The Elk Mountain pilot., 1881-10-27
WHAT 4 MINE" OWNER HAS
TO SAY About MIR. JACOBS.
IRWIN, CoLo., Oct. 20, 1880.

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IRWIN, CoLo., Oct. 20, 1880.
EDITOR Pilot: l, with many resi-
dents Of Ruby camp, have read the
recent article which appeared in the
Mining Record of the 0fh inst. over
the initials Of Professor Jacobs,
with feelings Of surprise to say the
least. l do not feel myself competent
to enter the field in refutation of the
scientific statements" in his re-
markable epistle. He will no doubt
be amply answered by the futuse de-
velopment of the camp and IN the
immediate replies his letter will call
forth from those versed in geological
formation and scientific mining; but
as mine owner of Ruby camp, and
as manager of one of the prominent
mines in the camp, l desire to state
through your columns certain facts
bearing upon Mr.. Jacobs operations
here.
Mr.. Jacobs has, as he states, had
charge of the erection of what IS
known as the " Pioneer Stamp Mill, "
formerly called the GOOD Enough
Mining and Milling Company Of
rather bad odor in these parts.
In the first place, wherever have
heard the name of "Professor -
Jacobs mentioned, (and l have been
interested in looking up the character
of the man, as l, with many others,
had indulged at least a hope that the
mill which he was having erected
would give us home market for our
ores, J it has been accompanied with
the most out-spoken assertions as te
his incompetency, his almost universal
lack of success, from Wagon making
to his notorious scientific theories in
Nevada, and something more than in
situations as to his integrity. From
the day the mill passed under the sup.
ervision of Mr.. Jacobs, l have never
heard anything concerning it but the
most confident predictions of its ulti
mate failure. Certainly Mr.. Jacob:
reputation in all Colorado is yer,
much against him, it may be that hi
IS much abused man, that he VI.
greatly distrusted is an undoubtee
fact.
Mr.. Jacobs in his holiday excursion
through the camp in company with
Mr.. Webb some weeks since visitee
the Durango mine, Of which ! haSi
the manaeemsnt. Hestatesia his Let
f ter to the Mining Reeo,a that he ex
amined the mines here, and l beg t
say that if he examined all the mines
. IN the camp as he did the Durango
he knows no more about the caml
than he did when he advised the in
nocent and unsuspecting Mr.. Webt
to invest sI25,ooo here in the cree
ton of stamp mill, that he mus
! have known, if he knew anything a
. all, could not treat the ores in thi
camp. The ores of the Durango
have been pronounced the best mill
ing ores in the camp. l stated thi
fact to Jacobs and he asscnted to it
If the Pioneer mill can treat any O
S the ores in the camp it can treat tn,
Durango ores, and on the contrary i
: it cannot treat these ores it is useles
for the mill to attempt the treatmen
of any here; if there is mine il
camp tina, should have attracted hi
attention it is the Durango, on ac
count of its good milling ores; and
state 1t without the least exaggeration
that he never examined the mine suffi
clently to form a judgment as to it.
character. If his actions were the sam,
at the other properties, he claims te
have examined, l am satisfied that hi.
r opinion, or rather what he presumes te
call his opinion, must have been borr
+ IN the dreams produced by comfort
able fire in his easy chair, as l am
informed has been the fact with thi.
gentleman on several other occasions
l have been told by a gentleman who
accompanied the party, that at the
Bullion King and the Ruby Chief, h.
neither went into the mines nor even
made casual examination of them,