Show Yugoslavia Professor Pays Park City Visit Dr Viktor Kersnic professor in the th School of or Mines University of Yugoslavia was an on Interested visitor In Inthe Inthe inthe the Park City area Monday December 9 0 Dr Kersnic Is touring the tho United States as a representative of or his country to observe American customs and Indus Indus- Industrial Industrial industrial trial advancements under tho plan to develop International under under- understanding understanding understanding standing and goodwill Ho Mo Is one or ot thirty from Yugoslavia representing various fields of or science and Industry While here Dr had the op opportunity op- op opp opportunity p or of observing mining methods and equipment at the Judge mine of or the Park Utah Consolidated Mines Co and the milling operations of or the Pacific Bridge Co He lie was Interested In the mechanized equipment used in these thes-o plants which he states is far tar ahead or of Conditions existing in his country Dr Kersnic's home city Is I located in the northwestern corner of on Yugoslavia about 70 miles from Priests an area strikingly similar to the Park City district The altitude Is approximately approximately approximately tho the same the tho city being located In a valley alley with mountains up to feet teet all around It The climate is simi similar lay lar enjoying cool summers and rigorous winters with heavy henvy snowfall Skiing is the great national sport According to Dr Kersnic mining is an Important national Industry Coal cop cop- copper copper per bauxite Ilver silver lead zinc and cin cIa cinnabar cinnabar are the leading ores produced Many of ot the mines produce lead zIn silver ores similar to ours Drilling ma ma- machines machines machines chines are used and electric haulage equipment but beyond these little me sue- mechanical mechanical equipment is available Most of the tho ores are produced by hand labor Tho The output or of the coal mines Is largely brown coal sub-bituminous sub with a heat value of or some B. B B T. T Us Some hg- hg lignite lignite nite is also mined The war according to Dr was very costly and disastrous to Yugoslavia Few or of the mines were able to operate at all during the war years and many particularly the tho coal mines suffered great damage from fighting In those areas and from bombings Over ten per percent percent percent cent of Yugoslavia's population of or 13 were ere killed during the war ar I |