The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-06-05
|enior Mining Engineers Due
Home From Interesting Trip

Senator W A. Clark. AT the shines
testing plant in this place, 1t was found
that the Overstrom concentration was
the most satisfactory device found.
This table was invented by Professor
G. s. Ovcrstrom, former professor in
mining at the university. The seniors
were conducted through the Montana
School of Mines located at Butte. They
were royalty entertained by the students
of the. school and several functions
were given in their honor. The Utah
students were pleased to find that the
equipment of their own school is su-
perior in all respects to that of the
Butte school
From Butte the itinerary took the
where they enjoyed some magnificent
scenery to Great Falls. Here they
visited the Boston 6 Montana smelter
which is the third largest in the world
In connection with this plant is n cop
per refinery, which was the first one
that the seniors have had the oppor~
tunity of seeing. The feature Of the
Great Falls trip was the visit to the
| Great Falls Water Power & Township
cOmpany's plant on the Missouri river
This has six large alternating gene
rators, with voltage of 5000 and 306
amperes. and a speed of 225 revolu.
| tions minute The entire plant pro.
duces 3S,400 horsepower.
The next side trip was to Helena
where the class was taken through the
East Helena smelter. owned by tho
pany. The seniors spent half day at
Missoula where an inspection was
made of the University Of Montana
From Missoula the class left Montana
for The Occur 'Alcnc district in Idaho
While in the Occur d'Aleue district
some interesting trips were made. The
class visited the mine and mill of the
| owned by the Federal Lead company,
and located at Wardner, Idaho The
| seniors went through the Last Chance
mill and mine, situated at this same
camp At Burke, Idaho, a tour was
made to the mines and mills Of the
Hecla and Hercules properties,
The class then returned to Butte
where it was banqueted by some of the
big mine operators of this city. The
next day trip was made 10 Alder,
Montana, to see the gold dredge in
operation. The party then returned to
Butte and left there last night for
home.
The trip is one of the longest and
most instructive ever taken by min
ing class. Almost every form Of min
ing, concentrating and smelling was
seen somewhere on the journey The
members of the party are required to
fle detailed report of the trip, includ,
ing maps and drawings, before gradu,
alton
The class travels in special car in
which the members sleep and eat, q
chef accompanying the party tho en-.
tire journey. The men are in charge
Of three members OF the faculty, r, II
Bradford. professor of metallurgy; f.
II, Beckstrapd, professor of mechanical
engineering; and Theodore p Holt. in
structor in mining, The members OF
the party are: Joseph NJ. Tracy, Eric
n, Anderson, Robert D. Dalton. Cliff.
ford S, Wilson, Lester r. Dobbs, Nc,
Candless G. Moffet. Melvin Mansfield
Milo Q. Packard, Lester B. Backner,
Fred B. Haynes, Edward l.. Ralston
Bert w. Dyer. Henry ". sherman Rob
ert j. Goodwin. Granville G. Gansl
Glenn \. Keep, James 4. Alley, Harrl
NJ. Alley, Fred a. Hale, Jr