowman, Arnold, Colegrove, Teffe, Gaylard, Benton, Palmer, Garland, Watson, Bosquit, Reamer, Scott, Yuie, Stevenson, Miller, Baldwin, ‘Tuttle, McGonegal, Carpeuter, Largre—21. Piumas.—Noes : Goodwin—i. Sacramento.—Ayes : Bigler, Barton—2, Noes: Montgomery, Mumford, Bech, Kendall, Park, Bowstead, Gear, Hopper—8. San Bernardino.—Ayes: Satterwhite—L. San Francisco—Noes: Hearst, Wood, Pierson, Uoliis, Bennett, Helmsley, Foye, Fitch, Snyder, Poole, Cutter, Manning, Dewey, wer, Alley, Waters—15. San Joaquin.—Noes : Merwin—1. Sierra.Ayes : Glaviu, Moyle—2. ‘ Noes: Langton—l. Siskiyou. — Ayes: Foulke, Stecle, Lauttrell—3. Trinity,—N oes: Dorr—l. Tulore—Ayes: Whiteman, Briggs—2. Tuolumne.—Noes: Oliver, Evans, Perrin, Wolcott—4, : i Yolo.—Noes: Reed, Hoag—2. ¥uba.—Ayes: Chadwick—l. Noes: Crary, Carpenter, Filkins, Videau, Williams—5. Total vote, 166; ayes (against legislation), 58; nays (favoring legislation), 108. The question then occurred on the original resolution, which was carried by 99 aycs to 51 nays. The following names were anuounced from the several connties as the Miners’ State Central Committee, in accordance with Mr. Watts’ resolution : Messrs. E. D. Wheeler of Alameda, T. L. Jackson of Alpine, R. C. Downs of Amador, N.D. Plum of Butte, Thomas Hardy of Calaveras, KE. Wilbur of Colusa, Bart Morgan of El Dorado, T. 8. Benoist of Humboldt, 8. N. Murch of Klamath, M. Coghlan of Lake, J.'S. Sargent of Monterey, A.A. Sargent of Nevada, George W. Reamer of Placer, W. A. Bollinger of Plumas, 0, T’. Wheeler of Sacramento, George Hearst of San Francisco, F. J. Merwir of San Joaquin, W. T. Hopping of Shasta, M. A. Singleton of Sierra, Thomas H. . Stcelo of Siskiyou, J. L. Downing of Sonoma, W. I. Hupp of Trinity, J. W. Fr.-eman of Tulare, Allen Oliver of Tuolunme, O. F. Reed of Yolo, A. F. Williams ot Yuba, B. T. Hill of San Luis Obispo, and J. E. Goodell of Mono. : i ’ [The Oommittee subsequently organized hy electing Hon. A. A. Sargent, Chairman, and C. ‘I. Wheeler of, Sacramento, Secretary. Voted tbat five members constitute a quorum.]} The following resolution, offered by Hon. Thos. Findley of Nevada, was adopted by the Convention : Resolved, That we regard a mining paper or journal of great importance to the mining interest of California, nnd we recommend the Minino anp Scientiric Press, of San Irancisco, to the consideration and sapport ef the miners of the Pacific coast. I. N. Hoag, in behalf of the committee of five appointed to confer with the Legislative committee, submitted a report, recommending in substance that the Legislature proceed at once to the establishment of a Miuing, Agricultural and Mechauie Art College ; and that the necessary steps he taken to secure the benefit of the Congressional land graut, which has been made to this, in common with all the States, for the endowment of such an institution. We regrct that our space to-day will not admit of the appearance of the report of this committee in full. We shall allude to it more at length next weck. After some little dchate, the recommendation of the committee was adopted, and a committee of five appointed to act with a similar committee of the Legislature to devise a plan for the organization of said College. By provision of the resolution, the Chairman was constituted a member of the committee, to whose name the following were added: Ayre of Calaveras, Snyder of Sau Francisco, Mallet of Placer, and Hanford of Amador. After a vote of thanks to the officers of the Conventiou, for the manner in which they had discharged their dutics, the Convention adjourned sine die, We shall speak further of the proceediugs next week. France has now seventecn large commercial stcamers runuing between Europe and the American continent and her colonies. Only a few years ago the Mediterranean service was all that this country produced in the way of a steam commercial navy. In May next, five steamers will run constantly between Havre and New York. 