Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-12-19

In 1878 he arrived in New York, and
three years later went to Utah, where
he became prominently identified with
the smelling interests of that territory.
His first experience in this country was
with the American Mining Company,
of Utah, and later he went to Leadville,
prior to his settlement in the territory
of New Mexico. He was assayer and
chemist for the La Plata smelter in Col
orado, and for the past nine or ten years
he has been the general superintendent
of the American Smelling works. 1t
was during his management of the latter
company that he supplied it with the
most complete roasting and smelling
works in America. Aside from his rec
ord as smelling man Mr.. Bretherton
is something of an inventor, having
originated and invented a device for
carrying Stag from the smelter, which
has met with great favor. He is also
the discoverer of new process for the
treatment of sulphide ore which will
greatly reduce working charges. Let
ters patent have been granted, and,
while the process may not make multi
millionaire of the owner, it will largely
enhance the value of the class of ore re-
ferred to.
The miner of this section is no longer
obliged to ship his product at high
freight rates to the smelters of Colorado,
but now finds it cheaper to reduce his
ores at home than at either of the points
above mentioned with the freight
charges knocked off It will be readily
seen that in this fact alone is found
big inducement to the investor, and the
result will undoubtedly be an unusual
activity in the development of mines in
this great mineral belt, famous wherever
mining is known as one of the richest
districts in the world, and offering to
the man with money to invest or to the
man with Drawn and muscle to sell in
wrestling with nature for her hidden
treasure, advantages unequalled any
where in the great west.
Few mining sections anywhere have
been so we'll favored as the great min
eral district surrounding Silver City and
of which this busting American town is
the chief distributing point. Its trans
portation facilities could scarcely be i'm
proved upon, the Santa Fe railroad
always having been found prompt in
building branch lines wherever the bus
mess would warrant it and in furnishing
cheap rates for the transportation Of
freight and passengers. Add to this
accessibility to city for all the COM
forts and conveniences of modern me-
tropolis, climate of remarkable salu-
brity which permits out door work Of
all kinds to go on for 365 days in the
year, and you have mining belt unex-
celled by the most favored sections of
the world.
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Judge Robert Vincent Newsham.
Judge Robert Vincent Newsham, the
subject of this sketch, is native of Hi
nois and has been a resident of New
Mexico since 1868, during which year he
became post settler at Fort Cummings.
Afterwards he engaged in stock raising
and merchandising at different points in
the territory, taking up permanent
residence at Silver City in 1876, where he
has since remained engaged in the min
ing and mercantile business.
From 1879 to 1880 he was probate
clerk, and in January 1895, he was elect
ed probate Judge which position he still
holds with credit to himself and the
community, which has honored him with
and important public trust.
Judge Newsham stands for progress
sion, and believes that New Mexico has
a great future. In all legitimate enter
prises for the advancement Of the section
with which his fortunes have been cast
Judge Newsham is always found in the
front rank. His mining interests are ex-
tensive and his standing high in the com
munity.
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