Tombstone epitaph., 1890-05-03
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There are at present some gentle men in this city who came direct from the east for the purpose of investing in mines in this Territory. In con versation with one of the party, yes terday, we were led to the belief that they have anything but favorable impression of this vicinity for a field of mineral investment, for the simple reason that the properties hereabouts are not developed to such an extent as to warrant judicious investment of capital. Claims which have been | placed upon the market, and induced , these men to visit our Territory for the purpose of investing in the same, have turned out 10 be nothing more than prospect holes. This practice should be discontinued at once. The miner cannot expect to dispose of a mine, for a fabulous sun, when he himself has no idea of its merits or demerits. Nothing retards the mineral industry of any community more than false representations. The miner himself may possibly be imbucd with the belief that his pot-hole mine con- tains fabulous riches, but will this fact alone induce shrewd business man to invest in the same-invest in property the merits of which are un- known? The capitalist might as we'll go out in the hills, select himself a gopher hole, and sell unto himself the same for reasonable" sum. He would have an equal chance of profit. There is not the least shadow of doubt that Arizona Is one of the greatest mineral countries in the world and one in which the poor man has an equal chance 10 develop as that of the rich, but he must bear in mind that nines-no matter how rich the coun try may be-are not found on the sur face soil. Too often the prospector hies himself unto the nearest town, after finding good "indicalion," and there awaits development of his prop erty When a buyer dces come along, there is nothing to induce bim to in- vest. He sees a small shaft-10 or 20 feet deep-and an assay Of some of the ore taken out. There was a time when such properties might have been sold for reasonable" sums, but the day Is long past. The tenderfoot capitalist of to-day is remarkably shrewd man, and it will take some thing more than mere ''indications" to make him part with his shekels This method of mining has done more 10 the detriment of our mineral in dustry than can be readily perceived. J Develop your mines before you at tempt to seek q buyer. Have mine 10 offer, and not gopher hole There is unlimited capital awaiting invest ment in ArIzona mines; let the miner polish few more drill heads over his property and unearth some of the ore that acts as foundation, as it were, to this Territory, and some day he will be rewarded for his toll. There are hundreds of "mines" all over this Territory that have been worked until a pay streak was found, the discovery of which seemed to have acted as an excuse to discontinue operations; the poor miner undergoes all manner of toll and hardship to unearh a little ore, and at q time when he should determine the value of his property and thereby realize his reward, he quits work and hunts the earth's sur face for q purchaser. There is many a man in Arizona to-day who has pur- sued this proftless course, and who would undergo q decided financial change if he spent as much energy in the propulsion Of pick-head as he now does in his searcher of a buy Tucson Citizen.
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