Arizona republican., 1906-11-21
REVIEW OF THE COPPER HAND
BOOK.

The sixth annual edition Of the Cop
per Handbook, the only publication de-
voted exclusively TO the copper indus
try. has been issued. being several
month later than usual in appearance,
owing to the sickness OF the author
last spring. but matter of much later
date has been used than in proceed
ing issues. so that the book is as near
~ up-todate as its predecessors, and
FAR more bulky and exhaustive in its
treatment of the manifold phases of an
industry that IS worldwide in scope.
The Copper Handbook is encyclO-
paedic in scope. but is written through
out in plain language. easily UNDER
standable by those lacking a technical
education The work begins with a
chapter on the hisOry of copper. fol-
lowed by articles on the geology. chem
istry, mineralogy. metaullurgy and
uses Of the metal. with eight chapters
devoted to condensed descriptions Of
the known copper deposits of the globe.
\ glossary of mining terms will be
found useful 10 all readers not
thoroughly conversant with practical
mining. milling and smelling The
statistics Of the copper trade and Of
copper share finances are covered in
forty pages of highly condensed and
accurate tables
The major portion Of the book is de-
voted TO a chapter describing practi-
cally all known copper mines Of the
world. and listing every copper mining
company of Importance. This chapter
is arranged alphabetically. by titles,
rendering it self-indeXing. and saving
more than 80 pages of dOuble-cOlumn
index that otherwise would be required
to merely give the titles of the 1926
mines and companies listed in the book.
there being az more titles than in the
p eceding annual edition The de-
scriptions range in length from two
lines. in the case of the Calumet &
Hecla. a mine that employs seven
thousand men and will have paid one
hundred million dollars in dividends
by April next.
The detailed descriptions in the main
chapter of the book are especially val
liable because Of their completeness.
covering as they do. exact titles. fun
addresses. details Of organization, Of
fceis and finances in addition to fuil
and careful particulars regarding loca-
ton. area, ores. mine development,
equipment and prospects. Heretofore
works Of reference devoted 10 the
mines have confined themselves either
10 the financial or the mining end. but
the Copper Handbook covers all the
features of interest to investors. miners
or scientists. not of one mine or COM
pany. but of thousands. not in one dis
trict but i'm every district of the world.
The book contains much solid infor-
nation of a sort valuable TO mining
men and practical miners. including a
complete list OF the copper minerals
with their various names and charact-
e,istics. a summary of copper geology,
chemistry and methods of treatment,
| including milling. teaching. smelling,
/ etc The detailed descriptions Of the
various copper mines Of the world give
mass of facts. all prepared in logical
order that cannot but prove of vast
benefit TO any practical nan who reads
/ the work, as they furnish a birdsey7
view of the copper mining. milling and
smelling industry OF all countries and
all ages. with developments down to
date.
To the practical men engaged in til
work of making copper, and not In th'