February 7, 1913.

THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN.

299

No. 22.

THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN

MONTHLY LIST OF RECENT COAL LITERATURE

The following is a list of abbreviations used below :—

Allg. Oesterr. Chem. Ztg. = Allgemeine Oesterreichische
Chemikei - und Techniker-Zeitung.

Am. Inst. Min. Engin. = American Ins itute of Mining
Engineers

Am. Soc. Meeh. Engin. = American Society of Mechanical
Engineers.

Ann Mines Belgique = Annales des Mines de Belgique.

Berg- Huettenmaenn. Rdsch. = Berg- und Huettenmaen-
nische Rundschau.

Bull. Imp. Inst. = Bulletin of the Imperial Institute.

Bull. Soc. Min. St. Etienne = Bulletin de la Societe de
1’Industrie Minerale de St. Etienne.

Canada Geol. Survey = Geological Survey of Canada.

Can. Dept. Min. Min. Branch Report for 1911-12 — Canada
Department of Mines, Mines Branch, Report for 1911-12.

Coal and Coke Op. = Coal and « oke Operator.

Coal Tr. Bull. = Coal Trade Bulletin.

Colliery Guard. = Colliery Guardian.

Dokum. Fortschritts = Dokumente des Fortschritts.

El. Kraftbetriebe = Elektrische Kraftbetriebe und
Bahnen.

El. Rev. (Lond.) = Electrical Review (London).

Engin. Rev. = Engineering Review.

JI. Inst. El. Engin. = Journal of the Institution of
Electrical Engineers.

JI. West. Soc. Eng. — Journal of the Western Society of
Engineers.

Kohle Erz = Kohle und Erz.

Lum. El. = Lumiere Electrique.

Manchester Geol. Min. Soc. — Manchester Geological and
Mining Society.

Metallurg. Chem. Engin. = Metallurgical and Chemical
Engineering.

Midland Inst. Min. Eng. = Midland Institute of Mining
Engineers.

Min. Engin. Rev. (Austrl.) = Mining and Engineering
Review (Australia).

Min. Engin. World = Mining and Engineering World.

Mines Minerals = Mines and Minerals.

Min. Meth. - Mining Methods.

Montan. Rdsch. = Montanistiche Rundschau.

Montan-Ztg. = Montan-Zeitung.

N. Staff Inst. Min. Eng. = North Staffordshire Institute
of Mining Engineers.

Oesterr. Z. Berg- Huettenwes. = Oesterreichische Zeit-
schrift fur Berg- und Hiittenwesen.

Organ d. Bohrtechniker - Organ des Vereins der Bohr-
techniker.

Proc. 8th Int. Congr. Appl. Chem. = Proceedings of the
8th International Congress of Applied Chemistry.

Queensland Geol. Survey — Queensland Geological
Survey.

Queensland Govt. Min. JI. = Queensland Government
Mining Journal.

S. Afric. Inst. Engin. = South African Institute of
Engineers.

S. Afric. Min. JI. = South African Mining Journal.

Soc. Amicale de Douai = Societe Amicale de Douai.

Soc. Chem. Ind. = Society of Chemical Industry.

Stahl Eisen = Stahl und Eisen.

Stein-Braunkohle = Stein und Braunkohle.

Techn. Bl. — Technische Blaetter.

Tiefbohrwes. = Tiefbohrwesen.

Tijdschr. Nijverheid = Tijdschrift der Maatschappij van
Nijverheid.

Times Supp. Eng. = Times Engineering Supplement.

U.S. Bur. Mines — United States Bureau of Mines.

U.S. Geol. Survey = United States Geological Survey.

Z. Oberschles. Berg- Huetten- Ver. = Zeitschrift der
Oberschlesischen Berg- und Huettenmaennischen Vereins.

Z. Schiesswes. = Zeitschrif d fur das Gesamte Schiess- und
Sprengstoff wesen.

*#* We shall be glad to obtain for readers, where possible,
copies of the papers referred to at the prices named, which
are inclusive o: postage.

I.— General.

Coalmining in the Netherlands, with Special Reference
to the State-owned Mines. (De Kolenmijnbouw in
Nederland, in het bijzonder, het Staatsmijnbedrijf.)
“ Tijdschr. Nijverheid,” 1912, 5, p. 225-38.

