Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-05-16

from car windows. from trails and from
streets of the mining towns. They are
the graves of misdirected energy IL
is totally impossible TO estimate the num-
Der or cost In dead expenditure, Of these
abandoned holes and shafts. But they
are myriad and their cost has been mill
ions.
II you will take jaunt with me over
this ncighb0rhood, beginning say. at
Ouray, then up Poughkccpsie gulch
across eight miles to the top Of the range
divide at Mineral Point, 1900 feet
above the sea level; then down the AMI
mas pass thirteen miles to Silyerton, re-
turning up Mineral creek on the SilvertOn
railroad 20 Red mountain; and thence
down to Ouray again by the Rainbow
state route-in form an cllipis, not EN-
bracing more than two or three town
ships. | can show yOn a land porous
with prospects Us numerous as the
federal tOmbstonts on some of our
southern battlchelds, probably enough
open graves to bury New York city's
dead for a number of years. OF these
there is no account taken. They simply
represent the toll aud cash OF some
poor devil who didn't strike it, and
that is all 0f 1t,
But considering the cost of silver, this
fruitless expenditure must br included 10
balance tho bonanza. II must strike an
average with the paying leads to find
what silver actually does cost; what
mankind eNpenls to put 1t ON the mar
kct. When an average Is found for the
two bonanza mines of Red mountain,
the legion Of lnggards and the unknown,
unnumberrd holes that had nothing"
1t will readily be seen that silver. as a
commodity, even. Is n very valuable,
scarce and hardto-gct article, The
wuil Of Wall street that silver is as
plenty, rs cheap, aud the corHllary idea,
that il Is Us easy TO mine rs bltumnOus
cunl, falls to the ground as false, silly
and malicious.
Yet. there are thousands Of citizens all
the way from Atlanta to Boston, who
base their whole opposition to the free
and unlimited coinage OF silver on its
! old basis upon their faith In this popu-
lar i,tllacy ! have heard Atlantlans. Of
the Wall Street faith, argue the whole
| question on This assumption by the
hour.
Let the truth be- known. Colorado is
prepared to cxemplify 1t ON every hand
" the pains be taken 10 hud u out. I'm
fortunately. there is little disposition
even here la the heart Of the mines to
| determine the truth aud advertise 1t,
Ii is more comforting aud better stim-
ulus Ia hug the dcluslun, IL encourages
the main industry OF the state it fosters
the growth of the towns, and invites
tho influx Of outside capitalize believe
aud To speak only of the millions that
are in H.
Miners are men Of sanguinc tcmpera-
ment. They prefer to think Of tue one
who succeeds. 10 the thousands who
swamp Then, too, their Is method In
their madness. Those who are in n
tight place have two hopes before them
luck and sncSers The latter are quite
as valuable MS the finished product of
the former. Probably there has been
quite rs much made IN selling out to
tcuderfect barren lOdes as ia barterine
the genuine stun; aud the prospects OF
invcigllug suckers are generally better
than in striking luck on all doubtful
properties
ii IL time Colorado walked mp to the
facts Of the case. Her best interests de-
mAud II. While II may seem, ON shall
low reelection, that local interests are
best subserved by fostering y fictitious
value on mining and It's returns. the
tGlsity OF the position appears when Il
Is realized that exaggerated reports only
grow with travel until, reaching the east
they parayge the hnnncicrs and petty
statesmen, who stpnd aghast Mt the aw-
full spectacle of a nation advocating for
money metal as common as the SHOWS
on her mountain sides, When we look
at is IN this way. there really seems
some excuse for the apprehensons, un-
grounded though they are. which dis
turb Tho eastern goldolators.
We may as well locate he root OF
this evil The cause OF silver as
money metal will not brook Justification
aud Misunderstanding in the notion of
helping along the struggling miner. Re
store to his product It's rightful natural
position as recognized by the couslltu-
ton. aud as authorized by 1000 years OF
honored usage In the worlds history,
and he will not need art or subterfuge
TO sell his properties for what they are
actually worth.
II is the wel-meaning local press that
makes the error Unwittingly they have
been the worst enemy to the miners In
irrests, aud have dealt free silver con
tinunlly the keenest cut OF all. Ii may
be called hit Of optimistic aud natural
enthusiasm on the part Of the Colorado
editor While Il is hut natural to strive
TO help the miners on, and quite as
like TO sound the trump OF encourage
ment and congratulation whenever the
slightest pretext develops. still sensa-
iionalism In handling the question OF the
production Of silver must be abandoned,
II the country ut large is to be educated
and reconciled to the true position Of
the white metal.
Let the papers quit booming every
lode US the climax bonanza every camp
as the congestion of all the wealth Of
the Rockies, let the scanty output OF
the average mine be- never magnihed.
Vet Il be known that miuiug for precious
metals. and notably silver IS pr.carl-
Gus business: that IL is difficult, danger
Gus, hazardous and. on the whole uu-
profitable; thai there is no more silver
IN the world than IL actually needed In
the arts and currency nor can b. more-
give Il any advantage whatever; let
every oEe realize that silver is not as
common as the sands Of the desert
Then. and thea only, w.ll the goldbar
alarnisis get wisdom and conhdsnce
The change will work hiore TO Cnln.
RADIOS local good than any possible svs.
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