Weekly Trinity journal., 1878-04-13
GOLD AND SILVER MINING.

The Gold Hill Ne,cs. in defending the
business of gold and silver mining from
the aspersiors cast upon and the many
objections urged against it, while admit
ling that in many instances it has been
attended with failure, sums up the bene-
fits conferred by it upon the various clas-
ses, industries and occupations, a. fol-
lows Apart from the general advan-
tage arising from these metals for pur-
poses Of coinage, this branch Of mining
affords employment to thousands Of per
sons at liberal wages in almost every ca
pacity. In the first place. there are the
miners who sink the shafts, run drift,,
sink wines and run crosseuts and mine
the ore ; the mschinists, engineers, black
smiths. carpenters, millwriEhts, carmen.
superintendents, foremen, shift bosses,
time and storekeepers, civil engineers.
Isamsters with their 10 horse teams, de-
livering ore, machinery, lumber, wood
charcoal and castings. Then there are
the men who chop the wood in the noun
tains, send it down the fumes and rivers
and take it out Of the river and load it on
the cars /; men to chop down trees for
lumber, teams that haul wood to the
fumes and river, also logs to the saw
mills, and boards, plank and tim Der from
the mill when sawed the men employ
I'D in and about the mills, such as saw
yors, engineers, lsgmen and those who
handle the lumber after being sawed !;
machinists and carpenters who erect the
buildings and put up the machinery,
overssers a2d bosses, clearinghouse keep
ers. cooks, walters and laundrymen,
builders Of wagons, hay and grain con
sumed by the horses ard cattle black
smiths to shoe horses, repair wagons and
tools; charcoal burners, who furnish coai
for the smiths shops in the mountains !;
an immense amount Of freight furnished
TO the railroads in the shape of ore and
supplies. requiring host of employees
20 receive and discharge the same car
penters and millwrights in erecting re.
duction works and machinists in putting
up engines, boilers, batteries, pans and
shahing. Then there is the mployment
gvon TO the builders of engines, boilers
and castings made at our foundries, also
pipes, shatting and betting made at the
appropriate establishments numerous
clearinghouse keepers, with their cooks
and waters, for victualiug and lodging
she employees at the mines, mills and va
rious works whore supplies are manufac
tured +; the money paid for hardware and
TO the men employed at the tin shops,
making air pipes and many other things
required. Thore are the picks, shovels,
hammers, gsds, sledges and drills used,
which furnirh employment to a great
many men to manufacture. Then there
are the manufacturers Of powder, fuse,
candles, oil paints, wire and hemp rope
TO DO patronized largely. A large amount
if money is paid cut by this immense
host of ofemployees for living, clothing, to-
bacco. whisky and liberal contributions
70 the support OF the tiger, as we'll as
churches, theaters and schools. The do.
nations to the African beast go to support
quite numerous class of individuals.
Doctors and lawyers come in for their
share CT the money put in circulation by
the mines ; also the wives and children
OF employees have their support SO do
the asssyers, reiiners and coiners, judges,
juries, sheriffs, constables, policemen and
jailors get their quota the printers for
advertising meetings Of stockholders,
assessments levied, dividends declared
and delinquent stocks for sale. To the
above should be added the supplies of
quicksilver, sulphate of copper, salt, acid
and ice, giving employment to many to
produce them.