Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-18
On Condition aud Needs oil The
Majestic Copper Mines 10
Beaver County.
PRESIDENT MUCKLOW LEAVES
With These 10 His Possession 49, Prop.
ositon Of Samuel NewhOuse to
Majestic Directors,

william b. Mucklow, president Of the
Majestic Copper Mining q Smelling
company, who has spent the past two
months In the state, win leave for his
home I'm Hartford, Conn, this after
noon. Mr. Mucklow will carry with
him to the eastern Offices of the COM
pany a proposition from Samuel New
house, In which, under certain condi-
lions. the nature Of which have not
been released, the latter will accept
the responsibility Of the managing di-
rectorship OF the MajeCtic mines and
will give that company the beneilt OF
the services OF his staff which COM
prses such men as NJ. NJ johnson, A.
j. BEETLES, Lee Hanchett and W. c.
Thomas who are reorganlZed as being
at the top notch of efficiency IN the
knowledge of mining and meallurgy.
The proposition of Mr.. Newhouse VIII
be presented to the board of directors
OF the Majestic company, upon the ar
rival OF President MucklOw at the east
ern offices and there Is nothing to indl.
cate mt the present time but that It VIII
be accepted unanimously,
Mr.. Mucklow carries with him reports
from the several members OF the New
house STAFF, who recently conducted
thoroughly systematic examination OF
the mines and smelter. These reports
are vouched In the most favorable
terms and It is safe to say, presented
some surprising revelations as To the
commercial value OF the Majestic prop
critics TO their chief, for II was not un-
I'll after these reports were submitted
TO Mr.. Newhouse, did ne consent TO
rection Of the affairs OF the company III
the future,
IL has been stated that NJ. M, john
son. who il at the head of the explora-
ton department of the Newhouse
mines after measuring up the ore bod
les between the 200 and 300 levels or
the O. r.. one Of the Majestlc's group,
reported that there " now blocked out
no less than 100000 tons of ORE While
MIR. Johnson did not extend his obser-
vationR to the upper Levels, other ehBl-
neers have reported the existence or
several hundred thousand tons above
the 200. This was likewise reported py
Louis s. Gates, now superintendent OF
Inc BOSTON Consolidated mine, at Bng-
ham after a visit TO the mine during
the latter part Of last year.
The Old Hickory copper mine, loeat-
ed a few miles out Of Milford, II re-
ported TO have enough ore In sight az
Inc present time to keep the company's
smeiter In operation for fully one year.
This opinion Is shared In by w, G.
Thomas who has had charge OF the
construction of the rev concenlrator or
the Newhouse Mines & SHELTERS cor
porntion at Newhouse, ana VINO was
formerly superintendent of the High
land Boy smelter near this cry, ana
lAN
with the Butte & Boston Copper COM
many at Butte. with some al
terations. Mr.. Thomas says, the Ma
iestic shelter can be placed In COM
mission within so days.
THE Harrington & Hickory mine. Il
has been learned, measured up WIN
about 10000 tons of sllver-lead carbo-
nate ore.
THE mines Of the Majestic company
have been resurveyed by w. NJ Whlte,
the company's surveyor, VINO mas
brought the maps OF the underground
workings up To dpte,
Ed II Frendenthal win continue TO
| serve the company as superintendent
| of mines.
Now that II is practically certain
| that Mr., Newhouse and MS stan VIII
| soon be in charge Of affairs, President
MuCklOW reels lud' Il bl'"N tN't
| bllity has been lifted from his shoul.
ders. II has been his desire for
! months to see the operation Of the
mines I'm charge Of thoroughly trained
men. ana it seems that this is about to
be accomplished.
The mining public well understands
the mart ne has played In the past In
bringing chaos into order taking
hold when the company was practically
wrecked. largely through his efforts,
the companys credit has been recess
tablshcd, and finally placed upon a
Nrm substantial basis