The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1906-11-28

the equipment provided are furnish
ed in the Bulletin of the School of
Mines which may be obtained from
Washington at Seattle A brief out
line of the course follows:
In chemistry no preliminary train
ing Is required, but these students
who have already studied it are al
lowed to join some of the advanced
classes. The university laboratories
are thoroughly equipped with all
modern appliances and supplies.
The work in assaying includes
the testing of reagents and the assay
of the ores which are most often met
with in this part of the world. The
assay laboratories have recently
been enlarged to accommodate fifty
students. Minerology and blow-pipe
analysis are necessary accompani-
ment of the above studies. Before
the course is finished each student
is familiar with about seventy-five
of the most important economic
minerals. Usually certain members
of the class are anxious to learn the
principles of mechanical drawing
and sketch mapping. Practice is
given to enable the student to make
sketch map of mining locality
with the aid of pocket compass and
simple drawing instruments. Other
students take up the subject of ma
chine drawing along with the design
of mills.
The laboratory work in geology
gives familiarity with the most i'm
portant classes of rocks and ores.
The lectures are illustrated with
views showing typical geological
forms in the various parts of the
world. The stamp mill and concen-
trating plant at the university are
complete in all details and furnish
a student nearly the same experience
that is gained in actual milling, with
the advantage that he is able at all
times to assay the various products
of the mill.
The machinery for freemilling
ores consists of a Dodge breaker,
grizzley, challenge feeder, three
stamp mill, copper plates, mercury
trap, Frue Vanner, canvas table and
Wiley sinner. For concentrating
copper and lead ores, the following
ure used: breaker, roll feeder, corn
ish rolls, revolving screen, three
compartment jig, hydraulic CLASH
fer, overstrom diagonal table and
round slime table. The mill build
ing also contains drafting rooms,
down-draft FORCES, and two-ton
cupola furnace for foundry work.
Students are given practice with all
the above machinery
Under the title of mining, lectures
on mining methods now in use in
the great mines of the world are IL
Illustrated with maps and models.
Frequent visits are made to the Ia
coma Smelling company's works,
Everett Smelter, the U. S. assay Of
flee and the various mines in opera
ton in nearby districts. Lectures
on the mining laws of the United
are given by an experienced mining
lawyer.
There are no charges for tuition
in the university, therefore the
whole expense of the mining course
is limited to the cost of board and
room, text books, fees in the labora-
tory courses and deposits to cover
the amount of material used by each
student AT the end of the course
the remaining deposit is returned
Admission to classes is without eX-
animation. The library, dormitory,
gymnasium, bath house and other
accessories of the university, as well
as the general lecture courses, are
open to the special mining students
as to others