White Pine news weekly mining review. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-02
RESCUE CAR IS
ON WAY TO UTAH
DEMO WERE GIVEN
At DIFFERENT POINTS IN DIS
TRICT DURING WEEK AND
MUCH INTEREST MANIFESTED

Rescue Car No. of the Bureau
of Mines, which arrived here last
Sunday night, leaves this morning
for Utah. During the stay of week
In the district, demonstrations were
given at the Giroux, the steam shovel
pit and at MeGill in the use of the
rescue appliances. and first aid to
the injured. 1t was through a special
privilege that the car made its way
to Ely; for the Bureau of Mines has
not yet organized a district in this
state. Following the fire in the To-
nopah Belmont mine, S. S. Smith, in
charge of the car made application
to the bureau for permission to visit
the scene; both for the information
of himself and crew, and with the
knowledge that he would find atten-
tive and appreeiatiYe audiences for
his work
At the Giroux mine two days were
spent, and many miners instructed
In the handling of the safety appli-
In the handling of these. and talks
were delivered by Mr.. Smith on the
safety methods as we'll as the bureau
and its uses and objects. Two days
were spent at the pit, and on Friday
morning the car and Its party went
to McGill. The car comprises sleep
ing quarters, demonstration apart
ment, living room and room and
apartments for a chef. In charge of
the car and the work Is S. S. Smith,
a mining engineer; T. w. Blake and
Jesse Hansen being his assistants.
The Bureau of Mines is the
most recently organized department
of the United States government.
and was compromise for the move
ment of mining men throughout the
country to have secretary OF min
ing added to the portfolio OF the
cabinet. The bureau was organized
in last July and on the first of No
yember the first rescue car was sent
out on its mission. Car No. was on
its way by the middle of November,
and two more before the end of that
month. Two additional cars were to
be started yesterday, making eight
in all In the service.
While the seat of the bureaus ad-
mInistration is in Washington, ID. c.,
the operating center Is in Pittsburg.
There is the plant located and there
are made the tests of fuel and ex-
plosives. To Pittsburg are forward
ed the results of all investigations;
conditions and situations in mines,
and from there sent on to Washing
ton. What the geological depart
ment does for the outside of a min
ing property, the bureau does for
the insides in the way of aiding the
work of mining. Each car is given
its section of territory. that of Car
No. 4, being south Wyoming and
Utah. Leaving Chicago. the Smith
party visited all the coal mines
on the Union Pacific and Oregon
Short Lines.
While In Tonopah, hundreds OF
miners and all the operators visited
the car, and many were trained in
the work of rescue. Among those
who manifested the greatest interest
in the work was Ed Ryan, state min
ing Inspector, who took weeks
training in demonstrating and hand
ling the appliances. From Tonopah
the car went to Goldfield, thence to
Virginia City to Reno, where a
course was bestowed on the students
of the Mackay School of Mines at the
State University. From Reno the
car went to Carson, where demon
stration was made for the benefit of
the legislature. The result of this
was an appropriation of $1,000 for
fitting up the mine inspectors Office
with the safety appliances.