Mohave County miner., 1907-12-21
The Prospe tor and His Burro.

world In the makeup Ol hihe ihdHdS- CTS and mine superintendents," said the prospector to his burro, "a differ ence which ultimately leads to success or to dismal failure. Some men who have charge of the development Of mining properties are thoroughly sat istied with the ghost walks and when they receive the usual allowance for a week of incompetent and unfruitful service; and the approach of pay day is of more moment to them than is the result of mine development or the future outlook for the property whose operation IS under their charge. They do not take life at all serious. They remember the old adage that care killed a cat, and do not intend that their labor shall be so severe, the draln upon their feeble brains 50 heavy, that the strain upon their physical vlsor or upon their mentality will be at all noticeable to the most casual ob- server. In fact, they cheerfully leave all of the worry and anxiety to be borne by their employer, but smilingly % on in their course of mlsmanage- ment and mine wrecking until lack of success calls for change of managers and super,ntendents, or until the mine owner or the company is compelled to suspend operation through lack of funds. There are other men, however, who are keely alive to the seriousness and responsibilities of their position; who give deep thought to every detail of mlne operation, who make a study of formations and mine conditions, and who look to it that every man in his employ is the man for his place, and that he is giving honest and efficient vice for every day that he is en- ployed. Such men do not count 50 m.cn upou what they are getting as they do upon results obtained, and if there is a mine in the property being developed under their direction and management, they will make it. And this recalls my mind to the fact that the mining press is having much to say, these days, about deep thinking fast sinking and the idea is good one, and tenable.
 'I see, by the workings of your head adornment,, that you are of the opin- ion that you would make good mine manager. as you imagine that you can boast of being deep thinker; tut one cannot judge by appearances. To look at you one would be led to believe that your reasoning power was great, and that if you did not let up you might have an attack of 'brainstorm.' But none whatever, as you belle your looks for you are only stupid; and there is where the trouble comes in in the SC lection of mine superintendent ol manager, for many mine owners mis take stupidity as the outward mask o the deep thinker, the usual appearanc, of the man who is able to work witt his brains as well as with his hands and this accounts for the fact that s many men are put in charge of mining propositions who would not even mak good muckers.
 "I want to tell you, Old Long Ears, continued the prospector, "the dee thinker is generally the fast sinker He provides every facility for success ful operation, and then he sees to that the men in his employ do a day work for days pay, the result bein that the mine is developed in thor ough, systematic and successful mar ner. The man who is not a dee thinker is often deep drinker,' an his presence in and around mine detrimental to the morals of his me and menace to the best interests his company. Moreover, he is not
 fast sinker, excepting that he sink his employers deeper in the hole, an he hasn't even the good influence on camp that burro would have. Whe put man in charge of mine deve opment 1 want him to have my be
 interests at heart, and not enterta
 the idea that he is attending Fourt of July celebration, or that life is or
 long, glad song; none whatever"
 Salt Lake City Mining Review.
 
 Rich Strike Near Quartzite.