The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1918-08-08

Blaine, Boise, Custer fillmore, anu
Lemhi counties, the magnesite mines
OF northern Washington, and the coal
mines of western Washington. This
circle cuts the 49th parallel and In
cludes within its bounds the copper
gold mines Of the Rossland and Boun-
Diary districts, and the silyer-lead pro-
Iperties of East Kootenay, with their
accompanying smelters and reduction
plants, which are themselves among
the most important in the British en-
pire.
Thus the student at the school of
mines Is within easy reach for Illus
tration and for summer employment
of almost every form Of mining and
metallurgical operation.
Equipment and Facilities.
The school Of mines equipment is
conveniently described under the three
heads of geology. mining and metal
lurgy. In addition to the facilities
here described the student has the
advantage of the well equipped labor
atories Of the departments of chemis-
try, physics mechanical, electrical and
, civil engineering, as well as oppor-
tunity for studies in English, econom-
, les, history, languages and other
, branches in the college OF letters and
science.
Geology and Minsraiosy.
The geological laboratory and mu-
scum are on the third floor of the adj
ministration building.
The laboratory contains seven high
, grade Photographic microscopes. blow
} pipe apparatus. reflecting apparatus
, for the study of polished ores, a grind
: ing and polishing machine. and other
!, modern applications In addition to
! this it contains extensive collections
: of models and specimens for lecture
r purposes and Identification
r For the work In mineralogy there
0 are both natural and artificial crystal
e models and over 5000 mineral speci-
e mems. For photography there are over
J, 1000 rock specimens including the
e U. s. geological survey educational
: series and collection of Idaho rocks.
For economic geology there are 1000
& specimens illustrative of the structural
: features of ore deposits, and the ores
r and associated rocks of important mi
ming districts. For paleontology there
Is representative collection of fossils
e and casts including the Krantz and
: Ward collections. The department Is
# also equipped with projecting Ian
IL tern and several hundred slides; mod
e els illustrating faulting, erosion, etc,
e and several hundred topographic and
: geologic maps for class work. The Ii
= brary includes all the publications of
the u S. geological survey, the publ
cations of the state surveys relating to
IL economic geology, all of the recent text
= and reference books, and many Of the
10 important older volumes. All Of the
It American geological periodicals are
:, received,
i Mining.
a The mining laboratory contains one
: I12x12x12 straight line steam driven air
lie compressor with adequate receiver
l. rock drill testing machine with dis
lie placement tanks for determining work
l. done and air consumed and number
y of the best known air hammer and pis-
j. ton rock drills.
Surveying Instruments drafting
lie iother facilities for work in the engin-
lie eering phases of mining are available
n The library facilities include all STAN
J. daM works of reference, files of the
n standard mining periodicals. and pro-
lie ceedings Of the English and American
;" mining organizations.
g Metallurgy-Assay Laboratory.
& In the central portion Of this build
: ing is the furnace room, 70x50 feet
J. which contains 10 double muqle fur
e. naces besides gasoline and melting
j. furnaces. In the east end there is a
re chemical laboratory for wet assays, a
= lavatory and change room, and large
lie storeroom in which there Is dark
y room for Photographic work. In the
1west end there is an office. parting
" room ana u balance room. r1He assay
lie analytical and pulp balances, together
Is with bullion rolls. and other assay and
Is chemical apparatus, make a very COM
plete equipment.
n. MetalIurgical Laboratory.
e The ore dressing laboratory is re-
y plete with apparatus for large and
IS small scale testing of ores. In addi-
ton to the usual laboratory crushers
% bucking boards, and the disc pulveriz-
If err, large scale crushing and sam
lie ping equipment, including Sd aGtes
is gyratory. samplers, elevators. bins,
l. etc. is also available.
lie A l000-pound, two-stamp mill with
y amalgamating plate so arranged that
% 1t may feed either to Whitley, Card
y or Deister concentrating table. or to
n a 4-foot Frue vanner, forms an i'm
Is portant part Of the equipment. The
n concentration section in addition to
l. classifiers, dewatering cones, and 9th
l. er accessories, includes several multi
s. pie compartment half-size hartz jigs,
and complete miniature concentra-
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