Gilpin observer., 1911-11-02
| MEMBER COLORADO Editorial ASSOCIATION
AN IMPELLiNG INFLUENCE.

How to attract attention to the
mines is very important question
with those Interested. The subject
worries individual owners CT proper
ties, but little. These are unit as
to their own. But a town is concern
ed far more than any single mine
owner. The combined asset of all the
properties in a district like this is
enormous, All recognize how import
unt it is that something be doing in
order to keep things together. Per
haps town is not essentially neces-
sary. But the more mines the great
er the number of people surrounding
them. Central would be a very large
Qlace-much larger than it is-were
more mines in operation. AS said,
how best to give notice of what is
here must call out the cleverness of
the best. Gilpin has lorg been reccg-
nized as a standard for all that is
great in mining. Why. then, do the
owners fail to work their interests? :?
Or, as said. knowing the Importance
OF the district how is it that so few
properties are working compared
with the great number.
This is certain. a town does not
suffer half as much as the loss to
the combined ownership of mining
properties. The towns are second
ary. The mines are everything and
their possessors are losing millions
annually in not working them. With
half or more extracting ere would be
to attract attention to the rest That
Is it in a nutshell. In order to fill
the public mind with a subject is to
do something likely to bring results.
No one denies the possibilities of the
mines of Giipin. Every man with an
inclination toward this industry, who
could very well undertake an enter
prise of the kind. is losing an oppor-
tunity in not investigating the re-
sources of this section. They are un
<ianiably great. The only proof one
has that this is so is throughout their
working. Were the indications less, not
much would be said in their favor,
because it would be wrong TO applaud
t.at which lacks merit or worth.
The record of the past is establish
ed. The future has not been attain
ed rs regards Gilpin mines. Thej
have no future, compared with what
has been accomplished. But rest as
Sured the value of that taken out will
De small compared with what is to
come. Hardly a week passes that
something big is disclosed. These are
attractive.
1t is not to be inferred that mines
are idle for lack of worth. Nor are
poor properties abundant. .;ather
both are not in operation because o.
the disinc!inaticn of their owners
to do any thing themselves. 1t is not
saying that properties are given
away. Not at least in old Gilpin. This
is the most stable mining district in
the world made so by the nature Of
the veins; not their contents; most
oA Iuese are COlllpleA, lClUE4lS va iouo
minerals.
How TO attract the notice Of the
mining inclined is still the one inn
pcrtant subject Some thirgs have
been said, but little compared with
that which could be added. One item
and very great at that, is the New
house tunnel. After years it has been
completed. Why was it begun? Its
promoters knew the cost and the
time necessary to bring 1t to an end.
II has hardly begun to do that for
which it was intended. Eut much has
already resulted. This is one of the at
fractions. 1t is probably the best ad-
vertisement Gilpin possesses outside
of several sensational producers.
When the mineral begins to come out
OF the hills to the limit Of the pro
ducticn II will be too late for those
who would like to take a hand here
in things mining.
Peter McFarlane OF Central City
had the prize team on the Floyd hill