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Continued: Lewis Bailey Skinner graduated Cleveland Central High School in 1891.He attended Manuel Training School, on the side, 1888-1991. Heattended Case School Applied Science in Cleveland, 1891-1893. Hegraduated Colorado School Minesin Golden with a BS degree in Chemical& Metal Engineering in 1895. He was a chemist & assayer at Standard(lead) Smelting & Refining Co in Durango Colorado in 1895-1896. Hewas a research chemist at Anaconda Copper Mining (smelting &electrolytic-refining) Co in Anaconda Montana in 1896-1898. He wasSuperintendant CP-Chemicals Department at Western Chemical Co inDenver in 1898-1900. He was a Professor at Colorado School of Minesin 1898-1899. he was Superintendant at U.S. Redn & Refining Co(chlorinating & cyaniding Cripple Creek gold-ores) in Colorado Springsin 1900-1903. He was General Superintendant at Portland Gold MiningCompany Mill in Colorado Springs in 1903. He was a Chemical Engineerand then Director, Treasurer & General Superintendant at WesternChemical Manufacturing Company in 1903-1909. He was Director, VicePresident and General Manager in 1909-1920. He was Director & VicePresident in 1920-1931. He was Director & President in 1931. He wasManager of the Research Department with Midwest (oil) Refining Co inCasper Wyoming & Denver Colorado in 1920-1921. He Engr ore-flotationpatent litigation with Mineral Separation Co in New York. He was adistributor of Oldsmobile Autos for Colorado, Wyoming, WesternNebraska and New Mexico in 1922-1924. He did the same for Jordan Carsin 1924-1925. He was a construction worker on Parkland Apartments inTampa Florida in 1925-1928. He operated an Apple Orchard in QuincyIllinois in 1928-1929. He was a Chemical Engineer with HumphreysPhospahte Co. in Vernal Utah & Denver Colorado in 1929-1933. He was aChemical Engineer with Sun Glass Sand Co in Thhayer West Virginia in1932-1933.
Construction Engineer for Chas W merrill, Homestake Mine & Lead SD in1904-1904; International Gas Power Co in St Joseph Missouri in 1907;Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co (double-flow, tarlessgas-producers & gas engines) in 1908-1911; Creede United Mines Co inCreede Colorado (rebuilding ore-dressing mill) in 1912; American ZincLead & Smelting Co in 1913-1914; American Metal Co in 1914-1915;Wisconsin Zinc Co in Platteville, building "Skinner Roasting &Magnetic Separating Plant" at Benton in 1915; Mineral Point Zinc Co atMineral Point Wisconsin in 1916; Aetna Explosives Co (rebuilding some21 military-powder plants) in 1916; Sherwin-Williams Paint Co in 1916;Tungsten Products Co at Boulder Colorado in 1917; Richmond Cuano Co atRichmond Virginia in 1917; Ohio Chemical Co at Springfield Iowa in1917; Mt Lyell Chemical Works at Melbourne Australia in 1918-1919; NewCornelia Copper Co at Ajo arizona in 1919; Electrolytic Zinc Co ofAustralia at Melbourne in 1919; Dow Chemical Co at Midland Michigan in1920; performed various mine examinations; etc.
Patented invention relating to: Chlorination-barrel "filter" Aug 11,1903; "Process of Purifying (making C.P.) Hydrochloric Acid" Dec 31,1907; "Mineral Separator and Classifier" Mar 04, 1913; Ore Roasting,or Desulphurizing, Furnace Dec 14, 1915 & Sep 18, 1923, Canada Oct24, 1922; Reverberatory-Volatilization Furnace, "Process of Treating(complex-zinc) Ores" Aug 17, 1920 and serveral foreign countries;"Heat Regenerator" (Exchanger) Aug 17, 1920, re-issue Feb 22,1921;"process of Protecting Metal Pipes Exposed to High Temperatures" Aug17, 1920 and foreigh\n; Acid "Feeding Apparatus" (automatic) Apr 19,1921; Mechanical Muriatic-Acid & Salt-Cake Furnace Sep 11, 1923 Mar11, 1924 Jan 31, 1922 Jun 20, 1922 and 5 foreign;Reverberatory-Volatilization Furnace "Process of Treating Phosphates"(rock) May 15, 1934 and 9 foreign; "The Protection of MetallicConduits Exposed to High Temperatures" (heat exchanger) Jun 04, 1935and 9 foreign. "The Manufacture of Superphosphates" Nov 19, 1935.
He became a member of: American Chemical Society; American ElectrochemSociety; American Institute of Mining & Met Engineers; Colorado Schoolof Mines Alumni Assoc (life) President in 1910; Colorado ScientificSociety (President in 1918); Board of Trustees of Colorado School ofMines (President in 1919-1921); Colorado Chemists Assoc (President in1935); Teknik Club (board member several times); Motor Club ofColorado (life); Denver Athletic Club; University Club; Denver CountryClub; S.A.R. 11296; Colorado Genealogical Society (board member 1935-); Shriners (Hon. Life).
He followed music as: Co-organizer in 1888 and Director in 1889-1893with Central High School Orchestra of Cleveland; member of Case SchoolAp Sc Glee Club in 1891-1893; Organizer and Director of ColoradoSchool Mines Band in 1893-1895; Director of Cowboy (concert) Band andPresbyterian Ch Choir of Durango in 1895-1896; Director big. AnacondaCopper Mine Co (concert) Band and Presbyterian Ch Choir in Anaconda1896-1898; Director of First Avenue Presbyterian Church Quartet ofDenver in 1898-1900; Director of First Congregational Church Quartetof Colorado Springs 1900-1904 (going down for each Sunday after movingto Denver); played French horn in Denver Symphony Orchestra formonthly winter concerts, Elitch Gardens Symphony for weekly summerconcerts, and in Broadway Theater when Orchestra augmented for musicalshows, Raffaelo Cavallo Conducting 1903-1910; played first horn insummer Park Concerts, Denver Municipal Band in 1911; Director of ElJebel Shrine Band, giving monthly winter concerts in City Auditorium1919-1925; played first trumpet in Civic Symphony Orchestra, Horace ETureman Conducting 1921-1923; Director of Egypt Shrine Band of TampaFlorida in 1925-1926; played first horn for Tampa Symphony Orchestrain 1926-1927; Director of Ghezzeh Grotto Band of Quincy Illinois in1928-1929; played first horn in Quincy Symphony Orchestra in1928-1929; judge in variety of musical contests in Colorado, Florida,Illinois and Missouri; etc.
He is listed in "Who's Who in America" and "Who's Who in Engineering".
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