Show NOTED WESTERN INVENTORS DEATH john george leyner known throughout the mining world as a pioneer in the field of mechanical rock drilling and an inventor of mining appliances which have contributed al m N much to the advancement of the mining industry was killed in an automobile accident near denver colorado on august ath mr leyner was born in boulder county colorado in 1860 being the first white child born in that county he was the son and mrs peter A leyner and leaves a widow and three adopted children A product of the great west mr leyner was known by his friends as a man of strong physique a worker with his hands and his head and stubborn and determined in having his way it was this faculty which bei help ed him bring his radical ideas about the rock drill bearing his name to the point of tion most men would have given up in the face of the difficulties he was compelled to encounter like most inventors his main strength was mechanical though unlike most inventors his vision was laid on practical lines and in advance of conventional things 0 the mining industry owes much to leeners genius as the world owes much to the mining industry to have reduced the cost of moving rock and ore as mr air leyner has done i is s an achievement which entitles him to a place in the front ranks among americas great inventors through leeners Ley ners inventions the mechanical rock drilling machine has passed from the percussive stage involving machinery of heavy weights and cumbersome design to the hammer stage where the modern rock drill has become a thing of perfection and in many designs but little larger than a pneumatic tool the inventor of a notable mr leyner was also machine drill sharpener he also invented hoist used in mines the little and ship yards he built the original machines beat used for producing shredded his latest invention being the Lina pede or leyner farm tractor he was e engaged n b aged in the development of this tractor at the time of his death |