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40 The Biining aul Scientific Dress, Mining aul Srientitic Press, W. B. EWER, oc cceseees ssacecracees SENIOR EDITOR, S. W. M. 8MITH. W. B. EWER, A, T. DEWEY. DEWEY & CO., Publishers. Orrioz—No. 505 Clay atreet, corner of Snnsome, 2d floor, a Terms of Subscription: One copy, per annum, in advanee,. One copy, slx months, in advunce,. Ag For salto by Carricrs nnd Newadealers. <2 5 00 3 00) Xt is Empossible for edltora to know aun the merits and demerits of their correspondonee, oonscqnently the reader must not reeclve the opinions of our contributors as our own. Intelligent discussion is invited upon all sides andthe evidence of any error which may appenr will he re ceived ln frlendship and treated with respect. Americana and Feroley. Patents.—Lettera Patent for Inventors can be secured in the United States and foreign countrles through the Minna ann SctenniFi0 Press PATENT AGENcy. We offer applleants reasonable terms, and they can rest assured of n strict compliance with our obligations, and a falthfut sper ormalse of allcontracts. For rcference, we will furnish the names of numerous partics for whom we have ohtalned patents during the past two years. Vavorable to Inventors.—Persons holding new inventions of maehlnery and Important Improvemonts, can ave the same iilustrnted and explaiued In the Mining anD Scientirio Presa, free of charge, if in our judgment the discovery 13 one ‘of real merit, and of sutictent interest to cur readers to warrant publleatlon, Payment ia Advance,---This paper wili not he sent tosubscrihers heyond tbe term pald for. The. pubilshers weil know that a good journal cannot be sustalued on the credit system, Mr. Wm. ER. Bradshnw, is our Speelal Correspond_ ent and Traveling Agent. Aii favorsor assistance rendered him in his progress through tbe country in behalf of our ournal, will be duly acknowledged. San Francisco, Jan Ist, 1866. Mr, A. C. Knox, fs our fuily authorized Traveling Agent, and all subserlptions, or other favors extonded to him, will be duly ncknowledged at this offiee. San Faancisco, Jan 11th, 1866. San Prvancisco: Saturday Morning, Jan. 20, 1866. New Quartz Mirt—Ricu Lopy.—The vicinity of Coulterville, in Mariposa county, is noted for its great number of quartz lodes. The great mother vein ruuning through the State passes through the town, and in almost every direction the county is intersected witli rich paying lodes. Among the number, the Louisiana lode stands prominent for extent and richness. Thé Louisiana.claim contains 3,500 feet, and varies from three to eight in width. A tunnel 200 feet in length cuts the vein at the depth of 100 feet from the eurface, which is also reached by a ehaft at the point of intersection. The property was purchased by Jndge Heslep, during the past summer, who hag associated with him his brother, W. G, Heslep, of Tuolumne county, and his son, P. . C. Heslep, in its ownership and management. Since the purchase, extensive improvements have been made. A new engine, capable of driving from fourteen to twenty stamps, has replaced the old machinery. A Rix, Logan & Co.’s patent hammer millis also added. A separate hoisting and pumping engine is also erected, making the mill one of the most complete in the State. The rock is a rich sulphuret, the quartz ranging in value from $10 to $50 per ton, and the sulphurets from $100 to $500 per ton. ‘The great difficulty of working sulphurets, as is well known, is in the amalgamating procese. Owing to the presence of sulphur and iron the gold cannot he saved without much trouble. The property was purchased with a full knowledge of the difficulty of saving the gold,and to meet the difficulty, Messrs. Heslep have erected one of Hagan’s patent desulphurizing furnaces, through which all the eulphurets pass before heing crushed. The process ie simple, coneisting only in the application of burning hydrogen gae to the rock in the furnace. The rock, it is claimed, is effectually decomposed by the application, and is rendered so friahle that double the quantity can be ernshed in a given time over the rock in its unprepared condition. The expense of this process does not exceed one dollar per ton, in_ cluding the handling. As far as tried, the mill as well as the desulphurizing process, is said to be a complete success. ‘The application of the Hagan’e deeulphurizing process, it is stated, controls the moet rehellious ores, enabling the operator to eave within ten per cent. all the gold in the rock. The operations of the Messrs. Heslep is viewed with great intent by quartz