Show x of New Nev Park Subject of Sketch prominent er in his weekly write-up write of or In the Sunday Tribune bune- bune I Gave the following sketch of ot the tho life of ot Elwin L L- L Craig superintend superintend- superintendent w ent New Park Mining company since in February 1945 The sUbject of ot this sketch declares that a 0 K broken down automobile gained him the best Influence of his career Elwin U L. L Craig was born Jn in n Boulder Colo Jan 4 1909 the y youngest of five tIve I children His parents Louisa and Clar- Clar Clarr ClarI Clarence I ence Craig aged 78 and 82 respectively I still are aro living I nl Ire He had two brothers and ond two sisters r i One brother I is director of ot the chairman of the tho applied mathematics department 1 at m Texas u university the other Is in the machinery business In Boulder Colo Ono sister stater Maude Is married to L L. E. E Whiting who teaches at Duke Duko city the other Elberta is Mrs E E. L. L Smith whose husband Is chief engineer for tor the Grant McDonald Construction Co Denver Elwin Craigs Craig's father Is a 0 re re- re retired retired tired contractor and millwright Worked In Mines lInes As AB a 0 grade high school student and ond during college vacations Craig obtained much experience In and about small gold and tungsten mines In Colorado where his father built mills and small mine plants I Craigs Craig's first two years of ot college were spent at Texas university where wh re as al already al- al already already ready stated sated his brother Harvey is a 0 member of ot the faculty He completed his college with two years and two summers at Colorado university His first professional work was as surveyor for seismograph crews In n the Texas and Louisiana gulf gult coast coast region which occupied oc him bun during the years 1931 32 In 1934 ho switched to leasing leas- leas leasIng leasIng Ing operations In the mines of ot Boulder county Colorado Learns Mine Conditions In 1936 Craig went to the famous Climax molybdenum mine at Climax Colo as an ore sampler Here he first learned about dangerous natural mine conditions and Incidentally first be be- became became became came acquainted with Jim Richardson now manager of the Utah Metal Mining but at that time safety engineer at at- Climax Craig went back to tungsten gold-tungsten leasing lensing In Boulder county Colorado notably the tho Washburn mine of ot the Gold Silver SUver Tungsten Inc headed by the late J. J G. G Clark It is or ot Interest to recall that Clark paid but one ono dividend dividend-a a million dollars In 1941 Craig became engineer in the mining department or ot the General Chemical Co operators or ot fluor spar properties In the Jamestown Colo dis dia- trl t Joins Tintic Standard Coming to Utah In 1942 Craig became engineer and sampler at the Stan Stan- Standard Standard Standard dard mine at Dividend In 1943 he went to the Ruth Nev Nov underground mine of the Copper Corp as engineer and later was put In charge ot of ore production Returning to Utah In 1944 he Joined the he stat staff of the New Park Mining Co engineer He was walt made superintend superintend- superintendent ent the position he now holds Feb 7 1945 One day while Craig was wad operating the Washburn mine on lease a 0 young lady named Willa M. M Henry born In Mill Mill- Millburne Wyo educated at the University of Wyoming and teaching in the schools at Evanston Wyo found herself with a 0 broken down automobile In Boulder county Colorado Elwin L L. Craig found her helped her herout herout herout out of ot her predicament They were mar mar- married married ried Aug 29 29 1938 They have three daughters Helen Louise Carol Anne and Katherine Catherine Coupled with his wide and varied ex experience ex- ex experience experience In mining there have been times In n Craigs Craig's career not too uncommon un uncommon om- om mon in the lives es of ot roving mining en en- engineers when his roll was pretty thin I en Vivid In his mind Is one Christmas when the family dined on worth of ot stew beef I No doubt that experience and ond others I are what give Elwin Craig an under- under understanding understanding understanding standing of the tho problems of o and respect for real workers as well as aa his frank I admiration for tor the methods employed by bythe the management of ot the mine of which he Is superintendent On the mechanical side or ot mining he has a 0 peculiar understanding of ot why miners prefer one machine as against another and the efficiency of operation I involved in the like or or dislike He Ho does does' quite a bit or ot thinking I |