The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1902-12-28
THE remarkable production of the

p agelnent, IS among the most start
hing occurrences In the mining
world within recent years. That ore,
bearing over 40 per cent copper, a
value greater than s. in gold to the
ton and an excess of So in silver had
been found, not in ton or car lots,
but by the trainload, was an an
nouncement that most mining men
were not prepared to believe. That
this find had been made at depth of
only about 200 feet, where usually
only indications of copper occur, was
another and far greater increduIous
circumstance. But this was real
ity, and when the unheard of trans
action had been repeated to an even
greater extent, the always doubling
investors at last accepted the truth,
and the necessary capital for giving
the property an opportunity to show
ITS real worth was provided. The
long and tedious period of hoping
against hope and of fighting against
odds had ended and success, seem
ingly snatched from the hands of
defeat, finally appeared.
This property is located In Beaver
county, near Milford, and is one of
eight groups of claims owned by the
Majestic Mining &c Smelling COM
pany, the groups being the o. K,
Old Hickory, Vicksburg, Harrington
Hickory, Larkspur, Hoosier Boy,
Copperfield and Treasure with an
aggregate area of 2,4O0 acres. all
within a radius of from four to ten
miles of Milford The holdings of |
the company also comprise about |
1000 acres of ground, two miles |
south of the town, for a smelter and |
townsite and an abundant water sup |
ply. These groupings and recent |
requirements are the result of sew
eral years labor on the part of Hon. |
a. b. Lewis, president of the Ma
Jestic company and state senator
from that district.
This territory is located in the
center of what Is acknowledged to 1
be one of the richest ore-bearing
zones in the state, if not in the en-
tire west, The selection of these
grounds, their inspection, their &C
QUESTION, and their development so
as to command the capital with
which to build upon these holdings,
smelter, a townsite and to develop
the various mines is a strong testi-
mony to the organizing ability of Mr..
Lewis.
From the performances alluded to,
and foundation already laid, liberal
amount of capital had been secured, |
but the Rubicon was crossed in Dc
tober last when a party of eastern
travelling in their spe-
cial car visited the property for the
purpose of thorough investigation. i
With them, to see was to believe, and
after having submitted the property
10 the severest test known to them.
their conclusions were such that
clear sailing for Mr.. Lewis was at
once provided. The party known as
the Majestic excursion was conduct I
ed by Messrs. Chapman, Mucklow and
Bosom of Hartford, New York and
Boston, agents for the Majestic COM
pany, and was In charge of the {
Junior members Of the firm. 1t con-
sisted of George A. Graves, of New t
Conn; Hon. D. n. Morgan,
of Bridgeport, Conn; George E.
Keith, of Broekton, Mass; Fred J. :
Reville, of New York City; Joseph
g. Pierce of Hartford, Conn; Colo '
lel Henry Altman, of New York; t
Charles III. Alvord, of To-rington, S
Conn; Rev. Charles A. Paddock, of 1
Hartford, Conn; Sidney E. Packard, T
If Campello, Mass; William B.
Mucklow, of Hartford, Conn. Major a
Thomas N. Smith, of Hartford. Z
Conn; I. H. Hotchkiss, of Torring- 3
on, Conn; DIR. Harmon and g. 7
Howe, of ToTrington, Conn.,: A. B. n
lewis, president of the Majestic com
'any; N B, Dunbar, of Torrington, n
Jonn.; George II. Risley, OF New i
York; John NJ. Dick, of Boston; F. i
/. Bosom, of Hartford, and Profess V
or Charles Jacobus, of Springfield. q
Mass. h
Their final judgment is shown by !,
he following statements made by p
MEMBERS of the party:
Geo. E. Keith-'-I had but very lit n
le knowledge of the Majestic before .
naking this trip, but l am favorably Y
with its value, so much SO h
hat l win take a much larger block n
f the stock of the company upon my c,
eturn home. Am fully satisfied that h
his is good Investment. Have never N
cen anything in the mining line that h
i'll compare with the Majestic"
Ell. Hotehkiss-'I am impressed N
18th the Majestic much more favor W
bly, than l anticipated, and to such il
n extent that / am agreeably sur d
rised- While the reports given out g,
egarding the Majestic by Messrs. / II
'hapman, Mucklow and Bosom re- h.