miners, particularly the owners of sulphuret veins. [ Continued from ist Page. SAN FRANCISCO. L B Clark AJ Snyder J Andrews A C Knox Hiram Arents W P Poole George Hearst John B Owens M D Boruck A W Stratton C F Wood CS Cutter 4 J N Pierson W H Manning William Hollis A T Dewey fC Bennett W B Ewer John Hemsley 8 H Alley William H Foye ED Waters L W Getchell A L Tubbs HS Fitch HL Dodge. SHASTA. J P Jones. SIERRA. Daniel Glavin A T Langton Lewis Reynolds G Meredith M A Singleton J W Moyle. SISKIYOU. LM Foulke Thomas H Steele E Wadswworth J K Luttrel. ’ SONOMA. J L Downing.. TRINITY, JC Dorr SP Messick.TULARE. R M Wilson J D Brown GF Whiteman JW Frecman. HW Briggs ‘ TUOLUMNE. Allen Oliver AB Prestou 8 8 ‘Turner Frank Heslep L. Gilson 4 EL H Gardiner George S Evans Otis Perrin LJ Hogle J E Goodall Oliver Wolcott. YOLO. C F Reed W B Freeman IN Hoag George Williard. YUBA. R L Crary Henry Videan T B Simpson Benjamin Chadwick Dr. Teegarden H Hogarth William Carpenter A F Williams. C E Filkins On motion, the presiding officers were made the permanent officers of the Convention. A Committee on Resolutions was appointed by the Chair, consisting of Messrs. Pierson of San Francisco, Rose of Amador, Foulke of Siskiyon, Gaskill of Butte, Leonard of Calaveras, Roberts of Nevada, Yule of Placer, Goodman of Plumas, and. Wolcott of Tuolumne I. N, Hoag said he was informed that the Assembly had to-day appointed a Committee of five to bring before this Convention the subject of establishing, in connection with an Agricultural and Art College, a Department on Mining and Aesaying, and he tbereforo offered the following : Resolved, That there be a Committee of five appointed by the Chair to confer with a like Committee of the Assembly upon the establishment of a Department of Mining and Assaying, in connection with an Agricultural and Mechanics’ Art College. The resolution was adopted and Committec appointed, consisting of Messrs. Hoag of Yolo, Ewer of San Francisco, Moyle of Sierra, Fil. 3 kins of Yuba, and Williams of El Dorado. A large variety of resolutions were presented. A portion were read and referred without debate in accordance with a vote of the Convention—tinally the halance, by action of the meeting, were referred without reading. Adjourned till ten o’clock on Thursday. P SECOND DAY. Conveution met at 10 o'clock, and without any important action, shortly adjourned till 1 o'clock to allow the Committee on Resolutions further time to report. At 1 o'clock the Convention again opened, and the following preamble and resolutions were reported hy the committee : ‘Waereas, Since the discovery of gold mines in California, it has heen the poliey of the General Government to allow all those who desired to mine for the precicus metals in this State o free and unrestrieted right to seareh for and discover the same, and when found, to hold and develop their several claims, subject only to such restrictions aud rules as might he adopted by Conventions held by those who were cngaged in aetual mining enterprises in the several mining distriets of the State; and, whereas, we be oxpel the great bulk of the population of the mining disfievo that by the adoption of that policy the miniug interests of the State have been developed more thoroughly and toa much greater extent than they would have been under any other policy that could have heen adopted; and whereas, legislation for the survey und sale of mineral jands is threatened in the Congress of the United States,

und it is serlously proposed to destroy the property interests which haye been ereated in this State, under the lieense of the General Government, for seventeen years . past, aud to revolutionize the whole system of miniug business and tenures under which the mines have heen so far devoioped, the State lias prospered, the Government hus beeu supplied with the sinews of war, trade with adyantageous markets, and the reveuue a valuable aud increasing resource; therefore, be it . 