Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1897-11-01

prospective railroad. and m%Anufactur.
ing enterprises, the mining interest
Is tho most important, at the present
time. With mining revived, or pushed
to what It might DO, all other interests
will improve, and Il behooves fruit and
wool-growers. cattle and hoyse-raisers,
TO do all they can to promote legiti-
mate mining all over the Territory.
THE OPTIC is an associate member
o. the miners national bureau Of ir-
formation, IN Denver, and, although
the objects 81 the bureau have already
been published in It's columns, at pres
ent q republication will be oppor-
tune. Time has proven that the state.
ment made, that sthe objects of this
bureau are not for profit, but TO adj
vance the general prosperity Of the
miner and miniLg industries.' Is cor
rect. The gentlemen IN control have
proven that they ian conduct an en-
terprise IN the interest Of the public,
and that the miners' national bureau
OF Information is organized to furnish
| members at It's rooms the means OF OBJ
tanning what they want by exhibiting
samples of ore and. mineral products
and description Of properties, and
placing them In direct communities
ton with the owners, and to benefit
the prospector, who represents the
bone and sinew Of the mining industry
and is usually without money TO de-
velup his find. and frequently sells out
for a little ready cash, what may
prove t be a rich mine.
The prospector, agent or broker,
for that matter, and owner, has his
samples Of ore on the table, in q pan,
8xl2 inches IN SIZE, with . large card
Of description, and such other informa'
ton in regard to his mine as be may
desire. For this and his membership
per year, he pays ST., while ~ gives
MIN the privilege TO theu 8 ofthe floor,
10 talk up bis mine. or he pays some one
else to do it..
II is true this may sound like q
scheme for the personal benefit OF
somebody. 50 many such things are
beng floated onto the public, and II
is hard to select the meritorious. But
it is an ~undoubted fact that many sales
have been made Of mining properties,
that would o have been made had IL
not been for the miners bureau.
And it must be remembered that
this bureau IS not intended to conflict
with mining exchanges, nor state
mining bureaus does not propose to
boom nor condemn any properties OIL
districts, but to become an encyclo-
padia of mining Information, go tina,
visitors may be impressed with the
inning interests.
Aud remember, also, that the min
Ing industries in every line are still IL
their infancy, and that nearly every
industry has been panic Akicken.
Were New Mexico to double the out
put Of her money metals, not only
would all other branches Of mining be
affected, but we would not be on the
lookout for o market for u grains
and fruits. All would be consumed al
home. Therefore, promote gold min
ing--yes. gold-tor silver, as far az
profitable mining 10 concerned. is no
'.in it," Some free silver mines cal
run with silver at fifty cents, but suci
mining is not advisable. Silver viii
be higher, n Of these later days, ano
we will be able to use 1t as q kind OF
s.card. mp our sleeve" Yes, let Vi
mine Tor gold. The world 1t appears,
wants gold; let US give it to those VIII
want it out of u n%bundanceg 1t il
true that it does not give employment
10 as many people to mine 81 600
600 in gold as it does to mine . $1,000
0u0 in silver, by about the properties
OF l6 to l., yet, let the game go or
This Rocky mountain country pu
up the yellow chips, to take any spot
these single-ssandard ~fiuanciers may
choose to "call."
Let us not run east after them; 1t
us not give them q grain OF our wheH
oats, peas, beans or barley, "None bu
hem the farmer sows," says the Ole
play. While our farmers and horti-
culturists are raising and sowing 81
hese, and forging ahead to beat tb'
world in fruits, grains, stock, let u
'eed 1t all to our miners, who are dig
sirg the gold. They deserve the best
that is going.
Colorado is experiencing a reviva
Of mining industry. Capital IS invest
ing in mining. New Mexico need MOI
wait to receive what washes over. LIE,
~ get up a little revival Of our own.
The mining center Of the world
should be in this country and Denver
, the place for it. This miners bureau
$ really . mining market, grown 80
ince its inception, and it is contem
to establish q branch in New