| Show MINE mm WILL VILL WILLBE WILLBE BE FEATURE FEME OF BUREAU I I iii ii it nil Ida I I I I ills to tone Ho ne l ii rn Ill I I l i it I Lou Jur Work urh l I Is U V i t July Jil Jill 3 Tho al eq ci a it 1 bureau of mines 1111 In lit II the Iho hue department of ot tho thu Interior up aLl upI II I Proved ro ed May 11 jO 16 6 1910 tec July 1 I As AR originally o approved the thu Uw II la this the transfer of tho th entire entre technologic brunch of tue United geological 8 survey purvey the mine fuel filch In ho 11 structural In Iho ho entire personnel property and to thin the bureau ur of mile but hul the sundry civil civi net nCI June 26 25 6 the lh law lu to such elicit an extent that thai the l lb e material In gallons Ia I 0 I including the thu Ih personnel aunt and for Ihl investigatIons went to 10 the Ih bureau of ot standards do de department of cit commerce and labor Carrying out tIle the spirit and Intent of ot tho Ihl law so AO amended all the mitts secre lias hiatt hR transferred to the tho Ih burnt bureau u of ot mInis mil the Ih of or tahoe mine ac tic accidents IC arid fuels together with the I Personnel and equipment nf tuf lt those these In Iii II h hl to the Iho bureau of standards the lh tural lurl materials Investigations anul thin tho I employee of or the th technologic lc brunch branch I of o C the lie curve engaged In II three thOo In The rho fully lul equipped Ia test lag ing In station at al tilso goes joes goel to 10 the tho bureau ureal if f mutest mines I II tl Th The of n mines 1111 therefore In eludes the tho Ih mine accIdents stool and fuel for which an sit 11 appropriation tion II of Z I was Wai made by toy Con COl Ire gross M The total for Or the lh Including ln salarIes rent anti and Ind expenses of or removal amount to 10 o 2 Tho work of nf the tho bureau of nt mines for tor or II th first year will wi bo be n t continua continuation Ion tion lon and expansion of If lH work cat Il cl on In by the technologic branch of or the tho geological survey Tits The law In It Itself I itself self It H for tor n a 1 variety of 01 other problems that properly belong to the tho bureau urel of mines flInts and alil which should eventually be undertaken such stitch an M methods of nr mining metallurgical processes hut but hil these activities will wi bo ho h deferred for the most part hart until Con re s A gives additional authorization tion lon In the tit shape Iho of or adequate appropriation Pro The ho spirit of or tho IhA debate In both hoth nih on ott the bureau of ot legislation antI and all on ion Ihn ho appropriation Items emphasized cm the d desIre delro to tl regard r the Ow mute mine accidents Investigations 1181 ax as I urgent and antI this will wi be the tha feature of or tho thui work In nil 11 l as appropriated for mine accident Investigations I mint Of this IhlA sum 0 under tinder thin the general ap tip approved aI proved l h hw v the secretary of ot the hue In Interior I I l I is to 10 be hc If spent on in thin tho Ih rosette stations tar for housing nine lime statIons illations for equipping eight new stations und tind for far additional au for lIve Ivo existing stations The ThE allotment for the tho In of or explosive IH Iou I S for tor electricity In Iti II mining S ap KI for tor preventing mine lu 1 nt and codi codification cOll of mining laws 00 ann other technologic ore or treatment etc 01 Var J lr the tho Ih and e of the th coals fires arts anti and oth r mineral fuel turl to or Cr r for fr the 01 use IteM of ot the th States Slates U un wes I Of or this amount will vill wi be he b spent In the tho tu chemical and physical phIal InvestIgation of ot fuels fuel noo non In Its the InspectIon of o government fuel purchase U IO In fel 11 nf M of Investigations 0 In peat t and nd 4 In investigatIons FOR FOU FOI The h mine mimic Ille investIgatIons Investigation which have been hn rr d from the th survey to lu the bureau of or mines were first In the leg fla I ht appropriation art act all of ot May 22 2 IMS carrying for far this purpose an ap tip of nt 50 This Tl was wa fol followed lowed hewett by b H ii I similar appropriation car ar carried ried 1111 In the nd