The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-07-06
SELLING SALTED MINES

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In The development of the mining districts of
has been always good supply of suckers and the sale
mines has been the result That there is sucker born min
mining OF Nevada the sale OF sailed
new, may
ing the process OF making worthless NINE prospect
In the early the California placer mines when the gravel
open product virgin gold
One of the most successful methods of sailing placer mine was
the broadcast method In carrying out this scheme the
his the mine the small hours of the night and
to wash the next day The buyer around every day. seeing things
with his eyes and when he sees cleanup Of several thousand
1t will take him days find that he has been
was in the claim In the meantime the former owner has had plenty
of time to make good getaway to pastures new
method sailing placer is the favorite
method of writers mining stories 1t not and
which used with good results to all parties
Two Englishmen were working placer California;
They washed gravel until they could gold and
Cinnamon looking They Cinnamon
and arranged to out and look at the mine They did not have
They had killed raesnake the evening before and had thrown
they the Of the Engishmen kept little ahead
Of the others When he arrived the cut he let out warhooP
dust. The scheme worked to perfection
The Cinnamon suspicious and insisted on taking their own
and much pleased with the result They offered the
nglhmen $500 for it, and after little haggng the deal was
closed.
ned them about $5ooo Another days work and the Eng
ishmen would have struck it!
On taking their samples They insist drilling holes and
blasting the and picking their samples he they
have mined themselves But in spite of all these they
are often salted.
somtimes sides Of the drift drilled with very
needle drill The holes thus made filed with
sand gold and plaster OF paris When the
pective buyer along he allowed have his about
sampling the mine and gets the salted sample
Another seductive method which used in the Cripple Creek
method In this the sucker drills the holes
handbut only be salted The innocent looking tin Can
picked the dump and used water the holes while drilling
One of the crudest OF sailing perperaed by old
had all had mining experience but they thought the no
One day negro appeared at the bank and asked to see the
owner business produced certih-
showing assay of several hundred silver He
the held while the three capitalists had consultation
It decided that of them with the and sample
The negro day when he with
the Senator and sampled mine samples assyed
than the The negro wanted $4,000 for the mine but
they brought lot of gold and stacked front of him,
and looked big that he took it. There $1,000 gold
explained samples chloride
Of silver. mining camp at
night and he and the the only in the Office The
Senator went out for few minutes and while he the
negro opened the chloride which
in his chair
negro high long as his money
lasted Then he tegaphed the banker that he broke and
wanted back West The banker showed to the Senator
and asked, Shall we send for him."
Yes answered the Hes niger be
stopping back there"
So he brought given job porter worked
i'll that capacity until his death few years ago
How $ a o avoid being saled?
In the first place there only classes people that have
business dealing in mines They the who have training
and experience the business capitalist
way capitalists avoid being employ competent
mining engineer and have him make thorough examination
property.
Another way get lease option property BY
this me- the may 5 be worked for year six months be-
i've buyer will have the opportunity Of testing all portions of