Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1908-04-10
COPPER HANDBOOK
HIGHLY USEFUL
Latest Volume Covers Every
Possible Phase of the Mining
Of the Red Metal and Its Va
riouS Uses,

The Morning journal has received
q copy Of volume VII, Of the new
edition Of the Copper Haudbook, Just
issued by the author Horace j. Stew
ems, of Houghtou, Mich The book has
l,G2S pages, octave BREWER type, be-
ing materially larger than before The
author apologies for his inability to
revise the book throughout, explain
ing that fine, sickness and loss Of five
months time prevented, but the new
volume contains about 100000 words
of new matter equal in length to
tfroc ordinary works OF fiction, in adj
dltlon TO the matter remaining un-
changed from me- preceding issue
The new edition of the Copper
Handbook contains % chapters, an In
crease of nine, treating OF copper I'M
der the headings Of History Geology.
Chemistry Mncralogy Mining, Mini
ipg, Concentration, Hydromctallurgy
PyrOmctallurgy EleCtrOmctallurgy
Alloys, Brands, Grades Uses, Substi-
utes TCrminology Geography Cop;
per Deposits, Copper Mines and Stat
rtics Tho treatment given the sub
jtct in LIES pages Is encyclopedia
in scope but the logical and orderly.
arrangement Of tho great mass OF
faces presented, coupled with a taGlo
of contents, fun index and alphabet
cal arrangement of districts. countries,
mines minerals and glossary, render
II possible to ascertain any given fact
with almost as much ease as yosd
Is found in a dictionary This 10
! oint Of much value to readers tl.at
has been overlooked in many other
wise excellent works of reference.
The Copper Handbook Is not in
tended "a replace other works for tho
uso Of technical mon. but II does sup
ploment all other technical books on
copper while for the average reader |
It's hundreds of pages devoted to ,hc
scientific and technical features Of the |
subject win be found to cover every |
point of interest The language Is |
plain throughout, and the layman, !
whether miner or investor win lind !
the clear and easily understandable |
exposition of scientific facts a great |
aid, as the highly technical language |
used IN many Of the best scientific !
works is serious stumbling block IN |
the path of the man not technically !
trained. who ls forced 20 read such
books with dictionary at his elbow |
In whatever light the Copper Hand |
book Is viewed, whether In describing
the thousands OF different copper
mines, In all parts Of the world, IN
ccsscs of mining milling, smelling
and refining, or IN the forty pages OF
statistics covering the copper indus
try uf the globe IN Its various COM
mcrcial and financial aspects the cook
must stand as a monument Of pa
ttence and labor il being the unadnd
worl, of single man.
The book will be found of deep in
tercSt and practical value 10 every
"A IA tstta. u H.. -. ..1.
per from whatever standpoint Wheth-
ar he be engaged in the production Il
or use of the metal or Is an investor
IL copper shares The descriptions If /,
HE mines are written without fear or II
favor. and several hundred mining II
companies, some very prominent. are II
handled without gloves, and in all
manner that would justify no end of
libel suits were the author not sure Il
)l his facts. In view of the exceed II
ngly plain speaking in this book. in II
which scores of companies are term
~ sWindles and frauds, II seems
rather surprising that In the seven
years Of It's publication not one libel II
suit has been brought into court. i
hough many have been threatened
~ laet the author OF the Copper
Handbook has turned the tables on
come OF his critics by placing feN
'I tltW ln PRISON, Tor tntlr frauds up
'n the Investing public
The price of the Copper Handbook
IS Ave dollars ana the selling plan
lsed rs absolutely unique In the book
rade. For five years past Mn Stew
ans has sent his book all carriage
harges prepaid on one weeks APP
1rovaL subject to return ii unsatiS-
HotoY, II speaks well for the book
Rat only about enc copy in thirty |