El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-01-11

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off by Goals, liignites and gas, the
amount and quality of the gas and its
value for heating, lighting and for
use in gas engines. The tar and
ammoniacal- liquor will also be col
lected and examined. This is the only
laboratory OF the kind south of the
Ohio river.
The Study Of Oils.
We may say, therefore, that provis-
ion has already been made for the study
of oils (by the oil frefiners themselves)
and for the study Of coal and Ignite
in their technical relations. 1t now re-
mains to establish and equip a clay
\echool for the practical study of our
6ays and clay products, including ma
tAiaIs for cement. In order TO feel
ShApublic pulse in regard to this mat
ter We have sent a large number of
letter. throughout the state and to
other States with the purpose of secur-
ing opinions concerning the advisable
ity of ESTABLISHING such q school at
the university. Many replies have been
received ana without exception they
are of the mOAt encouraging character.
These replies have come not only from
the men in this STATE who are actively
engaged in the clay industry. but from
teachers in the public schools. From
beyond our own borders the same IA
vorable letters have been received, es-
pecially from those who have had ex-
perience in Texas clays and keolin.
believe that the establishment Of this
school would do more for the advance
ment of the clay industry in. Texas than
many volumes written on the deposits
themselves. 1 find that our people are
vastly more concerned over questions
Of utilization than over those of dis
covery and location. I do not know
that we can repeat the experience in
Ohio, but I am quite sure that such
school would fill a gap in our indus
trial education which has long needed
filing In the uses of the higher grades
Of china and porcelain, ETC., IN deco
rating, designing, painting, in the use
of clays for encaustic tiles and other
objects Of value, there would be given
an impetus which would make itself
felt in every clay producing district In
the state.
Another Recommendation.
In regard to the second. recommend
alton for the development of our min
eraI resources: There should be es-
tablished and maintained, free from
all adverse political considerations, a
survey for the purpose of studying the
artesian and other underground waters
in the state and for mapping the eX-
tent of the artesian belts. With this
work should go a survey of the coal
and Ignite fields, with accompa nying
maps and descriptive matter1
During the last 80 years there have
been two state publications bearing
especially on coal and Ignite and both
Of these are now practically out Of
print
The first of these was the report on
the brown coal and Ignite, of Texas,
by Z. 7. Bundle state geologist,
in 1892. This excellent publication con-
tains vast amount of information on
the subjects of brown coal and. Ignite.
1t has been in great demand and only
a few copies of it are left for distri-
button.
In 1902 the university mineral sur
vey issued its bulletin, No. 8, on coal,
Ignite and asphalt rocks. This has
also been in great demand and the
edition has been completely exhausted.
We need new surveys and fresh in
formation about. our Goals and lignites
No field work has been done in many
years. The total coal and ignite area
in Texas is very nearly as large as the
entire field of Missouri and there still
remain some important problems to
work out
Pressing Needs.
SO far as concerns our pressing needs,
in the direction of field work. an arte-
sian water survey and a coal and Hg-
mite survey would answer all imme-
date requirements. OF the two, the
artesian water survey is by far the