January 30, 1914.

THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN.

261

No. 34.

MONTHLY LIST OF RECENT COAL LITERATURE

The following is a list of abbreviations used below :—

Ann. Belg. = Annales des Mines de Belgique.

Berg- Huttenmann. Rdsch. = Berg- und Huttenman-
tnische Rundschau.

Bergb. = Bergbau.

Bl. Diam. = Black Diamond.

Braunk. = Braunkohle.

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

Canad. Min. JI. — Canadian Mining Journal.

Chem. Z. = Chemische Zeitschrift.

Coal and Coke Op. = Coal and Coke Operator.

Coal Tr. Bull. = Coal Trade Bulletin.

Colliery Eng. = Colliery Engineer.

Colliery Guard. = Colliery Guardian.

Color. Sch. Min. Mag. = Colorado School of Mines
^Magazine.

El. Kraftbetr. = Elektrische Kraftbetriebe und Bahnen.

Engin. Min. JI. = Engineering and Mining Journal.

Eng. Mag. (N.Y.) = Engineering Magazine (New York).

Eng. News = Engineering News.

• Gen. Civil = Genie Civil.

■ Geol. Soc. = Geological Society.

JI. Chem. Soc. = Journal of the Chemical Society.

JI. Chem. Soc. S. Africa = Journal of the Chemical,
Metallurgical and Mining Society of South Africa.

JI. Gasbeleuchtg. = Schilling's Journal fur Gasbeleuch-
tung und Wasserversorgung.

JI. Gas Light. = Journal of Gas Lighting.

JI. Mon. Colliery Officials' Assoc. = Journal of the Mon-
mouthshire Colliery Officials' Association.

Kohle Erz = Kohle und Erz.

Manch. Geol. Min. Soc. = Manchester Geological and
Mining Society.

Manch. Jun. Gas Assoc. = Manchester Junior Gas
Association.

Min. Eng. World = Mining Engineering World.

Mitt. Material-pruef. = Mitteilungen aus dem Kgl.

Materialpruefungsamt Gross-Lichterfelde.

Montan. Rdsch. = Montanistische Rundschau.

Montan-Zi^g. = Montan-Zeitung.

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

Bract. Eng. = Practical Engineer.

Proc. Eng. Club (Phil.) = Proceedings of the Engineers'
Club of Philadelphia.

Rev. Univ. Min. Met. = Revue Universelle des Mines et
de la Metallurgie.

Sibley JI. = Sibley Journal.

Techn. Bl. = Technische Blatter.

Trans. Am. Inst. Chem. Eng. = Transactions of the
American Institute of Chemical Engineers.

Trans. Min. Geol. Soc. of India = Transactions of the
Mining and Geological Society of India.

Trans. N. Engl. Inst. Min. Meeh. Eng. — Transactions of
the North of England Institute of Mining and Mechanical
Engineers.

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

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

Verh. Ver. Befoerd. Gew. Abh. = Verhandlungen des
Vereins zur Befoerderung des Gewerbefleisses, Abhand-
lungen und Sitzungsberichte.

Z. Berg.- Kutten Salinenwes. = Zeitschrift fur das Berg-
Hiitten- und Salinenwesen im Preussischen Staate.

Z. Oberschles. Berg- Kutten- Ver. — Zeitschrift des
Oberschlesischen Berg- und Huttenmannischen Vereins.

Z. Schiesswes. = Zeitschrift 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 of postage.

I.—General.

[Prussia’s Mining Industry and Mine Administration in
1912. (Die Bergwerksindustrie und Bergverwaltung
Preussens im Jahre 1912.)	“ Z. Berg-Kutten

Salinenwes.,” vol. 61, 3, p. 403. 2s. 6d.

^Production of Coal in the United States from 1814 to
the close of 1912. E. W. Parker. U.S. Geol. Surv.

Statistics of Persons Employed in Prussian Mines in
1912. (Nachweisung der beim Bergbau im Jahre
1912, beschaftigten Personen.) “ Z. Berg-Kutten
Salinenwes.,” vol. 61, 1, p. 16-17. 2s. 6d.

■ Statistics of Prussian Miners’ Wages in 1912. (Statis-
tische Mitteilungen ueber die beim Bergbau Preussens
im Jahre 1912, Gezahlten Arbeitsloehne.) “ Z. Berg-
Hiitten Salinenwes.,” vol. 61, 1, p. 18-40. 2s. 6d.

•Collecting Accurate Statistics of Coalmine Accidents.
F. W. Horton. “Min. Eng. World,” 1913, p. 925.
Is. 6d.

•Output of Prussian Mines in 1912. (Produktion der
Bergwerke und Salinen Preussens im Jahre 1912.)
“ Z. Berg-Klitten Salinenwes.,” vol. 61, 1, p. 1-14.
2s. 6d.

