The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-11-05
SOLID WISDOM.
THE YOUNG MAN WITH SILVER MINE
re AK. for Advice. which 10 Herewith
Given TO Him.


writes to ask advice In a matter relating to the
mining repions of the West Just what he
wopts 70 knoyv can hest be told by printing his
-, :. ti,o.
.v,r mine on Mount nef,es colorado guaranteed by
United states Government patent. we arc youns An.
ns and 1".9' to go SS, '@i b:
no on, our,.,vs, with That amount of money. ana in
the next six months what would the best thing for
us to do to prepare for our contemplated 'r'p'
The first Impression that mining men WIN
get from reading this letter is that some rss-
TO-, Nina oanr sbnrnors have many yerv
mont games which they use in fleeing tender
ne"' sa.ne' nv" 80 -. .s,,,I a.,
feet, but none works more successfully tnan
no an i,t.ndnd victim
pe , "n ii , .r.,...
printed with the cards OF attorneys. With this
atationorv they write to anybody whose adj
Srass tbsy can Obtain, bu, tho addresses most
favored are those OF Eastern farmers The
letters run about as follows:
s,rn GrT1s n p. o ear IA naT Il, ,so,
s s.,. CIV. CAV '0l' o'' d. 'S'''
Dr.R SIN you will SEQ by tho enclosed clipping
from the sledseviile ,iap Iaa,r our esteemed fellow
s' .s w. ssorocs Mnnn,.,n m Tbnr,s.y ,f,.r.
MS cao,n on sn'e'o.A "" ..', W. s, 90 ..
moor" ssoIo No Of hi.
property he made. and he named you as his heir. He
was very weak and falling rapidly at tho time so that
Mr. "yt.e was aolo 10 gov ony .ne o',eIos' aess %
tns srt we nrsS IN on Which or h you was VA, s o
o M aps invited 10 come on mmsdistey With suit
soe Too Of your a lie and t"se How
write statement to the effect thst you OF, were In fact
Inn ami swear 70 II Sefore any notary pHbic ON en-.
IL L, ALI will
which wi enable You draw n. m9ney and come on
wise y"" 10 ao' as great Pf0pIiM y, c,srr
s-we advise you to send money by wels,Fars
The prosnect OF eating 81 600 rs in return
fer SlOT 81 ia very alIiirinr The clipping
f.rrin uG to "a a man Who actually dieI there,
seems 70 be n com plete confirmation of the
sxIstsnGs ci the r apsy and tho claim on ths
no such cousin. but he makes affdavit TO the
liza and sends on the money. which Ciytte b
il, Gam No nae in a m in e-cn m n blowout
uownver Tho "hnvn is not to aaV that TIE
SrS's corrcspondent has been rictimized, but
only to call tho attention Of the public to a
form OF swindiinr that has not often been az
posed. it is in the belief that he and his
sash ana mine tbnt t 6y nifed
adviee ia Diyen. p"'en' '""t '"o 'oo"'""
that the guarantees on which he seems to build
some hope is OF very little account. It is in.
dnod nrimn face eyide nca Of fitIe II the ona
who l"it this pronarty il aid n natent 10 the
claim. he PROBABLY had good title to it, but Il
cause many patents mr." upset in the courts.
and the better the property they cover the
more certain hnin the noIdgr OF the patent may DC
Plenty OF patents ale obtained BY fraud and
some good ones are upset Is. fraud. 49,.
property is and viii remain good. it is still
worth mentioning to one not familiar with
m o no Pfyee Is f.
true that men do MOI very oiten ratent any
able. The ratent to a. mining claim NAV cost
from $500 to 5 900: if honestly Obtain ed il has
f%st ft b. Least s53 in claim
hundreds Of miles of patented lands. not worth
correspondent viii do well to write to the edit dit.
or of the newsrnper in the nearest camp to It.
s t eSos viii be sE4s n
doa % v %nt Week w %ea oE lot hs
Interesting stuff about the peopIo and thincs
snondcnt That these mina cnmn edi,ors are TIA
most enthusiastic and hopeful fellows in the
world The CLINT Of silver and the sheen Of
gold ia ever before their ewes though thev
have not got a single meal ticket or evenn
white chip left. Their estimates Of values in
Then the newspa psrs will give the a. dresses
of dealers in mincs. and letters sent to these
Of the prSportv. But tn"ir estimates, will hs
found. as a rule. very much below the actual
value because nobody will nav the full vnjua
of an undeveloped mine. There are too mhny
chances that il NAV pinch out0proye worth
iess-When more work has been done on IT.
However. any Information about mining
property that may lie obtained by mail is sure
10 be lacking in detail TO ne couchad in terms
that a tonderfoot would not appreciate. and. on
the whole unsatis(actory Moreover the siIyer
mark ct is in bad way lust now, and silver
mines are usually offered for a song or a sly
pence. 1t Is a good time to buy silver
mines. but a right moor one to sell them.
The chances are that our cOrresponIent who
is young and strong. can do better BY going
out to Colorado, as he thinks OF doing next
spring. II he has energy along with his youth
and strength and a bulldog grip along with
his energy. mining for precious metals offers
to him more chances Of becoming very rich
than any other business With no other capi-
tai than brains and muscle, more men have
become millionares through mining than
in any other kind Of business A thousand
dollars is enough capital for two young
men who wish to enter il, But before de-.
Gliding fully to go they should 90 up town
and take a look at some Of the Italians BLAST
ing out cellar there. The work with pick
and shovel and hammer and drill and dyna-