The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1903-09-29
MAY CONSTRUCT
A BIC SHELTER
Mitchell Brothers Plan
ming an Enterprise
Near City.

The AIitcheIls. Robert, George and
Harry, three of the seven brothers chat
control large copper properties and
smelters in the Southwest and Mexico
are planning TO construct big smelter
on the bay shore, north Of San Francisco,
and making this port a receiving point
for the valuable output of some of The
Lis copper producers of Mexico.
The three brothers mentioned have been
in San Francisco for several days, stay
ing at the Palace Hotel where their fire.
qucnt mysterious consultations with vari-
Gus EcCDle, among the latter their bust
ness agent, w. 5 Gage Of New York,
have excited much curiosity among local
mining men as to the real purpose Of
their visit here, which became known yes
terday
Gage has been in the city for the bet
ter part Of a month making frequent
trips to Los Angeles TO consult with the
MitcheHs regarding the progress Of a local
deal II was learned yesterday that Gage
had been negotiating for the MitchellS
for the purchase outright or for a long
lease Of the Bay Point smelter, which
was built by the defunct Copper King
Mining Company, in which Frank Gard
ner and Sir Christopher Furness of Lon
don We're the principal stockholders. IL
though the Bay Point smelter would
have answered the purposes of the Mitch
els they were compelled 10 abandon
their negotiations, owing to the fact that
the property is so deeply involved in Iti-
cation that II purchase would not be an
inviting proposition. Having failed In this
plan the Mitchells returned to their
original intention Of building smelter Ct
their own and 10 this end Gage began
looking for suitable site which he
finally secured, on an option, near An
tioch
Although the Mitchells declined yester-
day TO discuss their plans or even admit
that they really intend to build a smeltcr
in California, it was learned from a re-
liable source that they have already COR
tracted for the handling of the COPPER
product Of their famous La Dicha mine
in the State OF Guerrero, Mexico, which
can be brought TO this port by way of
Acapulco, and that they have also entered
into an understanding with the Cambrose
Syndicate of London, which owns several
valuable copper properties in the state Of
Sinaloa. Mexico, and with the Stillnan
Company, whose mines adjoin the com
panys proposed new railroad in Lower
California, 10 bring the ore 20 this city
The Cambrose syndicate and Stllman
products will be taken aboard the Pacific
Mail steamers at TopolobampO or Port
Sullman. as Il is now called. For several
days Gage and his principals have been
in conference with agents Of both the Pa
cihc Mail and the Kosnos Steamship lines,
with the result, so it is reported, that a
satisfactory arrangement for bringing oil
the copper product north to this port was
finally made with the American line
When seen last night at the Palace. Mr.
Gage admitted that a project to build
the smelter was under way and that he
and the Mitchells had been looking over
the site near Antioch. Regarding inc
plans Of the enterprise he said that if the
smelter is built it will be a big one with
ample facilities for meeting competition
with all other smelters on the coast.