New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1876-06-24

/ appearance wern
entirely exhausted; and we have extracted from
the orss e this one vein during che past s .
silver. De Raymond assumes the product Of gold
| to have been ION the authority OF Mr. Hague,
nDS"s from lie mines during the period
named Ss0,000,00o gold and $l20Oo0,oo0 silver Tie
mencement about the sane time OF deep quartzmnlns
operations In California led TO remarkable progress
%S an@ Go 70 a
stampmill and amalgamaon process ior goa and the
novel IN princpo as the hydraulic process q gold min
| ing already mentioned; but both OF them have
and mechanical skill partly innate q our
national character and partly the product q
fruitful field OF further meaIlurg improvements born
of our Western mining indusry-or adopted by tsuch
furnace the Brickner cylinder the Painer ehornato.
and many others less widely knosn cannot enter acre
energy and accomplished great results-at great ex
pense. Much, undoubtedly remains 70 BE- done and e
hut lees costly The introduction three or four yeari
ago, OF the smelling processes o. Europe for the treat
ment OF the silver OF the West is striking and
oouragng instance OF the qaiokncss Of our ining com
munities seize upon the advantages OK experiences
aTance Witch has led % many disasters in such enter
pIiscs, voluntary obstinate owe our people
@ a ha t' he 20 ssne works Of the wes present
many OF interest and suGscsveness even 10 the
10 may be permitted In closing this imperfect 70
view to refer 10 e great Improvements IN mining ma
chihsFy, III roo' III hh.i,, ia -. ~,
gaseous Iuci, III er Srnacas ra,jn,y ,y1i,s and
oth- branc,es 81 the from n,l,uf ture which have
crowded Iipon I'D duling the last 10 years. IL is imp0s
sioie mere 70 give even Al va @ " AZ, men,
GRATED in ngny papers before the Institute. In regard
to one OF thcIn-the mar'li ptocess LOT Or, ,e aI
OF open, l i, bad re prvi.eSe OF introducing it
into This country ate studying its inertia IN 1867
abroad am convinced that II has gresa future, As
TIE ally If not the rival OF the BesseIler process
Mr.. Hewitt here gave an interesting account Of
the mining laws of the United states. lie then
IL
Permit me, In drawing my remarks 70 CLOSE 70 sng.
gest two agencies which seem 20 me 10 De @ 2
steady Al and economical, OF o mining
and nctsnrgieai Industry TIE mrs. ., mFse y, shs
spread of knowledge these susects thfousiont she
country. Unaer this head w must rec sn. He sr"Ss
Importance Of that series OF e1pIoratl9ns y, o,i s'
Western domain, which srccomrended Dy hr Lhcom,
with sublime faith m the salvation OF ms c9ahuy ~ zoo
midst Of the c7l war; and wblen ass oeel oy e dst
mepts ever need hardly make speclii msntnn.
In addition, Of the reports OF tae % % sSG IND
Statistics, which have appeared annually snce iooo GU
have reflected upon our own community VIZ hsn @
gathered technical knowledge OF the 8oIid, who W. ~
Lave ~ m sSsh works AZ hcss together with
scSicai neroacta and the occasional volumes,
tT,sIatod or original which have from the Amcr
ca,, re.s have contrbuted already great deal to the
e5 p,I, ne o,r wi,Iing communities. Tue Government
ha NOT done too this direction; but 1t seems TO
me that IL should continue this most necessary ana
proper work a systematic and Uniform way
fhere ought to DO conflict OF authorizes, no 1uphca
on az Work no unnecessary expenditure OF labor and
money Ia the face OF a task 81 great
,vcuxtc,y SCHOOLS
iSN"-N -, -,
Next in order, may ram the influence Oh t1e tSoh'
ni s.aos The number Of these has rapidly increased
= 80, T ,,o,,nr, m s,y ,h.t
during the past ~ yc1ts' Sn' '0"'"A' WV" '""'
many OF them compare fsYoraby IN theoretical nsrue-
ton at least and several OF them Ia Che apparatus OF in
struction, ~itD Tue I'ihous Sono'i' VI "0 nv "
Tie Massachusetts Institute OF Technology al bos'oh
Clio scboo, NJ Nina of Columbia College at NewYOrk
w.. -, .-,..,a. so,onI ., y.ya CoJ,e,o at Now.
tho Sheffield seierunc rehoOi Oi rp co.S0 ~ 49,
Haven tJe Stevens lhstitub W oV'ySl' 80 80
ken the Padec sclebNBc DePiir tnlht " i.nay $780,
lego, NJ Easton me exceicns sehoV y.
under the direction OF FroL OooH he ne ~ SI -
Department. OF The College OF NewJSrseJ se
Mining ana Metalurgy of Lehigh nnlvsts,,y ~ ,
the School Of MinibS b'V.oty VI
Harvard University At Cambridge; the sc.entnc DC
parns OF tho University on PcnsyiVthII, n VIZ c.y
the School OF Mines Oh aIsntg on's s,i 90 ~
Arb0r the hssoaTi seiloi Vi nsS sI I'M
Roa the Poly tcchnic Departments oi nhslls.on u, II
veTsty, ~ 81. Lous; ana thS silaI uupi 1870
University OF C-torhh At O.Aiabu' NM PNa'' H. q,
ObcTs which nave Oiltt.u 10 a., -. y,
school. for instruction IN tht srthceS h'o'c "a nm
and nIet.ilurgcal practice, OF winch VIC nSo' not 20
aslaug. What Our sehoOis lhdOnp,eny Hc,u, - iD.
intimate relation with psetice bet ths u'n5 -, ~
not t0uch IL l.1s Deeh s"g ,p o., i,s most fulIy
aware or al Tvs Deirings. -, -, .u.hr,o,i trorad,s
one more s9eney o. t,e s '- 20 ~, ,sace az -.
deserves apecls hleitiV ,,,i r. rhe nve
cieties Ike re insSfn "i n. h ,rssei uoo ths
yedis -, ~ ~ o,,-esets sprtL OF upion an en-.
mU"Ss Of progress mutual recognition the claims
OF theory and practice which cannot De too many e'si
lion 81 tho yoane engineer with experienced engi
u.ors contact Of hs mind wta mature minds thsr
The nece.ssry Implement 70 the school tain
ing Tie man az least should 20, hs Sii 20
wre-te VIVA ms pro- .. 20 -; - -