The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1914-08-29
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MACKAY SCHOOL

An unusually large class in mining
engineering is anticipated this session
a. the Mackay School of Mines at the
University of Nevada. Thirty-fve
students are already enrolled for this
course, and about fifteen more are ex-
pected within the next few days,
their non-arrival bein~ due to the fact
that many of them are still at work
in various mining camps, and delay
ing their coming until the time for
getting down to solid business at the
university.
Prof Francis Church Lincoln, the
new head of the school Of mines, yes
terday expressed himself as greatly
pleased with the equipment Of the
school and the opportunity afforded by
the school and by the diversified min
eral resources Of the state for the ad-
vantageous study of mining engineer
ing, and predicted growing influ-
ence and usefulness for this school.
"Our equipment here is certainly
of the finest, said Prof Lincoln,
"and the mineral resources of the
state are so diversified as to present
unusual advantages to the student of
mining engineering While we shall
have large class this year, we have
room and equipment running to full
capacity.
"That the influence of the school is
growing is shown by inquiries we
have received from prospective stu
dents from California. Idaho, Oregon
and elsewhere, and we hope to mum.
ber some Of these among the students
here within the near future
In discussing the scope of the in
stitution in its relation particularly
e, the prospector, who blazes the
trails and defies the dangers and hard
ships of the mountains and the des-
ert in the search for new sources of
the precious metals, Prof. Lincoln
said:
Gone of the natural and important
provisions of this department is as
sistance of the prospector and gener
al cooperation in aiding in the de-
velopment Of the mineral resources Of
the state, by determining, free of
charge, the values and mineral con
tents of ores they may see fit to send
in, especially from new discoveries.
selves in position of competing with
or interfering with the work of COM
mereial assayers, we know that many
times a prospector discovers some
thing new, the value or composition
Of which he is unable to have deter.
mined because of lack ol FUNDS. IF
they will send samples to the school
of mines, we will gladly assay or ana
lyze them, and report free Of charge,
foi the general good Of the mining in
dustry.
"Tn asaying, however, we shall
make general rule, based upon the
theory that So gold ore is commercial,
and to avoid competition with estab
lshed assayer. If sample runs
more than $5 per ton, we will so re-
port, without giving the exact figures
we have determined by our assays,
but the prospector can then go on the
assurance that his ore is practically
of commercial value, and he can have
another test mde by an established as
saver to ascertain the exact values.
RI we report that it is less than 80
per ton, there win be no need for
further assaying of similar samples.
"There is great lead of interest
in the search for radium bearing
ores. and we are especially desirous
of being helpful in this line. We
make such determination free Of
charge, and in this connection there
is one phase which wish to have the
public informed on.
cit has recently me to our knowl-
edge that certain parties have brought
samples to us for radium determine
ton. which we make without charge,
and when they obtain the results they
charge their client high price for
analysis This is an imposition on
the prospector or other person wish
ing the analysis, and we wish the
public to understand that we make no
charge whatever for these determine
tions.
frequently samples come to us
for assay for gold, silver or other or
dinary metal, but in our tests we dis
cover something Of even greater i'm
portanee to the prospector or mining
man. We are always on the watch for
new developments or metals, for it
helps the school, the prospector and
the state at large. journal.