Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1904-04-02
UNIVERSITY or UTAH.

Salt Lake city President kingsbury
hturned from Cedar city Tuesday
Nening. lie spent Tuesday IN Provo
where he visited the Brigham Young
university and addressed the students.
A valuable gift to the University mu.
scum has been received from Hon. T.
r. Farnsworth OF Salt Lake city. The
specimens comprise some Of the rich.
est ores from the famous horn silver
mine of which Mr.. FarnswOrth Is the
chief director, 1t also contains samples
from the Tintic mines. Among those
Of specific value to the university. Dr.
Talmage mentions the following: First
excellent specimens OF chrysocolle. or
copper silcate: second. sphHlerlte, or
zinc sulphlde This sulphlde Is marvel
ously phosphorescent. emitting light
under friction even when scratched
with the finger nall In this respect Il
SURPRISES the famous phosphOrescent
dolomites OF Summit county. Specl-
mems of II have been called for and
supplied I'm quantity TO several state
biologists in the east. and their exam
nations have indicated the presence
of certain rare metals including radlum.
The material Of this character so lib
orally supplied by Mr.. Farnsworth IL
under investigation I'm Or. Talmage's
laboratory. The third subdivision
spoken OF by DR.. Talmage contains
samples of horn silver (cerargyritc) and
silver glance (argentite) OF exceptional
richness; also prouslIte aid pyrargyrite
Digit and dark ruby silver, together
with others ores OF silver and various
minerals Of lead and iroI Mr.. Farms
worth not only presented these speci-
mems but ne provided for their trans
portation TO the university.
Investigations as to the radio active
properties Of certain Utah minerals
have been carried on by DR., Talmage for
some time, He says II is evident that
Utah is rich In the newly recognized
radio active minerals and that rare
and costly radum IL relatively abund-
ant within our state boundaries. He
has on hand number OF excellent neg
atlves or photographs Of keys, coins.
pieces Of tin, lead silver, gold, nickel,
copper platinum, diamonds and other
metallic bodies, all taken In absolute
darkness, by the radium rays, DR.. l..
A. Parsons Of the department OF ply
sizes Is at work determining the radio
active intensity In various Utah min
erals and the chemically prepared pro-
ducts from them.
To aid him IN this research work, DR..
Parsons has secured, for temporary
use, spnthariscope. from Johns Hop
klns university This Is a glass plate
carrying small amount of mineral
compounds that become phosphorescent
on exposure TO lightsuch as barium and
calcium sulphidcs, with which small
amount Of radIum chloride has been
mixed Under the lens II exhibits the
appearance OF a shower OF meteorites
or shooting stars. The light and heat
incident 10 this startling manifestation
Is derived from the radium compound
present IN the mixture. Dr. Talmage
has produced Photographic negatives
from the extremely small amount OF
radium contained in the mixture. Sew
eral OF the advanced students have been
invited to observe the interesting phe-
nomenon.
Last night the University Glee club
gave a concert and dance In the mu-
seum building, They were assisted by
Mr.. George SHELTON, who favored them
with two violin solos.
Professor Stewart has secured DR.. ].
II, Vincent the noted originator of the
ChautauQua system, as an instructor
for the state summer normal institute.
DR.. Vincent VIII deliver course Of
lectures on Sociology before the ses-
slons OF the institute.
Invitations are out announcing the
grand ball to be given by the college
women In the assembly hall Of the mu-
scum building next Friday evening.
Among the visitors mt the university
this week were Mrs. Byron Cummings,
Misses Lucille and Geneva briggs and
supt, ID. H. Christensen.