Abstracts of Official Reports on Mining in Nord and Pas-
de-Calais, France, in 1911. (Industrie Minerale dans
le Nord et Pas-de-Calais en 1911.) “Soc. Amicale
de Douaif’ Bull., October 10, p. 661-680; October 25,
p. 700-712.

The World’s Coal Production. (Die Kohlenproduktion
der Welt.) “ Bergbau,” 1912, 26, p. 361-2. 2s.

18th Year Book of the Coal and Iron Mines of France.
(Comite Central des Houilleres de France, Annuaire
Tome 18.) Paris, 1912.

Coalmining in 1911. (Der Kohlenbergbau im Jahre

1911.	) “ Bergbau,” 1912, 12, p. 162-3. 2s.

Potts’ Mining Register and Directory for the Coal and
Ironstone Mines of Great Britain and Ireland, 1912,
8vo. Simpkin.

The Coal Problem. (Die Kohlenfrage.) “ Oesterr. Z.
Berg.- Huettenwes.,” 1912, 9, p. 117-21.

The Taking Over of Mines by the Government in
France. (Die Bergwerksverstaatlichung in Frank-
reich.) E. Basyl. “ Dokum. Fortschritts,” 1912, 10,
p. 742-5.

On Coalmines of Hungary Owned by the State. (Ueber
die staatlichen Kohlenbergbaue in Ungarn.)
“ Montan-Ztg.,” 1912, 10, p. 186-8. 2s. 6d.

The Purchase of the Brown Coal Pit “ Zillingdorf ” by
the Vienna Municipality. (Der Ankauf der Braun-
kohlengewerkschaft Zillingdorf durch die Gemeinde
Wien.) F. Backhaus. “Oesterr. Z. Berg-Huettenwes.,”

1912,	4, p. 43-5.

The Coal Industry in Queensland. “ Queensland Govt.
Min. JI.” 1912, p. 426.

Report of the German Brown Coal Industry Union for
the Year Ending March 31, 1912. (Bericht des
deutschen Braunkohlen-Industrie-Vereins ueber das
Gefchaeftsjahr vom 1 April, 1911, bis 31 Maerz, 1912.)
“ Braunkohle,” vol. 11, 1912,15, p. 226-30; 16, p. 244-8;
17, p. 260-3; 18, p. 276-9. 2s. lOd.

The Foreign Coal Trade of Austria-Hungary in 1911.
(Der Kohlenaussenhandel Oesterreich - Ungarns.)
Busch. “ Oesterr. Z. Berg- Huettenwes.,” October 12,

p. 581-585.

Report on the Administration of the Mines Union during

1911.	(Bericht ueber die Verwaltung der Knappschaft-
Berufsgenossenschaft im Jahre 1911.) “ Gliickauf,”

1912,	42, p. 1721-5. 2s. 9d.

The Rhine-Westphalian Coal Syndicate. (Das Rheinisch-
Westphaelische Kohlensyndikat.) K. Wiedenfeld.
Bonn, 1912. 172 p.; atlas of 5 plates.

Extract from the Report of the Extraordinary Meeting
of the Board of the General Miners’ Union at Bochum,
October 1912. (Aus dem Bericht ueber die ausser-
ordentliche Sitzung des Vorstandes des allgemeinen
Knappschaftsvereins zu Bochum am 31 Oktober 1912.)
“ Bergbau,” 1912, 48, p. 671-4. 2s.

The Influence of the Law for the Insurance of Employees
on the Existing Old Age Provision Arrangements.
(Den Einfluss des Angestelltenversicherungsgesetzes
auf die bestehenden Altersfuersorgeeinrichtungen.)
Beisert. “ Braunkohle,” vol. 11,1912,12, p. 183-6. 8d.

Statistics of Mining and Metallurgic Production,
Wages, Labour, &c., in Belgium, 1911. (Statistique
des Industries Extractives et Metallurgiques en
Belgique, 1911.) “ Ann. Mines Belgique,” vol. 17, No. 4,
1912, p. 989-1088.

Comparison of Miners’ and General Daily Wage in
Germany, Past and Present. (Ortsuebliche Tageloehne
und Bergarbeiterloehne.) Herbig. “ Techn. BL,” 1912,
p. 321 and 329; tabs. Is. 6d.

People Employed in the Mining Industries. “ Min.
Engin. World,” 1912, p. 749. (U.S. Census Returns.)
Is. 3d.

