The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-06-18
Revival of Mining in State of
Colorado Is Latest Fea-
ture There.
OLD MINES BEING
REVIVED ONCE MORE
Improved Processes to Wiring
Values From Ores Unused
in Times Past.

The April bulletin OF the American
Mining congress contains the following
on the revival OF mining in Colorado:
"Since its organization about a year
ago the Colorado chapter has done very
effective work in promoting the mining
interests OF this state, Largely through
its influence the last session OF the state
legislature adopted many bills which VIII
be Of great benefit To mining. while other
proposed measures which would undoubt-
edly have been detrimental TO these in
terests were opposed with such effective
ness that they were defeated. With one
or TWO exceptions the chapter got sub
stantially everything 1t asked for.
State Chapter Formed
year ago few earnest members OF
the Colorado chapter instituted an In
quiry into the possibility of rehabilitatins
the metal mining industry in this state,
OF decadent condition during the last few
years. These men. who formed them
selves into n committee. started out with
the belief that the industry was merely
stimulus. The investigation centered in
the causes Of the lessenng ore produc-
tion. and Involved an examination OF
such questions as the fairness OF smelter
and freight rates on ores. effect OF the
forestry regulations upon prospecting.
the diminishing supplies OF high grade
ore and the consequent metallurGical
problems connected with the treatment
OF the low grades. etc The inVestiga, :,
| ton revealed many interesting facts ana
the chapter took positive steps to rem
! edy certain difficulties.
"a short time after this moveme mt
was begun the Denver chamber OF com
merce and the Denver merchants. who
| had experienced a continued dullness OF
trade due 10 bad mining conditions.
| thought It expedient 10 lend their hands
| in revIvinG the industry a strong min
! Ing committee was appointed by the
chamber OF commerce TO boost the in
dustry in every legitimate way, The
Colorado state board OF immigration lent
| It's aid by establishing a mining depart
ment for the dissemination OF good min
| Ing news and useful information along
general lines.
Newspapers Assist
THE newspapers throughout the state,
and particularly the camp press, caught
the sentiment and Joined in the agita-
| tion. The Denver Republican. feeling
| that the trouble lay with the disappear
! ance Of the prospector from the htlls;
! started 10 raise a fund OF many thousand
dollars by popular subscriptions for the
purpose OF grub stalking prospectors.
| The Denver Times sent a personal rep
| resentative TO Washington to Induce the
| president and the forester TO permit un
restricted prospecting within the forest
| reserves"
! So the movement primarily begun by
the Colorado chapter less than twelve
months ago has already had great effect
| The change wrought Is quite remarkable
The old time mining enthusiasm is re-
vivlng properties long inactive are re-
sumlng new discoveries are being made
| ing adopted. On the whole. the industry
| In Colorado seems TO be at the threshold
| of one of its most active and prosperous
periods.