4 Resolved by the mivcrs of California, in General Convention assembled, That we are opposed to any survey, lease or Sale of the mineral lands of this State, as iujurious tothe hest interests of the General Government, and of this State, and utterly rulnous to the inining communities. . Resolyed, That any increase of the tax upon the proeeeds of the mines would he onerous and injurious to the mining interests of this coast. ° / ‘ Resolved, That the bill introduced into the Senate of the United States by John Sherinan, of Ohio, is singularly ealeulated to work the utmost eonfusion aud loss to the present holders of mining property, who have juvested their labor and eapital iu developing the mines; tu destroy the vast eanai interests, of the State, the existence of which is necessary td the prosecution of mining, and to triets from their homes, their business and possessions. Resolved, That the miners of California respeettully petition the Congress of the United States to respect the rights and property interests whieh the policy of the Gov-' erument, long continued, has ereated and fostered. . Resolved, That we indorse the action of the Legislature of this State requestiug the delay in the issuance of patents to the Contral Paeifie Railroad Company, or any other . railroad company; until the Government has employed effective measures to segregate the minoral from the agricultural jands lying within the lines of the grant to the rajlroad company, and, while willing und anxious to aid and encourage in the construction of said road—the great national highway—we most emphatieally protest against the eession of a vast section of miueral aud timber Jands for that purpose, involving the sacrifice aad destruetion of private rights already vested. ‘ Resolved, That a Committee of five he appointed hy the President.of this Convention, the said Presideut to act as Chairman thereof, to prepary a memoria! to Congress embodying the sentiment ined in these r jons, and to cause the same to he cen d through our. delegation in Congress, to the President of the United States, the Seeretary of the Interior, and Commissioner of the Geueral Land Office, Resolyed, That 2 eopy of these resolutions be forthwlth forwardod by the officera of the Convention to each of our Senators and Members of Congress, with the request of the Convention that the same he laid before their respective Houses of Cougress. The several resolutions were read and adopted seriatim, with some slight amendments of:a verbal character, and telegraphed to Washington the same evening. _ Mr. Watt moved and carried that 1 committee of miuers be appointed, whose duty it sball he to watch over aud protect the iuterests of tbe miners ‘of California, with power to call Miners’ Conventions whenever they should think it necessary ; such committce to coneist of one from cach county, to be selected hy the delegations. EVENING SESSION. Tbe Convention having adjourned at 3:25 Pp. M., re-assembled at 7:30. The Committee on Resolutions recommended the adoption of the following : Resolved, That in the opinion of this Convention the Legislature should at the preseut session enact a few plain, coniprehensive and uniform laws in relation to the location, possession and ovidence of abandonment of quartz mines eituated upon the public lands witbin this State. A minority of the committee offered the following aga substitute : Kesolved, As the sense of this Convention, that no legislation by the State Legislature upon mining tenures is desirable. A long and earnest debate ensued—Meesrs. Watt, Foulke and Briggs, spcaking in favor of the adoption of the substitute, and Messrs, Belden, Hearst, Yule, Bodfish and Oliver supporting the origiual resolutiou. The yeas and nays were called for onthe vote for the adoption of the substitute with tbe following result. Alameda.—Noes: Wheeler, Eagar, Burr— Amador.— Ayes: Mahoney, Rose, Hill,: Gaus, Stewart, Hauford, Fleming, Briggs, Phillips, Purdy—10. 2 Noes: Belding, Frink, Jr,.—2, Buite.—Noes: Plum, Lassey, Pierson, Darrah, Ewer, Smith, Smith, Waldyer, Gaskill, Powell—i0. Calaveras.—Noes: Briggs, Hardy, Sawyer, Blake—4. Colusa.—Noes: Robinson, Wilber. 4 Dorado.—Ayes : Foster, Doncaster, Williams—3. Noes: Schriber, Burnham, Smith, Morgan, Griffith, Jones, Campbell, Stowe, Bodfish—9. #resno.— Ayes : Mace—1. : Humbollt.— N oes : Huestis—l. Monterey.—Noes: Hearst—1. Nevada.