The Alaska daily empire., 1916-01-24
NEW PUBLICATIONS ON
 MINING ISSUED BY TIE GOVERNMENT, NOW READY

AIMING lSSUED BY THE
 GOVERNMENT, NOW READY Tue Department of the Interior, Bureau of Mines, has just publl-hedl many articles and papers on mining. .Only a limited supply of these publi- cations is ayaliablo for free distribu- .tlon, and applicants arc asked to CO., operate in insuring an equitable dis tribut.on by selecting publications that are of especial interest. Request for ell papers cannot be granted. Pub McatIons should be ordered by nun Der and title and applications should be addressed to the Director of the Bureau of Mines. Washington, D. C. The following Is the list furnished by the Department to The Empire in the last mail:
 Annual Report
 Fifth annual report of the director of the Bureau of Mines. for the fisca year ended June 30. 1915 1915. l0. ppp pl., l fig.
 Bulletins
 Bulletin n. gasoline mine loccmo- tion in relation to safety and health, by O. P. Hcod and R. II. Kudlich. with a chapter on methods on analyf Ing exhaust gases by C. A. Burrell. 1915. SS pp., pls., 27 figs.
 Describes tests of gasoline loco motive and It's bearing on the possible vi;atlon of mine air by fumes from the exhaust.
 Bulletin 97.. sampling and analyzine flue gases. by Henry Kreisinger ant F. K. Ovitz. 1915. CT pp, pl.' & figs.
 Points out the value of analyzlne Hue gases and describes a simple ap paratus and the method of using it Of interest to all persons in charge of boiler plants.
 Bulletin 99. Mine ventilation stop pings. with especial reference 10 coal mines In Illinois by R. Y. Williams 1915. 30 pp.. pls., 1 figs.
 Discusses different types of stop pings. their effectiveness. and cost and the loss of air by leakage through them.
 Bulletin 100. Manufacture and use of alloy steels. by D. H. Hubbard. l9lt T pp.
 Characteristics of nickel steel tung ten steel. and ether special steels are described. and the properties that make these steels suitable for certain uses are pointed oct.
 Bulletin 1O4 Extraction and recoy' cry of radium. uranium. and yanad ium from caronite. by c. l.. Parsons R. B. Moore. S. c. Lind. and O. c Schaefer. 124 pp.. l4 plsp 9 figs.
 A technical description of method and apparatus used in the co.opera i've work conducted by the Bureat of Mines and the National Radiun institute. Of interest chiefly to chem lsts working on the metals named.
 Technical Papers
 Technical paper 1OS. Shot firing ir ccai mines by electricity from the sur face. by II. II. Clark. N. V. Breth and c. NJ. Means. 1915. S6 pp.
 Describes an approved system O. shot firing.
 Technical Paper III. Heat trans. mission through boiler tubes. by Her " Kreisinger and J. F. Barkley, 1915 26 pp.. 2S figs.
 A plain and simple description e the manner in which the heat Of 2 furnace fire reaches the water in tho boiler. Of interest to all persons whc design boilers or have charge of boil CT plants.
 Technical paper 119 The limits inflammability of mixtures of methan and air. by c. A Burrell and. G. C Oberfell. 1915. 80 pp., 4 figs.
 Discusses finding of previous in vestigatcrs and results O. experiment made by the authors.
 Technical paper 12i Accidents a' metallurgical works In the Unite States during the calendar years e 1913 ard 1914. compiled by A. II. Fay 1915. 12 pp,
 Summarizes reports made Nto tho Bureau of Mines by operators O stamp mills. smelters and syanid plants. Does not cover accidents a blast furnaces and steel works.
 Technical paper 127. Hazards i' handling gasoline. by G. A. Burrell 1915. 12 pp.
 Treats of the inflammability of tho gasoline vapor and the precaution tc be observed in using gasoline. Of . general interest.
 Technical paper 12S. Quarry acci dents in .he United States during tho calendar year 1914. compiled by A Fl. Fay. 1915. 45 pp.
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