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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. He attended Case School Applied Science in Cleveland, 1891-1893. He graduated 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. He was a research chemist at Anaconda Copper Mining (smelting & electrolytic-refining) Co in Anaconda Montana in 1896-1898. He was Superintendant CP-Chemicals Department at Western Chemical Co in Denver in 1898-1900. He was a Professor at Colorado School of Mines in 1898-1899. he was Superintendant at U.S. Redn & Refining Co (chlorinating & cyaniding Cripple Creek gold-ores) in Colorado Springs in 1900-1903. He was General Superintendant at Portland Gold Mining Company Mill in Colorado Springs in 1903. He was a Chemical Engineer and then Director, Treasurer & General Superintendant at Western Chemical Manufacturing Company in 1903-1909. He was Director, Vice President and General Manager in 1909-1920. He was Director & Vice President in 1920-1931. He was Director & President in 1931. He was Manager of the Research Department with Midwest (oil) Refining Co in Casper Wyoming & Denver Colorado in 1920-1921. He Engr ore-flotation patent litigation with Mineral Separation Co in New York. He was a distributor of Oldsmobile Autos for Colorado, Wyoming, Western Nebraska and New Mexico in 1922-1924. He did the same for Jordan Cars in 1924-1925. He was a construction worker on Parkland Apartments in Tampa Florida in 1925-1928. He operated an Apple Orchard in Quincy Illinois in 1928-1929. He was a Chemical Engineer with Humphreys Phospahte Co. in Vernal Utah & Denver Colorado in 1929-1933. He was a Chemical Engineer with Sun Glass Sand Co in Thhayer West Virginia in 1932-1933.
Construction Engineer for Chas W merrill, Homestake Mine & Lead SD in 1904-1904; International Gas Power Co in St Joseph Missouri in 1907; Westinghouse Electric & Manufacturing Co (double-flow, tarless gas-producers & gas engines) in 1908-1911; Creede United Mines Co in Creede Colorado (rebuilding ore-dressing mill) in 1912; American Zinc Lead & 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 at Mineral Point Wisconsin in 1916; Aetna Explosives Co (rebuilding some 21 military-powder plants) in 1916; Sherwin-Williams Paint Co in 1916; Tungsten Products Co at Boulder Colorado in 1917; Richmond Cuano Co at Richmond Virginia in 1917; Ohio Chemical Co at Springfield Iowa in 1917; Mt Lyell Chemical Works at Melbourne Australia in 1918-1919; New Cornelia Copper Co at Ajo arizona in 1919; Electrolytic Zinc Co of Australia at Melbourne in 1919; Dow Chemical Co at Midland Michigan in 1920; 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 Oct 24, 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" Aug 17, 1920 and foreigh\n; Acid "Feeding Apparatus" (automatic) Apr 19, 1921; Mechanical Muriatic-Acid & Salt-Cake Furnace Sep 11, 1923 Mar 11, 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 Metallic Conduits Exposed to High Temperatures" (heat exchanger) Jun 04, 1935 and 9 foreign. "The Manufacture of Superphosphates" Nov 19, 1935.
He became a member of: American Chemical Society; American Electrochem Society; American Institute of Mining & Met Engineers; Colorado School of Mines Alumni Assoc (life) President in 1910; Colorado Scientific Society (President in 1918); Board of Trustees of Colorado School of Mines (President in 1919-1921); Colorado Chemists Assoc (President in 1935); Teknik Club (board member several times); Motor Club of Colorado (life); Denver Athletic Club; University Club; Denver Country Club; S.A.R. 11296; Colorado Genealogical Society (board member 1935- ); Shriners (Hon. Life).
He followed music as: Co-organizer in 1888 and Director in 1889-1893 with Central High School Orchestra of Cleveland; member of Case School Ap Sc Glee Club in 1891-1893; Organizer and Director of Colorado School Mines Band in 1893-1895; Director of Cowboy (concert) Band and Presbyterian Ch Choir of Durango in 1895-1896; Director big. Anaconda Copper Mine Co (concert) Band and Presbyterian Ch Choir in Anaconda 1896-1898; Director of First Avenue Presbyterian Church Quartet of Denver in 1898-1900; Director of First Congregational Church Quartet of Colorado Springs 1900-1904 (going down for each Sunday after moving to Denver); played French horn in Denver Symphony Orchestra for monthly winter concerts, Elitch Gardens Symphony for weekly summer concerts, and in Broadway Theater when Orchestra augmented for musical shows, Raffaelo Cavallo Conducting 1903-1910; played first horn in summer Park Concerts, Denver Municipal Band in 1911; Director of El Jebel Shrine Band, giving monthly winter concerts in City Auditorium 1919-1925; played first trumpet in Civic Symphony Orchestra, Horace E Tureman Conducting 1921-1923; Director of Egypt Shrine Band of Tampa Florida in 1925-1926; played first horn for Tampa Symphony Orchestra in 1926-1927; Director of Ghezzeh Grotto Band of Quincy Illinois in 1928-1929; played first horn in Quincy Symphony Orchestra in 1928-1929; 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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