Show government HELP NEEDED the prospector or miner has learned to expect very little help from the government says the denver mining record the west is so rich in mineral wealth that the prospector in the past has been satisfied to be left alone in his search for fortune but very often a case develops where financial aid from the state or national government would be very acceptable and would result in the opening of additional wealth and tile the further enrichment of the nation mining is one of the nations most prolific sources of wealth and there is no reason why the national government should not assist the miner or prospector in opening new ore bodies A clean cut prospector dropped into the office of the record a few days ago he was right from the hills and had all the earmarks ear marks of being a hard worker I 1 he 1 e said he had a good prospect and with the aid of a few friends had developed it up to the point where lie he felt absolutely sure that twenty or thirty feet of additional work would put them in the ore their money was exhausted and they needed additional funds for grub and powder could we advise him where to go to secure the small amount of capital needed our readers may rest assured that we did everything within our power to assist this man it so happe need that at the time of the visit of this prospector to the record office there was another visitor with us a mining engineer from one of the malay states traveling through the mining states of the west studying the latest methods in mining and milling practice this engineer was very much interested in the story of our friend the prospector and remarked that in his country tile the prospector could go to the mine inspector of the district and present his case if in the opinion of the inspector the prospector had a good chance to open a mine the government would enter a fifty fifty arrangement with him or in other words the government would advance 1 in cash for food and supplies for each dollars worth of work done by the prospector the engineer was of the opinion that this country does not appreciate the value of its mining industry otherwise the government would furnish needed assistance to worthy prospectors and mining men in the opening up of new mines A very small portion of the many millions of dollars appropriated by congress for war preparedness would work miracles in the western mining fields and be of material help in our fight for industrial preparedness |