▁graduated ▁with ▁hon ours ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 0 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Return ing ▁to ▁the ▁U . S . A ., ▁St icht ▁was ▁appointed ▁chief ▁chem ist ▁and ▁assistant ▁met all urg ist ▁at ▁a ▁Colorado ▁sm el ting ▁company ▁and ▁ere cted ▁sm el ters ▁in ▁Colorado ▁and ▁Mont ana . ▁In ▁ 1 8 9 3 , ▁on ▁the ▁recommendation ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁min ing ▁expert ▁Edward ▁D yer ▁Peters , ▁St icht ▁was ▁appointed ▁chief ▁met all urg ist ▁to ▁the ▁Mount ▁Ly ell ▁M ining ▁and ▁Railway ▁Co . ▁Ltd . ▁in ▁Tas mania . ▁ ▁St icht ▁married ▁Mar ion ▁Oak ▁n ée ▁Sta ige , ▁of ▁Illinois ▁in ▁January ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁The ▁newly ▁married ▁couple ▁arrived ▁in ▁Queen st own , ▁Tas mania ▁around ▁July ▁ 1 8 9 5 . ▁ ▁St icht ▁persu aded ▁the ▁company ▁to ▁use ▁py rit ic ▁sm el ting , ▁designed ▁and ▁super vised ▁the ▁ere ction ▁of ▁the ▁reduction ▁works ▁plant ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 7 ▁was ▁appointed ▁general ▁manager ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁His ▁successful ▁dealing ▁with ▁py rit ic ▁or es ▁marked ▁him ▁out ▁as ▁a ▁great ▁met all urg ist . ▁Other ▁difficult ▁problems ▁arose ▁but ▁each ▁was ▁successfully ▁de alt ▁with ▁as ▁it ▁came , ▁and ▁his ▁ability ▁in ▁selecting ▁suitable ▁assist ants ▁and ▁heads ▁of ▁depart ments ▁was ▁a ▁great ▁factor ▁in ▁the ▁continued ▁success ▁of ▁the ▁company . ▁Although ▁a ▁technical ▁success , ▁py