New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-15
sILvRR-MINING I'm THE UNITED STATES.
now IT mas BEEN DONE, AND HOW IT OUGHT TO DB
DoSg-ITs SUCCESSES AND FAILURES, PROSPECTS

now IT mas BEEN BONE, AND HOW 1T OUGHT TO BB
poyg-rTs SUCCESSES AND FAILURES, PROSPECTS
AND POSSIBILITIES.
OFFICE or TIL TRIBUNE. NEW. YORK June H. 1906
Mr. T. CRPPEN President International Srn Mining Con-
rany No. 20 Pirest he'. York
My DEAR SIR: gladly comply with your request
for brief statement Of my views touching PGhEanaga
Valley and Silver Mining generally.
have not visited the valley. but in Salt Lake City met
number OF gentlemen WHO had Just come from it. and con
cared in declaring Of the richest regions the cont
nes They exhibited specimens Of very valuable silver ore
which they found 10 abundant They also
gave finest heads Of wheat saw, raised in the
sticks If the prove rich and easily extracted the oca
uonsonear navieabe voters-and the ctmne permitting
it the most favorable region for silver mining yet found IN the
United States.
only give you in brief my impressions, after visiting all
quart regions except Arizona
various States and Territories think fully so per cent has
been absolutely wasted In all the quoIz regions expensive
machinery Is scattered about rastg and wasting and costly
quartz mills ere standing idle. go
capitalists have entered upon quartz mining with in
credible rCcklesncsS Mining business ana net gamAihg
They have done il as men pa monte buy lottery tickets
and have reaped the proper reward Of their folly IN invest
ments which prove very permanent indeed ill.,.
Ill Their first prime mistake is buying property without
proper investigation upon certificates and
Of interested or irresponsible parties Anything can be proved
in mining Iegionhe highest merits for tho poorest mines.
Just The most worthless scoundrs always exhibit the
best letters of recommendation would undertake 10 demon
srate by oral testimony Official certificates aLd anna
Wits piled heayenhgh the existence Of desired mine ~
any desired locality between the Missouri River and the Pc
odc Ocean Capitalists buying niong property should do
exactly they would 10 buyag any ohe properly ether go
in person entirely Trustworthy agent from tie
Es san Francisco to examine thoroughly before one
~ Tie second grand mistake is too much haste in erect
ing machinery Companies generally suppose tha then oi
tunes made the then mill erected and therefore
build costly works. before ascerniug whether they have any
mine or not IL neir nine prove f9S men nun sun ~ ~
standing for 1t TO be opened II It prove worthless tne
o. 1000 tgns Of pav.ore before bringing the mill upon
the ground and then you know exactly what you have
mems Of ore which $1,000 the Gn mas be taken from
veins which not worth 10 cents IN the aggregate Itere
carry to the noaTes mill whether 10 yards or 80
miles away and 6ave it ground Tae bullion Which 4 turns
ont is result The certificate OF the as'a!er Tor al p"e
VI Inc mines being selected and opened almost every
thing depends upon the superintendent. lie requires
thorough knowledge Of rock OF Ill the details oil min
ing and crushing combined with perfect integrity and good
business Judgment such a man is invaluable With patience
and care NAV usually be- found in subordinate posi-
ton in one Of the oder mining regions
VII In piie Of e incredible and bunders Of
quartz mining In the past m spite o the fact Lat II Was
new pursuit with everything to learn ana which could only
be carried inaccessible regions where expenses
were enormous already to OF the leading
industrial OF the United states Our gold ana SILVER
product for last year vas bundled millions Of dollars
FULLY uinoenhs OF om our quartz mines and two or three
enhs OF from silver mines yet 1t less than 1--WE years
since our ssT nnnS p, y on s o g eS ar
Within Ten years Gi1ei the cars ran ION ocean 70 an
believe annual product OF precious metals Win reach I've
VIII have Infinite faith IN silver mining. II properly con-
Quoted Not olly Is IL most fascinating pursuit. grand
national industrial Interest yei IN W infancy but 1t affords
higher Inducements than any Other enterprise know iOT the
iud investment ~ capital II ouls demands the cir
cnmsrccton wisdom and good Judgment requisite TO
other legitimate pursuit. Men must embark n H. OK
actv as would manufacture paner sell dry goods The
Gould Curry Virginia Nevada Oay twelve hundred
fee; long has melted is i've millions OF dons The
first mil In Egan canon paid for itself in less than ninety
doys Tie Morning star tie pioneer NIL Of Ovyhee Idaho
cost seventy thousand dollars aud during IT, first OrtYye
running days turned out ninety thousand dollars IA bullion
OF course tbese exceptional cases and Their, Of
failures against these shining Bot do not remem
having single fail which ought not 10 have
failed and would have failed any other business con-
dnced in the manner IN which attempted silver mining
Wishing great IN your undertaking. and
confident that you attain H II tie enterprise Is conducted
upon common business principles.
an faithfully yonr friend
AIBEgT ID lIcHAapsON