The DeLamar nugget. [volume] (DeLamar, Idaho) 1891-1900, 1894-12-22
To be continued.

= IL tusi''A tHx tttts esl uuai. the Drffvfi
q Mining Industry, should he read is
every man IN Idaho interested in ih4
A develapr ent nfnur great state. Color.
ado 10 devoid of many advantage prs,
sessesi by Idaho, both IN a mineral aud
agricultural country, bnt her people
have brains and energy Here is les
son for every man in Idaho.
toLoRADo's SELF RELIANCE.
4 Necessity is often csllesl The mother
OF invenfinn. II would perhaps be
more Ct sety accurate isti nominate her
the energetic parent Of contlivancp.
| Sf1v IS also III. srinulant of energy aud
enterprise, The snp.mrter Of ministry
and promoter Of srlf-rsliance. The
truth Of all this has been we'll illustrated
In his stale, since il1e great panic
struck When the mining of silver
VAS male SO largely nnproduclive, and
1.-The work stopped in SO many mines,
Thousands of meu were thrown ont If
employment and brought fac to fac.
With severe, terrible pxig-ncy.
They had to find some way OF livingana
some way Of furnishing to wives and
children The means of living. The
majority of tliose who could not % 10
Other states With fair prospects Of fiud-
ing employment, turned 10 gold min
ing.
These In their digging for the yellow
metal proceeded in different way from
any ever pursued before. They wen.
to work for existence not for sniaen
and vast fortunes. They did not sxpect
10 get rich in fifteen minutes. They
hoped 10 find the means of support for
themselves and families Thus they
were content TO work over old placers,
to dig Ia new or TO mine on old or ne.
lodes that yielded Just the means of liv-
ing. They did not make the finding OF
a big nugget or the striking Of rich
pocket the signal for ri,ious extraya
gauce or for nnwont, expenditure If |
any sort. As they found veins With |
fair sized pay sifeaks that returned |
good assays, they did not stop working
and go to hunting purchasers and iry-
ing 10 Interest capital in theirdlrcoyery.
they recognized that in the existing
purchasers contd act be fonni
and capital could not be interrsl Ell.
Hence they kept on working. They
ried the experiment. of developing
With labor alone. They in many eases.
demonstrated that the value
u properties conli lie shown and actual
etnrns obtained from them without
money for devele pment. The result
las been material extension Of The
aging placer ground OF the stale and
many additions to her producing gold
mines. I
The great camp Of Crip.,le Creek has q
eeh largely developed b, just tile cour-
re, the intelligence and The industry
the original diseoyere,s If her gold !
caring lod f. The Increased pro,ilct !
he mines an.i placrIs 81 Bfecken. v
ge has been mad chiefly by the labor u
individual usuers. lie deposIIs =
ong tue Mancos have 80 far yielded y
their golden wealth to lnaIvldn.I =
fort. Aud all the WORKERS in ali these =
aces are residents Of Colorado.
This eniiyened and ngrhened =
nse of s'ilf-rrliane has been shown s.
u alone by The miners and prpspecfois y
lie stale but also by the capitalists 81
u LIME Johnny mine at Leadvllle is e'
ned by Colorado mep; and its mar
lous developments Of the past year
We been effected by Colorado enter