White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1914-09-13
mst Aid Won
By Concentrate
NINE RESCUE TEAM FROM VET
FRAN LOSES FIRST PRIZE
THROUGH TECHNICALLY BY
NARROW MARGIN ~ MEET.

The Nevada Consolidated Copper
company won the Miners First Aid
contest which was held last Monday
on the University of Nevada campus
in connection with the Labor Day
celebration, the prize being awarded
to the coneentrator team from Me-
Gill. Each man on the winning team
received medal In recognition of
his efforts. The mill men made a
perfect score. receiving 100 per cent.
the highest number of points yet
awarded in any first aid competition
yet held.
The winning aggregation was COM
posed of the following: L. A. Mink.
captain. e. c. Leveridge. A. Robin
son, d. ID. Duval and II. James.
Second prize was awarded to the
Nevada Consolidated team from the
Veteran mine In the Mine Rescue
contest, first honors having been cap
tured By the quintet that represented
the Tonopah Mining company, on a
technicality by very narrow margin.
The winning team made a creditable
showing. and their evolutions were
watched with considerable interest.
The members of the Veteran team
are as follows: p Friel. captain; d.
Johnson, J. Hyland, W. j. Murphy
and F. Monahan.
The Nevada Northern team were
not as fortunate in the field meet as
the other teams from the Ely dis
trict. receiving fourth prize in the
first aid contest for railroad and
power companies. The railroaders
sent the following men to take part
In the statewide meet; Earl A. Har-
per George Murphy, William Royle,
". D. Morgan and Fl. S. Hicks.
The Mackay field bleachers were
crowded while the counties were IN
progress, and the movements of the
contestants were watched with much
interest. All the teams were requir-
ed to so through the different eyolu-
tions at the same time. and twenty
five minutes were allowed in which
to administer first aid to patient
who was supposed to have been in
jured so badly as to be almost be-
yond human aid.
Prizes won in the different con-
tests were awarded by =. A. McCar-
ran. justice of the supreme court.
after the conclusion of series of ad-
dresses in the friendly feeling that
had been engendered between the
companies and their employees as
result of the movement for the con-
scrvation OF human life.
Professor Robert Levers. acting
president of the University. acted as
toastmaster. The University Glee
club furnished music. and the En-
gineers' club was host on this aus
picious occasion. The singers were
recalled many times. and the rafters
OF the gymnasium rang with col
lege melodies.
Lindsay Duncan. mechanical en-
gineer for the Nevada Consolidated.
who accompanied the first aid and
mine rescue teams TO Reno. spoke In
regard to the increased feeling OF re-
sponsibility since the institution OF
safety first work throughout the
state
Edward Steidle. who with George
s. Riggs had the safety car OF the
Bureau of Mines in Ely during the
Fourth of July oeleration. said that
the Labor Day meet in Reno was the
first In which metal miners engaged
exclusively, and praised the crews
for their discipline. remarking that
In no other state had more favor
able disposition toward mine rescue
and safety first work been shown.
Among the other speakers were Gov
crpor T. l.. Oddie, and A. j. Carpen-
Ter. superintendent of the West End
mill. and a member of the class OF
1907 at the University.