Bisbee daily review., 1909-04-30
REVIEW OF THE COPPER HANDBOOK.

Copper Handbook. just issued by the
 author. Mir. Horace J. Stevens. of
 Houghton. Michigan. is at hand. It is an octave volume of I5O0 pages. ln
 brevier type, but by slight increases
 in the width and heighth of the print ed matter on each page. together
 with reduction in the leading. but
 without using smaller face of type, each page carries one-third more mat ter than formerly. and the new edi- tion. with only 15oo pages. contains one-half more matter than the pre- eeding edition. which had 1928 pages.
 The principal chapter of the book, 1 devoted to detailed descriptions of the copper mines of the globe, has 11s5 pages, describing no less than 6767 copper mines and copper com panies, in aii parts of the world. com pairing with 4e27 listed in the preced- ing edition. This long chapter, which was unreyised in Vol. VII, owing to fire, accident and illness. has been completely rewritten, even the obit- uaries of the defunct companies hay ing been improved by the addition of neat verbal tombstones.
 Copper IS considered under a great
 Fariety of heads. in the preliminary chapters of t,.e 5cok, these giving. in ron-technical but erect language. a vast amount of information relating to the geology and mineralogy of cop per and copper ores. with chapters devoted to mining, milling, smelting. teaching and refining. and yet other chapters treating of the history of the metal. brands, grades, substitutes and uses. The very complete gloss ary of mining terms is reprinted from Vol. VII. The final chapter, devoted to statistics, is the most complete and compendious given in any work dealing with the subject, whether is- sued officially or privately, and It's au- thority has been recognized officially and by the copper trade.
 It is rarely that a single work is found of such general importance to such a great diversity of interests as is the Copper Handbook. which is practically an encyclopedia of the en- tire subject of copper, and, as such. Is of equal interest to miner. metal lurgist. refiner. producer and consum- CT. To the investor or speculator in copper shares. it is as nearly indis- pens.ble as a work of reference can become. As usual. the Copper Hand book is exceedingly frank in it's com. ments. and the descriptions of min ing companies considered by the au- thor to be dishonest, are marked by the utmost limit of plain-spealxing That seven preceding editions, em- bodying language of the same tart ness. have appeared without a single libel suit being brought into court, !, though many going 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 arraignments as are contained in this and the past editions of his book.
 The price of the Copper Handbook is five dollars, in a strong green buck ram binding, and the selling plan is unique. as the book is sent to anyone ordering it, from any part of the globe. without a penny in advance. the publisher prepaying carriage charges. and allowing the purchaser a weeks inspection. and accepting the return of the book In settlement of the charge if. upon inspection. 1t 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