Show WHAT SHALL THE YOUNG flan DO what profession shall I 1 choose for my son or katherr rather what shall he choose as his occupation in life this is the thought which often presents itself to paterfamilias pater families and in looking over the professions the most popular at the present time they find that the young lawyer after hanging out his shingle has often to wait for years before he gets his first case info court the young doctor lacks patients and needs patience because his hair is not tinged with gray the ministry being one of the few callings in which young men are preferred to the veteran of declining years and the colleges and theological seminaries are sending out rebr recruits for the pulpit faster than the altars can be erected for them where then shall the young man of ability ambition and education look to in mapping out his future career the answer is or soon will be the mining industry for this is rapidly paving the way for a profession in itself and the man or youth who fits himself 4 for this new branch of industry is always sure of a 9 good position and a high salary the young man who has completed his college course or who has only finished high school should he feel that the occupation would suit him should take a course at same some school of mines such as the columbia in new york or the school at golden colorado where he will not only learn assaying in all its branches but also become well versed in chemistry geology min mineral eral form formations actions and engineering then after finishing his his course he should accept a position in some good safe mine even though his first services were those of a car pusher pushed or ore sorter no work should be too humble for him he is putting theory into actual practice and during his labors labor s he can be studying forni formations actions and geologic conditions by which he is surrounded and more more he is learning mining from the ground up he is learning what should constitute a days work for a iliner he is learning th the art of managing men at the same time he should be entrusted with the surveying necessary necessary to be done above a and nd underground in the mineana mine and he should also spend some time in the assay office A few years occupied in this way will find the young man in command of the mine as superintendent or manager if he loves his calling and nd is thoroughly grounded in the requisites necessary I 1 for the equipment of a successful mining man of bf an expert miner of a professional expert when this round in the ladder is reached it will not be necessary for him to look for a position on the contrary big rii mining ining companies will be seeking his services he will be wanted to examine big properties for prospective purchasers and his services will be required on the witness stand in heavy mining in g s suits in fact he need never be idle as he N will ill be continually on the road looking for bonanza propositions for millionaire investors he will be called to inspect properties concerning which extensive litigation is threatened or he will have the management of some great producer or dividend payer and his yearly salary will run up into the thousands A hundred such men are wanted today where butone but one can be found what other profession offers more alluring prospects |