Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1859-10-04
How To Do IL.

few weeks since, We called aitcafi len to the
prevalent disposition among our citizens to re-
main quiet, to dispense with self-exertion. and
let mining and MANI facturing interests de
velop themselves. This system is IN accordance
with the plan Of . How not to 10 it." The plan
of How 70 DO IT,, Is based upon entirely Diff
fereat principles, and snly requires the active
cooperation of all having III interest in the de-
veopinent of abundant resources. And
here may le1rA from the experience Of 9TH
crs who We're once surrounded by the same OBJ
stacles which lie IN our way.
For single example. let Us refer 10 the man
ufactuTers Of Massachusetts and Connecticut
These States, with sterile soil. with few min :
erals in fact, With little else bat their water
power and the en- terprise Of their inhabitants
have built mp works which rival those of Man
chester aud sheffield. Aud how was it done :
10 one man had the capital 10 accomplish il
alone and a. the first it was bnt an experiment.
IS IS the wor6irg OF our mines at the present
DAY.
The secret Of their success was,and Is, cornbi-
nation. Of effort. Many. if not most. of these
factories were built. aud are now owned by
small stockholders comprising the farmers and
mechanics Of al parts Of the country. The peo-
pie took stock in shares Of 81 600 and upwards,
aad are reaPing tie reward Of their invest
ncnts The principle is very simple; in fact
- simple As not to attract that attention which
II ought TO receive from our citizens.
Now, let u apply Il to our mines, and see how
II would work. There are scores of diggings in
tins vicinity. which could be proved for snail
sum but yet a larger sum than any our miners
can individually raise For instance, there are
Maloney's diggings, which have been worked
10 a depth Of rs feet. aad Que thousand dollar.
expended in opening the ground. would realize
probably $4,000 in a short time There Is the
Mineral Point hill. opposite the City. which has
been worked FOR thirty years, aad few if any
shafts have been sunk over fifty feet deep, ou
account OF water into which many sheets o.
mineral have been traced. There is the old
Ierrill range f-om which millions Of pounds
have been raised and Aicl need only proving
II gr alter depth 70 realize largely. The bred
aa4gtt range Is now being worked on this plan
con paay having been organized by Captail
SHo!r, VINO are running a level into the hill OF
the plpe-clay opening. with every prospect o
success
An shat Is necessary. then. Is to go to work
sud instead ofrclying entirely foreign capi
tai, which Is desirable if it can be obtained, t,
Sc. up small companies of eight, ten, fifteen o.
twenty mineIz and citizens, and commences OPP
eralions At once. Every success viii prove IN in
dacement to others 10 try the same experiment
There are hundreds Of men able to take enc o
two shares Of SIS or 50 each payable month
III tustallmentS, who do nothing alone an,
without this kind Of organization. Our busI
less mer too, many of them 4. least. would rem
der their assistance for whatever tends To de
Feiop the resources of the country Is OF di-ec
henedt 70 them. The system works 10 a charm
II California. and On a smaller scale would wurl
eqpally well here Letthe locality be selected
tie ground secured and surveyed, and conn
ny started 10y those having d direct interest il
tie matter. aud We believe sufficient number
can b. relied on to make it successful.