New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1880-09-01
SCIENCE AFLOAT.

VISIT OF THE AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF MINING
ENGINutR, TO TIE MiEEs OF LAKE. SUPERIOR
THE WORK BEGINS N The RAIN-PIANs FOR
The Web.
rrRoM AZ OCCASIONAL CORRESPONDENT or TIE TRIBCyE
MARQUETTE. Mich. Aug. 2l-The American In
stitu1e of Mining Engineers, having this year chosen
the mineral regions of Lake superior as their sum-
rncrme, ting place is now represented a Marquette
br party OF about 100 members and ladies'.
Those from the East lett New-York by the Peunsyl-
wanna Ra road ON the evening If August 20, three
Pullman cars being devotrd o the party. Various
recruits were d. leI gp on the road, ald wAen "a
count was taken al the Grand Pacific, in Chicago.
where Sunday was passed quietly, there ve-e about
a hundred iu the party. The journey to Chicago
was wholly uneventful, as was the twonry-f0ur
hours soiourn IN Chicago.
Early Monday morning the party. still further
increased. lett Chicago special train furnished
By the Chicago and Northwestern Railroad Com
pany winch landed 10 IN q hard rain, 40 Gt $3.50
Monday evening. al Marquette. The Committee OF
Arrangements having beeu unable TO tlud sufficient
hotel accommodations FOR The party. engaged a
steamer. HAD been possible to charter oua Of the
large lake steamer. there would have been ample
stateroom accommodations FIR all; pu- tle Little
Canadian steamer Nor.le Queen haas only some
twenty-five ataterooms 10 was necessary % appro-
puAte these to the ladies and the more venerable
members of the party aad give the gentlemen who
came w,thout ladies something in the WY of I'M
proy.scd sleeping accommodations. portion ol
the main deck usually appropriated tC
freight was fitted mp as dormltor}. much IN the
-tvie of a field hospital with very comfortable but
somewhat crowded cots. Ii required some
nerve 10 accept tA,s. accommodate ms with goo /
grace; bat fcw oi t-e more ph.los plica. lel rhc
way and the rc.t followed each selecting from
among 9bol a hundred cots. All exactly alike. the
one which suited him best.
Unfortunately Tor the Iusti ute. the long and de-
hghtIul period OF warm, dry weather winch mas
prevailed here almost since tie beginning of tho
season ended yesterday Tie storm which began as
the special ua.n bearing the Institute neared the
AXE continued htrcey all ui4ht, and mas not yet
broken che wind mas veered around TO the north.
rfr temperature has flen many degrees below the
point eff comfort. and listers ami banAet-suawls
nave replaced tie flannel suits and mOhalr busters
which I'D 10 last evening We're too warm for com
tort. This morning. alter an early breakfast, the
gentlemen of the party started III pouring RAIN L.
visit .he n nes Of the Marquette district. Tie Ia
dies were left TO take later breakfast, and to
amuse themselves through he IA III any way they
could.
First the mines at Ne-aunce. with lunch at she
Jackson nine After lunch the party viii be car
ried 10 the Ishpeuu.ug district, visiting the Cieve-
Land. Lake Superior and Barnum mines, and reach
ing Marquette at 1870 this evening taking suppei
on the Doat. Tomorrow the excursion Is to the
Republic. Champion and Mchigamme mines, and
reach LAnse by 7:3O ia the evening. The steamer
with the ladies Will leave Marquette early in the
dgv and saii around to L'Anse IN time Il
meet the engineers. Thursday Is devoted
TO the copper district. Among the OBJ
iec;s Of interest To be visited are the
smelling works at Hancock, the stamp mills Of the
Franklin and the Quincy Mining Companies, and
the QUINCY. Franklin and Atlantic mines. o.
! Friday The Calumet and Hecla mines will b,
visited and afierward the stamping and dressing
! mills AZ Torch Lake. hOughtOu Will be reached
during the ternoon, and Ia the evening me dllhri
of the Institute Will Dc gIYen III one ~ tnc notes IN
| that place. On saturday Fort William, IhundeI
BAY and Isle kOyale visited by steamer, return
ing 10 Marc uette on sunday, ana tying up Tor the
day. Ittle after midnight the steamer Will start
! and on Monday vii pass By daylight through the
! MacAInaw. On Tuesday the MenOnince Range
mines Will be visited ana Ia the evening tAc par
viii take seeping-car tor Chicago, en- route FOL
/ home. ,e
one ana under any reasonable conditions 10 VIII be
/ greatly eniOycd. ~uch OppOrtuI itles may b
offer q on the AXE between stopping points Will b.
devoted To papers and discus lions, INT tae5e are 10
expected T. cOust ute the important FEATURES OF th
! meeting. the held work in the MIN : anu ain0ns
! the rocks Will be- NJ once more entertaining ant
more ms rtictiye than CAPITALIZATION, or deduc
| rlOus The party includes many gentlemen at emil
neucc in tne several departments ot geology miner
| aIogv. chemistry, metal urgy and mechanics. an'
| the meeting here has long been looked iofWAru u
| with interest by the Institute.