Gilpin observer., 1920-01-22
NOT NECESSARY TO
SHIP BY CARLOAD
Mine Operator Says Small Lots
of Ore Can be Shipped to the
Smelter Sacked as Cheap as
in Large Quantities.

Editor Gllpln Observer:
| have been informed by a num-
ber of our citizens of Gilpin coun-
ty that there has been a serious
injustice done to the metal min
ing industry of Gilpin county by
the dismantling of our local sam
pier in Black Hawk, and especial
ly to the small shipper | would
be pleased to have you inform the
misinformed gentleman, thru the
worthy columns of the Observer,
that | have letter in my posses
sion from one of the main heads
of the American Smelling & Re-
fining company, stating that the
smelter will receive small lots of
ore by local freight from 500
pounds to any amount under car
load lots, at the same freight rate
as if you had a carload lot. But
the ore will have to be sacked
gunny sacks will do-and the ore
will have to run $4,000 or better.
If any extra charge from freight
depot to smelter at destination,
smelter will take care of same,
and the smelter will pay you as
much for your ore as if they
bought it from local sampler.
| have been informed since re-
ceiving the above mentioned let
ter that the smelter has their own
engine to transfer ore from local
freight depot to smelter, hence
no charge for transfer.
| have known where the small
shipper to the local sampler has
gotten skinned out of as high as
$4,000 ton on his ore, so what is
the use of some of our citizens
holloring their heads off about
something they know nothing
about? l was on the executive
committee of the Gilpin County
Chapter of the Metal Miners as
sociation for over two years and
know whereof l speak. Those fell
lows who are now kicking never
attended one of our meetings, nor
do | believe ever shipped small
amounts of ore Cor large either)
to the smelter or local sampler,
while the sampler was operating
at Black Hawk or the smelter op-
Grating in Denver. The reason
the smelter ceased operating in
Denver was on account of their
not receiving any more lead ore
from the state of Idaho, from
which source they received the
bulk of their ore, and l believe
the smelter was skinning the Id
aho miner by their onerous sched-
ule the same as they were skin
ming us here in Colorado. Hence
the Idaho miners pooled together
and erected their own smelter and
made lead bullion out of their
lead ore to enable them to get
away from the exorbitant charges
of the smelter and the high freight
rate from the state of Idaho to
Denver. If Gilpin, Clear Creek
and Boulder counties had pro-
duced three times the amount of
ore they were producing, would
not have kept the Globe smelter
in Denver in operation after the
supply of Idaho ore had ceased
coming.
further wish to state, in my
opinion, that any time you cut out
the middle man, right then and
there you are making money for
yourself. 1t is a fact that you
have to wait longer for your re-
turns by shipping in small lots
or large, direct to the smelter,
than if you sold to local samp-
Ter. But in the name of Gehova,
who is it that could not wait two
weeks longer, if he was going to
get skinned out of $4,000 ton on
his ore.
You no doubt have heard of
some banker loaning money on
good security on one per cent per
month. The late Henry Bolsinger
called them pawn shops" But
those pawn shops are not in it
with the local sampler we had
here a few years ago, known as the
Chamberlain Ore Purchasing Co.
Take it from me, if the small ship
per had to sell his ore to another
Chamberlain Ore Purchasing Co.,
the same as he did heretofore, he
might just as well right now go
into some other line of industry
than go into the leasing game.
/ am thoroughly convinced that