Value and Distribution of Coal in 1911. “Colliery
Guard.,” vol. 105, 2716, p. 126. (From Part III.,
General Report.) 6d.

Output and Value of Coal in 1911. “ Colliery Guard.,”
vol. 105, 2715, p. 71. (From Part III., General
Report.) 6d.

The Coal Trade of 1912. “ Colliery Guard.,” vol. 105,
2714, p. 10; 2715, p. 74. Is.

Mining Labour in 1911. “ Colliery Guard.,” vol. 104,
2713, p. 1305. (From Part II., General Report.) 6d.

Mining Accidents m 1911. “ Colliery Guard.,” vol. 104,
2713, p. 1294. (From Part II., General Report.) 6d.

The Mining Industry of Japan. K. Nishio. “ Colliery
Guard.,” vol. 104, 2713. p. 1292 ; 2 figs. (Abst. paper
read before Am. Inst. Min. Engin.) 6d.

II.—Education.

Mine Managers’ Examinations. “ Colliery Guard.,”
vol. 105, 2717, p. 180. (Papers set at last examina-
tion.) 6d.

III.—Geology.

The Mineral Fuels of Bulgaria. (Die mineralischen
Brennstoffe Bulgariens.) L. de Launay and S.
Bontschew. “Allg. Oesterr. Chem - Ztg.,” 1912,
p. 145. Is. lOd.

The Origin of Coal. (Ueber die Entstehung der
Steinkohle.) H. Potonie. “ Organ d. Bohrtechniker,”
1912, p. 221.

On the Formation of Pit Coal. (Ueber die Entstehung
der Steinkohle.) “ Tiefbohrwes.,” 1912, 21, p. 93-4. 2s.

Geology, Mining and Preparation of Anthracite. H. H.
Stoek. “ JI. West Soc. Eng.,” October 1912, p. 705-735.

The Probable Life of the Anthracite Coalfield. W. M.
Griffith and E. T. Conner. “ Black Diamond,”
November 2, p. 17. (Read at International Congress
of Applied Chemistry.)

Advances in Geological Science Effected by Borings.
(Die Foerderung der Geologie durch Tiefbohrungen.)
O. Schneider. “ Organ d. Bohrtechniker,” 1912, p. 245.
(Read to the Twenty-sixth Convention, 1912.)

What is Pit Coal ? (Was ist Steinkohle ?) Ed. Donath.
“ Oesterr. Z. Berg- Huettenwes.,” 1912, 6. p. 71-3; 7,
p. 91-3. 5s.

Geology of Blairmore Map Area, Alberta. W. W. Leach.
“ Canada Geol. Survey ” Rep. for 1911, p. 192-201.
(Coal, iron and cement.)

Reconnaissance on the Upper Skeena River between
Hazelton and the Groundhog Coalfield, B.C. C. S.
Malloch. “ Canada Geol. Survey ” Rep. for 1911,
p. 72-90.

Joggins Carboniferous Section, Nova Scotia. W. A
Bell. “ Canada Geol. Survey ” Rep. for 1911-1912,
p. 328-34.

Coal Near Dalby. W. E. Cameron. “ Queensland
Geol. Survey.” Publ. No. 235, p. 7-13.

Coal Near Chinchilla. E. O. Marks. “Queensland
Geol. Survey.” Publ. No. 235, p. 14-17.

Coal with Glossopteris Flora Near Hughenden. E. O.
Marks. “ Queensland Geol. Survey.” Publ. No. 235,
p. 18-20.

The Coal Resources of the British Crown Colonies and
Protectorates—I.: W. Indies, Trinidad, Southern
Nigeria, Nyasaland, E. Africa. “ Bull. Imp. Inst.,”
October 1912, p. 434-453.

Coal on the North Ipswich Coal and Coke Company’s
Property. W. E. Cameron. “ Queensland Geol.
Survey.” Publ. No. 235, p. 3-6.

The Glendive Lignite Field, Dawson County, Mont.

J. H. Hance. “ U.S. Geol. Survey.” Bull. 471 D,
1912, p. 89-102.

The Terry Lignite Field, Custer County, Mont. F. A.
Herald. “ U.S. Geol. Survey.” Bull. 471 D, 1912,
p. 45-89.

The Coalfields of Oyon, Peru, Delgado. “ Peru To-day,”
1912, September, p. 314.