Tombstone epitaph., 1922-09-24
ARIZONA MEN HAD PART IN RECOVERY
 OF MINE VICTIMS

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 PHOENIX, Sept. 20-Although it was little known. Phoenix and Ari- zens were greatly instrumental in re covering the bodies Of the 47 strong souled men who went down into the Argonaut mine never to return.
 E. O. Pickard. for five years a res ident of this city. was the repre- sentative of the United States bureau of mines and was in direct charge of the rescue organization. Orr Wood burn. director of the Globe Miami District Mine Rescue association. Gi- rected the work underground and was one of the two who effected the entrance from the Kennedy mine into the Arconaut workings In addition, a picked handful of miners were sent from the Globe Miami district. while al NitN bA tAbtl 4tAlNfu pi dNllNd bdt country" miners. muckers and tim bermen were shipped from Bisbee. Both of these trouble shooting gangs did heroic work all through the hec- tic search for the i7 missing men.
 Pickard is very well known here and throushout the state. A class mate of w W koontz of 3S7 Ole ander avenue he was graduated from the Michigan College of Mines. class of 1907. The following year he came to Arizona and entered the employ of the shannon Copper company at Metcalf. where NIT. Koontz was also employed at that time. Both were in the engineering department.
 Pickard stayed there as chief engi- neer until 1912 and then came 10 this city. where he opened offices and practiced as d consulting mining en- gineer. Early in 1915 he associated himself with the state land depart ment as chief engineer and remained in that capacity until shortly after the outbreak of the war, when he was called 10 Washington. where he en- tered service as field agent for the United States bureau of mines.
 His first federal station was Mich isan. where he operated with off, cials of the Wolverine state. In 1919, he went to California and established headquarters at Berkeley. with his territory ali of the Golden state. part of Arizona and Nevada.
 ! He visited here seyaral times since this departure. on two occasions ap' bearing at the state fair to exhibi; advanced mining apparatus and was contemplating visit with Phoenix friends early in the month. when he was called to Jackson.
 ] "Woodburn of Globe" is synony- nous for the nth degre of rescue finesse, as the Globe Miami official and underground expert is known, or at least. his exploits in this branch of mine work are from one end of the country 10 the other. According to those who were privileged to witness the work of the rescuing parties at Jackson. the real retrieving did not get thoroughly underway until he and : his assistants arrived, few days be fore the crew from Bisbee came into the northern California mining town Woodburn is, graduate of the Col orado School of Mines, and is thor. oughly versed in all branches of the mining industry. He had charge of the mine rescue station in the Clifton district before entering the employ of the Globe Miami. District Mine Rescue association. He had charge Of the mine rescue contests at the state fair in 1919 and several members of the competing crews are among the men who worked heroically at Jack son in an effort to reach the entomb