The Elk Mountain pilot., 1912-05-09
MINERS ATTENTION

1t is announced that Thomas A,
Edison the electrical Wizard" has
perfected method for the .cxtrac-
iion of the pay clements from AL
classes of refractory ores at so low a
cost as to enable the miner to real
izc ten million dollars a year from
what now worthless material in
mines or on their waste dumps. MIR
Edison has been experimenting for
some cheap process. to extract the
values in low grade ores and he
claims to have succeeded. The de-
! tails of his process are not rs yet
given 10 the pabiic bat there is little
doubt but that something will come
of it from the fact that the inventor
has the greatest record of any man
living for accomplishing things and
hrnging out new inventions that
are benefitting people all over the
world. 1t is sthought however that
the use Of eject ricity will lie in his
new ore extraction and that a plant
that now costs two hundred and
fifty thousand dollars year IT, oper-
ate can be carried on at an expense
Of fifty thousand per year by bis
mcthcd. 1t is hoped that we shall
soon see the new process in pratti-
cal demonstration in the various
mining districts of Colorado where
there are millions of tons OF low
grade ores only waiting for some
person having cheap method Of
taking the values from the waste
material whereby shipping pro-
duct may he obtained. There are
iundreds of good prospects here
that might be made into mines 10y
devclorcment and where more or
less ore may he obtained from the
commencement of work on the
mineral veins. it is thought that
The high prices of silver, zinc, lead
and copper will furnish sufficient
encouragement to the miner and
nrospector to induce him to get
busy and see what he can find in
the way of some old abandoned
prospect that has pay ore in sight
nov. There are plenty Of them in
the hills not far away that may he
lad for the taking, some Of which
have shipped car loads of orc in the
years past. Zinc is now king among
the base ores and there is scarcely
n mountain in sight vi Crested Butte
where veins Of zinc ore cam ot he
seen sticking out Of the mountain
side. The price Of Copper is climb
ing out Of sight again with the pros
pcct of its never getting cheap again
from the fact that the electrical
world is doubling the use of this
metal several times each year.
There are many veins of copper ex-
posed all through the surrounding
mountains all of which should be
made profitable to work in case OF
there being.a cheap method Of ex-
traction furnished the miners. Ac-
tive measures should be taken by the
business men in this place to en-
courage prospecting this summer, u
grub stake fund should be raised
aud few good men sent out to in
vestigato and dig up soTe Of the
old abandoned prospects from which
some good pay mines may be made
Mill and Snielter building should
he agitated because the oIes arc
/ here and the metal prices justify
the mining and treatment of these
ores. Crested Butte is the natural
smeltcr site and there are all kinds
of fluxing ores, lime, iron, and cop
per for running any kind of fur
naccs and the making of lead bull
ion, copper or iron matte can be
carried on extensively and more
chcaply here than at any other
point in the state, Fuel is most
important proposition i'll operating
any kind OF smelling works and we