Bisbee daily review., 1917-10-12
THE ROMANCE OF SILVER.

Silver corrupted and abused of metals forgotten and remembered, the pawn of princes and the object of thieves is again in it's prime It is the modern cat with nine lives-only perhaps. it has vitality than the Metal experts the entire world from San Francis Shanghai watching its progress with and Instinctivey they breathe the of silver
 Time when ancient Sparta traded in cattle and spara however the base metal served two It became medium of exchange and which diff cult to pifer. Silver and highly prized. It merely coming into its
 Through the middle ages silver took precedence in the exchanges of the world. Gold was a medium, of course. but hidden of the ncas of the Mexicans, of the Americas, had been tapped Gold It still is to many.
 Then arrived the Golden The Armadas of Spain. bearing golden loot from the shores of an hitherto known continent the prey of Drake and others. The marts of Europe covered with the metal and silver fell in value and esteem. There too much gold. The law of supply and demand worked its invis ble and unconquerable miracle. The people wondered why.
 centuries are jumped and the rise and fall of silver again Between 1900 and 1900 it's Is the line made by infant child using its first pencil The twentieth century dawned but silver was in principally for miladys table and subsidiary coins, which are heavy cumbersome and scorned when rency is to be had
 Then the deluge and the upsetting of markets values and current standards Copper its majesty and demanded high toll from those who of it. Other metals followed suit Gold, however retreated into its hiding places and became bulwark on which to build pnnacles finance. Its value however, did not move upward. If it did its purchasing power did not keep pace
 But silver which it's native sate is as beautiful choicest of minerals for display purposes, gave indications of life The of Asia that empire in itself, wonderland of mythology, history and grief Inda-absorbed silver in tremendous piles. China where silver supreme followed suit Europe got tired of paper on which is engraved arbitrary value by arbitrary government. The people wanted something of a concrete rattle in their pockets. Gold scarce Silver was the substitute
 silver and with it the fortunes of many men and many climes Its high mark nearly s11O ounce, was struck some time ago. is lower China is the culprt according experts. When silver passed the dollar mark it passed the gold equivalent Chinese exchange the Oriental bankers ceased buying Sil sagged. It is still hgh however, and is touted for still higher prices.
 One climes affected, favoraby. by the rise in silver of Arizona One of the byproducts copper producing property is silver When the value mined silver is practically speaking doubled the i'm mensey increased return be imagined to this great commonwealth Not only does the demand for the white metal aid the producers stimulates activity in proper ties that have been morbund for months and It promises to bring into the limelght of finance holes in the ground where formely there rotten timbers and high water.
 Surely the romance of silver is material It effects all, indirectly, in a most favorable and adds 10 the wealth and the greatness of mammonth state.