Show THE OUTLOOK FO FOR R SILVER because of the european war notwithstanding the fact that metal quotations have been suspended for the past two or three weeks there is every reason to believe that silver prices will advance to such a point as to permit of the profitable operation of nearly every silver producing mine in the west silver is even now stronger than it has been for many months montana mine owners are already getting excited over the very favorable outlook for the white metal and it is predicted among the leading mining operators of that state that it will reach 1 an ounce senator thomas of colorado believes that it will touch 65 cents at an early day and utah mine owners are talking of 75 cent silver with 75 cent silver and 20 cent copper exultingly exclaims one prominent operator this country would witness an era of prosperity such as has not been experienced for many years with such a condition existing the mountains and canyons of the west would again become alive with prospectors and capital would be tumbling over itself in the effort to get in on the many valuable and promising silver prospects that would be discovered while old mines practically closed and abandoned because of former low prices would be rehabilitated and again brought into the producing class because of the war almost every foreign country will need a greatly increased circulating medium gold is scarce and inadequate in quantity to supply urgent demands this will result in a call for more silver and this demand without a question of doubt must be met by the silver producers of the united states |