Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1907-02-06
Boston Con. Manager Says Its
One of Big Copper Producers
OF the World.
M0FFAT WILL MAKE A RECORD.
Little Likelihood of Further Trouble
Over Coal neutrality-suspicious.
OF Another Engineer.

Louis S. Gates. mine manager for the
Boston Consolidated at Bingham, has
become thoroughly convinced that
Samuel Newhouse is at the head of at
leas; two big copper mines in this
state The Bingham manager has
been making an inspection of the Cac-
;us property OF the Newhouse Mines e.
Shelters corporation In Beaver county
AID he came home this morning just
about as enthusiastic as anyone could
be.
The fact is" said Mr.. Gates to a
News" representative today, the visit
to the Cactus came In the nature of a
revelation to me- While | had heard
good many nice things said about
this Beaver county mine. ! really had
no idea that IL contained such a show
ing of ore There is no mistake that
1t Is great property and Is going TO
be very large producer of copper. |
made n careful investigation OF condi-
lions OH the 900, or tunnel level. and |
am thoroughly convinced that the ore
deposits will continue to great depth
and retain their values. In fact, /
think this has already been demon
strated by the drill holes put down into
1t from that level.
THE mine is splendidly equipped to
make money rapidly. The mill is In
operation and with Its new equipment
should take care Of 100 tons of ore
without any trouble. Superintendent
Moffat will undoubtedly make splen-
did record this month. as no further
trouble Is anticipated from coal
shortage. which caused so much am
noyance to a good many mine oper-
ators during January. y supply Is
coming in every day and there Is every
reason to believe that 1t Will continue
to come without Interruption.
IAN the work Is being conducted at
the present time in the newer portion
OF the mine and there is every facility
at hand for the economic handling OF
ore, and upan an extensive scale. The
Cactus is undoubtedly one of the greet
copper mines OF the world"
Mr.. Gates has always felt partial 10
the Boston Consolidated. aud 1t Is per-
fectly natural that he should be inas-
much as the great developments made
In that property during the past two
years have been accomplished under
his direction. Indeed he has discovered
that the Cactus Is at least a mighty
close rival of the Boston.
A we'll known mining engineer Of this
city who was permitted 10 Inspect the
Cactus last week in behalf of several
shareholders by permission of the lat
Ter
II came TO two positive conclusions
after having seen the plats of the
workings and assays as taken all
through the mine. and after having
spent considerable time underground
with Supt. A. D. Moffat. One is. that
the newer portion. the eastern portion
OF the mine, has today In sight not less
than 100000 tons of ore that will easily
average up to the standard claimed by
President Samuel Newhouse, namely,
close to 3 per cent copper.
'~rhe other conclusion Is that. with
the mill handling 1000 tons OF ore per
day, the company can easily earn $500
per share OH its capital stock. There
Is no buncoinb in this. l am. talking
from the engineers standpoint. and
have made this report 10 the interests
was sent to the mine to represent
The Cactus Is one Of the best
equipped properties / ever saw. Every
provision has been made to mine and
move the ores to the milling plant east
ly, quickly and cheaply When a man
witnesses the loading of 2l three-cu
yard cars in less than Ave minutes, =
certainly speaks volumes for the genius
and efficiency of the management