Bisbee daily review., 1905-12-12
Michigan Paper Says Good Things About
 Former BiSbeGitG
4 MAN WHO HAS BEEN PRoMl- NEWT IN BONANZA CIRCLE GETS
 COMPLIMENTARY WRITE UP.
(Iron Ore.)

Mir. Tom Collins, a product of the Michigan copper country. whose en- tire life has been surrounded by shafts and hoisting engines, shaft houses and mills, smelters and mining people, fell naturally into the mining voca- tion. It was easy for him to grasp conditions, to size up men and prop critics. He was looked upon as keen, fair and honest. Early in the history of the Bonanza Circle industry at Bis bee he became associated with the enterprise, took a position in the office of the Calumet and Arizona, and hus- tied day and night to help bring the property to the worlds attention. His worth was quickly recognized by those prominent in the management, and his work fast assumed wonder fully varied character. Tom was sent to Fl Paso to look after fuel to Chi cago to hurry up mining machinery, to Los Angeles and San Francisco to talk to owners of lots, to Oregon to bargain for timber, to Mexico to get in touch with prominent men across the border, to workingmen to smooth out rough spots, to Dougla sto take a hand in the construction of the smelters. He was thus made familiar with the main arteries of the surface affairs of the mining industry.
 He was sent into the mine to get familiar with the things underground and rapidly took on knowledge con corning this branch. He spent much time here in familiarizing himself with the ground. He learned the for nations, discovered where copper was most likely to be found. He gave lectures to visitors on the under ground features, and had charge or nearly all visitors who went down the shaft He kept his eyes open and then he went up to the surface and commenced doing Duslhess on broader scale.
 Men prominent in Bonanza Circle organization had talked of the -advis- ability of securing more territory. These were very few, too, and there are many who now wish their advice had been more generally accepted and acted upon. The Bonanza Circle wasn't really formed at the time Tom Collins went after the claims. He used great tact in carrying ont his in structions, and drove wonderfully me bargains for all the Calumet and Ari- zona sisterhood. No other man could have done the business quite so well.
 Tom, when several other good things had been rounded up, believed the claim snow in the Junction Mining Company would be a good thing to have in the family. He argued that the conglomerate covering large portion of it's surface was not of great thickness, and that the limestone un- derneath should be prolific of copper - He had another good judge living ID Duluth, Minn., who had previously ad' vanced the same idea. There was much opposition to the theory by several of the Bonanza Circle mining experts. but the lands were secured nevertheless. Pronounced a rank gamble by the opposition, the latter quickly changed their minds after the diamond drills had been operated fol few weeks and the limetsone charged with copper found at depths between 500 and 500 feet. Then they all wanted a fat block of the stock Tom had his good share and kept 1t believing it would prove valuable.
 Stricken with typhoid fever, he pulled through because of fine con stitution. He decided to take a trjI to Europe. When he left the towr of Bisbee Junction Development stocl was selling around s20 per share. 4 few days after he had reached his des tination across the sea he received : cablegram rrading: Junction Ii selling at $50. Go on around tht world" This was signed by one O his Bisbee friends, and was looked upon as a joke by the recipient. H' found upon his return home that thu cabelgram contained the truth. H' thinks Junction is bound to make great mine, and predicts that whel drifting gets fairly under way ther will be much exposed to cheer tn hearts of the shareholders. Alread substantial ore bodies of good grad have been found. A pump station being cut at the 1000foot level, an a circular drift has been run aroun the shaft at this depth. It is SUI prising that the shaft is hot ont as it is of immense proportions an should be one of the coolest in fh Bisbee camp by reason of It's grea size. It is also connected with tn Briggs shaft of Calumet and Pittsburi which should aid the ventilation ( sndergroun dopenings.
 Nr. Collins says it may result ths all the pumps in the Bonanza Circl may some day be operated by ele' ricity. This would keep steam out the shafts and reduce the temperatuT