White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (White Bluffs, Wash.) 1907-1938, 1933-05-04
Mining Bulletin
Describes Placer
Methods, Districts

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A new mining bulletin, Small Scale
Methods of Placer Mining and Placer
Mining Districts of Washington and
Oregon" is being prepared by Guy E.
Ingersou Of the schools Of mines and
geology at Washington State College.
The bulletin will be issued by the en-
cheering experiment station within
the next two or three weeks.
The 60-page bulletin is written in
technical language. and is Illus
trated with 10 cuts and maps of both
Washington and Oregon, giving the
districts where placer gold has been
found In addition to the descriptions
in the hand methods of placer mining,
few methods and power machines
used for the recovery of fine gold list
in sluice boxes are also described. Such
items as simple equipment, how to
identify the gold and the geology of
placer mining are discussed in the
bulletin.
A copy of the bulletin may be re-
ceived by mailing Is cents to the en-
cheering experiment station or the
correspondence office, State College of
Washington, Pullman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Schneider were
Sunday visitors at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. E. E. Meeker at Cold Greek.
w. j. Kincaid drove to Yakima We'd
nesday evening and from their took
the train to Seattle for a business con-
ference. He will return home Friday
Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Reierson were
the dinner guests Sunday at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Powell Of
Kennewick.
Mrs Paul Shicka returned to White
Bluffs last Friday evening, bringing
with her Mary Louise.
| G. D. Menefee of Yakima was a
business visitor in White Bluffs We'd
nesday.
Il Dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
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Henry Scholl and daughter of va
kima.
i Mrs. Bert Grif1ths drove to Kenne-
wick Monday, taking with her Helen
Wilson for medical attention.
u Marvin Carnahan, state patrolman,
is in White Bluffs today, Thursday
appearing at the high school for a
meeting of the Junior Safety Council.
Mr.. Carnahan delivered lecture in
Liberty Hall this morning which no
illustrated by means of a motion pic
ture. Both high school and grade
school pupils attended, Mr.. Anderson
driving the bus from the grade school
and back again. In the afternoon Mr.
Carnahan spoke at Hanford.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. Arnold returned
Monday from a two weeks visit in
Standpoint, Idaho, with Mrs. Arnold's
mother.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Marsh of va
klma were guests OF their daughter,
Miss Julia Marsh, at the Beldin home
Il Sunday.
Mrs. Harold Keen, accompanied by
Mrs. Bert Griffiths and Loretta Grit
tiths and Dicky, drove to Cornell Sum
day. On the return trip they were ac-
companied by Bill Griffiths, who hao
been working there.
About thirty-five Masons and their
families of Othello picnicked at the
Grange hall Sunday afternoon with
members of the local Masonic lodge.
After the luncheon they were taken
on tour of the valley Later they
were entertained by cupboard motor
boat racing on the river.
c. M. Nelson and w. H. Keal drove
to Prosser today, May 9TH, to attend
the meeting of school directors and
superintendent. A representative of
the state department. of education will
discuss state laws as they affect the
schools and the present condition of
school finances. The superintendent