The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1907-03-04
DEVELOP YOUR OWN
PROSPECT YOURSELF
Good Advice Given Regarding
the Proper Manner of In
teresting Capital.

When you arc fortunate in the pos
session of nrst-class prospect. why not
develop 1t in a manner that will make
it help TO pay the cost OF operation and
exploitation? II n certain class of men
were as keen 10 make producers out OF
their prospects as they are TO find them
or to buy them, there would be more pro-
ducing and paying mines in the hills and
canyons of this great western country.
says the Mining Review.
II Is often that a prospector viii
spend months In the hills. endure all
manner of hardships in the discovery
pect and who will go almost wild over
his discovery; but who, seemingly. loses
al interest in his find when 1t comes TO
the expenditure of 4 little money and
considerable hard work in it's eXplora-
tion and development, Men of this class
VIII leave the hills and make their per
manent camp I'm some little valley town.
where they Will haunt the saloons, pose
for hours in front OF the village store.
and spend their evenings. as well as
their money, at the card table. AT the
that they are unable to interest capital
in their holdings and that their prospects
remain undeveloped and Improbable.
This condition presents somewhat Pc pc
1t is TO be duplicated I'm almost every
walk In life. as the lack OF ambition Is
as detrimental to the carrying on of
successful mining enterprises as II is 10
the attainment OF advancement and sue
cess III any other occupation or calling
There are many prospects In this west
ern country that would pay TO work in
limited manner At the same time
their continued development would lead
10 that period in their operation when
they could be classed as regular and
work would open them up so that capital
could be interested In their future eX-
ploration, or sale or transfer might
be consummated, In the working OF a
prospect the extraction and sale of a
lew tons OF ore Will go long way in
paving necessary expenses.
on some properties, II gold bearing,
one or two stamp mill would oftimes
put the owner on easy street. y little
barrel cyanide plant should not be de-
spised, as IL Is easy to operate and com
paratively Inexpensive In It's operation.
With some ores crude jigging plant
would enable tho prospect owner to de-
yelop his claim, and at the same time
pay all operating and living expenses;
and, with an earnest. intelligent and
hardworking man, many ways are pre-
sented whereby he can develop his prop
erty and at the same time keep his head
above debt. BY pursuing some such
course II is only matter of time before
his property Will have acquired such
reputation for value and productiveness
that he Will find no trouble In dIsposing
OF it at Il satisfactory figure. as nothing
succeeds like success"
And the successful. II only in small
things, Will always meet with those who
are willing and anxious TO join with him
In his undertaking. and for the reason
that his enterprise is success. 1t is
safe proposition to Join hands with men
OF this class. but it is a risky thing TO
associate oneself with the man who has
his pockets full OF gold nuggets and who
is looking for capital TO help him in the
operation of his mine in which there are
already thousands or millions already lin
sight
Develop your prospect Undeyeloped il
is of no more value than so much sage
brush land. Prove it's value and YOU Will
have no difficulty in securing assistance
In its further operation and exploration.