The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1904-08-12
The Mining Institute.

IL.
Lake Superior Mining Institute, has
just issued the following circular to
members concerning the Forthcoming
meeting, beginning Aug. Is:
The committee having in charge
the arrangements for the Tenth An.
nual Meeting are making good pro.
gress and the following general out
line can be presented at this time.
Members to meet at the Curry
Hotel, Ironwood, on Tuesday morning
August 10th, where the day will be
spent in visiting the mines on the
Gogebic Range. For this feature
ample accommodation will be pro
yided for the comfort OF the visitors
In the evening u session will be hello
for the reading of papers and the
transaction of such business as may
come before the meeting. After the
meeting the party will leave by
special trains for Milwaukee arriving
there Wednesday forenoon, and pro.
ceeding Immediately to the plants OF
the Allis-Chalmers Co., Prescott
Pump Works, and such other points
as may be convenient. There will be
a session held in the afternoon or
evening as may be decided later, for
reading papers ETC., also an excursion
to some of the interesting points near
the city. Headquarters will be at the
Plankinton House, On Thursday
there will be an excursion to the
plants of the Norberg Mfg. Co., the
Rolling Mills, Bucyrus Works and
other points of interest. In the
evening banquet will be rendered to
members and their guests. Trains
will leave at convenient hours after
the banquet, one returning to Iron
wood, Ashland and Duluth, and an
other to Iron Mountain, Ishpeming
and the Copper Country. In order to
enable the committee to arrange
ample accommodations for all, 1T is
necessary that they be advised as
early as possible of the number who
will attend, and you are requested to
return the enclosed postal card as
soon as possible, advising also as TO
the number of guests that will ac-
company you. Itinerary of the trip
with railroad time cards and all
necessary information viii ba fusnish-
ed members upon their arrival at
IrOnWOOd.
The following railroads have grant
ed rate of one and one-third fare on
the certificate plan, for the round
trip to Ironwood and return: Chi
cago & Northwestern; Chicago Mil
waukee & st. Paul; Wisconsin Cen
trail; Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic;
Minneapolis st. Paul & Sault Ste.
Marie; and the railroads from the
Mesabi and Vermil.on Ranges. Tick
cts Will be sold on August 18th, 14th,
18th and 10th, good for return up to
and including the 22nd. Certificates
must be signed before purchasing re-
turn ticket. Members should arrange
for transportation to Ironwood as
soon as possible to enable railroads to
provide ample Accommodations for all.
Following is partial list of papers
which will be presented at the meet
ing:
Titanium and Titaniferous Iron
Ores, by DR.. Nelson P. Hulst.
Supply System, by Walter M. JEFF
ferry.
On the Bisbee District of Arizona,
by Geo. A. Newett.
Sinking Sand Shaft at Mas Mine,
Negaunee, Michigan. by w. w.
Graft.
Iron and Steel Consumption, by
George II. Abeel.
A Study of Faulting at the Ashland
Mine, by Lucien Eaton.
Sinking Shaft in Quick Sand at
Susquehanna Mine, Hibbing Mimi,
by Ii. B. Sturteyant.
Messrs. Graham Pope, Jas. r.
Thompson, f. w. Sperr, J. Parke
Claiming, r. S. Rose and others have
kindly promised to prepare something
of interest to the Institute.