The Alaska daily empire., 1919-08-04
PROSPECT
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An interview given The Empire by J. E. Barret last Spring in which he urged that the greatest nee of Alaska at this time is prospectors, ana commeh thereon in this paper, attracted lot of approvn attention throughout the Territory. It was genera contended that MT Barrett and The Empire wer right It requires prospecting and lot of it to kee mining progressing and there is one thing whlc} counts more for the building of new country thV mining development.
 Now comes the Dawson News and adds the weigh of its advice to the people of the North to aid an encourage the prospector everywhere. With charac teristic spirit ability and considerable eloquenc the News urges
 Many the best things in this world have from digging in. Keeping eter- nally at it solves many problem
 Literally and fgurativey speaking, the people of Yukon should dig in. Many are doing so Others need to start
 The world has it's hundreds of millions of peoples and all must have an incessant stream of supplies of and manufac- tured products The machinery of the world is not going to stop or break down The inevitable human demand makes it impera- tive that there be continuous production from farms, forests, fisheries and mines. Yukon has her share of raw products to offer, especially from her stores of min eral The extensive outcrop of the wide Yukon Basin indicates that this country highly mineralized any zone on the American continent
 Yukon has gold silver, copper and other minerals. Not all countries boast the favorable indications of this land in these rich resources, Many countries were long developing Many regions which were occu- pied by civilized peoples for centuries opened their best mineral resources only recently. They long slept their richest assets. They slow in learning to dig fn. , < Prospecting is the need in Yukon. To probe and prove are the requirement. The who works in this region all Summer with the big placer operators can have a good grubstake for Winter prospecting. He- then can turn his attention during the crisp. dry Winters running tunnels sinking shafts. Men who have way of getting grubstakes for Summer prospecting douby fortunate. They scout the hills. and also dig in their properties They have here as favorable and promising country any for this sort of work.
 The capitalist will be ready with the money any time the prospector can prove the proposition. Capital is cautious and conservative. but at the same time keen. It wants opportunities to place its money and its equipment where it will yield turns
 The capitalist camps close the trail of the prospector. In the wake of both come industries and prosperity and work for the masses
 However, all the digging in and not all the prospecting necessarily be borne by the poor man. In this day quite a number or wealthy men and prosperous companies nave set aside good share of their an- nual profits for the purpose of prospecting. They have learned that they shoufd come in at the right time with their drills and more extensive equipment and help open and prove thoroughly what evidently is mineral property worth while. It is their best chance
 The big and the little both must dig in. The prospecting should not be confined to the The sooner this is realized and the sooner all classes get be- hind the man behind the pick, the will the vast resources of Yukon be probed to the core and opened to the maximum every man take hand. Play the game
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