The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1897-10-31
s~eolosl.t can ton whore TO cot tho drfll to locate

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Then comes the working of the deposit; It
hoisting out tho material Is conccrned. You
must sink shafts and run levels and operate
icNl engineer for Ihitt, but in the mean time you
neea = surveyor TO plot and plan thI morthrmHs,
ions {S% n snad "a SttSlcSSl't s to N yop ' nscd al an ' asss sysP' to
Seterinine the quality OF ore encounter Sar l rho
S y ,o Jay; Stories arc common IN s mSIl eit a
more valuable grade lehind. surprising IL TO DC
plain country. rock. They arc often True am
they show that the mine had neither q gooiosist
Tho fact Of the matter Ia. the progress of the
mining industry has been so great In recent T.
years that no man is or can 10 nm export IN an
kinds OF mining. On the other hand, the nation
never had so many good specialists IN minlhga
IL has now. And, what Is more important, there
never was such a demand for woll.trained spe,
cialists as there is now. Here is something well
men better chances of success than any other
business, the success comes quicker man IN
than All else is the fact that n competent man,
even II ne doesn't strike n great fortune quickly,
Is S sSTtSin q 9bS steady ep%%ploymcnt at good Sonr wsg SSn
VINO wanted to become an expert ., was asked.
T. would tel him to go to tho best school OK
Guiding, II possible, an academic course with u.
For In the best school II the kind a man may, In
with honors as a bachelor Of arts and q mining
H viii get his sheepskins," said the. re-
porter, but, wien he COOS to the mine ana az.
plies for a Job. tn, practical men in the shaft
That has often happened. II no goes to tho
ssnasn,d5;. b ena' W WIZ d,hh lofty air. tries to t tSi LIZ ne h 3,a
boiled shirt but II he starts out as a prospsctor
anu roughs II for q year, and then goes to work
sticks to II until no can pound steel or swing a
pick or do whatever practical work he may
Rnt,, ne has learned What can 30 learned only
situation.'
But suppose that during the seven years SO
passed he had been at work about various
mines. could he not have picked up enough prac-
Teal h to place him far ahead OF the
Not in seventeen or seventy years could he
90 IL. Understand. there are a whole lot Of min
Ing men who ere self.madc and practical. They
are high in the ranks, but IL you ask them for
their Opinions they viii invariably say they
regret the i"k OF college training and that
Ing. u they had had it. The man who
Of education, but the men who are succeed.
Ing best OF Mll-,thc mon who are absolutely sure
to- sttnin wealth and intrpenesnaro those who
got TO have ali-around mental culture added to
naive force In mining. as well as in Law OF
can have $4,000 a year, or perhaps 800. 900 a
year, ms one was paid in south Africa. with a
good interest in the property added, The ordi
by hard knocks in the mine. is now getting frou
$1,000 TO $500 a year as mino boss"
An examination Of the course in mining en-
cheering, as described Ia the circular OF a well
known school of mines. says. first of all. that
the course is a severe one. and should be un
dertaken only by those who are well prepared
physically, mentally. and by previous trainins
to devote themselves earnestly to the work tina
will be required of them" Before they can h
admitted they must have n high school educa
ton, and must be able to read both French ant
German, in order to get what mny be learned
/ from books In those languages. Having these
|, they enter on a course of study that include
not only such branches as geology, Chcmistry
!, and, mechanics, but also botany and zoology
: IN short. they must take n course that will Civ
scientific education. In addition to books an
; room and in the field. They draw and skctc
: and survey and make maps. and they go durin
4 the summer vacation to such mining districts n
. may be found In Pennsy Ivauia and MiChiga
8 and Colorado and Montana, where evcrythin
? or interest, from rock in place TO a silver ANA
! gamating mill is examined. They do. indeed
l handle" pick and Il drill on occasion, but tn
|: mining course Is intended to prepare the ST.
dents in such a fashion In I they will he able I
learn and appreciate quickly The physical wor
they Will need to practice. 1t is nm expensiy
course. Tuition alone costs 5000 n year. A fc
may get through free, AS is usual in otht
= courses, but n man o ight to have 81 900 a yea
to get o best training. With this it is apparcr
b That when the course ts completed and "A p opt
apprc ticeship at practic | work has been serve
0 the graduate Will have maize Of himself a pra
teal man in the broadcast sense OF the word an
. one for whom there is more work than he can d