Williams news., 1907-04-13
SHELTER AT PRESCOTT


 arise to prevent, Prescott within year will have in operation within it's precints a $5OO.OOO smelter, which it is intended to enlarge within three years into one of the most modern smelling, refining and reduction plants in all the west.
 J. w. Boileau, we'll known mining man of Detroit, Mich., and inventor of number of pieces of mining machinery and appliances, is fathering the project, and has submitted to the city council a proposition whereby he hopes to secure q ninety-nine year lease upon eighty acres of the Duke ranch, on which site it is the intention to locate the smelter.
 In accordance with the articles of agreement submitted to the council, Mir. Boileau pledges, in return for the lease, to commence the building of the plant within six months of the date of accept ance of the agreement. and further binds himself to have the smelter in operation within a year or for felt the lease and all machinery and improvements that may be upon the ground at the end of that time
 He stipulates that the initial plant will cost at least $5OO,OOO. md adds that he confidently ex- poets to enlarge it within three years of the time of its completion into a smelling and refining plant larger and more -pretentious than my similar plant in this part of the country.
 In detail, according to Mir. Boileau II, who discussed his plans quite freely. the different depart nents and appliances of the plant will be as varied as the resources If the country tributary to it, and Ill the machinery installed will be of the most modern type. The plant will be constructed on the gravity system, and as near auto matic as it is possible for human ingenuity and modern methods to make it.
 Electrical appliances of the latest lesign will be installed in tn. different departments, and the in stitution. when fully equipped, will according to Mir. Boileau, represen, an outlay of between $3,5OO,OOO and $5.OOO,OOO, and will he in req adiness to treat all character of ores found in this section of the country, including high grade lead zinc, silicious gold and rebellious copper ores, as well as alum, mum large bodies of which, MT. BoiIeau after an exhaustive two months research here, is sure exist in this district.
 That the smelter will be a sue cess from the blowing in of it's frs furnace is demonstrated by wha Mir. Boileau terms the natura resources required in the smelling refining and treating of ores whict exist here, with the sole exception of fuel oil, which can be imported from the oil fields of California a reasona ble rates.
 Mir. Boileau has been connected with mining engineering, metal lurgical and laboratory work since early manhood, and IS familiar with every phase of the mining smelling and refining of minera ores, having been connected different times with some of tn, largest mining concerns os the west He came to Prescott well supplied with gilt edged credentials, mum Der of which he submitted for in vestigation to the councilmen along with his agreement for thu lease on the Duke ranch.
 He also bore sworn statements o eastern and northern capitalists who vouched for his ability an( pledged their fina ncial support O the enterprise should the cit, council grant the lease.-Gazette