The Black range. (Robinson, Socorro County, N.M.) 1882-1897, 1884-03-14
Not So Enticing.

Already unfavorable reports are be-
ginning to circulate concerning the
CGur d'Alene mines, and it now seems
as If the stores of the fubulous rich
ness of that country were canards,
manufactured in the interest of the
Northern Pacific railroad company and
a few of the towns near the diggings.
A party of three Tombstone men
Messrs. Sunderland Seeley and White
write very discouraging letter from
there to their Tombstone friends, from
which we copy, as it is important that
the miners and others of this section
who contemplate going there should
know what practical men think OF the
country. They write: "There is only
one claim open, which is called the Wild
ow's claim. and they take out from five
to fifteen dollars per day, while cleaning
ing bedrock, but don't forget that 1t
takes them four or five days to strip off
what they can clean up in day or less,
so you see 1t does not pay wages the
best they can do A word to Washing
ton county where we have but few ac-
quaintances, but they are all known to
Courtney Meek. Meek told us at the
Occidental hotel that he had a claim
on Eagle creek, and that it would pros
pect five to fifteen dollars to the pan.
Now we will tell you what Dave and
J. Clark told us: When Meek left the
mines he was in with some other
men in the wbipsawing business and
sold out to his partners, and did not
have money enough to come out with
and so he got Dave to go to a man on
the Widows claim and buy him twenty
dollars worth Of specimens to raise a
big excitement among the boys in
Washington county. Without excep-
ton it is the most outrageous excite
ment there has been for many year
and is bound to ruin many man. Cen
tlemen, take our advice and stay away
from the mines. If you go to any town
or station along the road and express
the intention Of writing to the papers
or your friends that it is not best for
fortune seekers to come they will be
more than likely to jump you for
fight in minute. These are facts, and
we don't ask any one to take our advice
but come along and see, and If any one
says we have not told the truth, after
he comes and sees for himself, as we
have done, he can call US set of liars
without offence, But there are hun
dreds in the mines to-day who express
themselves as we do"
The Portland Oregonlan. one of the
most reliable newspapers on the coast,
says editorially: parties have already
commenced coming back from the
C9ur d'AleEe mines. They pronounce
them to be the grandest humbug of the
age. Poor men had better let we'll
enough alone and not spend the last
dollar they have in the world in gong
to the new Ell Dorado. There will be
time enough in the spring for gong to
these mines if they prove rich enough |
to pay for going. Interested parties
will still continue to boom the mines,
but people should exercise little COM
mon sense in regard to the matter. If a
man has plenty Of money and can af-
ford to spend a few hundred dollars in
looking at the country, it is all right
for him to go if he has the fever, but
poor men in search of employment had |
better save what little money they have
also their strength, muscle and time,
aed turn them in some direction that
will likely do some good. To all we
say, wait for more reliable encourag-
ing news before venturing into a cold,
mountainous country at this time of |
the year."-Silyer City Enterprise