Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1891-04-08
Develop Your M.ses.

The Tucson Citizen echoes the senti- ment of every mineral district in Arizona in accepting the following timely advice;
 at is our belief that there are great many mines in Arizona which can be worked with profit, if the ore was ex- tracted and sent to the nearest and most advantageous point for reduction instead of trying to have mill or smelter built for each prospect that shows up ore Tn any quantity. Miners may say that they are too poor to do anything in the way of developing mines and extracting ore but the facts do not bear out the asser- ton. If prospector has mine in req sonable distance of railroad he can make money and develop hts mine on$4o or Sso ores, aud most prospectors will tell you that their ore is of much higher grade than above figures. There are however. exceptions to the rule as m case of rebelious 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 tawns and mining camps waiticg for something to turn up. If they have not what they claim, then the best thing they can do is to throw Il up. for the time has passed in Arizons for selling worthless mining locations It is said that in Colorado miners lease claims and work them for a certain pei cent of the net proceeds and make money out of them. But in Arizona ever, man can have mining location of hi' owp, and work it for all there is in It i | he so desires. Get few dollars wortl of provisions, take your old tools and gt
 to work on your best mine. Find out whether there Is ore in yovr min,
 that will pay to take out and ship to ,h'
 nearest greduction works. If you hay
 ore that will pay, work It; if 1t will nc
 pay, quit 1t and try another one, or go t work for the next man who has min
 hat will pay. Do not spend any nor
 time trying 10 sell prospects. you canno
 do it. YouSmust go to work and sho'
 up something first. A little pile of or
 on the dump will no longer sell pros pect, so you might as we'll ship it and ge your money for it, and then go to wor
 and take out more, and keep al it so lon
 as it will pay. By and by your prospee may develop into mine, and make yo rich; but it will never develop into min
 unless you sink on il, that IS dead Ger
 tAinty. Arizona is attracting more at
 tention than any other mineral Teglo in the United States. There are man people now visiting the various mlnin
 camps in quest of good properties. The
 speak well of all the prospects of th
 country, but the great drawback to ou
 mining interest is the want of develop
 ment Most parties desire to find m,ne
 of measurable value, not mere prospec. | and these are difficult to find. If pres ipectors, instead of trying to hold on 10 great number of claims would select
 few of the more promising and lend the 1 energies to developing them, they woul I find it much more to the advantage C
 the territory. One good mine wlll brin
 more than forty prospects, and 1t vi cost no more to make 1t, than to keep u the annual assessment work on the nun tber of claims held by the average pros
 pecsor. We often see mining men i ! quest of developed property. They a
 like the prospects, but that Is Tot whs
 they are after."