The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-10-01
MINING ENGINEERS.
Interesting Papers Before the
Association at Now York.
MINING BY ELECTRIC POWER
Discussed at I.cnsth-Timciy Caution
by Experts ~ Session Fruitful
Of Much Gool...IIow tho
Subjects were Treated.

I NEw York, Sept. 30.-The, meeting oI
the American Institute ofsMinitg En-
gineers, which is associated With the
members Of the International Congress
Of Iron and Steel Manufacturers now vis.
iting the United States, WAS called to
order at 1880 this morning at CHECKER.
Ing Hall. Eckley P. Coke, Of Driiton,
Pa, in tho absence Of ex-Mayor Hewitt,
presided. Very few Of the Englishmen
were present this morning, the sparse
audience being composed almost wholly
OF the members Of the American
Institute.
All the papers read before the Ameri-
can Institute OF Mining Engineers
We're printed and distributed before they
are read In convention, aud those who
remain away have consequently the
same advantage Of acquiring the infor.
nation contained therein as thoss who
attend. The first paper discussed this
morning was entitled "Electric Power.
Transmission in Mining Operations"
by Ii. G. Spaulding, Of Boston, Mass.
Printed copies oil it were distributed
among the audience with several cu,s
Illustrative OF the use and power Of elec.
tricity in mines.
Dr.. +. W. Raymond, the secretary Of
the meeting, enlarged on tho paper, and
gave instances OF how electric power is
used in mining towns in the west.
Nv a lyman fNnvn anil that n, pNn1 Wi
ing electricity should be introduced
with the greatest care, becausea Il coal
mine was dangerous plain in which to
make experiments and il aa accident oc.
CURED in mine which could be traced
to electricity, it would be but n short
time until legislation would prohibit the
use OF that power in mines.
Mr.. Spauldipg, the author OF the
paper, explained the method OF hoisting
mines by electricity. The alternating
current, he said, was the most economi.
cal for short distances.
Mr. II. Campbell's paper on 1.-THE
Physical and Chemical Equations OF the
Open Hearth Process" was next put be-
fore the meeting. Mr.. Campbell waa
not present, however, having been de-
tanned at his works at Steelton, Pa, but
he extended warm invitation to the
members OF the International Congress-
to visit him at that place. The meeting
then adjourned till two o'clock this
afternoon.
At the afternoon session, President
Eckley B. Coke stated that Mr.. J. Poh.
lig, of Cologne, Germany, who was to
have read paper entitled "Wire Rope
Tramways," had only just landed aud |
his paper would be printed and distrib.
uted. "Notes on Recent Improvements
in German Steel Works and Rolling
Mills" was the title of a paper read by |
Mr.. +. NJ. Dusseldorf, Germany.
That portion Of it relating to the in.
PRODUCTION OF soaking pits in steel works
attracted considerable attention.
Mr.. Durfre thought the labor organ.
izations might have had something to
DO with the failure Of the pits in this
country, as, il they had been q success,
it could have dispensed with q number
OF men.
The evening session was better attend.
ed than any yet held. The first paper
read was on the New York Aqueduct,
read by the engineer in charge Of the
work, A. F. Tealey. The reading was
illustrated by steroP!ician views. The
second paper was on the copper reser.
voirs OF the United States, read by
James Douglass, jr., Of New York.
The last paper read, which was also
illustrated, was by Eckley R. Coke, Of
Drifton, Pa, on the New Iron Breaker
at Drifton," with remarks on the prepa-
ration OF anthracite coal. At the close
OF Mr.. Coxe's address several papers
were read by title and distributed.