The Idaho Springs siftings-news., 1911-09-09
StaIey Sees Nobility

me in London, just after long talk
with a prominent citizen of England
on the future of our camp.
To our own citizens | wish to say
through the medium Of your paper that
the large majority of our citizens do
not begin to realize the money making
possibilities in mining right at their
doors.
1t may be that | am prone more to
enthuse than the average citizen who
has spent his whole life in Idaho
Springs, still | have spent thousands
of dollars there without any immediate
returns Tor my money. During this
time millions of dollars We're being
spent in new camps. While this Is
the Oldest camp in the state, with its
thousands of acres of rich mineral
bearing ground laying idle; its miles
of tunnels cutting and draining the
veins at great depth, awaiting the re-
turn of the owners to resume opera
tions and make the camp the largest
producer in the world-my confidence
never faltered and believe my labors
will be rewarded and that Idaho
Springs camp will eventually come TO
itself and astonish the half-hearted
boosters and the whole mining world
By the half-hearted booster | mean,
the man who tries to cast doubt on the
ability of those who are trying to DO
something that will have good last
ing effect on the prosperity of the
CAMP mean the man who VIII boost
his own prospect or mines ana, to
prospective investor or leaser, Will
condemn his neighbors properties
mean the man who OWES or controls
a property tnat shows merit and who
is so short-sighted that he demands
royalties from prospective leasers that
are outrageously high chat would not
be paid in any other camp in the
world) giving the leasers who wish to
make Idaho Springs his home, only
one chance in one hundred to even
make wages or drive him from the
CAMP mean the man who is so
short-sighted that he will take advant
age of mine owner or leaser and Will
boost his hauling charges 100 per cent
when he knows the ore must be hauled
at once and he is the happy possessor
of the only idle team.
These kinds of business tactics do
more harm to the city of Idaho Springs
than any financial panic could do.
n Nowadays you read a good deal
about experimental tests beng made
in different parts of America on the
complex ores of our camp. 1t is true
this melalluTSlcdl pIobitn eouio hol pS
solved by the miner without capital.
Hence it seems he must wait the ad-
vent of the solution of these problems
before he can open and develop low
grade ores
7 have devoted the last two years to
practical study and have made trips
through the most up-to-date mills IN
the country | believe that there is
room in the Idaho Springs district for
number of new mills that can save
from 10 per cent to So per cent OF the
values in our ores at a reasonable cost
to the operator and only when cne or
more OF these mills shall be in opera
tion, be able to weather short seasons
OF spasmodic inactivity and when the
mine owners cooperate by charging
more moderate royalties, Will the
leaser (who is the backbone of this
camp) become active and our mining
boom will be on.
This is the small leaser's camp and
until capital becomes interested IN the
active operation of mining, this must
remain the small leaser's camp and
operations will be carried on in
small way While under these condi-
tions, the leasers must be encouraged
to make his efforts count in bringing
up the production of the camp. He
must have a market Tor his low grade
mill dirt and profit on it or these
low grade ores must remain IN the
ground for better conditions in the
way of treatment and our wonderful
Dtfme.
= Our own Combination mill will be in
operation the latter part of October
treating our own and custom ores
We have provided for taking care of
custom ores for the small leasers OF
the camp. We want to encourage
them. We have invested thousands OF
dollars in the best modern up-to-date
machinery. Our president and super
intendent, E. Billing, is thorough,
practical and competent mill man ana
an expert assayer Shippers are IN
vited to see our treatment of their
ores. 1t will be our pleasure to take
care of the prospector and treat small
lots at reasonable charges with the
sincere hope that our efforts will be OF
lasting benefit to our camp. l also
sincerely hope that on my return from
Europe, I will see the "McKelvey
Amalgamating Mill" big success, the
Einew Cyanide annex of the Hudson
Reduction mill finished and success
lily treating the ores that they have
.ticipated and that Henry B. Cliff
'rd's efforts in securing Thomas A.
Olson to solve the electrical treat
inent for our low grade ores will be
fully rewarded by securing system
that will induce him to build large
mill and help towards making this the
best mining camp in the United States.
hope my letter will be read in the
same spirit in which have written 1t,
for the good Of the camp and to en-
courage real boosting. l also nope
that the miners, who are out OF. work,
will be taken care of by our more pros
porous citizens to the extent at least
Of grub stalking them to develop new
properties II the mine owners are not