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POSITIONS VACANT (Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons.) Wanted for a mill on the Ivory Coast of Africa an experienced amalgamator and millman. Salary, $160 to $200 per month. No. 18. ENGINEERS AVAILABLE (Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons.) Chemist-metallurgist of broad technical training, university graduate, with experience in chemical and metallurgical research work, desires position, preferably in the East. Has successful past that stands investigation. No. 73. Member, mining and metallurgical engineer; thorough technical training, Ph.D., Columbia University, aged 39, married, with-an-extensive experience in smelting, mining, and economic geological work in U. S., Mexico, and South America, desires position as assistant to the Manager or Superintendent, or as a director of experimental and research work, with a reliable mining or metallurgical company. The West, Mexico, or South America preferred. No. 98.

Jan 6, 1914

(Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons introduced by members) Member, aged 32. Fifteen years' experience in the mining, quarrying, and manufacture of gypsum and gypsum products, as purchasing agent, designer, operating manager and managing executive. Thoroughly familiar with the business in all branches, especially the organization of efficient producing forces and machinery and the value of cost and their application to manufacturing. Desires responsible position with a financially reliable concern in the same or similar business in which an interest may be obtained at a later date. Now doing consulting work, but free for appointments after April 1. New York or Philadelphia. No. 345. Member, technical graduate. Unmarried. Aged 32. Seven and one half years' experience in mining, timbering, and mine sampling. At present, and for past two and a half years, mine sampler for well known and highly successful mining company. Desire change. Go anywhere. Prefer assisting Mining Engineer. No. 346. Member, 40 years old. 18 years' experience in examinations and operation in the United States, Mexico and South America. Especially successful with poor class of labor. Open for engagement in any part of the world, in technical, administrative or consulting work. No. 347. Member, technical graduate. Sixteen years' experience as engineer, superintendent, and manager in metal mines. Exploratory . work, developing and equipping new properties. Operation of large mines, and various systems of mining. Low costs. Specialized in iron and copper mining, but have had some experience in zinc, lead and pyrite mining. No; 348.

Jan 4, 1917

ENGINEERS AVAILABLE. (Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons.) Member, graduate of College of Mines of University of California, with 12 years' operating experience in mining and milling in California, Canada, and Mexico, is open for engagement. Speaks Spanish fluently. No. 17. Mining engineer and metallurgist open for engagement Jan. 1 as superintendent of mines or constructing engineer. Technically educated, with 14 years' experience in United States and Latin America in concentration, amalgamation, cyaniding, constructing. At present building large modern .all-sliming cyanide mill in Central America. No. 18. Member, mining and metallurgical engineer, is open to engagement. Specialty, the treatment of copper ores. Nine years' experience in the operation and also in the design and erection of copper smelteries. Four years true pyrite smelting. Able to organize the administration, accounting, etc., of a large plant. Speaks a fair amount of Spanish, Russian, German, and French. Qualified to take charge of a large smeltery, or to act as assistant to manager of a combined mining and smelting concern. No. 19. Member, technical graduate, 33 years old, 11 years' experience as chemist, metallurgist, and superintendent of lixiviation plant and in charge of construction of cyanide mill, is open for engagement. Speaks Spanish. No. 21. Member, lately with the Bishop Creek Milling Co., California, is now open for engagement as mine superintendent or superintendent of construction of mine and mill structures. No. 25.

Jan 12, 1913

(Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute of members or other persons introduced by members) Young mining engineer, and geologist, member, technical, graduate with four years' varied mining experience in the West and Southwest as miner, surveyor and engineer. Past 18 months, work in mine geology, mapping and examinations. Would prefer assisting consulting engineer or work with exploration company in foreign service. Unmarried. Age, 28. No. 331. Member; aged 35, married, with 10 years' experience in the Southwest, thoroughly competent to take full charge of mining and milling operations. Particularly fitted to handle either gold or tungsten producers. At liberty February 1. Will go anywhere. No. 340. A member wants a roving commission to examine old mines of the Mother Lode in. California, especially those which can be bought for their taxes. Some of these mines are reported to contain large quantities of low-grade ores which can now be treated at a profit. No. 341.

Jan 2, 1917

(Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons. ) Position in sales department is open for a mining engineer with experience in mine ventilation and possessing some knowledge of fan design; one competent to lay out ventilating systems to meet various conditions. No. 2. A large company manufacturing mining machinery has an opening in one of its Western agencies for a young mechanical engineer who has had some experience in designing along general machine shop lines, and who is familiar with cost systems. No. 3. A large university desires to secure a prominent metallurgist for a vacant professorship in metallurgy. No. 4. Opening at a mine in New Jersey for a technical graduate to begin work as chairman on the surveying squad. Salary $50 per month to start. No. 5.

