In order to get a practical knowledge of mining he worked for a few months as a miner at the Wiethe colliery.
We all know this guy was no miner.
In May the rivers open, the cleared land thaws out, and by June the miner is again at work.
Friedel achieved distinction both in miner alogy and organic chemistry.
From 1876 to 1897 the total value of the output of the Galena field was between $25,000,000 and $26,000,000; but at present Kansas is far more important as a smelter than as a miner of zinc and lead, and in 1906 58% of all spelter produced in the United States came from smelters in Kansas.