The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-04-15


by death five men who had been PEE
tuliarly influential in the great de-
1elopment of mining in the western
tates that has marked the period
since the close of the civil war. They
stood as the representatives of two
great currents of capital that were al
once the cause ard the effect Of the
urge scale gold silver mining which
has characterized the period and reg
on. Associated with them We're 9TH
ers. most Of whom had gone before,
and few hale and hearty veterans
who seem to have found the secret OF
perpetual youth. OF the five who died
in 1914. three were native-horn Ameri-
cans and two were immigrants, one
from Prussia and one from Canada
All were staunch in their American
ism, but cosmopolitan, as betlts
miner, in their technology. James
Haggin was a country lawyer VINO
became great mine-owner Louis
Janin was the trained engineer on
whose Judgment the capitalist took
or refused properties. Thomas j.
Grier was a telegraph operator VINO
became a great mine manager work
| ny for the Haggin- Hearst group.
Samuel B. Chrlsty was an instructor
In chemistry who became the head of
a great mining school, largely sup
ported with money from mines APP
proved by Janin, managed by Grier,
and owned by the widow of Haggin's
business partner, These men We're
bound together by personal and pro-
| fesslonal ties. and they represented a
typical American group; the shrewd
| trader who foresees and stimulate"
the development of natural resources
but confirms his Judgment with the
best the profession affords. the prac-
jtieal operator who builds M great
enterprise and the scholar who passes
on to the succeeding generation the
best, of the technology developed In
connection with this work. The Hag-
made its money out of the ground
The men at the head were primarily
miners of ore, not manipulators OF
stocks. They took the legitimate
chances of mining bodily for them
selves, sharing risks and profits hon
estlv with few friends; they scored
MANY successes and had their share
of failures. All over the west the
scout of today finds the marks on the
trail made by these pioneers. II y
interesting to note that, in the diff
cult marke days of last August shares
In the Homestake Gold Mining com
pany were among the few that scored
a rise, and tllat. with the same diVi'
dent rate, the shares have recent,
sold above United States Steel pre-
ferred. These pioneers not only hunt
ed out the best opportunities, but the,
built we'll on what thew found.
A Distinguished Group.
The second group represented anon.
the men who died in 1914 was the FIX
Iploratlon Company OF London, o
which Henry Bratnobcr was long ;
fleld-agent. Associated with him wer
J Alfred Wartenweiler, who died in 1912
and less closely, Mr., Henry Callahan
. who fortunately is still among us witt
judgment keen as ever and spirit I'M
touched by age. At the head of thi
group was first Hamilton Smith ant
later Mr. r. r. Bayiss, who still, il
London maintains an honorable am
influential tradition in mining. OF tn
many others affiliated with these men
There is not here space to speak. /
was a notable group. changing from
time to time as such groups do, bu
through long years Bayllss stood a
the head and Bratnober secuted thu
field. In contrast with the Haggn'
Hearst combination. the Exploration
company worked with public capita
land depended on the market. 1t, how
ever, put money into mining. develop
ed successful mines, and made large
and legitimate profits. In the United
States 1t was the pioneer in bringinf
foreign capital in mining which pre-
Iviously had been considered too specu'
lative.
Honors Were Even.