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Show MINING, During the paat few day the telegraph tele-graph baa brought news ol several lectures delivered in New York on the subject of mining for the precious metal, A bullion club has been organized in that city, the object beina thn collection and dieiemiua-tion dieiemiua-tion nf cjrr.x't infunnution in regard to gold and (silver mining. Jt holds weekly meetings, 'and hereafter meetings meet-ings are to bo held at Btated periods, when prospectors, miners and others acquainted with the subject, will entertain en-tertain ad enlighten the capitalists with btories of the went. Two or three publications devoted to the industry in-dustry have lately made their appearance appear-ance in New York. Yesterday it was announced that tba Slock Exchange would place mining aharoa upon the hoard, Tho conditions are not un-neceauarily un-neceauarily stringent. They comprise com-prise nothing that mining corn-pan corn-pan ice should be unwilling to comply with, and yet they are sufficiently suffi-ciently Btrict to protect investors in-vestors in stocks from swindlers. All of these things indicate that a lively interest is growing up in mining matters. mat-ters. This ia further shown by tho recent sale of Iho Horn Silver, of Friaco. An earnest. inquiry for minoa may be expected, aa the financial centres of the country are overstocked with money Becking a chance for investment. in-vestment. Much of this money is in ' the bands of apeculatore men who deal in stocks, and who have, until resumption set in, bought and sold gold. They are cot content with tho low process of making money from low interest of government bonds; but are willing, lor the chances of larger profits, to take the greater risks. No better opportunity presents itself than can be found in mining for tho precious metals. If Buccessful, the investor's gaina aro enormous. The business has that about it which ia specially attractive to the venturesome venture-some mind, and is as safe na most other speculations. Indeed, with honest and intelligent management, the riak ia lees than in many another business claimed to bo safe. Utah is destined to become a large gainer from these promised investments invest-ments in mines. Nevada can expect little improvement. Her minea, very generally, are developed, and defined and owned. Oura (with remarkably few exceptiono) aro prospects, as yet, having no fixed value, and many without ownora even. It ia thia kind of property ilut a good deal of capital ia going to uearch after during tho coming year or two. Very naturally it will come hero, whore thero are railroads, and opportunities oppor-tunities for working to advantage. The late important Bale will occasion inquiry and invCBtigation, which will bo followed by purchase and development. develop-ment. Now, what mine-ownera, mill men, and in fact all who are inter eated in encouraging capital to come here and in tho prosperity of the territory, ter-ritory, should do, is exert themselves in preventing tho perpetration of frauda and Bwiudles. We all know what a backset mining has had by . reaBon of the Bucceaaful Bwindlea of a few years ago. They excited such a prejudice against Utah that eastern and European capital was almoBt entirely withdrawn from the country, aod turned in other directiono. Everybody will Bincerely hope that the games of old cannot be repeated. False representations should be exposed, ex-posed, and attempted steals thwarted if possible, so as not to again bring scandal upon the territory, and in-iuro in-iuro her important industry. |