The Twin Falls times. [volume] (Twin Falls, Idaho) 1905-1916, 1915-05-21
Directors of Nevada Copper
Mining Co. Hold Session.
WILL INSTALL MACHINERY AND
CREATE POWER FOR MINES
Plans for the Mill on the Properties
Said to be Fully Outlined by Engi.
neer Sherwood.

With the arrival in Contact Thurs
day and Friday of the officers and di-
rectors of the Nevada Copper Mining,
Milling & Power Company, new inter-
est was awakened in the camp. The
party, consisting of f. F. Messenger,
president; e. S. Price, secretary and
treasurer; with G.. H. Reed and A. E.
Irving, directors, arrived in Twin Falls
from Tacoma, Wash, Wednesday,
where they were met by Henry Smith,
vice-president, and c. l.. Eastman, G.
F. Sherwood, consulting engineer,
reached Twin Falls Tuesday and, to-
gether with Mrs. e. S. Price and G. J..
Klindt, stockholders, of Tacoma, ac-
companied the party to Contact.
The party remained over night at
Twin Falls, where meetings of the di-
rectors, with G. f. Sherwood, took up
matters of vital Importance to the
company which presented themselves
at this time for immediate considera-
ton.
One Of the important matters set
tied by the directors while in Twin
Falls was that of power to operate
its industries. For some time this
question has been the all-absOrbing
topic in Contact and throughout the
surrounding country. Much publicity
has been given the matter and state
ments have been made and published
10 the effect that negotiations for
power had been successfully conclud-
ed and that construction Of power
line to Contact would begin about
May l.
Later developments, however, show
that no contract had been entered into
by the Nevada Copper Mining Milling
& Power people with any company
to supply the generating influence
necessary for the operation of the mill
and other industries projected by
them The entire matter of power
was an open question with the direc-
tors upon their arrival in Twin Falls,
and it's final disposition in the man
ner it has been handled will find favor
not only with the stockholders of the
Nevada Copper Mining, Milling &
Power company but with all who are
interested in the future development
of Contact and it's general welfare.
Consulting Engineer Sherwood's re-
port was found to be favorable to the
installation and operation by the COM
pany of it's own power plant at Con-
tact BY the installation of Deisel
engine, found and proven to operate
successfully in other districts. the
company will be enabled to generate
in the beginning about 800 horse
power, which is amply sufficient for
present requirements, and the plant
may be added OF in units as demand
may occur. This method of power
supply will be adopted. and, accord
ing to the statement of the directors.
they will authorize the purchase of
the necessary equipment for the same.
The Miner has long proclaimed the
fact that the Nevada Copper Mining,
Milling & Power company would build
a mill to handle the immense ore bod
les that have been blocked out upon
it's properties. 1t has recently stat
ed that city water system would be
Installed and that power would be
furnished with which to operate the
mill and light the city. Time and
again has the statement been made
that Contact was on the eve of great
boom, that property after property
would be opened up, that many mills
and plants of diversified character
would be constructed to handle the
ores OF the district. While the build
ing of mills and plants by interests
other than the Nevada Copper Mining
Milling and Power company are ac-
tivities of the future. with the state
ment as given out by E. F. Messin-
ger there can remain no doubt as to
the sincerity Of the officers of the Ne
vada Copper Mining. Milling & Pow
er company with regard to the i'm
mediate carrying out of their plans.
With the construction of one plant.
no one doubts that many others will
follow just as quickly as their hold
ings may be placed in shape for pro-
per development work and sufficient
finances arranged to warrant actual
mining and mill OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Miner.