Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-05-29
2 A. c. N. MEN
ARE PROMOTED
C. BERRIEN BECOMES ASSISTANT
MANAGER OF MINES; START
ED AT BOTTOM
James ]. Carrigan Becomes General
Superintendent After % Years Of
Service During Which He Was Muck
er, Car Pusher, and Shift Boss.

C.. L. Berrien Of Butte, who has
held the position Of general supcrin-
tendent of mines of the Anaconda
company, has been appointed to the
post of assistant manager Of mines
and James j. Carrigan, who has been
chief assistant superintendent Of
mines, has become general Superin-
tendent. Both Mr.. Berrien and Mr..
C~arrigan joined the Anaconda COM
pany as youngsters and have worked
their way to the top through the
ranks. Mr.. Berrien has been % years
with the Anaconda company, having
worked in the company's mines dur
ing his student days. Mr.. Carrigan
has been % years with the company
and is another Of those who have
won their way to high posts through
merit.
Both these officials have followed in
the footsteps of the chief of their de-
partment, w. B. DAILY, general manager
of mines of the Anaconda company,
who also worked his way through from
the bottom to the top. Mr.. DAILY has
been with the Anaconda company 81
years. He was appointed general man.
ager of mines in 1924 and had filled
every post in the companys mining
department from that of the humblest
worker.
Chauncey l.. Berrien has worked as
a miner, as an assistant in the geo.
logical department, as assistant fore
man, assistant general superintendent,
and now assistant general manager OF
mines of the Anaconda company.
Major Berrien started to work for
the Anaconda company in the sum-
mer of 1902, while he was still a stu
dent at Columbia university, school
of mines department. He returned to
college, graduated in 1908, and came
back to Butte.
His first job was that of a miner
at the Bell shaft. He followed mining
for two years-until 1905. He vas then
transferred to the geology department
of the Anaconda company, where he
remained until 1910. He was next APP
pointed assistant foreman at the Noun
tain View mine, holding that position
from 1910 to 1913.
He was then named as foreman for
the Mountain View and held the job
until 1914, when he became assistant
general superintendent Of the Ana
conda company in charge of the COM
pany's east side mines. He had held
that position for four years when he
was called to the war.
He entered the army and was as
signed to the aviation department. He
served one year. He was discharged
with the rank Of major.
Major Berrien returned to Butte IN
1919 and was appointed general SUI
p~erintendent Of mines, q position he
has held for II years.
James j. Carrigan graduated from
the Michigan School of Mines in 1907
and shortly afterward came to Butte.
His first Job was In the Gagnon, where
he learned to make practical applica-
ton OF the lessons he had learned with
regard to the use Of q round pointed
shovel and to determine, from prac-
teal experience, how much shoulder
juice" is required to overcome the in
ertia OF an ore car on an upgrade
track and carrying 1900 pounds OF
first class rock.
He mined, pushed car and did what
ever work was required Of an able
bodied miner in the st. Lawrence shaft
also, spending two years at practical
rock-breaking, mucking and car-run-
ming.
Becomes Shift Boss
In 1909 he was transferred from the
mine TO the Anaconda company geo.
logical department., where he worked
until 1911. During the period 1911
1913, Mr.. Carrigan wa shift boss at
the Badger. From 1918 to 1915 Mr..
Carrigan was safety engineer. In 1915
he was promoted from safety engineer
to assistant general superintendent in
charge Of the Anaconda company zinc
properties. He held this position for
nine years. In 1924 he was promoted
to the position of assistant general
superintendent Of the Anaconda COM
pany. copper group Of mines and IN
1928 he wa named chief assistant gen.
eral superintendent Of the Anaconda
company mines department.