The Ketchikan miner., 1907-08-03

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 The average man. fl asked .o name of hand. the uses ot copper. would be likely 10 reply that the metal Was used mainly fer co.nias pennies a1a making wire. yet these uses emul9s barely mora .han . quarter ot ne copper that : produced. On seea1G though. he nigh: smile U naming eouuar coinage as aa important cor surer ot ne metal. yse his df>t thought would be nearer right taa- his second. tog the Chinese Empire has uSed Ei.y thousand lols U copper for making 1aE cons. within tLs Fas. -wo years. thereby increasing .as circulating medium q the country . the extent ot four ounces t1- each IT. habi-4z.-tor while ft.y thousand -o-s ot copper = a large quantity . metal. sufficient ID .o4d thousanl freight ears - t1e heaT:=s. srre uset on Aufricau railroa6s. ]. = bu. quarter ot aa aToi-durois pound HsE capl.a. wbea divided among tear hundred million people.
 Oais .he expert. ot those e1gage5 mos actively U the copper industry. have she sllgt-=sc .6ea ot -he Diversified aSe> 10 which copper : p-,. = sho11 6y a chapter oa tae u,es . he neal i1 =he 1aw e5l.ie1 ot -hs Copper Handbook. ngolisha4 t7 Horace ,. S.4veas. Of aoaghio1. Michigan. Acco-5.ng 60 nj, toes copr=r enters mo al4ost e7egg togu ot human activity. and -he E1u.r.- y..ci-r q i-> ases .s aos- surprising. Electric l.eb.. power and traction are immense co1s31ers 5t sh= meta. .z tbe form Of Nlss. ard telephones a16 ce,sgfapls szd il .1disp sps1sl5.s. ssz electricity requires e1lE t.iae more -hsa quarter ot tae me.a- E41s. The engineering trade, consume more thaa ls.t Of a. -he copper prod 1ced- mainly iz tae from ot 5a a.s a1t tae.e arg about q sc7re ot tcic-.e1 ueta.- and allog.. each having .. >p=clal a,e. !a.o which copper enters a ccnpo1s1t par
 The aEil5izg trades a-s e1grrD5.s consumers ot copper. and ta.s >or. c. cozs1HFs.0l : iIc1ea,-1g rapidly. Copper ro0t>. c1gaiees. and tE1r-- a6ocz sh= exteliors of business bald i-gs II .housaz.5, ot -o@a.. @hlle faz interior work the great majority .. modern bui.Gin.s tss copper. brasz CT bronze .ocEs. i.aoos ard ba--- Brass Y.p-9. n5cal=d. are . modern b4-h-Eoo1s and .4ra-or.a-- and ara-. and oro1ze chandeliers. gas and e.se- rr.c fixture, are a.uos- lava-iaa.e. :. dozen or 1oEe other 7erg eonuo1 domestic uses Of copper are ue1-.o1- ed.
 h ths manufacturing world tle uses ot copper and bra., arg ian1uee- able. One concern la cbe Ssg2taca valley Of Cou1ectic1. ougs copper in len lon lo.s, monthly. solely for the making ot watch di4is. al Of the better grade 6izls being of copper en4meled. The common pin require hundreds of .ens Of copper yearly insignificant a. single pin mas se eem. Bals for shoes and tips for >hee lace.. requires metal by the scores Of ton. and the thin metallic tips oa rubber ripped lead pencils are fe- sponsIble for 6 surprising depletion i1 the a-ock Of the metal.
 In addition 70 the consumption Of the metal itself. the n-e Of 1ho1sand- Of tons Of copper sulpha.e are reauif- cd for The afrs ard manufacture. ard for hcrric1lture purposes. ia spraying fruit .rees. bushes and wines. T. is very evident. from peE,Bal 0. the book in question, that copper plays q vital. and 2 far more inpor- ian. part than commonly supposed. in TWeutieth Century cigi.izaion.