Jan 11, 1913

No. 243. Superintendent for operating Virginia, manganese mine. One experienced with wet concentration, labor and general management. Opportunity for advancement for right man. Write fully concerning experience, references and salary expected to start.

Jan 11, 1917

(Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons.) The position of converter blower at a side-blow Bessemer steel casting plant is vacant. The State Legislature of Utah has provided for the establishment of a metallurgical research department at the State School of Mines, Salt Lake City. Applications will be received for, the position of head of this laboratory, and further details may be obtained by applying to Prof. Joseph F. Merrill, Director, University of Utah, Salt Lake City. An engineering company owning patents for improvements in steel manufacture which have been adopted at many works in America, desires. to secure the services of a technical iron and steel metallurgist as assistant to its chief metallurgical engineer.

Jan 6, 1913

(Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons. ) Position of laboratory assistant in metallurgy, pyrometry, and physical testing is vacant. Salary $80 to $100 to start. Knowledge of metallography desirable. Opening for a mine superintendent familiar with stoking methods on narrow gold quartz veins; also for a. superintendent of a 50-ton fine-grind-in, cyanide mill. College man under 40 preferred. Position in sales department is open for a mining engineer, with experience in mine ventilation and possessing some knowledge of fan design; one competent to lay out ventilating systems to meet various conditions.

Jan 10, 1913

(Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons introduced by members) Member, Graduate Colorado School of Mines. Four years' experience in West and Northwest. Two years with American Smelting and Refining Co. Wishes to join field party on geological work, mining or areal, where opportunity will be given to be of direct assistance to chief of party in solution of field problems. Age, 26. Unmarried. At liberty June 1. No. 342. Member, technical graduate, aged 30, with' 7 years' experience in concentrating and mining, desires a position of authority with reliable company. At present employed. No. 343. Member. Ambitious, energetic, tactful engineer, college graduate, married, aged 30, desires location with a large coal mining organization. Seven years with present employers -n middle west; has had broad experience in the past eight years on examination, development and construction; successful record in handling men. Position must carry responsible work and a future. Will go anywhere for proper opportunity. Exceptional references as to reliability, character and capacity for work. No. 344.

Jan 3, 1917

ENGINEERS AVAILABLE, (Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons introduced by members) Member, aged 33, technical graduate, B. S. and E. M., soon to complete contract in Spanish America, desires to get in touch with employers. Ten years mine, mill, cyanide and construction experience. Prefers executive position or assistant to executive. No. 352. Member; University graduate, desires responsible position with good company. Married.' Age; 37. Fourteen years' experience in Australia, Mexico and United States, milling, cyaniding and concentrating, gravity

Jan 5, 1917

(Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons introduced by members.) Member, also Assoc. Mem. Am. Soc. of C. E.; excellent technical education, and best of references covering 12 years in responsible charge of work; experienced in surveys, construction, prospecting, mine

Jan 12, 1917

ENGINEERS AVAILABLE (Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons introduced by members.) Member, technical graduate, five years' experience as mining engineer and chemist. Actual experience in underground work, surveying, mapping, foreman, etc. Will accept very moderate salary to start with reliable company. Willing to go anywhere. No. 184. Member, technical graduate, with experience as engineer and metallurgist for various copper companies, is open for similar positions. No. 185. Member, specializing in cyanide treatment and cyanide plant construction, with 10 years' experience in Mexico and in the West, desires position. No. 186. Member, technical graduate, first in mining engineering and then in chemistry and metallurgy, Lafayette College; Fellow, School of Mines, Columbia University; special work Royal School of Mines, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany; ten years' experience teaching mining, chemistry, assaying, and metallurgy, desires position as Director of School of Mines or Professor of Metallurgy. No. 187.

Jan 2, 1915

POSITIONS VACANT Wanted, for a new smelting company now being organized in China: one man familiar with the design and operation of a zinc smelter; one experienced in the design and operation of a lead smelter; and a chemist competent to make the usual analyses in connection with lead and zinc smelting and to make clay analyses. Men with their wives preferred. Company will pay all expenses to and from China, medical attendance, salary, bonus per ton of zinc or lead produced, allowance for food, and furnish quarters. No. 120. . . ENGINEERS AVAILABLE (Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons introduced by members.) Member, oil geologist, age 33 years, technical education, nine years' experience with oil and mining companies, wishes employment with repu-

Jan 8, 1916

(Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons.) Opening for three unmarried draftsmen with large mining company in Chile, S. A. Two must be designers familiar with the layout and detail work connected with a large milling and smelting plant; the third must be good steel designer. Salary starts day of leaving New York; all expenses paid to Chile and return; three-year agreement required. Applicants should state age, experience, and- salary expected. No. 27. ENGINEERS AVAILABLE (Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary. of the Institute by members or other persons introduced by members.) Member, aged 43, with 25 years' experience as engineer, examiner, and superintendent of steel, copper, lead, nickel, gold mines, and plants. Record for organizing and handling work quickly and economically even in remote districts. Last position five years' heavy reconstruction work covering blast furnaces, converters, roasting and refining plant. Ready to go anywhere, similar fields. Speaks German. No. 188.

