The weekly Arizona miner., 1871-07-22
Wastage of the Precious Metals.

wy,tt,. fer us San Fraaeisos Sci,Rtife Prs's. by
 Alndyta F. Pauil
 Tn. elos-r ws Investigate the question Of Joe, of he r-crins metals. The astounding the facts dis el.d the nions upon millions that have been allowed b escape fr,ai hAnds ooly be estimated by the amount prcdneed That all the fault oi o'' may no! pc laid on sJld miners vin present some acis con sse,sd with silver mining taking few Of the prominent and naos efficient of working the Coms'oct lode S evidence of what the ios is in the best class of mills wortipg on By this means the reader can firm some idea the lo.s likely t be the poorer el..s nl, and on ores ss easy S , ,s Eai. and So, Co., fnd that in one year I 70 tons ssr- w"fsed producnr el l35 go with o~s of s7e2 5l6 being about b per osni The product of s mills all workiss iof sev' sral moeths Comstock ore. was e9ls,g77 while the ss>>y yslsA el 2s.- l32
 vir thus be by the moot unquestou2be statistics that th. bee, Of the Coms,ock mills do not sS per cent though claim but have no net s1at ues to prove it. thai they have wcrssd up o 7s pr cent Th. Ccns.ceA kss produced (~tbost sotsrng minuiey int2 sslcnasionl seoui elt0 Oo0c, making oss oi eorobor.vs evidence Of the io.s by mill working gsu srs the fac, that the working of ,aings has grown isto quite business the product of which in measure ssens the percentage of los for amount worked but the quantity retained small in proportion to the amount Of ose reduced 60 that deduction Of per gross oss win probably give full credit for that which is pto aueed by rs-wOrxng.
 hbs very singular o, tha, portion of tn. sta.e d Nevada the pure those of the Coms,ocs ds. and all worked uron the same pan s the Con stock their percentage of value s much iesssEospns la where furnaces used and eIpense spared o purify the metal. speaking only of mill The of this low percentage i that lead copper anti iu all their various combinations suphurets bo.s,es ent ehordss Less ntermiIed with the vztink the mercury. and thus rendering amalgs. nation dieat In gaining percentage in silver working the question d is to be considered than gold and yet the percentage the whole b above ths, of gold working in California showing asser thai our system of silver mining ahead gold mining h silver districts about every locality i ovn peca liar combination of base and precious metals vheh com
 naon exsots respectful consideration great loss n tho result. To be jnst, must admit that while some mi working very troublesome do produce 3 per oent there a few ms before remarked, work regardless of expense rich which do produc, the average A large as e5 per cent
 There s marked difference too ip gold and sii mining, and that s clearer knowledge of what ih' os n-f only 70 Ter cent Is obtained they kDo~ ane sssh better l. The system Of sampng ores and tn. careful aAssyns of the carried n nearly all th' Comstoek mills to . e0mmsndable degree of exacness vbics not only highly impo7taat ir statistical point view to hoee interested directly 10 pecunzTy way bu
 of general value. This s worthy o imitation in Cali expected n gold In silver; ior the reason that silver universally disseminated in ;hs while gold than soothsr iu greater vaas when multiplied into often renders erroneous vaues n is only by great car with pumber Of assays that correct values be oh tAped in general working. The silver mills Sevsd surp@ss the best gold mills of California In order system ssssssss szpansysDess and of eIpense-bu ths expense pays. There mills there costing mi Hon Of dollars sDd but few lee. than s5 0O6 while the ay craze will reach ss high as s5o 0C0 possibly slo0Ooo.
 California gold miner, who has pot had eIperieuc of his State should visit the of Nevs ds, be might be much benefited by wha, he saw an possibly become less oonceted of the pereetne and seas of California mining. Al all events he would b sAsfed that there was somethiDg yet to do at hom. Tss-- taz In favor Of Nevada that for silver mir Ing she has had full command of capital while gold -lr iaE has had to hold its the beet e.uld but let interest bs manifested in gold and will in every come fully up to the siaDdard. With this will close though could write more the subject with auitads 0f hants setting forth ,hs oss daily takn piAoo-ueslth whifh all would like Q handle and aI much 10 need of la the present condition Of bushess h
 be hoped ai lees that the cs concerning these oss wlil bs closely investigated, all Of which will r doand not only to indvdual but to the general good.