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after deciding, actually treats the ore. He is
assisted by his class in this work, and in turn
assists the other members. He has the ben
eft of criticism and experience and necessar.
lily acquires Independent judgment and real
knowledge of the subject.
The school of mines proper Is commod-
ious brick structure three stories high. 1t
consists of furnace, sample and scale rooms,
laboratory, Office cabinet, museum, recitation
and lecture rooms.
The chemical laboratory is furnished with
everything necessary to the study OF chem
istry, including qualitative and quantitative
analysis, assaylng, etc. The geological and
mineraloglcal cabinet is large and we'll fur
nished New specimens are constantly being
added for the purpose Of study and illustra-
ton.
Tho school library contains many of the
principal works that have been published
upon chemistry, mining, geology, metal
lurgy, etc, and will be added to from time
to time as important works aopcar
In addition to the work in school the stu
dent has unrivaled opportunities for the
practical study of mining and milling, as
the great Homestake mines and mills at
Lead City, the mines and smelters of Galena
and Carbonate, and the tin deposits of the
Hills can all be reached from Rapid City.
Tuition is free to bona tide residents OF
Dakota.
Each student in mining engineering is ex-
Dected to visit mills and mines under the
charge of professor, and upon his return is
expected to write u memoir upon such sub
lects as may be assigned to him.
Students in mining and civil engineering
metallurgy and geology are required during
the vacations to Join the class in field sur
veying under the professor in charge as set
forth in the course of study. Camping par
ties, after the manner Of the government ge-
illogical corps, are formed from time TO time
for the purpose of geological investigation,
which the student may join or not, as he may
see tit.
The school has established three full
courses of study, viz: Mining engineering,
civil engineering and general scientific
course, The first years of these courses are
the same, after which they diyergc in accord
ancc with the more technical requirements
of each course.
The assay department is situated upon the
first floor OF the metallurgical laboratory. 1t
consists of four large rooms. The first is
the preparation room, for crushing and
grinding samples, making cupcls, weighing
charges, etc. !; the second is the assay room
proper. 1t is supplied with cruciblc aud
mutile-furnaccs, desks, ETC., for twenty
students Mt one time. The third room is the
balance room 1t is supplied with balances
on the best workmanship. The fourth is the
private laboratory Of the professor Of assay
ing.
The institution Is well provided for chem.
zeal analysis, the entire ground floor OF the
| main building being set apart for laboratory
rooms. There are two large worKing-r0oms
for the students, and private laboratory for
| the professor in charge. Each of
| these rooms contains spacious working tables
| with drawers and closets, and shelving for
! the reagents; also, along the walls, fume
! chambers with glass sliding frames. There
| are also very convenient arrangements for
| water, supplied from the city wntorworks.
Each student is provided with Il set Of ap-
! purutus necessary for ordinary analytical
| work. Besides a sufficient quantity of tho
! latter kind of apparatus the school has ar.
| ranged for lnahy Of the more complicated
| and costly apppratl= Tor special purposes,
| such as gas analysis, elementary analysis OF
/ organic compounds, elcctrolysls, etc. The
! collection OF chemicals is very complete; in
! its selection particular attention was paid 10
| the usefulness of the substances in the lab
| oratOry, SD that many tnsts may be made
| which are out OF the usual line Of analytical
! operations.
! The laboratory coataias reverberatory
| furnaces Tor copper. lead ana tin smelling; Q
! reyerberatOry furnace and Bruckaer cyl
! indcr for roasting and chloridizlng pans foI
| amalgamating settlers, etc. IL has f:6
! stamp mill Tor crushing; two sets OF Cor
/ nsh rolls; three-stamp free gold mil
! blanket tables, mercury. traps, etc, Also Z
{ retort for quicksilver. a chlorine-gas apDara
I tus and yats for the Platlner process; leach
| ing tanks, etc. For the concentration OF ore,
there are besides crushing asd sizing ma