iut for tar the Ihl sundry civil hl ex ox expenses fX pence of nf the Ih government for 1910 A Amine mine unitie experiment station was WA established llah in n during 1308 at which since that time UrA Investigation of rf explosives coal O gsa Jn du dUlt dut t electricity ty I anti anil other nth iH PoSsible causes of or mine mile explosions have hwe been ben continually un under tier der way wy The mining engineering field force of ot the tho Biological purvey une ha hal his nl oh II ready made decided progress In the thue study of ot underground mining condi conditions tolI and an methods Practically till al of or o the coal cotti unities mines mil In n which mine have occurred during the tho last hul two years eUH have hav lon hem carefully examined the gated gases ue coke and a ld dust dul have boson been 1 at al the th laboratory at lIU bur burl burg r and every effort bus hus h born been made Inae 10 to determine the th of ot vari varl various lust ous mixtures of nt gnu gas KI end air In II the Ih of nf shots hots of or different types type of or explosives Considerable progress hi h also been made mlle In the th Investigation of ot explosive used d In i oat oal mining and Ild the tha conditions under tinder which they Ih the may mal he be used uld with ll least lout risk Manufacturer haM h ha submitted many explosives for fortell test tell at al the station antI and Rn a it f portion on of tb them m fl antI and an hive IHn I the lie among sIVe lv 1 e l The h Investigations Investigation and Ild duI work In n connection with wih the Ih nip I I or ot artificial breathing and other types tM of nt mine maine equipment the oxygen helmets havo hlo not only b been n useful In Iii d vv a n more mar Inn tors site are I of 01 such equipment In ins the ex cx examination X summation of nr mine explosions but bil ulso Ileo Iso better methods for far using this equip equipment lull ul meat ment In Iii n mine rescue 11 work l eJu The lf fuel fitch Investigations under the tho thoAI AI CI survey and which nr lire trans tran transferred transferred to 10 the bureau hu au of nr mines have al already already ready raf resulted In Itt II a better realisation throughout the th lit country as at A tn to the value VAtU of ot fuels One Omme Oll result of ot this Ihl work Is 1st II that lint nearly Irl tell all 1 of nf the fuel fitch now itoc 10 pur amr by the th federal government In Is II bought ht on B antI and ald subject to test by bf the tl fuel division or d dafter after atler examination made mado of nr the coal cual 1 supplIed by hy the tl moInes mines mine from which coal col Is I delivered to the Ih government The he publications of the survey relating Ial log ing In to 10 it mine and nd fuel In I tn ni those Ihn prepared by h th ti hits technologic branch will iiIi wi In the th future bt Is 1 distributed ted by I the t h ho bureau of or unities mines Ih The Th Tb pub publication lb relating t In at I 1 IO will wil t In hr h distributed lis ti h the Ih al II survey The TI last of rr the Ihl l of the Ih branti hran to 10 be tu hI lv h the th ur un ey cy ii ll Il I to hi I from trout the Iho government printing office 1111 Aug Al 1 0 1 This bulletin to In to the tho th i of ot cacti dust 1111 alit WIS prepared by O 0 1 8 lIke Hire with wll chap ehn tern tera by J C 1 Frazer Axel Larson Frank Unas linus InoR and Carl tin Scholz Th first of the ho Ih of ot mines bul The Volatile Matter Ilor of or Coal by b 11 II 1 C 6 Porter and K F 1 K I will wil ti If ito published In the lie next few months Then will wi follow Coal 01 Analyses by hy N W V I J rd atoll J 1 S 5 tt Steam Teats rl tl by hy U L J I 1 North Lignite as aR n a I Holler Holer luel lu by n O 1 T and Henry I hen ry Tests Teti In let Ji by 13 b H It H II I The TIt rh toke Coke Iok Industry I nil ry na ass ni to ti the Ih Foundry lou by h Coils Coall for Oas last n by A II It I WIllie White antI and Perry Marker and ana tint Petroleum fur for Combus Combustion len Ion lion tion Under Steam Hollers by 1 J C 6 Al AI These publications lII allon when Issued cin bo be by hy addressing the director of or the thu bureau bUIel of ur mInes mine Washington D 1 C |
