Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1909-05-01
REVIEW OF
Stevens COPPER
HANDBOOK
VOLUME EIGHT OF THE LATEST
EDITION RECEIVED AT THIS
OFFICE.

The eighth annual edition of the
Copper Handbook, just issued by the
author, Mr. Horace ]. Stevens, of
Houghton, Michigan, is at hand 1t
is an octave volume of 1900 pages,
in BREWER type, but by slight in
creases in the width and height of
the printed matter on each page, to-
gether with a reduction in the lead
ing, but without using smaller
face of type, each page carries one
third more matter than formerly, and
the new edition, with only 1900
pages, contains one-half more mat
ter than the preceding edition, which
had 1928 pages.
The principal chapter of the book,
devoted to the detailed descriptions
of the copper mines of the globe, has
1856 pages, describing no less than
6767 copper mines and copper COM
panies, in all parts of the world,
comparing with 1927 listed in the
preceding edition. This long chap
ter, which was unrevised in volume
z, owing to fire, accident and illness,
has been completely rewritten, even
the obituaries of the defunct COM
panies having been improved by the
addition of neat verbal tombstones.
Copper is considered under a great
variety of heads, in the preliminary
chapters of the book, these giving,
in non-technical but correct Ian
guage, vast amount of information
relating to the geology and MINER
alogy of copper and copper ores,
with chapters devoted to mining,
milling, smelling, teaching and re-
filming, and yet other chapters treat
ing of the history of the metal,
brands, grades, substitutes and uses.
The very complete glossary of min
ing terms is reprinted from volume
2. The final chapter, devoted to
statistics, is the most complete and
compendious given in any work deal
ing with the subject, whether issued
officially or privately, and it's author
ity has been recognized officially and
by the copper trade.
1t is rarely that a single work is
found of such general Importance to
such great diversity IT interests as
is the Copper Handbook, which is
practically an encyclopedia of the
entire subject of copper, and, as
such, is of equal interest to miner,
metallurgist, refiner, producer and
consumer. To the investor or specu-
lator in copper shares, it is as nearly
indispensable as a work of reference
can become. AS usual, the Copper
Handbook is exceedingly frank in its
comments, and the descriptions of
mining companies considered by the
author to be dishonest, are marked
by the utmost limit of plain-speak-
ling. That seven preceding editions,
embodying language of the same
tartness, have appeared without a
single libel suit being brought into
court, though many companies are
branded as swindles, is evidence that
Mr.. Stevens, Notwithstanding the
fact that he denounces several hun
dred companies as frauds, is sure of
his ground in making such scathing
arrangements as are contained in this
and the past editions of his book.
The price of the Copper Handbook
is $500, in strong green buckram
binding, and the selling plan. is
unique, as the book is sent to anyone
ordering it, from any part of the
globe, without penny in advance,
the publisher preparing carriage
charges and allowing the purchaser a
weeks inspection, and accepting the
return of the book in settlement OF
the charge if, upon inspection, ii
does not prove satisfactory That
this plan is successful is proven by
the fact that it has been followed for
six consecutive years, and that the
Copper Handbook now circulates in
every country that has a postage
stamp of its own, and is claimed, by
the publisher, without recorded con.
tradiction, to enjoy the largest cir.
culation of any mining annual print.
ed in any language. Any one inter.
ested in copper, or copper shares
can well afford to write Mr.. Stevens
ordering copy of the Copper Hand
book without advance payment, and
subject to approval after a weeks in
spection.