New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1875-05-28
fNSTITFTE or MINING ENGINEERS.

THIRD DAYS Proc COMMUNICATIONS TO THE
BIBERNIA MINEs-DErREs>ED CONDITION or THE
MINING INDUSTRY PAPERS BY PROMINENT SCI
ENTIsTs
! IRON 4 sIECIAL CORR sPOSDEST OF HE TRIBUNE
Dover, Y. j., May 27.-1he session last
night ~ great interest. Prot Drown exhibited
. email specimen Of telluride OF gold isilveniic from
locality 100 mCs west o. silver I-lct Lake superior.
During hc discussion any other place. were mentioned
as Welding that raj, among Them being Colorado,
North Carolina and Prus Prof Drown also showed a
sample 4 cyanide Of pptas Jun, large qGalttc5 OF
which ole constantly taken from the gl 'front.' tuyers of
the Caia-auqus Prof Bonald-on. the Cent n
MIA Commits oner OF idaho, who IL making splendid
collection " gold and other valuable for the Exbi-
ton, CAV r., in = very racy way, ae""nnt OF tho " Dig
bonanza at he famous Consock lode in Virginia city
Prof Blake al New Haven followed with description OF
the improved machinery Ia uso in the Com-io'k Mines
nv which greatly increased product l. obtained.
This morning the first thing done excursion so
The HTbclaia minc-, three four mil. noitheas, OF
Dover The most important work her" ~ the tunnel
which tie south west Of The ridge - the
depfh Of q mile terminating a. prcni ~ shaft Ulu-
maely III be pushed much further. The -outh-weSt-
ern half - The tunnel and the rock through which it
pass are owned Nv the AndOSer Iron Company. and Tho
other end by the Cendon Iron Company. which Il able
were Il ~eq rCd, send out 100000 ton p"r year The
capacity Il tAe other is probably equal bus neither
IL worked onehs!f ts productycness now. the dcpres
SION in the market not waIraHtiDg any ou'lat beyond
what Is ed demands. No business OF
consequence IL doing ard the wages ~ thc miners nave
been reduced, until they receive only II - day
They cannot support their families dccenly upon this
SUM- mach les save ANYTHING and could the coal strik-
hear nc hearty IL which they are denounced Dy
iron contractors aud lah0rer- alkc-they might be
ed tiet hu- you'd hardly EEL coIaplini.uted.
The afternoon devoted Ia the regular session oI
thc Institute Pr H. CuDF. ~ate GeoOr7si. Tah me us
paper which wa4 explanation Of th" giscai ph"nu n
INA vhif'ed in the he rlng districts OF New ers"Y
with special reference the zinc mines ur is region
Ellis clark r.. then read paper on the "Suhte4rfca
watcr-cOur-cs N the magnetism liinr'bn,- Oh ieIi
Trui-ylVJnia," wherein hc drscrlDh ihc uiH
culties mel vi IN tha mines Of that rGnn
and lavr . d,1ilrd account ~ the arfnn' Mt Tor
,,plu H. The rLird paper OF the afternoon was from
Mr. nos lair fitiahuIsh cuire'ing cone rrfOnrL7
iplrrssus which had from Mr. l.oT man lhfs
recent account before tie British Iron and -"~l institute
OF hi. Nj Blarsj process ~ manufacturing IRON direct
from ID" or. ~, =. -,.. -, .
IN, evening session occupied ~ me H. ssloA ~
amor On Tnr u-c Of natural g1s IN pudding hv ~
A. f. IIoty. on Refining the tOp ~ furiincr VINE III
blast" b. III Prank fru-iore AMI or - 'h' cia7arl.a
tiun I'D cllnei atom ~ the ~ ncipd u-" minerals anu
mineral produc, -" h} Prof " =. Blake 81 "" Haven