PROFESSOR WILLIAM LORD WATTS 

 By Geo. W. Parsons 



With the advent of the new year, the scientific world lost one 

 of its noted Mining Engineers and Geologists, Professor William 

 Lord Watts. 



Born in Edmonton, England, September 24th, 1850, of William 

 Lord and Eleanor Watts, he started his brilliant career as a St. 

 Paul's Boy. Later, he studied minerology under Professor Ten- 

 nant and geology under Professor Wilshire at King's College, 

 London, England, and was a private student of the Pjritish Mu- 

 seum. Under Professor Patrick of the University of Kansas, 

 he received his knowledge of chemistry and metallurgy. While 

 a member of the Alpine Club of London in 1875, he lead an 

 exploring expedition to Iceland and was the first man to cross 



PROFESSOR WM. LORD WATTS 



Vatna-Jokull. the largest icefield in Iceland. From 1881-83 he 

 was assistant to Professor Patrick and the next year was chemist 

 and assayer to the Oregon Mountain Mining and Smelting^ Com- 

 pany. In 1880 he married Mary Riordan and fifteen years after 

 her death, married Euphemia F. Sterling. 



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