Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-09-19

Bismarck. At the request Of Alfred
Gabrielson, manager of the Norway
Centennial Commission, a sectional
map Of the state was prepared, show
ing in color all Of the land In the
state owned by N~orwegians.
The state engineer is custodian Ol
the records of the United States sur
veyor generals office for the state.
and furnishes copies of these records
to anyone ordering them.
Bridge Work.
The Office has designed a number Of
highway bridges and %culverts for var
ious counties, and made reports on
existing structures, at the request Of
the county officials. The Importance
Of a state department from whom
counties may secure plans and speci-
fications is evident, as it is not prac-
tical for all counties to retain engin-
GERS who are competent bridge men.
AS soon as funds make it possible, the
state engineer proposes to have pre-
pared complete plans and specifoa-
tons for bridges and culverts Of var
ious sizes and for various | oadinSs,
which will make it possible to comply
with the request of counties in a more
satisfactory manner.
Coal Mines.
The fourth biennial inspection of
coal mines was made by the engin-
GERS Office during the winter of 1913
1914. It hcws an increase in num-
Der of mines from IS in 1908 to 100 in
1913, and in total production, an in
crease from 320,742 tons in 1908 to
431,O54 tons in 1918. Probably the fig
ures would be higheE,than this if all
the mines had reported. The total
slack production SLACK being the coal
which will pass a six inch screen) in
1914 was 112,791 tons, and 1t sold at
about 81 per ton.
The tonnage mined in 1918 was less
than that in both 1911 and 1912, due
partly to the milder weather of the
former years, and partly to the fact
that slack was not classified separ-
ately until 1913. The selling price OF
coal in 1913 was $1.67," as against
$1.5S for the preceding ysafs The num-.
her of fatal accidents in thSsmining of
Ignite is comparatively small.
Chemical analysis of the coal Of
most OF the mines of the state has
been made, through the kindness of
Prof. Il. ]. Babcock, dean of the col
lege of mining engineering OF the
state university.
Briquetting.
During 1913 a %briquetting plant
was built at Minot by the National
B%riquetting Company, and put in op-
Grafton during the first part of 1914.
The development of commercial brl-
quoting is Of the greatest Importance
to the mining industry of North Da-
kota. The process used by this COM
is the one developed by Dean =.
J. Babcock, at the Hebron expert
station.
1T Tucked INTERNALLY.
Frank Dalfesky, who conducts a
store at SO Rogers avenue, in Brook
Ign, got the fright of his life Saturday
night when he discovered that an
Italian who bought cigarettes had left
on the counter a square package
which emitted a noise like the ticking
of a clock. He put the package in
water, called up the police, marshall
ed his family on the sidewalk, out OF
harms way, and warned all the neigh
ibors to give the thing a wide berth.
Rumors that an Internal machine had
been left in the place created much
excitement. An Inspector from the
Bureau Of Combustibles found that
the package contained an alarm
clock, but the usual trimmings Of gun
cotton and dynamite were missing.
The owner of the clock a have it
on proper identification.