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Research funds. SPENCER-TOLLES FUND. Small annual grants (at pres- 

 ent not exceeding $50 annually) made upon recommendation of the 

 Spencer-Tolles fund committee of the society, to whom applications are 

 to be sent, with specific statement regarding the subject of the investi- 

 gation and the amount asked. 



American Mining Congress. 



Address. Denver, Colo. Secretary: James F. Callbreath, jr. 



History. Organized in July 1897, as the International Mining Con- 

 gress, being an outcome of the International Gold Mining Convention 

 held at Denver in that month; incorporated under present name in 

 Feb. 1903, and reorganized in Sept. following. Headquarters estab- 

 lished at Denver in 1904. 



Object. To advance the mining and metallurgical industries in all their various 

 branches within the United States ; to assist in bringing about a more perfect 

 cooperation between the Government of the United States and the development 

 of mining and metallurgy ; to encourage education in practical and scientific 

 mining and metallurgy and the dissemination of information in relation to min- 

 ing, metallurgy and their allied industries ; and for the purpose of bringing min- 

 ing men into closer relation with one another and promoting a spirit of coopera- 

 tion through social intercourse and the discussion of mutual interests. 



Meetings. Annually at time and place determined by the Board of Directors. 



Membership. About 1,500, consisting of persons actively associated with mining, 

 and classed as active (entrance fee, $5; annual dues, $2; life composition, $100), 

 associate (annual dues, $i) and honorary. The chief executive of any country, 

 state or territory may appoint as delegates to any annual session of the con- 

 gress, 10 persons actively associated with mining, and the mayors of cities or 

 towns, boards of trade, boards of county commissioners, scientific associations, 

 miners' organizations, etc., may each appoint 2 such delegates. Delegates pay 

 no fees. 



Publications. 



REPORT OF PROCEEDINGS of the 2d, 4th-7th annual session . . . July 

 i898-Aug. 1904. [Salt Lake City, etc., 1898-1905.] 8. 



Place of publication varies greatly. Reports of 2d, 4th and 5th sessions 

 have title : Official proceedings . . . Also other slight variations. 



Report of 7th session has appended : Proceedings . . . pt. II, containing 

 the papers of 1904. Denver, 1905. (Also issued separately for libraries.) 



No session in 1899. 



PAPERS AND ADDRESSES of the 8th annual session . . . Nov. 1905. Den- 

 ver, Colo., 1906. 8. 

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