Mohave County miner., 1899-08-12
The Prospector.

men, impatient of steady and constant
labor, who devote themselves to tn,
hitherto unworked and untroddeI
ground. These men are distinguished
by the name of "prospector." You'll
and desire to acquire fortune Other
than by slow and steady toll of build
ing one, are usually the impetus that
starts the beginner, who, when he has
entered the avenue of the prospector
seldom turns back. If it means defeat
which is the history Of the majority of
attempts, he continues the slow and
regular tramp to the end, with the will
% the-wisp lamp ahead, carrying the
banner of Col. Sellers, inscribed
"There are millions in it." He outdoes
the soldier in enduring hardship and
privation; added to this the life of a
Selkirk, oftimes going months on his
solitary way, displaying traits of char
acter worthy of better fate The
prospector, though he may be reward
ed by a rich find, seldom reaps the
benefit.
The prospect when located must be
staked and monument made. the
necessary notice posted, and the law
requires certain amount of work each
year upon it. This converts it into a
claim, the next stage being mine,
providing the richness of the find will
warrant it. AS mines. like railroads,
must pass through different stages of
success: and defeat before there is
SURE and steady income, the pros
pec:or has not the finances with which
to overcome the necessary difficulties.
nor can he rid himself of that restless
spirit which is acquired in the pros
pectors school. So he rids himself of
what would be burden were he
obliged to stay by it, for a mere song.
He then repacks his burro with a roll
of bedding, bacon and frijoles and is
off for other fields.
'p may hcNeI MAKE Dut one Hnu
may never make any, but no court of
inquiry or justice could convince him
otherwise. So, on through life he goes,
always willing to take time, if chance
gives him listener. to tell of the for
tunes he has let slip through his fin
gers, or is more than willing to help
Others make themselves rich for life. if
they can put up certain sum. Others
may be fooled by the indications or
rock formations; not so he, as he has
since his youth and knows
whereof he speaks, only he is little
short of the necessary funds at pres ent
and would like grub stake" You
look at the typical prospector grown
old in the service, and pity takes hold
in your heart as you notice the guant
look, the ragged and tbreadbare gar
ments, which like his locks, have been
bleached by the elements, while you
can't help but admire his unwayering
purpose and perfect faith in the rich
strike yet to come. Grub stake" him?
Yes, as an act of charity, for you feel
sure he has been sincere in his calling
old in it. While to him we
owe the wealth of the mines, as he
passes out of your sight, a veritable
Rip Van Wrinkle in appearance, escap-
ing the Gretchen of society, you gaze
after him with sad feeling, knowing
some day someone else who is follow
ing his footsteps in life will find the
poor old house he lived in, and the
hands may point to the
gold for which he has sought all his
in Jerome Reporter.
The report comes from White Pi a.
cho district, says the Prescott Miner,
that rich strike was made recently in
the Winters group of claims there.
The shaft had been sunk only seventy
feet when the ledge narrowed from
four feet to three feet. But the ore In
greatly in richness and the
vein soon widened to three and a half
feet. In the sinking of the 70.foot
shaft the hanging wall was lost. No
assays have been made of the newly
found ore, but it is estimated that two
thirds OF it will carry from q 3 to 10 8
IN free-milling ore. The balance is
oase, running about l2 per cent. COP
per, but it also carries great deal of
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