Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1893-06-02

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or owner of the mine.
The ore is then shipped to tn
nearest sanpliag verks, and it
value is sscsrtainsd, the Jesse
| paying the cost of the centrc
: sample.
The advantages Of this system =
applied to the mines OF Clsa
Creek county, ever the days pa.
plan, may be briefly sum married
as fellows:
1st-Ths mine enes opened cal
be operated with = small workib.
capital.
2d.-Ths percentage Of profit'
received by the swssr from th'
sale of the ore is absolutely net
the lessee paying all cost OF mia
iag, hauling, etc.
3d-As a lessee 10 Interested
directly in the ore which he
mines, he will take cara that nsns II
lest, either In the mine or in sort
ing it. CAS- the ore of this district
will average at least 5000 q ton.
and many rich specimens are
found, this alss piecludes the dan
ger to mine owners, of tho small
psculstioBs by smplsyss,
4th-Undsr the lease system the
mine is not liable for lIep.
5ts-Ths lsesss Is responsible to
the owner of the mine, for care
lessnsss OF any kind which may
result in damage to the mine, sr
accident to men working therein.
Under days pay tho owner is re-
spsnsibls to his snployes.
9Th = But little supervision is
necessary to ths men under ground.
They will all do days work sndsr
the lease system, as thsy are work
isg for themselves, and man will
work harder fer hinsslt thaa for
ssy one else. Ths opportunities
in ains fer striking work, are
proverblally understood by beta
employer and employees.
7th-Economy ls ths use OF
supplies of all kinds. Under days
pay a miner will use almost twice
as mach powder az under tho
lease system.
Sth-hlners will take great /.
chances to nHd pay ore. Develop |
nent will therefore cost little; 90
svSry miner working in 4 mins 10
intsrsptsd in its product, aud Ia
the opening of nsw ground; hs is
familiar with the mine; and tie
swnsr has the benefit OF his eYpsri-
ssss in finding ere, which may
often bafs the kssnest manager
ard foreman.
The systsm has proved an
undsabtsd snecess in ths lcaalag
ninss Of Clear Crack county, no,a.
bly, tie Colorado Central, Durdsr-
berg, Terrible, Seventy Three,
and maHy others.
This systsna is now being rapidly
atrodussd into the oshsr camps Of
he state, notably in Lssdvills ana
Aspen, since in its working it is
capable Of bsing so adjusted as to
wit the character OF ths mins.
1t 10 often necessary, should ths
Mae be in poor grsuaa, to sncour-
.gs ths lsss0s by what is known as
allowance of tostass," which |
nssns an allowance Of, say, 81
DOT t. drive a drift, which usJer
Isy's pay or contract, would cost
z foot, givisg him the privilege t
4 leasing the ground which he :
pens sp.
With sapls working capital, aad '
nsn productive uins wAich 1t is
to develop, it is advisable
. open the property under CON
rast, leasing the stopping only.
1t is the popular belief tkat snly c
hsse mines which have failed
ndsr corporate management, are .
Iorksd under this system, and 9
lso that leasing = mine is practi )
ally "gougisg" or destroying il {" 6
workable property. This belief a
entirely erroneous The systsn q
J nor applied TO sOns OF our best Il
reducing mines; sad they can bs 6
ant in.s caod essdition updsY