Salt Lake Tribune | 1904-02-29 | Page 6 | Practical Lessons; School of Mines

PRACTICAL LESSONS; SCHOOL OF MINES Tho Utah School of Mines Is becoming one of the best equipped schools of the West for the practical Instruction of mining. min-ing. Recently, while In Salt Lake, we saw-a saw-a cry excellent equipment whereby tho students might thoroughly and practically solve for themselves the probloms ln oro concentration and dressing that may confront con-front them In practical life, writes tho eultor of Mining Reporter of Denver. Tho mechanical deparlmont Is well equipped. Tho laboratory Is designed (1). for testing the strength of materials: (2) the operation and studv of prlne movers Tho equipment for studying tho strength, ductility, elustlc limit, etc., of material of construction ia a 100,000-pound tension and compression machine, a CO.OCO-pound 'torsion 'tor-sion machine and a 5000-pound transverse testing machine. For cement testing there is also a very complete equipment. For the study of prime movers tho school la also well equipped. Tho equipment comprises com-prises steam engines with condensers and vacuum puaips, an air compressor, a gasoline gaso-line engino and Rider "hot-air" engine. Tho students thus have facilities for the practice of engine indicating and valvo setting and tho study of efficiencies, Tho apparatus Is especially complete for tho determination of caloric values o fuol, entrained water ln steam, etc. The Utah people arc to be congratulated on having a Legislature wlso enough to provldo sufficient money to adequately equip Its school of mines. Tho prosperity of an Industry Is advanced ln proportion as properly trained men are developed for carrying on work in a scientific innnner. The Utah Stato School of Mines, with its excellent equipment, which we understand will be added to. Is ln splendid condition to carry on tho Important work of training train-ing mining engineers.