The Fremont County record., 1882-08-05

I
ed by the reportcd wealth of the
camp. after waitinxa fey daysfor
something to turn up, thcy are fad
to seek mpioy .nent ii any kind OF
labor. sOften tlrfs isaa difficnl task
and the penniless man who has been
cruelty wronged by mad newspaper
reports, with a large family depend
ing on him for bread is thankful TO
work for any wages 10 keep the
wolf from the door. Frequently
there are six men for every Job, and
no show for anything better. II
costs no little sum to. travel from one
town to another and unless men are
assured of employment they cannot
afford to take such chances. =
We do not wish to be misunder-
stood in this matter 5as we are as
deeply interested IN the prosperity Of
our state rs any one, but this is no
way 10 secure success. Such irra-
tional booms only lead to disastrous
results both TO the town and the pco-
pie. Those who can get away go
back east disgusted. denouncing the
Colorado press, the state, its mines
and everything connected, with it.
The plan wlichfwe would suggess
instead, is to avoid publishing any
article about a mine or town, no mat
ter how feasible it appears, until the
subject in question is thoroughly in
vestigateI, and the discovery proved
to be good one.
OF course no editor could be ex-
pected to say anything derogatory of
his, town; bet OH the other hand it is
unnecessary for him 10 publish lot
of bosli about some prospect hole of
which he knows absolutely nothing,
merely to crafty some sanguine
tenderioot whose claim is not worth
the powder and fuse to blow it up.
Our confidence in Colorado and its
ineXhaustible wealth is unbounded,
but ii is worse than folly to, suppose
that every little perforation is a val
uabie niue, or that booming indis-
criminaiely is advisable. The best
mines in our state, among which are
some of the richest in the world, are
worked quietly and unostentatiously,
the people. in its vicinity reaping II
steady and lasting benefit from !; nat
ural, healthy prosperity. There is
not constant mad rush of coIners
and goers, but wiser class of specu-
lators soon become aware of the SUBJ
stantiul resources of such mines and
unbesitatingly iavest in such camp,
furnishing work for the laboring
class at good wages. We would like
to ask those who seem TO have u
mania for booming, ii it is good pol
ley when one or two good mines are
discovered in u vicinity to set up
hue and cry about it bringing from
all parts OF the country hundreds of
eager strangers to gobblc up every
liing worth having, nonopolizing
the camp ANA actually robbiag the
old settlers ot the wealth to which
they are rightly entitled.
1t seems 10 us very much like
pack of coyotes When coming upon u
good meal for half dozen TO set up
such an uneartlIly howl that every
animal within miles is summoned.
A terribly wild struggle cnsues, and
the precious carcass scarcely furnish
es u bite apiece. This subject is
worthy of serious consideration
Make our newspapers more reliable,
thereby wiHDing the confidence Of
strangers and soon abandoned towns
will be unknown and broken up
homes only thing of the past.
Compare, for instance, Canon City
which has never had any unrcasona-
bic boom, or made any pretcntions
to unpossesscd advantages. How
much better is its condition to-day
with nearly every dwelling and bus
mess house occupied than some of its
sister towns which we might mem
tion. that are at present being nearly
depopulated.
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Nupher fhe HauSas