Albuquerque weekly citizen. (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1891-19??, 1903-11-28
FROM The SOUTH
School Of Mines Notes = University
Club Of SocoUo.
TIVE UNDERGROUND WATERS
Special Correspondence.

Socorro n. M, Nov. 2O.-Of great
Importance To the mining in.
terests OF New Mexico Is an elab.
crate report on the underground con
ditions of the tornado del Muerto by
DR. Charles Il. Reyes. The Mono
graph deals particularly with the geo
logical structure affecting the condi-
lions governing artesian water sup.
plies of the region. This elaborate
memoir will be issued by the School
OF Mines II will be finely illustrated
by score OF large beautiful
plates and several coored maps,
one of the latter being a geo.
logical sketch map OF the region from
Socorro to El Paso. SO important Is
this report ahat the national govern.
ment will also issue IL as one of its
special Irrigation Monographs.
Prof G.. l.. Herrick. who recently
purchased property in Socorro and
who has moved his family here, VIII
devote considerable part OF the
winter in superntenni'g the survey.
ing and con struction of some large
irrigation works In New Mexico. He
will still keep up an active intertst
In mining.
X. Harl1nd Case, who has been re-
Gently attending the school in the
metallurgical department has accept
ed lucrative position, with a promi-
nent consulting mining engineer, and
has already entered upon his duties
In California; he will also spend con.
siderable time IN New Mexico and
Arizona. Mr. Case Is TO be cOngratu
lated upon the file opportunity that
has opened mp TO him to get a broad
and varied experience among west.
ern mines.
The school has just received Q fine
set of steroptcan slides from the Al
disclaimers company. manufacturers
of all kinds of mining machinery, OF
Chicago The subjects represent a
large variety o. machinery used in
mining and In treating ores. For lee
ture purposes this series forms a
very valuable addition 10 the equip
ment OF the institution.
During tuv past two weeks Prof
Bagg and Mr. Dominian nave been
putting in all time not devoted direct
ly to instruction In arranging and pre-
pairing the rock collection for study
purposes. Besides the two large
krank collections OF foreign rocks
from type localities. there are many
additions Of equally interesting mat
erial from this country The New
Mexico series OF rock specimens is
rapidly growing and the hand speci.
mems are being dressed 10 the uni
form size OF } ay I inches The kranz
collections are accompanied by thin
slices for study under the microscope
Work will soon be begun on pre- Jar.
ing a similar series of thin sections
OF all Tie New Mexico rocks
In the Neurological Laboratory the
past week has witnessed the install.
lation OF more desks for blow pipe
work This enables 12 men to work
at a time obviating the division of
the classes into so many squads as
would have bean otherwise necessary.
MI u, VI tthmlllOn mas u'Cemr
special correspondent To- the Eugi.
neering and Muing journal Il New
York city. He will represent the
southwest in an matters relating TO
mines. mining and smelling.
Doctor Sayler is hearing these days
special classes In algebra in addition
TO his other school duties.
Royal Z. jarvis, NJ. f., who was APP.
pointed last spring to the chair of
machine design and draughting in
this institution. but who later, was
unable 20 enter upon his duties owing
to his successors inability to take
charge OF the work at the time 1t was
expected in the big smelter at Tor.
reon. Mexico. has been appointed pro
fessor In the science school of Wash
ington State uni erslty.