Gilpin observer., 1915-07-01
MANUFACTURING GOLD

The successful treatment of low
grade ore anc minimizing the cost of
handling the product from the time
1t Is broken down from it's natural
position in mother earth and the gold
content extracted, means the glorious
redemption of many properties in
this district, estimated to house many
millions, says the Cripple Creek
Times. Vast sums are to be made
from the mining of ore Of small val
ue If such enterprises are operated
on an extensive scale.
Mining in this district might be
likened to the manufacturing indus
tries of other states, but the prof
its here are much greater and there
is no limit to the demand. No sales
men are needed by the operators to
go on the road with their gold bricks /;
there is no fluctuation in the market
value of the metal and there Is no
such thing as competition in the min
bullion is concerned.
While the stock growers raise
sheep and clip the wool for tire big
manufacturers of the East, the mine
operators of the Cripple Creek dis
trict are engaged in producing the
raw material that is eventually made
into 1ewelry, works of art of many
kinds and the coin of the realm.
This crude product as it comes from
the mines would not impress one with
its intrinsic value. 1t looks like
most any ordinary rock such as a
farmer would use to build stone fen
lces.
But we have factories here in the
district. They are gold factories,
and with the aid of similar plants
in the valley turn out over $1,000, 900
worth of this precious metal every
month of the year.
Were it not for tie mills being
able to handle ore worth a few dol
lars ton at profit, the output
from the Cripple Creek district would
be greatly diminished. But the op-
orators would no more think of aban-
doning a property where millions of
low grade ore is in sight than would
Uncle Sam consider withdrawing his
claim to the bullion Nesting in the
vaults of the mints.
Gold mills are just as essential to
the progress and success of the
mining industry as is the flour mill
to the farmer. When a mine opera
tor is told that he can have his ore
treated for SLIGO ton, by comput-
ing the cost of getting his material
ready for market he knows just
With proper development, the oper-
ator can measure closely the number
of tons of ore contained In a stope
The assayer tells him what the pro-
duct is worth, the cost of treatment
is quoted daily and he can figure the
other expenses by pencil and paper.
Thus the mining of low grade ore
is no longer a guess and an esti-
mate. The operator can measure his
ore in the mine just the same as a
farmer would his hay in the field.
Both may misjudge their property to
a small extent, but it is safe to
assume that the judgment of an ex-
perienced mining man will not vary
greatly from the actual worth of the
ore as recorded in the ledger of the
mill owner.
1t takes a gold mill but short
time to pay for itself in this dis
trict. When there is sufficient low
grade ore in sight to keep mill run
ming at full capacity for years, we can
readily see why they are essential
to the prosperity of the district.
We of this district are engaged in
the manufacture of gold. We have
hundreds of thousands of tons of low
grade material that can be treated
at big profit. The mining Of this
ore is not gamble. 1t is busi-
ness that is certain to bring crafty
ing results.