The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1882-03-01


no sentiments to his existence; 1t IL but
. condition Of waiting.-Atfcc %. LIN
gard.
For or Against.
When the mining industry was in the
first flush of its bloom, and all was new
anal fresh. while public attention was
turned with IN eager curiosity to the
wonderful promises of recent discover
ies, newspapers by the hundreds spranY
into existence ready to reap the harvest
from the muttitudes pressing into the
lnineraEbearing fields as toward u new
Ell, Dorado. So popular did mining
journalism become. that newspapers Of
almost every class. even III tie eastern
cities, added mining departments, ed
tied by those who never saw anime, or
copied bodily, and usually without
credit. q column of mining notes from
sonic mining Journal. Staid old datiits
and antiquated week lies inside laugl'a ne
attempts to give learned dist:Ourscs ant!
over-like opinions upon mining matters.
Like the history Of all other things. a
time has come when the marks vi pre-
tentiOn must be torn OFT. amt the
sincerity of all must I've tested 10y the
sacriticeunale, and tIie position taken:
We would by no Ileans :.ssu re the
,n).itinn OF IN ularMist. but the fact Ii, u
threatening blow is being ain,el ut the
life Of silver mining, which means.
practically, the mining interests at this
country. People generally. ami even
th,lse in the mining localities, are really
unconscious Of the iuct. aud OF the re-
suits that must follow the .,l.re:s> of the
movement, inal,~ura:ed I.y u strong
and dangerous power against
the prMlr ctivc Industry OF sill
vcr mining. If silve: is de,none-
tize<l, or Is placed at a disadvantage with
the silver coinage al the world, its pro
tluctiOn must suffer ny an urjns: dis
elimination against the pr"luct Of any
other business works an injury. The
true friends OF the great industry. that
has done -, much to advance stat" and
national prosperity, are in the vanguard!
dealing vigorous blows ia lis be!iai: de
nOuncing in unceI tain tones tie UNI
par,lllelesl outrage, the suicidal: and all
surh propositions 10 rob the hiinor> ANA
the nation, of from three to !i:ttvn :;r:,i ns
Of silver in every dollar tnil,li, even be-
fore any nation or people in the world
has asked or suggested amy such thing.
and those who are not ready to ke this
,nx.itiOn are not friends but enemies,
whatever may he their pretvh>;on. This
apparent generosity il only 4 cloak /"
cs,ver dcclplaid plot to rosnove silver
from its legitimate place as "a medium ":
exchange. It's right to this position has
had the approval and Endorsement Of
commercial nations without question,
)Ais
the torch Of it's reGuri.'
Let silver le. practically excluded from,
the currency If the chief silver prnsluc-
ing nation of the earth. the denand for
it's production must suffer, and with
it, hundreds Of other industries h;i;;t up
by, and dependent .4ln,,t- it. Mus! Ian
gi,i>h and perish. 4 blow at the pros
lxrrity of silver mining, is 4 blow Il! The
general prosperity "f The whole country
aud the journal. Of whatever l,an,e Vr
character that docs nv, II this time.
take positive. position against III" VIZ
just and nNcallssi far rn"rr.c:,niut
upon the dcvelc,Malrnt Of y MOS: >::i,a-
bic producer If rea; wealth: - ,lntr::" /"
tire h::t interests az ti.. NATION. ans! ~
enemy IT, the mine: an" The industry G.:
mining.
This question has Il broader iuipcr-
tnn"c ANA Il deeper import than is v'
fully realized. "n.t mas i.""n,!r. in the
mt"!-.:r of its consequences. worthy O.
:rri:HlS cUl,~id ration. IL; i; affects vial
Interests, and tCaNl,C$ Upon matters: ta:,;
.rnr"rn The welfare OF every citi:"n o.!
the republic. Although. in ,nimt Of fact
~ilv. i mining Is IN its infancy, t;n aI
,!ition oi H. product ., silver, head. cop
III AS.
products 1T our ~iv": mines, 4 the
nam. to he inArstr;;..tihio ,",.a.th - h..
country. !: no inriy.;:ian! item: !H.:
rv II this l.. S,;iai IN ..n,n,.ar,or will.
the Improvement amt d.'E"!urlnrn, o.
tir vas state. and t.Trit"ri :.
w.sic'. haze. been i".,ri,l a,,,' fur
:,i~::r.l "i:;, elite .:.ri,s. Hills. t.;.,.;-
- -,.i,.",i,"'-.-. ra:iroa';>. ~
tori. :. ri; following ,:.v. A',.' '';.!,;i,..r
u;"l, ~ Development 81: ;ir ,..i,.lt:,
Industry, Blot on: silver ..::.,:s. i.
Colorado. Arizona. 81" lt,H.>n .,r,.
other recently "pu:l:! nim"r"l-i.:sr! IL.
territories AMI yOu crush n'il ::sr 90; X
rn.'i sni'ryo OF mighty s';a:c.. -; Ia, i
the advance g,Eili "f cil ii.Zaiicn :..uIs
than Il double ,s'casir of N..,r,. ..Es, uivs
to :!u Loneliness Ut !i:. ;.s>rf, all; a..
wilderness. u y.i ANY If n. states STAR:
enough: in ':l.ui.: as;': .,N:,!>s nt,i ;..:.>i-
l:ii;i.> Il ~. the foundation vi an ~. !
pirr.
Il mist J" .::i'i:tI i:,::. n,:.,i;ir u,;s
til, hin,i>s: wn.a ::il,. IT,, :u.: ;,,,:,.:;.:
OI prosperity car e...!lr ..t.::i H.. n.r;'i
mate dcvrlo!!i:!r:, 81 tie VAL r.-~,i!.:.,,
ut our favored country: ~ ;; .i-.vi.iel::
~ this fact that GOVERNMENTS :.N,! l,ar