Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1902-10-19
THE SILVER
SITUATION
A MINER SPEAKS on THIS
SUBJECT
Republicans Not the Friends of
the Metal

arrived this city a few days age
all. from the preparations they are
making. they intend making Carson
holdover place for some time to
come. Mr. Wilkerson was one 81 liz
successful leasels in the camp and has
.Ist completed shipping quantity oi
ore. He is enthusiastic over the III
ture OF til camp and can only see
great camp in the near future, as all
CT the CLAIMS are improving III depth,
wnIie the entire section is being Gov.
cred by men who have capital in
vest They take one look at the camp
anu the people investigate the orr;
piles and look far chance to get in,
and they generally find it.
Mr.. Wilkerson is a Silver party man
with a vengeance, and also a silver
miner. In speaking to a group of me1.
in this city yesterday, he said:
Yes there are few Republicans
in Tonopah, but why they should stick
with the party that will cause their fl
nancial ruin, is more than | can fig
uTe. Il is a known fact that if sill
Yer drops a few points lower that
Tonopah will haye to shut up shop anG
go out OF business. l have been at
the death bed OF half a dozen Nevada
silver mining camps. and every one
OF them was caused by the decline Oh
at Tonorah should silver drop fur
ther. AS it is, the shippers have to
sort carefully and bring their ore up
10 800 before they can figure on NOV
ing the ore With silver 4 trife low
er they will have to quit shipping and
the camp will die.
This is one OF the reasons why | all
sticker on the silver question. Sup
pose that the Republicans carry tins
State, it means that the people G.
Nevada endorse the action of the Re
publican party on low silver and tbs
Hill bill. which Will bring the pri.,
OF the white metal down to 25 cents
Il for one say that there should no
be a Republican vote cast in thI:
State, unless il is by the Federal offic,
holders.
Take the object lesson OF Eureka
IuscarOra, Candelaria and a dcZsl
other camps. Silver went below tn,
profitable working price and tn'
camps closed up. There is plenty u
good silver ore in any of the camp
mentioned, and should silver be pla
ced at a living rate, these propcrtle
wluld be running full blast.
III Tonopah the ore runs with
small proportion OF gold, in one hui
dred ounces OF silver there is clos
to an ounce of gold, and that has bee
what has saved the camp. Anothe
tnlng in favor of Tonopah is the hig
grade of the rock mined Thousand
OF tons OF ore are on the dumps Tho
will not permit of shipping, as til
price Of silver is too low. This is
lact, and no man that has had an
ny it. II the people in this State al
looking for relief for their silvt
mines, they want to keep away fro
the Republican party; they have d
clared for the gold standard and tn;
means that IN their estimation. silv,
is dead one, while in the minds
the silver men they believe that S
yer will only give up the ghost
the hands of the party that has
clared against it.
Silver mining is the great industl
OF This State, and if the people wa,
to keep that industry alive, they h;
better stay with the party that d
clares in it's favor
MIR. Wilkerson and son registered
Tonopah, but have transferred TO til
precinct, where they will vote, and
will be two Democratic votes add
to me list
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