The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1922-12-07
ITALIAN AMBASSADOR
ONCE WITH BUNKER HILL
CAREER AS ENGINEER, SOLDIER
AND NOW DIPLoMAT-wEL-
COME TO THE U. S.

That the new Italian premier should
have chosen Gelasio Caetani as am
bassador to the United States is a
matter of great satisfaction to Ameri
can engineers. says the Engineering
and Mining Journal Press. Ambassa-
dor Caetani has distinguished himself
both as a mining and as a civil engin-
eer. He is the fifth son of the Duke
of Sarmiento and despite the promin-
enee of the family in political affairs
insisted on following his bent toward
engineering and he completed the
course in civil engineering at the Uni
versity of Rome. Almost Immediately
after having been graduated from that
institution, he came to the United
States and entered Columbia univer-
sity, where he took the complete min
ing engineering course. He then went
to California where he joined the staff
of f. W. Bradley, and specialized on
work in the Occur d'Alene district
He took an important part in working
out the problems in the new Bunker
Hill mill, in that district Among 9TH
er things he invented the Bunker Hill
screen, an ore dressing device which
has proved to be of great worth. Lat
er Mr. Caetani formed a partnership
with Albert Burch and Oscar Hershey
and was thus engaged when the great
war began. He retired from the part
nership and returned to Europe in an
swer to a call from the Red Cross. He
served with that organization until
Italy entered the war. He then joined
the colors and was assigned to an en-
cheering regiment. His war service
was a succession of achievements the
principal two of which were the blast
ing operation at Col de Lana and lie
supply of outposts in the high Alps
His success in each of these instances |
Is attributable to his mining expert
ence.
Help in Home Land.
Following the armistice Mr.. Caetani |
'eIt that it was his duty to stay at
nome and help to pull his country |
through the difficulties of reconstruc-
ion, although it was his personal de- |
sire to return to the United States and |
o resume his professional work which
lad assumed promising proportions ut
he time he was forced to leave. With /
he purpose of providing employment /
md increasing food production, he di-
ected a large reclamation project and /
ook an active part in political affairs.
rs a member of the city council of
rome, he has had an important hand
n the stirring political events of the
ecent months in Italy.
The new premier has announced
hat he will give the country d gov
rnment rather than a ministry. The
mining engineers of the west know
'aetani. and his selection as Italian
is certain to be applauded I
n many a mining camp.
To Welcome Caetani.
A reception and banquet at which
Prince Gelasio Caetani the new am
assador of Italy to the United Statas-
viii be the guest of hOnor is beng /
tanned by the Federated American /
Societies. L. w. Wallace
he executive secretary of the 80, ri
alton, has written AmbassadOc Cae-
ami telling him of the desire of the
ngineers in this country to pay him ]
his mark of respect. No information 4
as been received as yet at the Itel'an ]
mbassy as to the time of the new I
arrival. It is believed, i
ovever. that he will to in this coun- {
~ by the first of the year in which
vent Mr.. Wallace hopes to arrause Y
, AVE Prince Caetanl as the guest of {
onoi at the annual banquet of Amer t
an Engineering Council If nat is 7
one, arrangements will be made so I
nat all engineers who desire may at +
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