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Show "ffil'SILi " Will RETCH 51.2828 j W. C. Ralston, New York Mining Man, Predicts Steady Advance. "Nov.- is t he opportunity for the prospector pros-pector to begin operations again In Nevada," Ne-vada," said W. C. Ralston, broker and mining man of New York, and formerly assistant Knifed States treasurer in San j Kraii'-isro, who is in Reno on some impor- j taut business. "The rise In silver is permanent ami It Is going to j;o to $1.2329 before many more weeks have passed. Nevada is known as the "Sliver state" and the eyes of the mining world an- now turned towards this urate looking for it to com forth and supply a large nhare of the sliver of the world'. I believe that it in time for the prospector to again get busy and it Ik up to the people of tills stale to secure the backing of eastern capital lnr the prospector. pros-pector. The big moneyed interests of the east have declined In the past ten or twelve years to invest money in the prospector pros-pector or bin prospect, but have been only too willing to invest in proven mines. There must be more mines in this state and with the use of the automobile, something t hat was not on hand fifteen years ago. the whole stalo can bo prospected pros-pected If the backing can be secured. "This, of course, is only one phase ot the activity in this state that will be brought about through the rise In silver. There are many old properties that ran be reopened now and worked at. a profit. New York City mining men and brokers are Interested In Nevada and ready t o invest money In the state. It Is known as the- silver state and the demand for hi Ivor Is the chief topic of conversation in every office. The press of the east and all over the country for that matter are paying great attention to silver and It is the time now for Nevada to again come to t lie front as the center of the world's silver market." Reno (Nev.) Gazette. |