Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1914-12-17
Progress of Cyanide Treatment
By One of the Chief Producers

TO import cyanide to meet the increas-
ing requirements of the United
States.
At the outbreak of the present Eu-
ropean war. we Immediately proceed
ed to rehabilltate our factory al
Perth Amboy, by obtaining additional
and sufficient supplies of raw mate.
rails so as to operate our works on
a much larger scale than heretofore,
and thus meet the extraordinary con.
ditions. In addition to this, arrange
ments have now been made to pro
cure a 1,000-ton shipment of cyanide
from Germany, which is to come for
ward on an American ship. and this
will also relieve the situation in Mex
leo, as all the cyanide we intend to
import is to provide for Mexican con
sumption.
If, in common with all other coun-
tries, the United States were on
free trade basis, no protection would
be necessary; but with a protective
tariff on some things and cyanide on
the free list. we ere handicapped in
the cost of production by reason of
the higher cost of raw material. la
Dor, land. equipment and capital in
yestment compared with European
conditions.
The total annual consumption Of
cyanide In the United States is about
| 2000 tons, and in Mexico 5000 tons.
With the enlargement of our Perth
Amboy plant. which is now almost
ready to begin operation, we shall be
able to supply the whole consumption
OF the United States, but must con
tinue to rely on importations to sup
ply the Mexican demand. Under the
Dingley tariff of 121a per cent ad
yalorem, an amount of protection
with which we were quite satisfied,
we were able at all times to supply
the whole American demand. The
raw materials we consume are so
dium, ammonia and carbon.-Chicago
Mining World.
and after graduating from the law
department of the University of Cali
fornia began practice at MERGED. He
has been engaged in the trial of more
important water litigation than any
other lawyer in the west. having liti
gated most of the valuable water
rights Of the great central valleys o.
California. He is considered as one
OF the greatest lawyers of the Cali
fornia bar and enjoys a large prac
tice, representing some of the mos
extensive financial interests of thu
Pacific coast He is senior member
of the law firm of Peck, Bunker &
Cole with offices in San francisco
: and Oakland.
: Judge S. S. Downer was born II
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, in 1858, and gradu
ated from Denison university a
) Granville, Ohio, and from Columbii
law school in class of 1876 He wen
: to Boulder, Colo in 1876 and resided
there for a period of 20 years. durinl
which time he served five years a
county judge, three years as distric
e attorney and six years as distric
!, Judge. During his residence in Co
!, orado Judge Downer was engaged i
4 many important mining cases. II
moved to Reno in 1904 and has prat
e tised there since as member of tn
e law firm of Cheney, Downer, Price
/ Hawkins, which is probably the hes
l. known law firm in Nevada today.
6 Horatio Alllng is native of Mil
6 nesota. Was educated at Garlic
$ college, in Minnesota, and graduate
l. from Albany law school in 1881. H
g has practised in North Dakota, Flo
> lud, WdSlilubtOnt lNONdud anu AVi "a
y last five years in California. NJ
II Alling has been engaged in some I
II the most important cases which hay
e been tried in Nevada within the pal
n few years, being one of the most SUI
s. cessful trial lawyers, even practisin
lg at the local bar and throughout N
-
at vada. He is well known in Tonopa
al where he resided from 1906 to 191
k He now has offices at San FrancisC
IT, and Oakland
A. C. Ellis is a native of Nevad
10, having been born at Carson City /
ia was admitted to the bar in Californ
ed in 1891, after graduation from u
ey University of California. and mov'