Southwest-sentinel. [volume] (Silver City, N.M.) 1883-189?, 1894-11-06
JOSEPH
A Mineri A Mine Developer Afree
Coinage Advocated The nj.
ncrs Friendi

NhNhNIf RNN"HN EAN
the mountains in his section Of
the Territory contained vast min
eral wealth. Accordingly, he
spent about 5000 prospecting
aud QUILTING prospectors during
several seasons in the Taos noun
tains, but without developing any
thing valuable at that early day
and distance from railroads.
When the Moreno valley, Colfax
county, placer discoveries were
made Mr.. Joseph spent $4,000
in developing that camp and in
experimenting with methods Of
extracting the gold from the ores
in that section Of country and
from the placer ground in camp.
He was also engaged in mer-
chandising there, and so great
was his faith in the camp that he
thought every miner who had a
claim was worthy of credit and
would soon be able to pay; accord
iugly, ho trusted out goods in his
store to the prospectors and mi
ners, to the extent of $4,000,
When, after several years Of de-
velopment aud experiment, it was
finally determined that the camp
was not a paying one, because of
its location and the character OF
facilities for extracting gold at
that early day. and because OF
difficulties and litigation over wa
ter, MI. Joseph quit the camp
$4,000 loser-S20,000 in direct
development and $4,000 indirect
development through merchan-
disc credited to tho miners-every
dollar of which he lost because of
tho abandonment of the camp.
Thus he spent about $4,000 III
prospecting and development of
the mineral resources of his sec
ton of New Mexico.
There is scarcely a mining camp
in New Mexico or Colorado that
does not contain one or more mi
ners that know MIR. Jo-oph, and
his friendship for the prospectol
and miner, and his expenditure
in developing mineral resources
in northern Now Mexico during
many years, before his entry Oh
public life.
Since that time he has been the
steadfast friend Of silver and the
minor, and he has never failed tC
seize an opportunity to say a wore
for the cause. He has made sew
eral speeches in congress for the
reconciliation of silver. They
wore all outspoken and vigorous.
AS a sample of his COMPRESSION
al u~tterances on this subject, I
part of his speech against the re
peal Of the Sherman law, direct
ing the purchase of 4,5O0,0O'
ounces Of silver per month, deliv
cred during the special session o
congress last year, is here given.
Mr.. Joseph said:
Mr.. Speaker, wore l able to vote upoI
the pending bill / would vote to repeal
part Of an act, approved July Ii, 1885,
entitled, "AU act directing the purchas
OF SILVER bullion and the issue Of t%reasur.
notes thereon" and substitute it by al
act providing for the free coinage of boil
gold aud silver, without discriminating
against either metal, upon the presen
ratio. This rs, in substance, the distinc
declaration made IN the Chicago demo
cratic platform Of 1892. On this platform
tho president was not only dominates
and elected chief magistrate OF tn
United States, but every democrati
member Of this house was also nominate
and elected upon this platform to thel
present positions in this house OF repre-
sentatiyes. Consequently we are con
PEELED b keep our word and promises {
our constituents, who will hold us {
strict accountability for tho non-fulnl
ment Of tho same. Tho further demon'
tizati0u Of silver will make all debt
public and private, harder TO pay by Gu.
ting OF half tho means Of payment. 81
yer has not only been the money Of th
people for ages, but it was the onI
money tho people OF New Mexico, whoI
] have tho honor 70 represent upon th
hlor, had for centuries prior TO It's annei
alton to the United States.
New Mexico is, and has always been,
silyer-producing country. II was n mil
iug country when tho Spaniards founde
Santa Fe, in lGO5, for the very first thin
that called tho Spaniards' attention WI
lots Of goose quilts filled with bright gol
dust and many silver bricks which tn
Indians brought b their tents and tue
10 exchange for clothing and other good
Soon afterwards tho Spaniards mad
some Indians confess where they had oil
tanned tho "bright dust" and silver brick
aud then forced the aavages 10 work th
mines Of gold and silver, reason for whic