The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-07-05
GEO. H. ROBINSON
DIES IN NEW YORK
Leading Mining Expert of Nation
Passes Away After Long
Illness.
ASSISTED IN URGING
FORWARD UTAH MINES
Long and Brilliant Career Has
Had Wide Influence
for Good.

for Good.
BY the death OF George H. Robinson
I'm New York city, Wednesday morn
lng the mining world. and Utah in
| particular. was deprived OF one of its
most brilliant characters. for upon the
| mining Industry of the West and
| Northwest his achievements have
! carved for him Il most cnVlable repu-
| Lation The friends and business as
I sociatcs were immeasurably shocked
! Wednesday TO receive the news of Mr.
| Robinsons death, for the latest re-
ports were that his condition was
| greatly improved
Foremost Mining Engineer.
George II. Robinson was considered
! one of the foremost mining engineers
| of the United States having evidenced
| from the earliest of his active career
! mechanical genius and executive abi1-
| ity OF rare kind. As an organizer he
| had few peers, of which stands the
| Tintic Mining and Developing company
| as an example. of which company he
was the managing director at the time
| OF his death: also the Britannia COM
| pany Of Howe's Sound, British Column
| bia- As an expert he has yielded an
enormous influence i'm many of the
most noted mining cases that have oc-
cupicd the attention of the courts OF
the country.
Native State Was Ohio.
Mr.. Robinson was born in Akron. o..
about ffty-two years ago, and upon
receiving his education spent several
years along the lines OF his chosen
| calling-civil engineering and railroad
surveying. His first move toward the
h,aI IN,I -.
tive point, from which State he re-
moved to Denver. thence to Leadville,
His arrival at the great camp OF Lead
VILE was timed colncidcntly with the
birth Of the mining boom at that
camp, and during the palmy days of
the camp was actively connected with
many properties Of prominence. and
was confidential man for Henry NJ.
Tabor and David Moffat
Consulting Engineer for Helnzc
From Colorado Mr.. Robinson trans
ferred his sphere OF activities TO the
mining field of Montana. becoming
manager OF the Drum Bummon mine
after serving In the capacity OF assist
ant manager for some time. In after
years Mr. Robinson. after most per-
sistent inducements had been made to
him, returned to Montana for the pur-
pose of becoming consulting engineer
for f. a. HeinZe. During the long war
of suits between Mr Hcinze and the
Amalgamated people. Mr.. Robinson
proved himself a most capable cham
pion for the HcinZe interests, at the
same time adding additional laurels to
his long score OF honor as a mining
expert.
Takes Charge of Mammoth
His first venture in Utah was along
I'm n-h no rl, .F E,,
Mammoth property, and under his su-
pervision the mill was installed and
other needed equipment. including a
long pipe line, was added to the prop
erty. His successes with the Mammoth
mine are well known among the mining
circles OF the State, the achievements
OF that property from and after the
time that his hand had directed tho
course to be followed remaining as a
tribute TO his memory. In 1895 he pur-
chased the Sioux property for Franklyn
Farrell, and shortly after accepted the
appointment as general manager of the
De La Mar properties.
Big Companies Organized
In 1896 Mr. Robinson formed the Tin
tic Mining and Development company.
an organization furthered by his genius
to the point where IT has become one
of the most powerful items in Utah's
greateness as a mining State. In 1901
the Tintic company secured the Yampa
property, the wisdom of the step be-
ing illustrated most eloquently by the
present magnificent condition OF this
profit Garner. A few years ago he or
ganlzed the Britannia company, taking
over splendid group of properties on
Howes sound. in British Columbia
Has Been a Sick Man.
moment. only retiring for we'll earned
rest last spring. Mr.. Robinson has been
failing for some time past, having been
operated on quite recently I'm one of the
local hospitals for n complication Of
diseases. His friends state that from
and after his more recent activities In
Montana he began TO fall rapidly. being
a changed man physically. and which
is attributed to overwork. Ambitious
and mentally capable of disposing OF
gigantic tasks, MIR, Robinson lacked the
physical strength during the past two
or three years needed for his numerous
undertakings.
Wife and Daughters Survive.
Mr.. Robinson is survived by his wife.
who was Miss Matte NJ. Hutchinson of
Ohio and two daughters. Mabel and
Florence. both under twenty years OF
age. While the funeral arrangements
have not been announced. II Is thought
probable that inasmuch as Salt Lake
has been his home during the last years
OF his life, the body will be brought TO
this city for burial. The death Of George
II. Robinson Is generally conceded to
be a severe loss To the industry with
which his life had been connected so
long and so honorably and few men
are so fortunate as to leave so many
true friends as he.