The Mineral argus. [volume] (Maiden, Mont.) 1883-1886, 1885-10-29

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Beef Cattle 75,opo head gross Value. l..1'plo
Wool 6.mh"p pounds i4Fiu'l
feltriea ahd -''VV'
Total rros, value of exports 70 ioo, 800
MINES ASp MINING.
Gold was discovered in small quantities
i'm 1851. bat none to speak of until lo62
when mining commenced in earnest anu
on large scale drawing people here from
every :, ate IN the Union, and from almost
every country. For ten years the average
Weld of gold from placer disgings was
from twelve tn fifteen millions at dollars
par annum. This class of mines being easy
of access and requiring no capital. were
rapidly exhausted. A. they gave out gold
and silver quartz mining commenced,
which required capital as well as muscle.
and wa, q, first slow in development. Ten
wears ago the yield from qurtz mining was
not ove- a million dollars per annum, now
IL /, a. stated. about twenty one millions.
Mines ard mining caused the settlement oi
This country stop our mining and you
not only stop the present surprising in
crease of population, progress aud pros
perny but in my opinion the country
would lose ihe greater portion of MS M
babitants. II is true that our agricultural
,nteresl- are large aud fiourishng. our val
leys being many and fertile. aud capable OF
sustaining many more people than now
occuuv them-trobably twenty times a.
manv-hut a. before stated. the distance
from markets and the necessity of irriga-
tiun so adis to the expense, that settle
meut would be deferred for years.
Our mines employ thousands of men
the bet paid labor in the worla-an l
make a home market tor our farmers,
thereby insuriug profitable cultivation anh
settlement of the country 1t Is far to say
that grazng--cattle. sheep and horse rals-
in- do lnt depend upon the successful
working of our mines; Dut the grazing ca
uacitv ii the Territory is limited, ANA the
! tendency Is for cattle to accumulate IN the
hands OF Il few persons, principally ne
ca,se large herds can be handled at less
/ coH psr head than small ones. Hence. Ii
1 this was the only occupation. our popula-
1 tim would bc small. Though the devel-
ornent of our quartz mines haN hard,N
/ cnnmcnccd. tlcy produced. as already
shown in the past twelve months @o'2a9,'
OOL OF this amount ten millions was
SILVER.
ii all of our silver, n il is sextracted IRON
III, ore there l. from twenty To thirtV-nN'
pc cent uf it, gros, value gold chemically
coabiucd with it. One-luurih oi the value
nirhe product of our copper mines H. sl
y,s chemically combined with the copper
cd, tor the silver it contains and its use
u,colirctiug the silver and gold. in th'
p,tres, of smelling. our copper mines a
lntte with over two ana one-iaii inlllloh'
in tneir works alone, are barely laAih'
risinirg exuensus. y very little further ne
p,ciaiion of their silver contents, and tia
Industry is ruined, and thousands OF mel
/, thrown out oi employment.
IA see tlis iniustry, upon which So
, an
th-ca cncd, is most unreas 'nable ana lii
, lust. Il seem to- me that the East shout
a leatt treat the metal upon which GU
very existence Il pends, is well ana WI
. the sane consideration that other peopi'
I nl tne.arih do. The most thrifty nation
! OF Europe. France. belgium and hollan'
: give liza greater le4al tender valuation
/ over 1iree per cent. than our g"Neriii'ie'
does. and altnunah they are purchase
and III porters al ,ily.r, they have contii
u,t IL use a. legal tender money, uht
each sidiviiuai innabltant has about thi'
ana ,,n-nall times as much "A, each ma
y yi,ma innauitant at tine Unitod state
= Tiny nave FROM So to SlI per capita; v
r IonN $40. Ne not only y oduce Wa
II wcuse "a. money, but good porilnh
1. thal used %. them, We prnduee ~ li
cen. of ali that i produced ~ the Wori
The present coinage only adds about
tas,u $50 per betd II would require
y ea.t twenty-five Years to increase u
y ata,tnt per head nf our population
l. tht a.me n they have; and require lro
IA tUe,e t. iuurteen years to gei an hlIi'u
=. ,oug 10 that hrtd AMI owned by Fran
: aiotr. !, il tpen unreasonable 10 ASK !
W. ntr .s.aptt thai Tie government Gnhi4'i
4 Ia r,ln silver uutii he amount equals "a
10 hpl, ,y other commercial nations? SilN
n u..f34 lac government could at Ia
. |ot1. Il A reasonaniy tar irlal by cohtlliui
IT. d .ifltlr until our people ~ as hdcti
- oflrr ,.uumerc al nations have per cari
T. ,nd then il would seem t. ino, l. M
BE ernlph 10 think OF stopping lts cuihal
IL Mea-A il II 4 clone he,tase IT. sioppa
- ,yttu toe disastrous Ia thiS ana 10 on
of T,rltofies. and seriously aileci the ago
= in -tate-, bui the great majority o.
W tr.,,cntthe United States would he lnjur
o. ,'e.iimlN. to destroy "a paIt oi our cafrri
n. vosia greatly Increase tae purchasing ~
lis ,r pt l. e rcna' r. thereby cihllc
~. sai proporlianate!y reducing the ff'o'
Ia. .4ltanuoditie> and greatly amt dirte
ifiain. the uettur ella, 81 tie nation
ms lnas result, enhancing HE Naihe
.a.t ~teuts to he f4e moving onJtct I
IN cauie ot tur existing ogEaiuztd war oi
nj y,r. Gold, or a .,re.prr p,rtipn, II cpilec
II q
l., If hey can succeed in DESTROYING SILVER
a. q l.lai tend mooney. (Which wouia stop
tfnsuct oI the M,taD they would ihtll
a, add a. vaiue ah,u tNyHt! i'r cent. I" q
hh huaeiru .o4d. do no mean - say I
IN tleic are the ouIN persons Who are "tt
itT IlHr tnt further coinage ot sitNef. He'
fileess tncy are tine moving power
trr or-a.lzod war AGAINST II 10 ne
L., .stI destroy it. ThrN are rre i'tihg
,lsa>ler trlln the continued colliaS 'iA
ne ,a. that il will bankrupt The GOV,
lal r.,mt, flood the coU"try ~ making
-cr dumping ground Tor silver, dram
ser ralniry oi gold etc. Aud this ~
s,- laee oi facts, that the most prosperous
=. uans oi Europe have irom three 10
time, a. much silver o. There Is Ia the
~. a.. -tate- llur-. oilh three uaie'
, Il much. hu, Ing impaired the la. ten 3!
he .sysrthree huudIej mlilion, 81 Gpli u
ni han they cxparlei. fne best bank
. tse world have nom 80 to !" per
l., taken tu-.flyrj af theIr reserve ih -'
and are pfn-l l.crsu-, with tholr>iHcN >t'
.stu lsr.s premium AlLcr seven Year