Mohave County miner and our mineral wealth., 1922-10-06
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NllhlAlN[U ulA The local chapter of the American 1hstitite of Mining and Metallurgical Engineers was delighted Monday last to receive a visit from a number of the delegates to the big convention at San Francisco. Among those dele gates were Col. and Mrs. Arthur s. Dwight; George D. Barron and wife; F. F. Sharpless, wife and son Paul; N. s. Spencer and Miss Spencer; Capt. and Mrs. H. J. Stahi; E. F. Zurich; R. L. Baldwin; S. F. Kelly and wife Col. Dwight is president of the or ganization and Mir. Sharpless is the secretary, MT. Barron being one of the directors. The delegation was net at Kingman by a number of mem kers from ,Oatman and Kinganan and were taken to Oatman by automobile. Y trip through the Big Jim mine was arranged, after which a most appe- tixing lunch was served in the Geo. tNlo Club rooms by the ladies of Oat- man.. The hostesses at this luncheon were Mesdames Roy Moore, w. B. Phelps, c. c. Tolleson, Wm. Linfes- tySA: Laitum, J. L. Bradley and Earl Bagley. These ladies are to be con graduated on the wonderful and dain- ty spread and we feel sure that every one of the guests voice the sentiment of the, Kingman people who had the good luck to partake of it.
 Those who sat down to the luncheon were MT. and Mrs. F. F. Sharpless and so1i R, W. Wilde; M. J. Spencer; E. Ross Housholder; Anson H. Smith; C.'J. Walter; Mir. and Mrs. Sherwin F. kelly; Mir. and Mrs. S. s. Jones; Nelson s. Spencer; E. F. Zurich; R. L. Baldwin, wife and daughter; MT. and Mrs. George D. Barron; Col. and Mrs. A S. Dwight; R. c. Jacobson; Fl. J. Stehli; Mir. and Mrs. G. F. Wiliston; R.. s. Billings and wife; w. Phelps and wife; Henry Johnson; Norval J. Welsh; Mir and Mrs. w. A. Linfesty; MT. and Mrs. Earl M. Bagley; MT. and Mrs. Roy w. Moore; Dr. and Mrs. c. C. Tolleson; MT. and Mrs. A.. E. Laitum; Mir. and Mrs. J. c. McCabe; Mrs. J. W. Bagley. -.
 After luncheon many of the guests were treated to trip through the United Eastern and Tom Reed mills, two of the largest gold milling plants OF the coast, and saw for themselves just how gold is recovered from the rock. The cyanide treating tanks, the pfecipitates and the melting of the gold into bars were all shown to the visitors and their interest in the pro- cess was quite apparent
 In the cool of the evening the party was returned to Kingman by auto mobile. Everyone interviewed eyE pressed the view that the trip N4 Qatman was one of the most enjoaE able of the side trips taken by the party after leaving New York. .c. About eight o'clock dinner was given at the Harvey house to the hon. cred guests and large number of the members of the local organization at Oatman and Kingman. The repast, was most inviting and the people as- sembled had a most enjoyable time. Short talks were made by Col. Dwight, F. F. Sharpless, Col. Barron and R. s. Billings. Col. Dwight, it will be re- membered was the organizer of the l1th Engineering corps and was quite, a figure in France, his division being one of the first of the American units te 90 overseas. Mrs Dwight went over U look after certain interests and soon became an important figure in "" work. Col. Dwight abandoned all bis business interests to take up his military duty and came back with a brilliant array of medals. In his pro- fassiun he has had splendid career and has friends from one end of America to the other. ~t
 E. F. Eharpless, who is the seere- tary of the organization an deditor of Mining and Metalurgy, Is one of the &gs figures in the engineering psofes- son. His publication, which Is the official paper of the A. l. N. E' is one of the best technical journals oi America and is widely read through. cut the world.
 Gel. Barron is one of the old school of mining engineers and has a wid< acquaintance with mining in all parts sf the world. He was one of thu original founders of the organization and believes that no young engineer can pass the organization up, with snt sustaining great loss.
 R. L. Baldwin Is an electrical fur naeeman of Milwaukee and is an i'm pcrtant figure in the srnelting game especially from the standpoint of cleo taieity. '
 EF. Zurich is a we'll know metal