New-York tribune., 1909-09-25
CHANCE PROVED WINNER
Partial History OF Career of Well known
Mining Man.


she secret = blz IGomine1,e ln ~. uorid Of
trade
When hc Venc INTO coppcr producinr luck
fa-ehled % favor HIM when be tri.d his hand
- railroad construction he Won So easily that
ih' problems and lapor involved in tho great
F"'na wsr' not apparent 20 1hosc VINO de not
know The se.re' 0f his energy and eourage
MT Helnze has been - revolulIouist from. Tho
time q has advent upon fho scene of mining ana
financial activity He was on, angle lu 1h.
great copper fgh; IN Montana that shoog. that
industry 10 II ccntr' Daily and Clari oa.uo to
get'oT IL colossal litigation and Heinz. was a
factor IA the battle UllIeh dragged alon.. ir the
"ouT1s = Montana uE;il afou1 ,Ilree y,+.r- ago
u Mas Ec who injected the -'a1rx- urotnsirlo1
'Tdo mining laa JhIe litigation ana usIc i
's doubtful 4 Do made anything material ont -
Ihc flal decision Of the courts II - . matter of
'llsiory 'Eai Dc waT susIainec IL rnauy - lis
more important contentious
hr- Heinze was born ~ BrookIyn and Nko 20
many n the sons q The CITY q Chur,he~ d.
lac tie fever of 1ho pioneer ~ his veins. Al
fhr age - nineteen ho went into Tho Far West
s'iriins Butte. Mont and dovolInc himself
10 mining IL va successful from tn start
In q bunb- Way and as b. grew in mental
F1saiure ana physical strength Do dev.Icped so
LAT that n lse2 ho bum = Jig emeIter Al Butte
D. WAS regarded ~ on. q tho big factors IN tho
copper problem of tho United state and the
world snU bTanched cut into British Columbia
whore d. actually constructed - Wi as
planned tho FIRST snlcif'F IN that district Il
W.ss located IL TraH, and when Mr. Heinze made
bIs acquisitions Il lands. franchises and mineral
right There Was only snElf log cabin within
1fg i,ni.-~ q The sHleiter ste Iie started u
huiIc a railroad from Ross;on Ia Tho interna-
iI1Tial boundary. but r Inqusiled tho ld.a when
b" sGooeeded IL getting control II The charter Of
Sic proposed road from Lethb-i3sc 10 Nelson.
SIC flad gained possession of land grants totaniES
l-,OOO.0e0 acres, ana To general asIecr - Tho
s5tuat5on was promising when Tho copper war
DTuke oui Montana
Mf Heinz sold lhe railroad 10 rlIe Canadian
I,acIlo v lich has sInoe d.YeIoIyed .is ideas
Ind Constructed about SIS hundred miles of road
long ago planned by Aim. He then reiurned L.
Butte 10 take personal charge Of The great bat
IL 10 tho courts. From that time uEtii 1896,
wien Tie care was finally decided he Tough;
constantly aHC Tersistently for what DO deemed
'lIs rights.
During this tremendous Irrigation 30 acquired
numi5cT - other copper pToperties. which TO-
cay form part 81 the Davis Daily copper com
Jany 81 which Mr.. Heinz IS president.
Across thc hne in Idaho - bought properties
contiguous 10 Tie Bunker HID and Sullivan
mines known as M" Stewart claims, and de-
Reloued tLem for silyer-lead deposits which be
found in quantity. Ia Utah lie secured control
q he ohio Copper Company, rich property in
Bingham canyon He saw that one Of the chief
problems 10 be solved with regard 10 profitable
operation - the mine and also for the enhance
mont of the value Of other mines in the camp
vas that 81 transportation.
There vas . tunnel of small proportions which
l.e cls inns of
lie nut placed for cracking upon Mr.. Heinze's
snvl was low 10 increase The facilities for
handling the ore Of the camp without being
obliged 10 spend so much money that fixed
charges would eat Up the profits Of both rail-
road and mines.
lie found that The production of rich ore was
lindered 10 the extent of half capacity in sew
sral al The mines on account Of the fact that
il1e daily output Of ore could not be handled
with the transportation available. II was a
case Of trying TO relieve the pressure the in
terror Of leaking ship by the use OF hand
pump, and the situation was just 50 when Mr..
I3cinze took action.
He gained control Of the tunnel. and after
rarns def and successful financial operations
started the work Of improving, enlarging and
Developing Tie project The first radical move
10 be made was the enlargement OF tie bore
through the mountain, and to-day II is known
as tie Bingham Central Railway carrying thou
sands ol tons of ore from the various mines of
Bingham canyon 10 mills and conveTters from
which il issues as pure metal OF several sorts.
The tunnel scheme helped the Ohio Copper
Company and IL also helped the other proper
ilos tapped by II, for Bingham, Utah. is one OF
Tho busiest little camps IN the United States,
and now there is more talk 81 the need OF
FT'5ier transportation facilities.