Albuquerque daily citizen. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1895-1903, 1899-03-08
sCHnOL OF MINES.

The house committee, appointed by
Speaker Max. Luna. TO visit the School Of
Mines at Socorro, submitted the follow
ing report:
To the Hon, Speaker and Members of the
House of Representative OF the Territory
Of New Mexico:
Your committee appointed TO inspect
the school OF Mines AT SOcOrrO, legs
leave To submit the following report, AT
ter u careful examinat lion OF the build
ing. workings and grounds OF said lnsti-
tuition, TO- wit:
The School OF Mines Is located about
one mile northwest from the center Of
the town OF SOcUTTO, on a beautiful
twenty acre tract OF ground gently sl0p-
ing " the east.
The grounds are kept in q neat condi-
tion aud a number OF young trees, now
growing. surround the buildings, grouped
In an attractive manner
The main building "a working labora-
tory fronts 10 the east, and IL attractive
In appearance as q approaches IL.
The editce Is constructed OF a gray
trRchyte stone In q very substantial
manner; the corners. windows and main
entrance are trimmed with a beautiful
red sandstone.
The plans and specifications Of this
laboratory were drawn by Mesars. Thsyer
IL Robinson. architects. OF New York city,
and they represent the most modern de-
signs OF a technical school.
The whole Is fashioned somewhat sim.
liar TO the Massachusetts, Institute OF
Technology, the Columbia School OF
Mines and other like institutions OF the
east. The main building IL Fl" shaped
and 1874 feet long and 80 feet deep. with
q central rear assay wing 32 feet wide by
"a feet long.
II Is n story building with basement
complete. and has "A central pavilion
three stories high.
The ventilation and light OF the build
ing 10 carry on the work for which II Is
designed IL perfect. The whole building
IL handsomely ceiled with yellow pine
with oil finish; the basement floor Is con
crete.
The entire structure is divided into
furnace rooms. store rooms, a-say prepa-
ration rooms, coal bunkfrs, wash rooms,
water closets and a eOmmOdiOus metal
lurgical laboratory.
The main door Of the building con.
tains the directors office, private labOra'
tory, qualitative and qugntitiye labora-
tories, each OF the latter 2S by IS feet
balance room, evaporation room, stoch
room and the ! JOratOries for tlre ant
wet assayiDg 1he second story OF tn
pavilion IL used IA the lecture and reeita
ton ROOM, while the room In the thirC
story Il intended for a museum.
The building il heated by the Smeai
system consisting OF three furnaces. W
understand from the director that thi
heating system II unsatisfactory and ex
pensiye and should be- changed 10
steam heating system.
The assay laboratories are finished II
ire-proOf material.
The complete structure cost ti3,g4043
The building Is piped for both wate.
and gas.
The water supply Ia brought To tn.
building In a hye-ineh iron pipe from thl
famous thermal springs at the foot o
she S0oorr0 mountains.
The supply OF water IL at all time
adequate 10 supply The building, iTrigat
the trees and keep the lawn In good con
dition.
The qualitative and qusntitiye room
are supplied with working desks, drawer
supplied with Yale locks and keys.
The balance room IL provided with
complete set OF analytical balaneies {
the finest construction, THIS room
kept free from dirt and dust. and Pro
Jones takes great pride In the props
keeping and d~elicacy OF these instr
ments. One OF these instruments II
delicate that a pencil mark can
weighed, drawn across a small piece
paper.
equipped; II consists OF twenty two viii