In June 1856 I took charge of the Copiapo
Mining Cy. Copiapo, as Chief Manager.
In 1857 the Chief Management of the Copiapo
Gas Compy. was placed in my hands.
In 1858 I was made Joint Manager of the
Copiapo Smelting Comp with Mr Stephen
Thomas. A new Compy floated in London.
And in 1859 I became also Chief Manager
of the Copiapo Extension Rway Company,
working between Pabillon + Charnarcillo.
In the same year 1859 I gave up my
Joint Management of the Copiapo Smelting
Comp as I could not get on comfortably
with Mr Thomas. Things then continued
going wrong at the Smelting Works, and
about the year 1863/1864 the Directors of the
Company sent me out full powers to
dismiss Mr Thomas + take the whole
Management into my hands.
This gave me the Sole Control over the
four English Companies established
in Copiapo.
During these 8 years - 1856/1864 - business
was falling off very fast in Copiapo,
+ the Gallo revolution of 1859 contributed
heavily to the ruin + discredit of the
Province.
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