The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1900-06-29
SCIENCE AND MINING.
Triumphs of Geology IN Locating
Treasures Under Ground.

There Il a disposition moro nr less gen
eral among people living In mining reg
ions, to helittie mining geologists. This
goes 70 the extent and value OF their act-
ual knowledge and also 90 tho manner
In which u Is employed There undouhted-
ly are so-cailcd mining geotcrtsts who
merit an tho contempt that Is visited up-
ON them. for they are lacking bath In
scientific knowledge and In the higher
qualities 81 personal character. But IN
this the profession ~ not peculiar. All
have their quacks and scoundres. and nli
should be Judged by their best reprcsenta-
tives-not by their worst.
Nothing rs more unusual IN this region
than To hear people Interested IN mining
matters decauiinW upon the supposed su-
periority ~ the practical mining man.
over the scientific aeoiogtst IL may be
true that some practical mining men
know more about the conditions under
which valuable ore deposits are usually
found than do some men who assume 70
he scientific geologists. but II Is only
when the supposed geologfst It not well
grounded In his profession
No one VIII deny the value ~ practical
experience IN mining matters. but such
experience coupled with scientific knowt-
edge ~ much more valuable than when
Il stands alone There Is no reason why
the man who r. thoroughly grounded In
the book lore uf the science should net
he has not only hts own experience but
q knowledge 90 the observations and ex-
rerienceH ~ others IA he hns cleaned
4, frnm the books. That Is 60 cay, the
knowledge Of the experienced peologlst
Is much broader than that 81 the nero
practical or experienced miner
There f. no man who knows an about
any profession, but the careful student
nf particular science certainly knowa
more about Il than does some one who
has never studied II at all along scicu-
tine lines. There are elements az un~
certainty in ah sciences. rhla il eu-
peciaiy true of geology for. of neers-
sity Tho geoioElst must deal largely with
conditions which exist far below ground
ana where only actual exploration eas,
determine with certainty what thoA. oo,-
aitioua are but u viii never 10 90 as
sumo mai because geologist does not
know everything. and sometimes fuaLeu
mistakes. he therefore knows nothing
"A fine illustration 81 THE IN found In
the career ~ Alexander WinchclA. ON.
~ the most eminent az modern rrolo.
gifts who WAS Tor many years 1,ruruluent.
W Identified with the geology ~ Mlehi-
kan Ho would never have though, -
claiming hn knowledge ~ the nnseer
things wiih which KeoleEy deals pnt h,
haa a knowledge ~ come thiugs-ln fart
# many things aud upon the !yaAln 81 This
knowledge be located the great salt ,1n-
t'osits which undet.ie East saEna~. Ntah
After thorough exploration ~ she Ta-
Eien he declared that they wagga y.
found a. a depth ~ 80 foot. end a. !,
MISTER ~ fact. what are said 70 he tbc
greatest 'tnlt deposits ln tho world ,yer,.
actually struck ~ dspth ~ ~ feet
THE ssA ipdepb marvellous trgar,c,,
"f scientific knowledge II nayfr eos,ti
have been achieved by the nsfe prae.
iiCsl SOFT miner n required A blNber
class = knowiesiEs than he f..aaesgs.s.-
thni which CONES from q csrrf,ii staav
l ~" tetY hF-t hooha upon fhe es4i-
3ef.t combined sflh pYaetlraf arrsri.,,s..' Il,
ihe neld ~ active lnftgr There IL. IA trtsth'
n1 veolDR8# - hlgh ttanaflna today Ar,
is willing 20 rest hfa opinions entsreiy ,,fs,,
what others have eyiIsen He fashas ~
FIELD work thn most important part IN Nv
'1AeR'ion' using the books merely a.
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