The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1920-08-12
of
State and Federal
Bureaus
NOW IN THE DISTRICT
Dean of School of Mines Tells
of Work Here and Else
where in State
.HoMAs variety. superinten-

"HOMAS NARLEY, superinten-
dent of the United States bu-
reau of mines experimental
station at Salt Lake City, and
Francis A. Thomson, of Moscow, dean
of the Idaho school of mines and di-
rector of the state bureau of mines
and geology are in the city this week
| i'm connection with the cooperative
state and federal work now being done
4 ia the district This work is largely
directed to the solution of problems in
connection with the treatment of lead
zinc ores by flotaton. I'VE have two
men in the district at the present
time" said Mr. Thomson. zone of
these. Mr.. A. w Fahrenwald. was re-
Gently transferred from the faculty of
the state university to the United
states bureau of mines staff and is
now in charge of the experimental sta
ton at Moscow. The other is Mr. II.
b. Elder. member of the university
faculty and temporarily assigned to
the work in this district For the
present Mr. Fahrenwald's work will be
largely at the Morning mill of the Fed
eral company at Mullan While Mr..
Elder will continue to work in collab-
Grafton with Mr.. Marston at the Tam
arack mill.
Wright Goes to Italy.
"The work in which they are en-
gagged is of course a continuation and
extension of the work begun three
years ago by Mr. c. A. Wright who
,..,.,,tt,- toct tI,o eor,-ioo of tl,a I,rao1t
to engage in professional work in the
famous Trentino mining district in
Italy.
"The work in the Occur dAlene dis
trict is of course one of the most inn
portant projects to which the bureau
of mines and geology is giving its
attention, and we hope to accomplish
practical results that will amply JUS
tfy the efforts. Other projects include
a complete geologic survey of the
Heath district in Adams county by a
party of which Prof. d. c. Livingston,
of the state university, is in charge.
Oil and Gas.
1.-The possibility of oil and gas de-
velopment in Idaho is also receiving
attention from the state bureau in CO.
operation with the federal bureau of
mines. A reconnaissance of the possible
oil and gas resources Of the south
western part of the state is being made
under the direction of Dr. John p. Blu
walda of Yale university, assisted by
Mr.. Virgil Kirkham, of our own geo.
logical department
Or. f. b. Laney, of the United
States geological survey, is also at
work in cooperation with the state bu-
-eau, completing the geology of the
Seven Devils area, and Captain r. 3.
Berry has about completed the topog-
apply of that portion of the Seven
Devils touching the Snake river.
Pend d'Oreille Section.
an addition to these projects, I ex-
beet to spend some time myself in the
'end dOreille area and to make
,rief visit to the Sawtooth region be-
ore the field season closes.
THE bulletins dealing with the Sew
n Devils district and covering the
esults of Investigations of clay re-
ources of Idaho are now in proof and
will soon be issued"
Messrs. Marley and Thomson drove
rom Moscow in the latters car and
eport the roads in good shape. Be
ore leaving they expect to visit all
he big mills of the district.