Arizona republican., 1912-12-22
THE ENcHANTMENT OF MINING

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 THE ENCHANTMENT OF MINING
 The following letter was received from well known and successful mining man who is at present work ing and developing properties in diff ferent parts of the states.
 The letter is printed in its entirety, the signature only being omitted
 Upon laying down the Thursdays Republican after reading about certain favored orange being grown for a western millionaire, an old tim- CT remarked: There is no use talk ing, a man that will not play at the game nature has taken such pains to make -mining-certainly has no sporting blood in his veins''
 Scientific men have studied the game for centuries and up to date have figured for a sure system ill vain. All that has been learned about Natures mystifying and infatuating disposition of minerals is that the values are never found very far above the surface and the only cards that have a look in are energy, muscle and steel Two shafts sunk on identical surface showings have frequently dis closed directly opposite results-one making millionaires of it's owners the other paupers. and leaving neither any richer in mining lore.
 l have played the mining game and been associated with mining people all my life and have yet to know man that made mining his life's bus mess that did not make a fortune or have opportunities to do so.
 When we see one of the wonderful results of mining like the young mill lionaire of Utah, who in a few short years has risen in life from sample buckerS in an assay shop to the man. agement of six great producing prop critics, can you wonder why we old timers make a rush to see the results of our latest round of shots.
 MT. Jackling, a green husky lad, landed in Colorado in the nineties, floated about several western states with varying success. About l904, Col Wall a veteran in the mining line, (having up to this time made and lost four fortunes at mlnlng) induced young Jackling to use his energy in raising money to try out the coloners long laughed at theory that certain Bingham porphyry could be profitably concentrated. The world knows the result. In quick order followed the Ray, Chino, Ely, Consl., Butte and Superior and lately the wonderful Alaskan gold mines which promises from reports to put this brilliant young Croesus in the Aladdin class. On land he now rides in his private car; on water he uses ms own steam yacht, hob nobs with pres idents; is a colonel on Governor Joseph Smiths staff. Honor and glory are thrust upon him from every | direction; his vaguest stock tips are 1 eagerly snatched from his lips and i scattered throughout the country by 1 inc Associated wires. Thousands of stock buyers recently shed bitter | tears at his stern refusal to take all 1 their money for stock in his latest | flotatiOn.
 Boys, it would be impossible for me | to quit mining, especially after see
 ing such magnificent results coming I through taking a chance at nature | great game.
 | c. p Futile, a well known painter ! of this city, has struck very rich ore
 in claims he is interested in near 1 Pikes Peak district. The claims are | about miles from the property of 1 l.. F Hewins in the same district. 1 Ten inches of the vein runs into ] hundreds of dollars per ton and five
 feet carries substantial values in gold 1 and copper. Futile says he is not l excited over the high value of the ore but is going to do his best to develop l the property in the right way.
 J. Kruttschnitt, chief engineer III Arizona to the American Smelling & | Refining Co.,. was in the city during the week on business in connection | with his company.
 | Specimens of the quicksilver ore | from the recent discoveries in the
 Mazatzal range, can be seen at NeiPs assay office BOT N. 1st St. GlobuleS of the native metal occur all through
 the white quartz.
 Thomas A. Wetzel mining engineer
 of Los Angeles, was here on mining
 business during the week.
 A very large mining deal wa
 closed yesterday The property is il
 Pinal county. The ground will Dc