Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1913-05-24

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Roswell. n. NJ. May 2i.--The New
Mexico Military Institute. rated one
Of the ten "distinEuished" military
schools In the country by the u. s..
war department holds its fifteenth
commencement next week. beginning
with the baccalaureate address Sum
day afternoon by Rev. A. d. Grille.
captain and chaplain. y. NJ. "a. ].
Monday will he a baseball game and
battalion review by alumni; with Nor
ton oratorlcal contest In the EVENING";
Tuesday, battalion review by Adult
ant General A. A. Brookes: company
competitive drili and commencement
ball IN the evening: Wednesday. grad
uating parade and graduating exer-
cises. with address by Judge Edward
A. Mann ~ Albuquerque.
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trades are its perfect cleavage into
tough. nexible. and elastic sheets,
transparency, nonconductivity OF cleo
tricity. and the hrilliance 81 the small
scales OF ground material Mica n
sometimes called islnglass when used
in stoves and lamp chlmneys bui
should not be confused with the orig.
inal lslnglass. gelatlnous material
obtained from certain fish The mica
OF commerce includes two principal
varieties. muscovite and phlogopite.
but small quantitier 81 biotite have
been used. Muscovite ~ known as
clear or white mica. phlogophite as
amber mica, and biotite as black mica.
Mica u a mineral OF widespread oc-
currence In the rocks OF the earth's
crust. according Ia Douglas p. Ster-
rett. Of the United states geological
survey. The mica suitable for indus-
trial uses In found In coarse-grained
rocks. Deposits Of commercial or pos-
siDle commercial value are known In
many countries. 0ut the principal
sources Of supply at present are India.
United states and Canada. In the
United states muscovite II the only
variety mined bat small quantities of
biotite have been Obtained as n by
product
Fight states Produce Mica.
The total value OF mica produced
Ia the United states In 1912. accord
ing to Mr. Sterrett. was 1891 .S96. q
decrease OF 32s,sOS compared with
1911. The production came from
eight sfntes-N orcf Carolina, New
Idaho New Mexico. South
Carolina. colorado. South Dakota,
and New YORK. named Ia the order
of the value OF their output. The
production Of sheet mica amounted
TO S45,4sa pounds. valued at s2s2.S23,
compared with l.sS7.2Oi pounds, val
ued al S3lO,e5f. Ia i9Ii The total
output OF roush-trimmed sheet mica
amounted Ia over 1000. 600 pounds In
1879.
The mica mines Of lhe United states
arc capable of LARGE annual produc- |
ton and could he made to supply ~,
hut the small part Of the demand !
Which calls for the ROfter Canadian |
amber mica. This could he accom- |
plished II some OF the largest already |
proved mines IN North Carolina, New |
south Dakota, Idaho, New |
Mexico virginia. and Colorado were
operated on large scale or even as
hey have been worked IN tho past |
other deposits in these and many |
other states could be developed 10 |
meet increasing future demands
I'ost OF I'rodnction Ahroad h Cheaper. !
The cost OF producing mica IN the
United states IL considerably greater
han In some other countries espec-
ally India. bat W is PROBABLY that this
difference In cost could he lessened by |
more extensive operation Of the larger
and better deposits with improved |
methods, IN size and quantity the |
mica obtained from the large mines
averages better than that
rom many small deposits
The imports 81 manufactured and |
trimmed sheet mica into the United |
states during 1919. az reported hy the |
bureau of foreign and domestic COM |
nerce Of the department Of commerce. |
amounted 20 i.9S9,l32 pounds. valued |
~ t143, exceeding those OF 1911 by |
iSo,3ef pounds IN quantity and s2a6.-
$40 IN value.
A copy OF the report on mica may |
be- obtained free on application Ia the |