Show NERVE NERME AND WORK A prominent boston mine operator who is heavily interested in mining in utah arizona and colorado in a letter to the mining review closes his epistle with the following assertion 1 I have about made up my mind that what makes a paying mine is nerve and work that if one has ground of good merit and good mineral indications all that is needed to transform the prospect into a producing and paying mine liine is exploration and thorough development this gentleman has seemingly grasped the true inwardness of mining he has done his threshing he has separated sepe rated the true from the false he has seen the light and is entitled to a place among the very few who have maae made investigation into mining affairs and oppe rations with the horse sense that has led to alie the above undeniable conclusions nerve and work I 1 these are two the necessary and essential factors in successful mining operation many claim holders enthusiastic thus thusia lastic at first over the future prospects of their holdings lose conrage and often quit work if anyone makes afi an adverse comment as to the value and possibilities of their possessions forgetting that the author of such comments may be an ign in iii mining affairs or that he may have some ulterior object in the prospect it often takes nerve to put money into the development of mining property but we have known instances where parties interested have not had the nerve to spend the same for the purpose for which it was designed had this been the rule rather than the exception the west could not today to day boast of the possession of so many dividend paying mines men sometimes have the nerve and also the poor judger judgement jud gement nent to spend mon eyon an absolutely valueless proposition this however is seldom the case with nerve to co work a prospect of seeming merit a future is assured for nearly every claim holder in this inter mountain region this is mining in a nutshell |