Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 1886-1927, 1902-12-18
SAmpllpf Vein.

one OF the essfntlal pDlDts IN nsFtiOP-
ing his property. Bot II he will only
consider for a moment the results 70
himself and to those whom he IL try.
ing 70 interest in these prospects,, he
should pay more attention 20 the
sampling In the first instance, a. a
rule, he will pick up piece Of ore or
rock, LOOK at II with the eye, and
snalyze IT. In these words be will
say 70 himself, "Ob. that don't carry
anything. and throw 1t away. He
will then pick up another piece that
IL heavily minsralized with iron or
sulphurets, antimony, zinc and other
bases, and say 10 himself, That's
good I'm going to have 1t assayed. "
The result Of such sampling Is simply
fOoling himself, for the simple reason
that he might have one or two inches
Of that streak with the balance Of the
ledge Of rock or quartz like that he
has thrown away He comes back
from the assay Office with his returns,
and claims that his entire ledge has a
value Of many dollars and cents per
ton, from the results Of his picked
assay. He puts in his time developing
the prospect. in many cases stints his
stomach all winter TO save enough for
the spring to furnish himself with
grub 10 90 ON and develop TO a greater
extent the prospect Of the former year.
At the expiration Of two or three
months he returns from camp with his
samples and by chance this time has
heard Of his foolish way Of sampling
heretofore He had taken an average
sample clear across his ledge. the pay
streak and that which he thought was
no good together and has it assayed
II proves to contain traces only. He
condemns the assayer because he finds
nothing for him. He swears 1t should
carry something, that he had an assay
from the same place before, that was
very rich, but he doesn't say it was
picked sample. Now. Mr. Prospector,
II you will follow the lines that you
should follow In sampling your prop.
erty, which IL thus: Wrap a hand
kerchief over your eyes, or close them
II you will, take your prospecting
pick In one hand, pan or receptacle
In the other, and from wall to wall,
or roof to floor. II In tunnel or If in
shaft, from as high as you can reach
to where you stand, pick, pick, pick,
promiscuously. across said ledge, then
dump same into a sack, open your
eyes, mark 1t tie 1t up. and then have
1t assayed, and II your assayer Ia true
TO you, and to himself, there should
be no reason why you should not get
the actual value Of your ore.
Some prospectors who like, and who
do, sample streaks. II such Is the case
wherever such streaks or small veins
that are found on lodges are to be
sampled, take them assuredly. That
gives you tho value Of the different
seams or streaks that occur. | do not
complain OF the prospoctor doing this
at all 1t IL good idea only he must
not claim to the public that his ledge
IL 30 wide, with the values contained
in the small streaks. One reason
why 80 many prospects are turned
down by the Legitimate mining engi-
noer IL that no has been misinformed
by tho prospoctor before no starts to
investigate the property that he finds
not the things which he has been told
Of This discourages him, makes him
angry, puts him out he don't care to
investigate further, and he tells you
II IL not as you represented, that he
don't wish to see any more Of your
property, that your price is too high
anyhow, and he quits and goes back.
What has he done2 Not only has he
condemned your property, but he has
actually turned down the camp, be-
cause his report has been read by in
vostors, and they will say, "Why. Mr.
So-and'so, a mining engineer, visited
that section and says he could not sec
anything" SO, you have not only
hurt yourself, but you have hurt every
man interested in your district. II
In bringing prospects before the min
ing public you would undorrate it,
then when they send their mining en-
gineor 10 investigate, he could find It
better than what you said in his re-
port to tho people. he would advise,
without the question of doubt,
the payment OF any reasonable sum
you might ask for the property. He
could not, or would not, say to his
people, 1T Is n good piece of proper.
ty. 1t is better than these people rep.
resented II to be, but cannot advise
the payment Of 80 mach money. "
You are more apt to get for your prop
erty what you ASK than you would to
get anything If you misrcprcsent -
Pacific Miner