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Show J THE CACTUS. H' HH i.- - That the Cactus group of mines Is HJ to soon bo made one of the most pro. HJ . ductivo in tho history of copper mln- HJ Ing Is a conclusion in which every HJ person, expert or practical miner, has HJ concurred. While tho promulgation HJj of aged Bingham as a camp of copper Hi and the Introduction of pyrltlc smelt- H I Ing Into this valley aro achievements HJ In tho realms of mine nnd furnaco up- HJ. cn which the namo of Samuel Now- HJ ' houso Is Imperlshably stamped it is HJ tho Cactus group, acquired by him four HJ years ago that afforded him nn oppor- HJ tunity for supremo conquost. Practl- HJ cally an outcast when his attention was HJ drawn to it, notwithstanding tho es- HJ teem In which It was hold by tho own- HJ cr3, n Parisian syndicate, tho wealth HJ of Its enormous fissures began to cm- HJ phaslzo Itself with ovory shot. In the HJ time ihat has elapsed since then liun- HJ drods of thousands of dollars havo HJ been expended on equipment; a lino of railway has been extended to tho HJ stupendous plant, another to tho HJj mines; the mill has been complotcd, HJ nnd n town, a metropolis In mlnlaturo, HJj with its cluster of modern cottages, a HJj stitoly inn, club, library, schoolhouso HJ and park, built upon tho desert. Wat- HJ cr Is piped 44,000 feet to tho conccn- Hj trator and settlement. Mr. Newhouso ll has Invested in nothing in which thero HJ Is any element of risk. Since tho bo- HJ' ginning of operations tho earnings havo been continuous. HJ Tho estate acquired by Mr. Now- HJ' houso from tho world of copper when HJ ho embraced tho long-neglected oppor- HJ1 tunity held out xo him by tho Cactus HJ, mines, extends for no less than 7000 HJ; feot along tho strike of ono of the HJ most remarkable of copper, gold and Hi silver-bearing zones. Just over tho hill aro tho properties of tho famous Horn Sliver Mining company that havo been productive of ores of tho valuo of ?4C,000,000, and that aro yet pouring pour-ing tholr wealth into tho laps of shareholders. share-holders. Thoy aix) each prominent units in California mining district, Beaver county, tho Horn Silver having hav-ing fathomed its ledges to a depth of over 1C00 with nothing to indicate at what depth tho extraction of oro shall cease. On tho other hand tho possesions of tho Nowhouso mines and smelters is practically virgin. The shaft through which tho former owners had explored tho zono had reached tho depth of .'100 feet. This was filled with water and tho only ores nccesslblo at tho time woro thoso that had been exposed in tho pioneer tunnel driven by tho previous pre-vious owners. This avenue, 440 feet In length, had advanced tho entire lis-tanco lis-tanco in oro, however, its course obliquely across tho monster llssuro in tho mnss of granite. To ncqulro a new opening and to avoid workings that had long been crumbling, tho management began tho sinking of a now shaft from which tho levels woro extended at intervals of 100 feet and since that time its researches havo been In copper, gold and sllvor-bearlng ores until tho tonnago now exposed and roady for extraction Is sufficient to meet tho requirements of tho concentrator, concen-trator, running on 700 tons a day for llfteen years. This property shows tho greatest possibilities of any opened recently in tho Intormountain district. Tho organization of tho Nowhouso Mines and Smelters consists of Samuel Sam-uel Nowhouse, president nnd general manager; Louis N. Kramer, N,ow York, vlco president; John Joste'n, Now SALT LAKE THEATRE - York, secretary and treasurer; Mor ' ris M. Johnson, director and manager cf tho mines; Henry L. Irwin, director; direc-tor; A. J. Bottles, mill manager and metallurgist; Lafayotto Hanchett, business mannger and W. C. Thomas, Held superintendent; Joseph Dedor-ichs, Dedor-ichs, constructing engineer. |