The Parker post., 1912-09-07

costing $1,00O,O0O will be begun in
the Riverside mountains, about six
miles from Calzona and fifteen miles
from Parker, ON the California side
of the Colorado river The Republic
Smelling Corporation, capitalized at
81 500, 900, has just been Incorporated
for this purpose, and it is claimed
the hackers of the enterprise have
ample capital to carry out the extern
contemplated.
The company has been incOrpora-
ted under THE laws of Arizona The
capitalization is 100000 shares of
the par value of $40 each. The prin-
cipal offices in Arizona are to be 10
Gated at Parker, according ito the ar
ticles of Incorporation offices are
also to- be maintained at Los Ange-
les.
J. A. Chestnut, general manager of
the corporation, and Superintendent
A. L. EngledOw, spent Wednesday
in Parker, and in an interview with
The Post Mr.. Chestnut stated that
within the next couple of weeks a
surveying crew would be ON the
ground to survey off the smelter
site and run lines for proposed rail-
road from Calzona, as we'll as several
wagon roads to the various mines i'm
that vicinity of the Riversides
Besides the building of a smelter
having capacity of 1000 tons daily,
the company has just effected the
greatest consolidation of mining
calims ever recorded in this section
numbering sixty-five, and covering
AN area four and one4half miles long
by one and one-half miles wide. The
property is located i'm the Riverside
mountains, within a short distance
of the Parker cutoff of the Santa Fe
The big merger just effected by
Mr.. Chestnut and associates includes
the well7known Steece Copper mines;
the Calzona Mining company's prop
erty, generally known as the Martin
property the Bradley & Morgan
property; the Roberts & Burke Bros.
property, recently purchased by the
Corem company las we'll as the claims
formerly owned by the Riverside Gold
and Copper Mining company, which
also was recently absorbed by the Co
rem company.
For some months past Mr. Ches-
nut has been working a force of
miners in the Riverside mountains,
and became thoroughly convinced
that in order to make mining pay
in that section it was necessary to
install a reduction works to treat the
ore on the ground, as the excessive
transportation expenses i'm shipping
the product of the mines ITO a re-
motely located smelter would eat IND
the profits. He began by interesting
a number of prominent, practical min
ing men in the merger project, and
only last week were the final de-
tails of the deal consummated.
r. c. Fenner, president of the
new corporation, opened up the Low
ell mine at Bisbee several years
ago, and cleaned up about $500 900.
w. j. Robinson, treasurer, is a we'll
known Pasadena, Cal, capitalist, and
is the only man among the Officials
OF the company who is not practi-
cal mining or smelter man. Reilly
g. Munn, secretary is a well-known
Colorado operator. j. A. Chestnut.
general manager. was superintendent
of the Little Johnnie mine ait Lead
vile for about twelve years, and has
been identified with number of
prominent and paying mines of the
west during the past twenty years
w. j. WishOn, the consulting mining
engineer of the corporation, opened
UP the Speculator mine of Butte
which was later sold for $4,000
900 S. j. Gormly, chief metallur
gist, is probably one of the best
known smelter men of the country,
having built the Washoe smelter at
Anaconda. which is considered one
OF the finest plants of it's kind in
the world. A. l.. Engledow, superin-
tendent, is also Montana man
who has had wide experience in
practical mining operations. James
e. Kelby. head of the legal depart
ment of the corporation. was former
ly chief counsel for the Burlington
railroad
According to Mr.. Chestnut the com