The Meeker herald., 1895-11-09
MOFFAT'S OPINION.
VIEWS OF coLoRApo.s OUT.
LOOK.
He Says the Inahility Of the a'ssss =
Sell Valuable Ciaima Has Beea . -
tuaass Thing foe Then.

tunase Thing for Then.
Denver, Nov. 2-In response to q
Quest for bis opinion on the present
look for prosperity in Colorado. MI.
H. MofHat writes as follows:
"Neither time or opportunity VIII
NIT of a proper compliance with the ~
quest contained In your letter OF oete-
Der 3lst, but am willing to be quoted
as saying that at no time in the histor1
OF Colorado has the future Of the peo-
pie been so promising. Not because the
prevailing conditions throughout the
country are encouraging. but fof the
prolific resources within our own oof.
ders that have yielded and are yieidino
their riches SO generously through the
persistent energy and industry Of our
people. q
"Fortune sometimes. performs her
best work in disguise. We see an H.S
tratIon of this in the futile ef1orts OF pe
owners of mining claims to Obtain cpl
tai from other states for the devetlp-
men. 9f thSIE gFSae5ti6s e5t6isrs Tnpss Waa Ss1
purchased all the claims Tor certaipfy a
controlling interest therein) j the won
derful camp OF Cripple Geek. TIE
owners complained OF theirmanifest in
ability to induce Eastern aipital, either
to appreciate the great vaue Of the dis
trlct, or to aid In its development. 1t
was known that the first expert investi-
cations made resulted in discouraging
capital, so that the resident owners
were compelled to do What development
they could out OF Their own means and
with local help. TIE unavoidable re-
suit Is that to-day they are almost the
exclusive owners of what Is rapidly
demonstrating itself to be one Of the
Richest gold mlnirg deposits anywhere
approaching lis size known 10 the min
ing world. The output of the district
may be safely placed at 81 ,0O0,O 900 per
month, and this. too. when we know.
here In Colorado, that but bare frac-
ton Of the district has been effectively
explored. What Is said here of Cripple
Greek, may with almost equal force be
said OF the San .Iuan country and Of
GIlpin, Boulder. Clear Greek. Leadville
and other districts.
1T does not require n diagram to
demonstrate that state containing less
than half n million population must
prosper and grow rich when II can pro-
dollars In gold annually, and the whole
product is distributed among her own
people, Foreign ownership would NIB
sorb the net product: under the exist
ing conditions the increased wealth be-
longs to Colorado. The owner of a
promising prospect is impatient. Of
course. and is ready 10 make great
sacrifice to obtain capital that will
make his development easy and rapid,
but If he wins success by his own cncr-
gy and industry the profits are his, and
the miners OF Colorado who. within the
past three years. have developed gold
%lass &s llasala HAa xIlHa Nay i'1Shs 1aShsFafalata
themselves when passing the dividends
to their own account. will dispose Of
this branch OF the subject by venturing
the prediction that the present rate of
Increase In the production OF gold In
Colorado will be maintained for years
and the time Is not remote when nm
abundance of Colorado money will be
ut the command OF owners Of promising
claims.
'In addition to the advantage our
state enjoys in her mines of precious
metals, her coal. iron, stone and live
stock industries. nre contributing a
steady flow OF wealth Into the general
treasury. Her agricultural and llorti-
cultural development is marvel to our
own people. So, I say. that while gen
cral prosperity throughout the United
States and the world would reflect fits
benefits on the people of this state,
Colorado. more than any state In the
Union. Is Independent, and holds in her
own hands the key TO prosperity and
wealth"