The San Francisco call., 1907-01-27

DDS OF location and gave much stten-
tion TO the marked difference in the
size OF claims. He learned --fat some
OF the claims were located under the
mining laws OF 1862, which set no
particular standard OF size. while others
were relocations Of old claims and
were established under the present law.
which prescribes that the standard
claim shall be 1900 by 500 feet
Heinze spent a year in making these
careful observations and began 70 de-
velop those characteristics which later
made him talked about as a genius for
organization He decided that there
was plenty Of room for him in Butte.
There were great mines that had not
yet been appropriated, and Heinze be-
lieved he could guess pretty accurately
where they were. He also was satisfied
that both In mining and metallurgy he
could effect improvements that would
save fortunes every year. There are
those who insist that the youth from
Brooklyn knew more about the true
conditions in Montana in general, and
Butte in particular. than any man who
had lived there since its foundation.
During this year young Heinze lived
IN a modest log cabin in the outskirts
OF tho town. When he got the job with
the mining company his income was
increased TO $500 month, but he pre-
ferred 10 live in the log cabin, where
he could pursue his studies and make
his plans without the Interruptions
which would have been inevitable II
he had occupied more comfortable
quarters in the center OF the camp.
Speaking or his poor little house Mr..
Hcinze told q friend recently that he
derived more real pleasure laying his
plans and working out his engineering
schemes beneath the roof OF that hum
bic habitation than came 10 him
through the realization OF all his hopes
OF wealth and power.
With his plans for the future mapped
out Heinze returned TO New York. He
went AZ once 20 his father and unfold
ed q scheme for the organization OF
an ore purchasing company, which he
declared would pay large dividends TO
its stockholders II conducted on the
lines he had laid down. He asked the
elder Heinze TO advance him SUFFICIENT
cash 10 start the work Of organization
and 70 aid him in interesting capital
in the company. Ills father laughed
loud and long. Why, Fritz" he said,
what DO you know about copper min
ing that makes you able TO compete
with men who have passed most OF
Ntheir lives IN that country They
would wind you up in a month. You
would better stay here and 60 in busi-
ness with your brothers"
Although keenly disappointed by his
failure to Impress his father with his
Montana plans. tho young man resolved
10 carry them out without parental
help. Tho elder Heinze increased his
sons allowance TO $500 month and
forgot all about the youths ambition
Young Heinze obtained a place on the
editorial stan OF an engineering and
mining journal and remained there a
year. His duties involved a study OF
the mineral resources and metal mar
kets OF the world, and this added
knowledge proved very useful later on.
All this time, however, he was busy
forming his company
Early in 1891 HeinEe succeeded in
raising capital and Incorporating the
ore purchasing company, and. return
ing to Montana. he began the erection
OF smelter in which he planned to
introduce new methods in the reduction
Of copper ore. Experienced mining
men laughed when they spoke OF
''Heinze's Folly" That was what they
called the new smelter. They grew