Tonopah daily bonanza. [volume] (Tonopah, Nev.) 1906-1929, 1910-07-28

| WASHINGTON, July 27.-The
act establishing bureau of mines
in the department of the interior,
approved May 16, 1910, became eff
fective July L. AS originally APP
proved, the law contemplated the
transfer of the entire technologic
branch of the U. S. geologic sur
vey, the mine accident investiga-
tions, fuel investigations, structural
materials investigations, the entire
personnel, property and equipment,
to the bureau of mines. but the
sundry civil appropriation act, APP
proved June 18th, amended the
law to such an extent that the
structural materials Investigations,
including the personnel and equip
ment for these Investigations, went
to the bureau of standards, depart
ment of commerce and labor.
Carrying out the spirit and in
tent of the law so amended, the
secretary of the interior has trans
ferred to the bureau of mines the
investigation of mine accidents and
fuels, together with the personnel
and equipment of these investiga-
lions and has transferred to the
bureau of standards the structural
materials investigations and the en-
ployes of the technologic branch of
the survey engaged in these investi-
cations. The fully equipped test
ing station at Pittsburg, also goes
to the bureau of mines.
The bureau of mines therefore
includes the mine accidents and
fuel Investigations for which an an
preparation was made by congress.
The total appropriations for the bu-
reau, including salaries, rent and
expenses of removal amount to|
$500, 900.
The work of the bureau of mines
for the first year will be con-
tinuation and expansion of the
work carried on by the technologic
branch of the geologic survey. The |
law in itself provides for a variety
of other problems that properly
belong to the bureau of mines and
which should eventually be under
taken, such as methods of mining
and metallurgical processes, but
these activities will be deferred for |
the most part until congress gives
additional authorization in the
shape of adequate appropriations.
The spirit of the debates in con-
gress both on the bureau of mines
legislation and on the appropriation
items emphasized the desire to re-
gard the mine accidents investi-
cations as urgent and this will be
lHe feature OF the work
In ALL 100000 was appropriated
for mine accident investigations. or
this sum under the general plans
approved by the secretary of the
interior. 100000 is to be spent
on the rescue stations, $4,000 for
equipping eight new stations, and
$4,000 for additional equipment
for five existing stations. The al
lotment for the investigation of
explosives is $4,000, for electricity
In mining, $4,000, appliances for
preventing mine accidents $4,000.
examination and codification of
mining laws $4,000, and other tech
noiogic investigations, ore treat
ment, etc, $4,000. For the analyz-
ing and testing of the Goals, lig-
mites, ores and other mineral fue,
substances belonging to or for the
use OF the United States, 500. 900
was appropriated. OF this amount
$4,000 will be spent in the chem
ical and physical investigation of
fuels, $4,000 in the inspection of
government fuel purchase, $4,000
IN fuel efficiency Investigations.
$4,000 in Ignite and peat investi-
cations and $4,000 in briouetting
Investigations.
The mine accident Investigations
which have been transferred from
the geological survey to the bu-
reau Of mines were first authorized
in the legislative appropriation act
of May %, 1908. carrying for this
purpose an appropriation of $780,
900 This was followed by a SINH
lar appropriation carried in the
act for the sundry civil expenses of
the government for 1910. A mine
experiment station was established
In Pittsburg in 1908, at which