Arizona weekly citizen. [volume] (Tucson, Ariz) 1880-1901, 1891-04-11
DEVELOP YOUR MINES.

AS we have before stated in these col
umns, it is our belief that there are ;
great many mines in Arizona which car
be worked with profit, il the ore was ex'
tracted and sent to the nearest and mos'
advantageous point for reduction instead
OF trying to have a mill or smelter bull;
for each prospect that shows up ore IL
any quantity. N uers lay say that they
are too poor 10 40 anything IN the way
OF developing mines and extracting ore.
but the facts 40 not bear out the asser
ton. If a prospector has mine IN rea-
sonable distance of a railroad, he can
make money and develop his mine on $40
or $50 ores, and most prospectors will
tell you that their ore is OF much higher
grade than above figures. There ale,
however, exceptions to this rule as ID
case of rebellious ores, but even these
may be overcome TO some extent by
mixing with other ores. If prospectors
have what they claim, there is no reason
for laying around towns and mining
camps waiting for something TO turn up.
II they have not what they claim, then
the best thing they can do is TO throw IL
I'D. for the time has passed in Arizona
for selling worthless mining locations.
IL is said that in Colorado miners lease
claims and work them for a certain per
cent of the net proceeds, aud make mon
ey out of them. But ia Arizona every
man can have a mining location of his
own, and work it for all there is in it if
he so desires. Get few dollars worth
of provisions, take your old Icols and GO
to work on your best mines. Fine
out whether there is ore in your mine
that will pay TO take out and ship to the
nearest reduction works. If you have
ore that will pay, work it; if 1t will not
pay, quit it and try another one. or go Il
work for the next man who has mine
that will pay. Don't spend any more
time trying to sell prospects; you can't
do it. You must go to work and show
up something first. A little pile of ore
on the dump will no longer sell a pros
pect, so you might as well shipit and get
your money for it, and then go to work
and take out more, and keep at il as long
as it will pay. By and by your p aspect
may develop alto a mine, ana MAKE you
rich; but it never will develop into mine
unless you sink on it, that is dead GER
tainity. Arizona is attracting mere at
tertion than any other mineral region
in the United States. There are many
people now visiting the various mining
camps in quest Of good properties. They
all speak well OF the prospects OF the
country, but the great drawback our
mining interest is the want OF dc elop-
ment. Most parties desire to find mines !
of measurable value, not mere pro gects. |
and these are difficult to find. Ii pros |
pectors, instead of trying to hold Oh TO 4 |
great number OF claims would Sc 'ect /
few of the more promising and lend their |
energies TO developlpg them, they would |
find it much more TO the ad antage OF /
the territory. One good mine will bring |
more than forty prospects. and 1t will |
cost nc more TO make it, than to keep up |
the annual assessment work on the num-
ber OF claims helG by the average pres
pector. We often see mining men 10 1
guest OF developed property. They all
like the prospects. but that is not wnat
they are after. Let us have more mines.