Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1893-07-04
WE HAVE GOLD mlxEs.

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successfully carried out by the thieves
who hold credits against ali the ma.
tions of the earth, and to the extent
OF lowering the price to a point that
will put stop to production Of this
once royal metal, now degraded to a
commodity, has killed one of the
chief industries Of the west. and no
State or Territory receives heavier
blow than Idaho. Bose county will
feel the effects, but not so heavily as
those mining counties which ba, q
only lead and silver mines, where the
blow falls with crushing weight.
Here we have gold mines-dozens
and dozens of them-oarrylng good
grades of ore, both free milling and
in the form of sulphurets. If they
were in the hands of capitalists they
would be valuable producers. Poor
men cannot successfully work any
kind OF a mine, as a rule. There is
occasionally one SO rich that it can
be operated with no money to start
with. This is the exception in any
mining camp, and not the rule. Now.
what the people of this county ought
to do is to consider the matter and
agree on some method of widely ad.
vertising our gold mines. Thou.
sands OF circulars ought to be printed
giving complete description of each
district, and of each mine and eact
prospect in each district. In order
to do this the people must work to-
gether-the people Of the entire
county-miners, business and profes
sional men and farmers. In unlor
there is strength, and in union mucl
could be accomplished, but with M
organization, and no concentration
of effort on definite plan, not mucl
of a revival in the gold mining in
dustry of the county could be ex
pected. What is required is for al
to pull together, in one direction
The cost of preparing, printing ant
scattering, say 100000 circulars
would be but little, and if every on
would contribute, the cost would no
equal that Of drink or cigar. Th
result would be great. Nearly a.
mining districts of any prominenc
have been brought to the front il
this way. The people of this count
g are like old Micawber-always pa
tiently and rather contentedly wait
ing for something to turn up.
they would arouse from their letharg
and begin to turn up something them
selves, they would soon witness
: wonderful awakening among the so
}. emn pine and fir clad hills of tn
county where millions Of dollars {
gold lie waiting to be extracted
There is another bar to success; owr
ers of mines and prospects ask to
n much for their properties. Of cours
i every mans mine or prospect is h
own, and he would not do right b
himself if he did not try to make til
most possible out of it. But by pu
ting the figures beyond reason /
will not be able to sell, and if he
not able to develop the property hin
It self and put on the necessary machl'
l. cry, it will prove to be continual e.
e pense to him of money or muscle,
both. 1t must be represented eat
year, or go vacant. 1t would be be
~ ter to get something than nothing
, or. what would be nearer the truth
3 it would be better to get somethlr
!" than to be continually putting up al
10 getting nothing. We believe in eve
} man looking out for his own interes
before the interests of the public, b
IL by asking an unreasonable price
,r miring property, he is injurlr
s. himself directly and the public inc
y rectly.
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