The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1912-02-24

counts of the demise of j. A. Sneda-
ker, consulting engineer of the
Giroux Consolidated Mining company.
The fact that the deceased was
president of the Atlanta Gold Mining
company, operating in this county,
leaves the occurance not entirely
without local interest.
The following is from the pne
of James w. Abbott, an old associ-
ate of the deceased:
EDITOR RECORD,
| Sir:--The death in Denver ON Feb
ruary- 10 of Jaames Angus Snedaker
| is a matter OF much Importance to
this county Mr.. Snedaker wass the
president of the Atlanta Gold Min
ing Company. After thorough in
yestigation, he invested largely in
this company and, as its principal
officer, he exhibited great interest
in plans for the development of the
companys property the coming sea-
son.
Mr.. Snedaker was mining engin-
Ger, ~54 years OF age at the time of
his death. He located in Colorado
ut Aspen, in 1881, and Immediately
became an important factor in the
mining life Of that state.
Soon after locating in the state he
became closely associated with A. E.
Reynolds, onp of the foremost mining
men OF the west, and that associa-
ton was never fully dissolved sMr
Reynolds in the early SOS was con-
lucting that apex litigation at Aspen,
| which became sc famous in mining
history, and through which he ac-
luired the reputation of consummate
oility in generalship in all litiga-
ton involving mining title.
Eft scme years at Asrer, Mr.
! Snedaker moved to Lake City, Colo
raod, where he remained for several
Jears in charge Of mining enterpris-
as in which he was Jointly interest
cd with Mr.. Reynolds. Later, he
had charge of the great Sunnyside
sold mine, above Silverton. Leav-
ing Silverton he opened an office
rs general consulting mining en-
sineer in Denver, and there kept
lis headquarters up to the time Of
ais DEATH
Mr.. Snedaker was a an of excel
lent judgement and high class tech
lical ability in mining matters, and
; his conclusion to invest largely in
he Atlanta Geld Mining company is
IN assurance that we in this county
IRE going to derive benefit from the
extensive development of that prop
erty which it is probable will not
De long deferred.
He was one of the first prominent
mining engineers to forsee the rem
aissance of mining in Nevaad. He
reasoned that where so much value
lad been proven immense deposits
must still exist He made a study
Of Nevada, and at length determin
I'd to cast his fortunes with the cop
per mines on Old Glcry Hill neal
1.y. He succeeded in interesting with
him Joseph L. Giroux, who had al
ready made a fortune in mining in
association with Senator w. A. Clark
at Jerome, Arizona. The Giroux Con.
Mines company is the name given
to the company which owns the
mines on Old Glory Hill and also
valuable mines in Mexico.
The unerring judgement displayed
by Mr.. Snedaker in his claims for
the Ely property was magnificently
,onfig med when Thos. F. Cole and
associates, decided to invest largely
in the company and Thos F. Cole be
anne president.
We i'll Phoebe feel peculiar in
terest in this company for the reas
on that J. A. Gallagher, (our Jack,
was in charge of the work of rescue
when three mireIs were entombet
Cor As days in the Alpha shaft. Theil
rescue under ais direction was on,
OF the most spectacular and romanti,
Incidents in an industry, with /;
history so full Of horrible catastro
Plies
Mr.. Snedaker from the beginnin;
| was consulting engineer of the Cir
| oux. He had just returned from Du
| luth, where he had been to attent
the annual meeting of stockholders O
the company where he had been re
elected director and consulting en-
gineer. Food, eaten at railroad res
taurants. enroute back to Denver
was the cause to which death fror
ptomaine poisoning was attribute
he leaves the wife he married in A.
pen in 1886. and one boy, now
young man of 81 at the Columbi
School of Mines.
| Probably the most interesting az
| dress to which Mr. Snedaker ever. IL