The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-09-14
NOTED JAPANESE
VISITING THE CITY
KeijirO Nakamura, Metallurg-
ist, Is Here Looking for
Information.
INSPECTING GREAT MINES
in THE UNITED STATES
From Here the Visitor Will Go
to Europe and Aus
tralia.

Keijiro Nakamura, chief metallurgist
of the Besshi copper mine, in Japan, is
q visitor in Salt Lake, guest of the
Kenyon hotel To Tribune representa-
tive he talked interestingly of his pres
ent trip through the United States and
a portion of Canada.
Prof. Nakamura left Japan five
months ago on u tour Of inspection Of
the mines of this country, and the most
modern methods adopted for the treat
ment and extraction OF ores. After
landing in San Francisco he visited Ta-
coma, Wash, and inspected the great
smelter in operation at that place.
From there he visited Seattle, Van
couger, British Columbia and Winnipeg
for the purpose OF seeing the country.
His journey east included st. Paul and
Duluth, where he carefully examined
into the methods in operation for the
treatment Of iron ore, and went through
the great iron mines of northwestern
Minnesota. He also took in the won
derful iron. and copper mines Of the
Lake Superior region. He then crossed
over into Canada and inspected the
copper and nickel mines of Copper
The nickel mine there is the greatest
producer Of that metal In the world.
In his itinerary further East, Prof
Nakamura took in Ottawa and Mon
treal, in Canada, New York, Washing
ton and Niagara Falls. At the latter
place he was permitted to visit and in
spect the great water power plant
which generates electric light almost
sufficient to light the world. The cleo
trio metallurgical plant, however, he
was not permitted to see or inspect,
The great electric power plant was to
him a revelation and one Of the most
interesting sights of his trip.
Seeing Everything.
From Cleveland Prof. Nakamura went
out to Coneaut and witnessed the most
up-to-date labor-saving and expeditions
method of unloading iron ore in full
operation. At Chicago he inspected the
great mining machinery manufacturing
works. The Joplin lead and zinc mines
received his attention, also the methods
employed in the treatment Of these ores.
From Denver he visited the Black Hills
the great Homestake gold mine and in
specified the methods adopted for the
treatment of its ores. He visited Rapid
City, where is located the School of
Mines of South Dakota. On his return
Colorado Springs, Cripple Creek and
Pueblo received his scrutinizing inspec-
ton. At Cripple Creek he was greatly
interested in the great gold mines of
that district, and the methods adopted
for the treatment of the ores. He
thinks the gold stamp mills are verg-
aS gold oh from M the Ruiersson ores. - 'H' saving
Prof. Nakamura arrived In the city
Wednesday, and from here will radiate
into the various mining camps of Utah,
and will visit the smelters at Murray
Bingham and Garfield. For that pur-
pose he will be here several days. The
object Of his trip through this country
at this time is to gain personal knowl-
edge of the most modern and efficient
cially copper, and introduce the same
at the great copper mine Of which he
is chief metallurgist,
Greatest Mine In Japan.
The Besshi mine is the greatest cop
per mine in Japan, and has been ac-
lively worked for 220 years, and that,
original owner. Today, Prof Naka-
mura says, the mine is great and regu-
lar producer without signs of dinlinu-
ton or strength Of vein. Prof, Naka-
mura is an affable, polite gentleman,
above the average in ~hysique of the
ordinary Japanese. talks good English,
which he acquired in the English
schools or Japan nfteen years ago. RE
is profnse in his praise of the courtesy
accorded him by the people with whom
he has come in contact in this coun-
try, and speaks in appreciative terms
of the sympathy Of this great country
for Japan in her recent war with Rus
sia, the distressing and depressing eff
fects of which are rapidly passing away
in his country. Every kind of business.
he says, is getting. down to. its normal
plane, and Japan is open for business
with the world.
After doing this country the pro-
fessor will visit Europe and Australia
before returning to Japan, which will
be two years from the time of starting.
His impressions and observations in the
different countries visited will be pub
lished for the benefit Of the mining
industry of Japan.
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