Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-11-09

Helena, Oct. S.-The first semi
report of the Montana State Bureau of
Mines and Metallurgy made recently by
President Charles II. Clapp, of the School
of Mines, director of the bureau, to
Chancellor Edward G. Elliott of the Uni
versity shows that this bureau has al
ready given considerable service to the
mining interests of the state, says a. NJ.
Anderson, secretary to the Montana Min
ing association.
The bureau has been in existence only
since March 1, 1919. The report also
shows that the foundation has been laid
for much valuable work in the future
Professor H., B. Pulsifer, last year in
charge Of the teaching of metallurgy at
the School of Mines. directs the research
work and acts as the active field agent,
while President Clapp has general admin
istrative control.
The bureau has been organized into
an administrative department and three
research departments, geology. mining
and metallurgy and safety. Since the
organization of the bureau last March,
the administrative department has cor
responded with the United States geolog-
ical survey with regard to cooperative
work. Although no definite financial Co
operative plan has been entered into, an
informal agreement has been made to
prevent duplication of work and to give
Montana. The report submitted by the
metalurgical department on Mechanical
Sampling in Montana has been duly re
vised and is nearly ready for printing
and distribution.
Is Preparing BibIiography.
The department is also preparing
photography of the geological, mining and
metallurgical literature pertaining to
Montana. and a directory of the mining
nf Tat I afrn
been sent out to over 600 mining operat
ors and companies in the Treasure state,
and to date two hundred and fifty replies
have been received. 1t is hoped to have
this directory ready for publicantion be
fore January 1, 1920.
The geoplogical department Of the
bureau has undertaken the compilation
of report on the various mining dis
tricts of Montana. The compilation of
the directory Of mining companies and
the photography of mining literature are
supplementary to this investigation. The
immediate purpose of this report is to
assemble and make readily available the
large amount of information already col
lccted by private engineers and geolo-
gists, the United States geological sur
vey and geological and engineering staffs
of the larger mining companies of the
state, concerning Montana geology and
mining. Once this information is as
sembled it will be possible to indicate
those problems which await solution or
further investigation.
Gives Location of Districts.
Tie bulletin when issued will give the |
location of the various mining districts |
the means of access, q brief description |
of the geology and ore deposits, and a |
summary Of past and present mining OPP
erations. Although considerable data
most of the districts is avail
able, it has already been found necessary |
to visit some of the districts-Bannack,
Highland, Whitehall, Alder Gulch and
Summit. The greater part Of next sum
about which sufficient information is
lacking. An Introductory chapter to the
report on the geology of Montana will be
made, and it is hoped sufficient infor
nation will be obtained to compile a
geological map Of the state.
The geological department. from March
to October i, 1919, has answered over
he of various mineral products. In or
der to answer the inquiries accurately it
mas been necessary in most cases to make
several qualitative determinations, these
totaling about thousand. This service,
of course, has been without charge.
A collection of 64 common rocks and
minerals has been sent to the Raynes- |
ana, for use in class work A special
study Of the minerals in
heir Stag was made for the East Helena
liant of the American Smelling and Re-
lining company. Other investigation ~of
confidential nature have been made for
10Th large and small operators.
Bulletin on Small Mines.
The mining department, under the
Erection of Professor A. Il. Adams, its
aiming engineer, is undertaking the
of bulletin on timbering
nd mining methods for small mines and
PROSPECTS. Sketches and notes have
cen made, the general plan Of the bulle-