The Arizona copper camp., 1920-01-10


here this week with a visit of in
spection to the plant of the New
Cornelia Copper company The proc
ess of recovering copper from low
grade ores was explained in detail
here by Mike Curley, general super
intendent; Chief Metallurgist Tobel-
man and other experts of the New
Cornelia Copper company to 300 in
terested mining men from all parts
of the United States, following n
visit to the pit mining operations,
the giant crusher and the dump on
Monday.
The members of the American In
stitute of Mining and Metallurgical
Engineers and their friends were
shown through the reduction plant
where every step in its marvellous
process was fully explained. One of
the most interesting features of the
sessions of the field meeting of the
Arizona section was a talk by Col.
John c. Greenway, detailing the his
tory of the process and of the COM
pany's operations.
The formal sessions were opened
by w. G. Mcbride of Globe, the pres
ident of the Arizona section. who
introduced DR.. L. D. Ricketts,, past
president of the Arizona organiza-
tion. AS chairman DIR. Ricketts, in
troduced the officers of the national
organization.
That despite it's fine school build
ings, Arizona is sadly behind other
states in matters educational, was
the declaration made by Governor
Campbell last night on the occasion
of the dedication of the new S175.-
600 Ajo school building, said to be
the finest edifice of it's kind in the
state. This backwardness, the gov
ernor attributed in large part to
the fact that teachers salaries are
far below the wages paid for COM
mon labor A situation which he de-
clared must be met and overcome
before this state can hope to make
material advancement.
The dedication exercises were held
in the auditorium of the new school
and largely attended.
Sins of Omission
That the engineering profession of
America, through diffidence and
modesty, has committed a grave sin
OF omission in not taking a more
active part in the settlement of in
dustrial unrest was the point driven
home by Horace B. Winchell, presi-
dent of the national organization, in
an address in response to the ad-
dress of welcome.
The engineer stands in a peculiar
position, he said. Touching hands
with the capitalist on one hand and
the laboring man on the other, he
is in much better position to bring
about an understanding than any
other type, he declared.
President Winchell opened his re-
marks by contrasting the methods
employed ty the New Cornelia Cop.
per company with those. of Japan.
In detail he related his visit to the
Ashio mine of Japan, which has been
in operation for more than three
centuries. In detail also he de-
scribed the geological formation of
the three main systems of veins and
their relation to other bodies of solid
sulphate material.
This mine, he said, is equipped
with a. fine hydro-electric plant a
splendid flotation mill and the equip
ment is up to date in many ways,
though it is required that the tail
ings be carried over the mountain in
buckets and dumped there, lest a
certain stream used for irrigation
purposes be polluted.
The government also exercises a.
very stringent watchfulness over the
smelter to prevent the escape of too
tISach sulphur and arsenic into the
arr The Japs are doing a great
deal, he said, in the matter of cop
per production, and yet they are un-
able to fill their own demands for
the metal, as shown by the fact that
they are buying copper in this coun-
try and that they have engineers out
looking for locations in South Amer
lea. He spoke of the Japanese as an
enterprising, progressive people and
very fond of blue prints.
In extending greetings from the
eastern members and officers of the
institute, President Winchell dwelt
with emphasis on the greater spirit
of cooperation which has sprung up
among engineers and between The
various branches of the profession
of late Formerly, he said, there was
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