White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1910-11-27
DEMONSTRATION
OFHOW MEN MINE
SUCCESSFUL MINING REQUIRES
MORE STUDY AND MORE 3P.
PLICATION THAN ALMOST Any
OTHER BUSINESS PROPOSITION

sconced in a Pullman buffet car, re-
turning from the Pacific coast recent
", was discussing with his frieno
matters pertaining 10 mines and min
ing. SAYS the Denver Mining Record.
The conversation had drifted into
various channels and covered a null
titude of the different phases Of min
Ing, both practical and theoretical.
A gentleman who had evidently oyer-
heard the drift of the conversation,
approached. with the explanation
that he had. inadvertently, listened
10 the various arguments, both pro
and con. and he. being interested TO
a certain extent IN the subject. wish
ed to ask a few questions sol his owR
information
If you take a sample OF vein mat
ter. ~pulxerize il and wash il ina pan
and find free gold. would hal be ali
indication that the ore was free mill
ing?r
This was the first question.
The query was answered by saying
that. 10 a certain extent. II would be
evidence that the ore was free mill
ing, but al the same time. il was
explained that IL did 10 demonstrate
what percentage OF the values con-
tanned therein was free milling, ana
that perhaps the character of the ore
might change radically as depth Oh
the vein was attained.
The gentleman explained that be
\ = The axrnnr ~ nfrsn0 azas-a L.
Gated in Minnesota, and that q pan
test showed free gold in remarkable
quantities. IL was his desire TO Sc
cure advice from some one in regard
10 the methods necessary in develop
ing the property and. judging from
the conversation Of the writer that
he was posted" on such subjects, he
decided 10 ask his advice in the mat
ter.
The writer disiclamed any techni-
cal knowledge on the subject. but Of
fered the suggestion that IL he were
the owner of such a property, he
would probably sink . shaft loo feet
down on the vein and ascertain If the
character of the ore remained the
same. This seemed 10 satisfy the
Questioner, and he youehed the infor-
nation that this vas just exactly
the vein and see il the ore re-
manned the same.
Now supposing that the writer had
advised driving a tunnel or a cross
cut. either operation would cost a
great deal of money. Suppose that
he should have suggested building a
mill which would have required ah
expenditure of thousands of dollars,
suppose he should have even suggest
ed that the owner visit q fortune
teller and ascertain not only the
character of the ore but the volume
as well. would he have accepted in
the same good faith these sugges-
tons which would probably mean in
the end an outlay of thousands OF
dollars. and with absolutely no good
money thus expended would be justi-
fed by results?
The writer had seen the
country, had absolutely no eoncep-
ton of the character of ore found
there. no idea of the trend Of the
veins or probabilities of fnging pay
ore" even if the shaft be sunk 1.o00
feet into the bowels of the earth.
This. alas. demonstrates how so
many men mine. They accept with
out question what is offered them.
for the reason, perhaps, that they do
not give the mining business the
same business judgment that they
would 10 running a popcorn stand or
a peanut business They consider il
a matter of luck" and would. no
doubt, enthusiastically sink a shaft
OF drive a tunnel into any clay bank
they happened TO find. hoping and
praying that they would. by some
freak of fortune. strike il rich"
There's more TO the mining bust
less than simply digging a hole in
the first patch of unoccupied grouno
that o find. There is more TO the
business than accepting the advice of
a stranger, who might just as well
have been a grocer. or a leather mel
chant. as an expert mining authority
and whose advice might have bee
just as valuable.
Mining requires even more study
and more application than any othei
business and il should receive al least
as much consideration as you woulo
naturally apply 10 the buying and
selling of junk or any other commod-
ity. Why IS il. then. that many in
yestors are willing TO solicit the sug-
gestions OF anyone and everyone who
comes along. thinking that the infor-
nation thus obtained would answer
their purpose and be the means Of
their acquiring the knowledge neces-
sary 10 the ucces of their under
iaking9
The same nan would no doubt
scon al the idea OF soliciting the ad-
vice OF a hardware dealer. IL he were
engaged in the jeWelry business. and
he would ridicule the idea of going
10 a stranger for advice in regard 10
an investment in local real estate
and perhaps this is the very reason
Why these same good 90 bushes.