Wood River times. [volume] (Hailey, Idaho) 1882-1915, 1893-03-10

to this day. Cornish miners, SO pre-
va.rnt in our Western mining camps
introduced it in this country, but il
Vas formerly accepted AS last re-
source on y when the expense oil
prosperity deferred the Management,
from exploration work, or when The
NINE was considered ready for ahan.
donment. Such at least was the
feeling in Eur. ka aud Austin, Nevada,
two Of the camps where tri:uting was
introduced at an early day, and the
mining men were won't to refer to such
work rs di>grareful and ,endi, e to
the ruin as we'll as the despoiIa,iou Of
the mine.
Nor were they altogether wrong.
The miner rarely works for improves
mrnt account. II the timhering is
done by him at his own cost he will
prefer 10 use merely Temporary sets
aud stag,nRs which are sufficiently
strong to allow the extraction OF the
ore bed rock enough to hold the
ground secure for any length Of time.
Instead Of the drifts being driven
straight aud level they are freqnentl,
,ortuous AMI uneven ut the bottom,
the miner regarding them not rs
permanent entrances to an ore body,
AS good miner should, but merely a.
convpnienc+s for the outlet If an un
certain amount Of ore which he has
contracted to mine. If the ore 1.
,nllleh At the nine the contractor is
Indifferent; If h. is paid by the car
load or ton, to the clean separation of
waste, he will prefer to get rid of it
by sending up with the ore.
TIE sharp contrast to these results
is the working of the leasing system
at Grnrge,own, Col, where $. veal of
the mo'e Important and econo mic ally
worked mines, such AS the Colorado
Central Mining Company, have
adspte the leasing system with +n-
."iv favorable Results. Here, how.
'ver, the workmen, whether lessee. or
not, are directly under The superin>
tendence and must comic m to the
rules aud regulations OF the manage
m-nt The advantages wLicn are
here banned for the system are emu.
IT Grated by Mr.. Lawrence under niue
he ads, which may be Condensed into |
tie following epitome: When u
nine Is worked under the leasing
5. stem 1t can he operated with small
capital; the profits arr. net; the l--s--
IS found to Assoit the ore with care
'he mine i. not liable to Il merhanl. s.
lieu; the lessee is responsible for &C
'ldr"t, occurring throueh carele.sness;
little supervision of the m"n is re-
lnred; supplies are used with
economy, The mn having to pay for
hem; the miners are adventurous
orospect"ts; and last, hut what is in
eallty the most convincing argument
is that 1t has proved a great financial
uc''ess ia Georg"town
While some Of the advantages cited
" Mr. Lawrence may be h, po'h, ,ic,l
md Others trivial, one of tn m, III.
possibility If working a mine with
mall capital, is undoubtedly one of
'reat Importance, and one ecarceI.
ess suhoriinat- is that the men will
'ot shirk their work Every mine
brennan knows how much time is los,
trough this cau,e AID ca" appreciate
ny system which will proven, it. For
he men themselves such syst. m is
preferable. as it appeals to their am
'ltion and offers them opportunities
or making far more than ordinary
wages.
That this system which is now
'eing introduced ex,ensi, civ in Aspen
nd Lsadvile will be adopted IL
Many other miui' q CAMS we have no
eason To doubt, aud less that. nnd-r
roper supervision. it WI prove eco
Cynical.