Background
Heikes, Victor Conrad was born on May 21, 1867 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of William Fletcher and Lettie (Conard) Heikes.
Heikes, Victor Conrad was born on May 21, 1867 in Dayton, Ohio, United States. Son of William Fletcher and Lettie (Conard) Heikes.
Graduate as assayer and chemist, Colorado State School of Mines, 1889.
1 son, George Conrad. Railroad surveys, Wyoming, 1886. Chemist, special mining investigation for Rio Grande Western Railway, 1890.
Chemist.
Louisiana Gran Fundicion Nacional Mexicana, Monterey, Mexico, 1891. Assistant and chief, Colorado mining department, Chicago Exposition, 1892-1893. Curator economic geology, Field Columbian Museum, Chicago, 1894.
Superintendent of mill, Sunshine Gold Mining Company, Utah, 1895-1896.
Chemist, Mingo Smelter, Utah, 1896. Member firm Watts & Heikes, assayers and chemists, Boulder, Colorado, 1897-1899.
Special agent, assistant and acting director mines and metallurgy, United States Commission to Paris Exposition, 1899-1900. Field assistant Division of Mineral Resources, United States Geological Survey, 1901.
Chief clerk, 1902, assistant chief, 1903-1904, Department Mines and Metallurgy, Saint Louis Exposition.
Statistician in charge Salt Lake Region branch United States Geological Survey, 1904-1925. Engineer in charge Salt Lake section mineral resources and statistics, including Arizona, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Utah and Washington, 1925-1927. In charge mine production statistics of California and Oregon, San Francisco office of the United States bureau of Mines, 1928-1933 (retired).
Member firm Watts & Heikes, assayers and chemists, Boulder, Colorado, 1897-1899. Member American Institute Mining and Metallurgical Engineers.
Married Anna Sellier, October 25, 1899.