Jan 3, 1915

POSITIONS VACANT (Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or. other persons.) Position for a single man experienced in cyanide mill construction and operation at a small mine in Nicaragua. Salary $150 per month and expenses. No.. 39. ENGINEERS AVAILABLE (Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons introduced by members.) Member, technical graduate, desires position in ore dressing, either experimental or operating. Has had practical experience in flotation and other special methods. No. 228. Member, technical. graduate, 10 years' experience in Belgian coal mines, five years' experience in American coal mines in connection with reorganization of companies and opening of new coal fields. Aged 37. Speaks Spanish. No. 229

Jan 7, 1915

ENGINEERS AVAILABLE (Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons introduced by members.) Graduate mining engineer, with 10 years' experience, having an office in New York, would like to represent a mining company as selling and purchasing agent, and general supervision if desired. Machinery agency considered. No. 259. Member, technical graduate, with several years' experience as engineer for a pyrites company, and as geologist and engineer for copper, nickel, and silver companies, desires a position as engineer or superintendent of mines. No. 260. Member, technical graduate, aged 29, with experience as draftsman, surveyor, and superintendent of iron and gold mines, and as construction engineer, is open for a position as mine superintendent, or in mine examination or construction. No. 261.

Jan 11, 1915

POSITIONS VACANT (Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons.) Position open as assistant superintendent at a steel plant. Practical experience in the manufacture of crucible and open-hearth steel and heat treatment of steel and alloy steels required. This position offers an excellent future. No. 9. A company in Virginia desires a man with experience in Western mines to act as superintendent of its pyrite mine. No. 15. Position open as instructor at a University in Middle West to teach the mechanical side of mining, such as hoisting, haulage, drilling, and mine surveying. Salary, $1,500 to $1,800. No. 16. Experienced amalgamator wanted at a mill in Ivory Coast, Africa. An American speaking French preferred. No. 18.

Jan 5, 1914

POSITIONS VACANT (Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons.) Opening for man as head of laboratory of large brass manufacturing plant in Ohio; must also be competent to manage foundry making brass castings, following practice of malleable iron castings and insulating materials. Good opportunity for right man. No. 36. Professorship in Mining at a Western university; requires man competent to give instruction in ore dressing, in metal and coal mining, and in zinc smelting, and capable of gaining confidence of mining interests. Salary $2,200 to $3,000. No. 37. ENGINEERS AVAILABLE (Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of - the Institute by members or other persons introduced by members.) Member, graduate engineer, aged 44, with over 20 years' experience in connection with large coal and coke operations in different parts of the country, desires position as general superintendent of large coal company, or will take an interest with the management in a smaller company. No. 206.

Jan 6, 1915

(Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons.) Mine and mill accountant for Mexico. Knowledge of Spanish desirable. Salary $150 to $200 gold per month with living quarters. No. 60. Master mechanic familiar with mine and cyanide plant machinery for Mexico; $200 gold per month and living quarters. No. 61. Electro-metallurgist for production of ferro-alloys, salary $200 to $400 depending on experience. No. 62. Man familiar with ferro-tungsten products of electric furnaces to draw up specifications for machine tools, to watch these tools in service and revise specifications accordingly. Salary $150 to $200 per month. No. 63. Engineers under 35 years of age for placer mining work in Belgian Congo; $1,500 to $1,700 plus traveling and living expenses, two years' contract. No. 67.

Jan 2, 1916

ENGINEERS AVAILABLE (Under this heading will be published notes sent to the Secretary of the Institute by members or other persons introduced by members.) Member, technical graduate, aged 36. Experienced copper metallurgist and mining geologist. Familiar also, through 15 years' broad practical experience, with mining, cyanidation, concentration (including oil flotation), metallurgical accounting, and mine and plant management. Best references. No. 237. Member, graduate engineer with 10 years' experience in malleable, gray -Iron, and steel, as chemist., metallographist, and metallurgist. Researches and investigations by laboratory methods and under works conditions. No objection to some routine. No. 243. Member, technical graduate, broad experience in coal, oil, and clay. Will go anywhere as mining geologist after Sept. 1, 1915. No. 244. Member, technical graduate, aged 30, married, with over 10 years' experience as chemist, engineer on construction, superintendent and general superintendent of bituminous coal and coke plants. SpeaksSpanish. References. No. 245. Member, open for engagement as mine safety inspector or as superintendent of bituminous coal mine. No. 246. Member, graduate mining engineer, with five years' experience in coal mining as mining engineer, construction engineer, pit boss, and superintendent, open for engagement. Best references. No. 247.

Jan 9, 1915