The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1917-08-23
Supt. Varley Visits
Coeur d'Alene
District
OUTLOOK AT MOSCOW
Seattle Station Has interest
ing Problem to
Solve


mental station of the bureau OF
mines, with headquarters al
Seattle, was registered at the Samuels
Tuesday. He left yesterday morning
intending to stop day at Kellogg on
business connected with the work OF
the station. The promotion of DR.
D. A. Lyon from the northwest station
to superintendent of all experimental
stations, with headquarters at Wash
ington, was followed by the advance
ment of Mr.. Varley to superintendent
of the Seattle station, which gives
him jurisdiction over all experimental
work conducted by the bureau Of
mines in the states of Idaho, Oregon,
Washington and the coast of Alaska.
The Seattle station is located at the
state university in connection with the
college of mines, and although it has
only been recently established, it Is
handling a large amount of expert
mental work. Just now the station is
giving much attention to electro met
allurgical experiments, and it was in
connection with this problem that Mr..
Varley visited the Bunker Hill & Sui
livan works at Kellogg Selective
flotation is another problem of great
interest to the mining industry and
the work of the station is expected to
accomplish results that will render
the system more effective in recover
ing the values through this wonderful
process. 1t was to investigate the
work in this line in the mills Of the
district, and also in connection with
electro metallurgy, that brought Mr..
Varley here at this time.
Moscow Station.
Mr.. Varley expressed himself as
much pleased with the outlook for the
substation at Moscow. 1t is under the
supervision Of c. A. Wright and under
his direction much new equipment Is
being installed which will adapt it to
the special work of this field. 1t is
confidently expected that the work Of
the Moscow station will eventually as
sumo such large proportions that 1t
will be necessary to make it an inde-
pendent station. 1t is the policy of
the bureau of mines to expand it's
operations in experimental work as
rapidly as possible and as the coopera-
ton of the states is necessary to make
this effective the attitude of the state
OF Idaho toward the Moscow station
will have direct bearing upon the
question Of enlarging it's field of USE
fulness. The state government has
not given the station the encourage
ment it deserves up to this time, but
the representatives of the mining in
dustry have given it liberal support
and encouragement, and 1t is hoped
that the attitude of the state govern
ment will be more friendly in the
future.
New Stations Established.
The importance of the work of ex-
perimental stations is indicated by the
number recently established to carry
on research work in the various
branches of mining In addition to
the Seattle station, the government
this year established station at
for experimental work on
iron and steel; one at Tulsa, Okla
homa, for oil. and one at Columbus,
Ohio, which will devote its atten-
ton to clays and other non minerals.
Mr. Varley states that the facilities
at the Seattle" station will be equal
to the requirements of the great min
ing territory it represents. Equip
ment to the amount of over $4,000 has
been or will be installed. One of the
most interesting features, and one
which is expected to accomplish Inn
portant results, is an electric furnace,
and it is more than probable that rad
zeal discoveries may be made that will
mark great improvements in the re-
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