Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-07-27
THE TIN PLATELIARKNoCKED OUT.

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 THE TIN PLATELIAR KNOCKED OUT.
 American tin is the great bug bear of democracy. If the demo- cratic party could close the only producing tin mine in America and stop the output of this article of commerce it would be happy. An attempt was made recently to do this by the San Francisco Exam iner. In very lengthy article it detailed the losses experienced by the owners of the Temescal tin mines at South Riverside, Califor- nia, alleging that no tin had ever been turned out from there of any consequence, and closing the arti- cle by closing down the mines and abandoning them entirely. The in formation as concocted by this great democratic daily was tele- graphed all over the country, but the falsity of the information will be seen from the following tele- grams which were sent out right on the heels of the Examiners cam paign article. One from San Der nardino, California, says:
 "A Times Index reporter met E. w. Freeman, of South Riverside, this morning and called his atten- tion to telegram appearing Tn the morniug papers in which 1t was stated that the Temescal tin mines had petered out. Freeman said the report was entirely without founda- ton, and that 100 men were kept constantly at work sinking shafts and developing the mine, which shows up more and richer ore than ever"
 The other telegram is from Los Angeles, and is as follows;
 "The Evening Express has inter viewed Gervaise Purcell, the civil engineer and financial agent of the company working the Temescal tin mines, in relation to the statements to the effect that the mines are ex- hausted and failure. He emphat- ically declares that so far from be- ing exhausted the mines arc in the infancy of their development. There are one hundred and fifty men at work and new machinery to the value of 5000 has just been order ed by Purcell for the company's property. Shipments of tn are made by the car load, and the out put of the mines in June was double that of May.
 Purcell says the company owns tract embracing many thousand acres in which large number of tin bearin lodes have been traced for long distances on the surface. What these unopened veins will show is problematical, but judging by the results of explorations and de- velopments already made, the mines being worked may be regarded as practically iuexhaustible. The ore is twice as rich as some of the best mines of Cornwall, and veins work ed are widening as depth is gained. They have every indication of being of true Assure character, and Pur- cell says he has no doubt of their permanency. He says as rule tin mines improve with depth. The property Is not on market and is man. aged as legitimate enterprise. The stock is all held in London. Fur cell says there is no significance whatever in the departure of Super intendent Harris for London, as failing health has induced the latter to tender his resignation"
 From the above it will be seen that American tin. ss democratic campaign ammunition promises to be a complete failure, owing to the premature discharge of the blast.
 Another incident that 1t was hoped could be turned to good ac- count in assisting to boost Grover Cleveland into the presidential chair-the Homestead strike, is al- ready losing its force, and the cur rent of public opinion is being turn ed the other way as the facts con- cerning the strike are becoming known. The fact that between 200 and 300 men succeeded in getting 1000 workmen to throw up their jobs, because their employers would not arrange scale of wages, affect ing only the former number, and by which their wages would be raised from sl0 per day to Sl5 per day, while the other $500 remained as before, is not calculated to have any very great political effect among intelligent voters.