Show TRUTH unadorned would be a difficult thin thing 11 to find in some of the mining camps of this western country in fact it is hard to meet with in many localities as many have discovered to their sorrow and yet it may be said that it is not the intention of many to make misstatements mis statements al thought they often wander a ion longway from exact facts and conditions dit ions A crooked tunnel may often lead to ore and a zi zigzag zig 11 zag trail to a bonanza mine but the least deviation from the truth often places an impassable chasm between prospective buyers and sellers what we wish often gives additional color to the naked truth and clothes it with external possessions to such an ex extent ten t that it is not recognizable 11 an inch of ore grows into a foot of high grade rock by the time the report of its discovery has traveled a dozen miles similar exaggerations ge rations often lead to confusion in mining operations and they are to be regretted still it is often the case that they cannot be charged to downright depravity but to the fact that it is almost an impossibility for two persons to see one and the same thing in the same light this condition frequently leading to variations in the description of a mine of a body of ore or the showing of colors in a pan that would be laughable were not the subject a most serious one this being the case it can truly be said and this is the truth that truth unadorned is about as hard to locate and corral as the will o the wisp |