Gilpin observer., 1910-12-08
THINGS LOOK ALL RIGHT,
NOTWITHSTANDING

The census has unmistakably dis
closed great falling off in population
of the mineral counties of the state
Much has been written as to the
cause for this. OF course any mum
Der Of reasons might be ass gne
why mining is not as it had been.
There is a lack CT new discoveries
The prcspector has found his ground
more and more restricted in cons e.
quence new camps are at a discount.
But what is the matter with the old
tried and true? In this, there Is
evidently less ore taken out. Why?
Either the mines have not the ore cr
it is too low-grade. All thece are the
things that now conspire to hold mn.
ing at min mum. Admitting the first
condition; that the mining fled is
becoming limited and the prospector
without an avocation it pieces the
older camps in the position to re-
habitate things or succumb to fur her
retrogression through lack of pro-
gress. The lack of progress would be
due, as said, to less ore and of a
grade that will return no profit.
But the situation is rot as bad as
some would believe. AS said last
week, local energy and faith will save
the day. The man with taste for
mining can have the field all to him
self. Once in possession of the mine
he can do rs he pleases and not be
hampered by lot of officers and a
lcng list Of stockholders writing let
ters to know how things are turn
ing out. These re,egated to the has
been leavee the local owner in the
position to do as he pleases. His
not hampered by conflicting opiniors.
Under these conditions the mining
business will have settled down to
something akin to legitimate call
ing necessitat.ng tact. Judgment and
sense OF the Importance of the un-
dertaking. In o:hsr words there will
be lack CT that high and mighty ex-
xpe-tat.on of soon str king il rich
The miner will recognize that he has
embarked in something that is to
require all this thought to bring re-
suits commensurate with his eff,rt.
He has the mine. 1t is coed one
and he knows that the good proper
ties are becoming more and more
scarce. This man -hss.- -gotteR-4nte- a
position that is narrowing, due to the
lack Of new discoveries, and he will
something of great value since good
properties have become fewer n num-
Der. The product from these mines
becoming limited will enhance the
output and the price of the mine go
soaring into the seven figures.
There S only one drawback to a
realization Of this. AS in the past,
he must depend on the smelter man.
These can give him returns or not. To
be independent of those who have
grown rich at the expense of the
miner, he must work out a Gystem
that will give him more than he has
been receiving in the past. He oIsht
to have a plan Of concentration. One
that would save everything of value
in the ore. The mining man may
smile at this. 1t is not impo:sible.
There is something Of the sort pretty
near to that now. But it is not al
together sat styling, because it is yet
! little expensive and slow. A plan
that could crush into impalpable pow
der thousands of tons of ore per day,
then by water washing away all the
dirt leaving only the metallic sub
stances would revolut onze mining
provided,in this oonnection.the miner
could reserve all this to himself.
With these hints the man who has
or mears to take up mining as call
ing has any number of good things
before him. A success at this means
quicker and larger returrs than, by
any other business, except 1t be thai
CT smelling or treating the ores
theee get rich at the expense of the
miner. Proof? Try 1t and see.