—Ayes—Watt, Findley, Daniels, Bosworth, Cronise, Northey, Brady, Coleman,’ Miller, Leach, Attwood, Sykes, Davidson, Sargent, Atkins, Williams, Begole, Coomhs, Neece, Buckman, Martin, Spencer, Rhea—23. Noes: Phelps, Belden, Pattison, Crittenden, Morgau, McCown, Welch, Fentoa, Abbey, Spooner, Dorniu, Cadwallader, Everett,. Lewis, Uateh—1i5. : Placer. — Ayes: McClure, Duck, Dods, Bumpus, Foster, Mallett, Neff, Kneeland, Ewalt, Lawrence—10. Noes: Smith, Bowman, Arnold, Colegrove, Teffe, Gaylard, Benton, Palmer, Garland, Watson, Bosquit, Reamer, Scott, Yuie, Stevenson, Miller, Baldwin, ‘Tuttle, McGonegal, Carpeuter, Largre—21. Piumas.—Noes : Goodwin—i. Sacramento.—Ayes : Bigler, Barton—2, Noes: Montgomery, Mumford, Bech, Kendall, Park, Bowstead, Gear, Hopper—8. San Bernardino.—Ayes: Satterwhite—L. San Francisco—Noes: Hearst, Wood, Pierson, Uoliis, Bennett, Helmsley, Foye, Fitch, Snyder, Poole, Cutter, Manning, Dewey, wer, Alley, Waters—15. San Joaquin.—Noes : Merwin—1. Sierra.Ayes : Glaviu, Moyle—2. ‘ Noes: Langton—l. Siskiyou. — Ayes: Foulke, Stecle, Lauttrell—3. Trinity,—N oes: Dorr—l. Tulore—Ayes: Whiteman, Briggs—2. Tuolumne.—Noes: Oliver, Evans, Perrin, Wolcott—4, : i Yolo.—Noes: Reed, Hoag—2. ¥uba.—Ayes: Chadwick—l. Noes: Crary, Carpenter, Filkins, Videau, Williams—5. Total vote, 166; ayes (against legislation), 58; nays (favoring legislation), 108. The question then occurred on the original resolution, which was carried by 99 aycs to 51 nays. The following names were anuounced from the several connties as the Miners’ State Central Committee, in accordance with Mr. Watts’ resolution : Messrs. E. D. Wheeler of Alameda, T. L. Jackson of Alpine, R. C. Downs of Amador, N.D. Plum of Butte, Thomas Hardy of Calaveras, KE. Wilbur of Colusa, Bart Morgan of El Dorado, T. 8. Benoist of Humboldt, 8. N. Murch of Klamath, M. Coghlan of Lake, J.'S. Sargent of Monterey, A.A. Sargent of Nevada, George W. Reamer of Placer, W. A. Bollinger of Plumas, 0, T’. Wheeler of Sacramento, George Hearst of San Francisco, F. J. Merwir of San Joaquin, W. T. Hopping of Shasta, M. A. Singleton of Sierra, Thomas H. . Stcelo of Siskiyou, J. L. Downing of Sonoma, W. I. Hupp of Trinity, J. W. Fr.-eman of Tulare, Allen Oliver of Tuolunme, O. F. Reed of Yolo, A. F. Williams ot Yuba, B. T. Hill of San Luis Obispo, and J. E. Goodell of Mono. : i ’ [The Oommittee subsequently organized hy electing Hon. A. A. Sargent, Chairman, and C. ‘I. Wheeler of, Sacramento, Secretary. Voted tbat five members constitute a quorum.]} The following resolution, offered by Hon. Thos. Findley of Nevada, was adopted by the Convention : Resolved, That we regard a mining paper or journal of great importance to the mining interest of California, nnd we recommend the Minino anp Scientiric Press, of San Irancisco, to the consideration and sapport ef the miners of the Pacific coast. I. N. Hoag, in behalf of the committee of five appointed to confer with the Legislative committee, submitted a report, recommending in substance that the Legislature proceed at once to the establishment of a Miuing, Agricultural and Mechauie Art College ; and that the necessary steps he taken to secure the benefit of the Congressional land graut, which has been made to this, in common with all the States, for the endowment of such an institution. We regrct that our space to-day will not admit of the appearance of the report of this committee in full. We shall allude to it more at length next weck. After some little dchate, the recommendation of the committee was adopted, and a committee of five appointed to act with a similar committee of the Legislature to devise a plan for the organization of said College. By provision of the resolution, the Chairman was constituted a member of the committee, to whose name the following were added: Ayre of Calaveras, Snyder of Sau Francisco, Mallet of Placer, and Hanford of Amador. After a vote of thanks to the officers of the Conventiou, for the manner in which they had discharged their dutics, the Convention adjourned sine die, We shall speak further of the proceediugs next week. France has now seventecn large commercial stcamers runuing between Europe and the American continent and her colonies. Only a few years ago the Mediterranean service was all that this country produced in the way of a steam commercial navy. In May next, five steamers will run constantly between Havre and New York. 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