The Eureka sentinel. [volume] (Eureka, Nev.) 1902-current, 1919-07-26
RECEPTION TO MAJOR CATuN
N HONOR 18TH BIRTHDAY
A Splendid Tribute To His Char
scter and Ability. and a Mani
Hesitation Of the Esteem In
Which He Is Held BY the Peo-
pie of Eureka.

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reception was given to Major Henry
G.. Catlin at the Eureka Theatre in
honor of bis 10th birthday. and to
give expression by the people of this
community of their esteem for him
as a man of rugged honesty and
great ability, as well as to afford
them an opportunity to make mani
fest their sincere appreciation of his
many years of effort to bring about
mining on a large scale here.
Not until he was escorted into the
we'll filed theatre did Major Catlin
know that a reception was to be CIV
en- him and for a moment he was
quite overcome. In a short speech
he very gracefully told of both his
surprise and appreciation. Dancing
followed the reception and refresh
ments and cigars we're served
throughout the evening by Miss
Merialdo. Everybody had a good
time and joined in wishing Major
Catlin many happy returns of the
day.
Major Catlin has had a long and
most interesting career. No man
living has seen more of the worlds
great mining districts or examined
so great a number of mines and pros
poets. 1t is particularly gratifying
to the people of Eureka to know that
with all of his wonderful knowledge
of mines he believes Eureka to be
second to none in precious metal
wealth. 1t has been this belief that
has stimulated his efforts for over 80
years to interest sufficient capital to
start mining here in a large way.
Until now his efforts have been de-
feated by lack of transportation ia
cilities and the excessive freight and
smelter charges. The discovery and
perfection of processes and methods
by which ores too low grade to stand
freight and smelter charges may be
cheaply treated now make available
for profitable utilization the great
mass of such ore in this district. The
long dream of Eureka is now upon
the threshold of coming true. To
Major Catlin all credit is due and to
him we owe a debt of eternal graft.
tude. The following brief sketch OF
his caree will prove to be of great
interest:
LIFE OF HENRY C. cATLIN
Henry G. Catlin was born in Yer.
mont in 1843, his early bent towards
mining was fostered by the fact tina
his relatives were largely interested
in t h e Acton and Huntington
copper mines of the southeastern
townships of lower Canada-now the
Province of Quebec. These were a
the time, it being before the Michi
gan deposits were found. the promi
nent copper mines of America. and
from Captain Williams, an old Cor
nish mine captain, then in their ser
vice and who with his descendant.
have to this day held a conspicuou.
place in American mining, he gained
his first insight into what became hi.
life's work.
A student at the University of Yer
mont, he left college during his sen
Tor year and enlisted in a Vermont
regiment. serving during the war il
various grades. Shortly after the
Civil War he crossed the plains anC
took up work as a mining engineer
in Nevada. Montana and Idaho. AT
ter a few years he was engaged by
prominent English mining peopl,
whose activities were world wide il
Europe, Asia, Africa. as well a
North and South America. For som'
eighteen years he went over tn,
world for them wherever their bust
ness demanded. In this work he &C
quired a general knowledge of Eu
reka and aparticular one of the Pros
pect mountain mines. His connec
tions in England we're large ant
sometime controlling stockholders il
the Richmond, and owned the Ruby
Dunderberg properties. Among his