. Mining and Scientific Press . f the low-grade mines on the Rand Ma\>? been living trom Ito mouth, and white labor hat been faced with this dlli mmathat unless a reduction corn -1 ><riitimk to some extent todecreased prices of commodities is made many mines willbe forced to close clown and a large amount of unemplo;ment will ensue, which will ultimately force down wIt would almost day that the tide has turned. Then finally, that if it could SU I the political ronseqiiei s would be of a i • i rreel It follows that gold Inlng haa aln I Ita worst period, and that we are llkelj within th
. Mining and Scientific Press . f the low-grade mines on the Rand Ma\>? been living trom Ito mouth, and white labor hat been faced with this dlli mmathat unless a reduction corn -1 ><riitimk to some extent todecreased prices of commodities is made many mines willbe forced to close clown and a large amount of unemplo;ment will ensue, which will ultimately force down wIt would almost day that the tide has turned. Then finally, that if it could SU I the political ronseqiiei s would be of a i • i rreel It follows that gold Inlng haa aln I Ita worst period, and that we are llkelj within the near tutun toi much larger margin ol profit n thi medium grademine PORTLAND! \\\l MINING CONGRESS The Portland Canal ntly been organized as the mcerted effoi t to bi Inggenerally to the attention of the mining public theof the region centring at Hyder. Theremarkably rich Premier mine, lying almost on the boundarybetween Alaska and British Columbia, Is the mainstay ofthe district at the present time, but shi] nts have been. Members of the Portland Canal Mining Congress From left to right, rear: F. C. Lawrence. Dan Lindeberg. Angus Kennedy. .1. A. Hall. William Forrest. Bernard Dr. \V. DArcy Chace, R. J. McDonnell, Oren F. Hill. I). W. , S. G. Benson, John T. Reed, U. S. Commis-sioner. M. R. Jamieson. W. J. Crawford. E. H. Stivers. Customs Officer, James Nesbitt. William Hunting, P. C. Beau-dreau. Charles Traversy, Captain John Irving, S. P. Fitzgerald. John Hovland. Front row: Hale I. Pitt, W. R. Tonkin,Dan Davis, Hugh MacDougall. M. Meisingseth, N. Beyin. W. R. Hull. James Daly are signs of a disposition on the part of white labor to meetthe situation by reasonable concessions, and a certainmeasure of relief in this direction may be hoped for which,of course, would be reflected in working costs. The price ofmining material has already declined. Then there is the question of the gold premium, andhere, too, the industry seems likely to benefit. The ideaseems
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