‘Coalmine Accounting Systems. J. B. L. Hornblower.
“ Coal Age,” vol. 4, 18, p. 653-4. Is. 6d.

Big Business and Industrial Prosperity. C. R. Van
Hise. “ Coal and Coke Op.,” 1913, p. 563. Is. 6d.

Belief of Distress from Fatal Colliery Accidents.
“ Colliery Guard.,” vol. 107, 2769, p. 191. (Mansion
House Conference.) 6d.

Trade Fluctuations and Reserves. “ Colliery Guard.,”
vol. 106, 2765, p. 1331. 6d.

The Coal Trade in 1913. “ Colliery Guard.,” vol. 107,
2766, p. 15 ; 5 diag. 6d.

Mining Accidents in 1912. “ Colliery Guard.,” vol. 106,
2765, p. 1324. (From Part II. General Report on
Mines and Quarries.) 6d.

Mining Labour in 1912. “ Colliery Guard.,” vol. 106,
2765, p. 1324. (From Part II. General Report on
Mines and Quarries.) 6d.

A Comparison of Coal Mine Accidents. F. W. Hopton.-
“ Colliery Guard.,” vol. 107, 2767, p. 79 ; 7 figs, and
5 tables. (From “ Bull 69 U.S. Bur. Mines.”) 6d.

Output and Value of Coal in 1912. “ Colliery Guard.,”
vol. 107, 2767, p. 80. (From Part III. General Report
Mines and Quarries, 1912.) 6d.

Fatal Accidents in Mines during 1913.	“ Colliery

Guard.,” vol. 107, 2768, p. 144. 6d.

Production of Coke and Briquettes in 1912. “ Colliery
Guard.,” vol. 107, 2768, p. 147. (From Part III.
General Report, Mines and Quarries, 1912.) 6d.

II.—Education.

Mining Education in 1912-13. “ Colliery Guard.,” vol.
107, 2767, p. 84. (From Part II., General Report,
Mines and Quarries, 1912.) 6d.

III.—Geology.

Chemical Reactions in the Formation of Coal.
(Chemische Umsetzungen waehrend der Bildung der
Steinkohle.) O. Simmersbach. “ Berg- Huttenmann.
Rdsch.,” vol. 10, 3, p. 29-34; 4, p. 43-9. 5s.

Sections of the Sydney Coalfields, Cape Breton,
Special Edition, International Geological Congress,
Twelfth Session, 1913. J. G. S. Hudson. “ Canada
Dept, of Mines,” 6 p.

The Coals of Canada. “Bull, of the Imperial Inst.,”
vol. 11, 3, p. 496-513.

Geology of the Kent Coalfield. E. A. Newell Arber.
“ Colliery Guard.,” vol. 106, 2765, p. 1325. (Abst.
paper read before Geol. Soc.) 6d.

The Investigation of the Earth’s Interior by Means of
Electrical Waves and Oscillations. (Die Erforschung
des Erdinnern mittels elektrischer Wellen und
Schwingungen.) G. Leimbach. “ Kali Erz und
Kohle,” 1913, p. 1107. 2s. 6d.

Note on the Geological Resurvey of the Raniganj Coal-
field, Bengal, India. H. Walker. “ Trans. Min.
Geol. Soc. of India,” 1913, p. 226.

Microscopical Examination of Coal. J.Lomax. “Colliery
Guard.,” vol. 107, 2769, p. 192. (Before Manch. Geol.
Min. Soc.) 6d.

The Coal Resources of Great Britain. “ Colliery
Guard.,” vol. 107, 2767, p. 89. 6d.

VI.—Working of Minerals.

Coalmining in British Columbia. W. F. Robertson.
“ Canad. Min. JI.,” vol. 34, 21, p. 671-2. Is. 6d.

Strip-pit Mining in Kansas. B. E. Scobee. “ Coal
Age,” vol. 4, 17, p. 606-8; ill. (The field is 35 miles
in length, and the coal averages about 3 ft. in thick-
ness. Mining costs vary from 80 cents to 1 dol. a ton,
according to the thickness of overlying cover.) Is. 3d.

Working Steep and Flat Seams on the Goaf-packing
System. (Abbau steil- und flachgelegter Steinkohlen-
floeze mit Bergemitteln.) Scholtze. “ Kohle Erz,”
1913, 41, p. 2005-10 ; ill. 2s. 6d.

Mining Low Seams of Anthracite. H. Archibald. “ Coal
Age,” vol. 4, 17, p. 609-12 ; ill. (A discussion of the
methods and difficulties of working thin seams of
anthracite, with particular reference to the adapta-
bility of machines.) Is. 3d.

Mining Two Coalseams under the Pacific Ocean. E. W.
Cage. “ Bl. Diam.,” 1913, p. 17 ; ill. Is. 6d.

Working on the Rising Longwall System with Face Con-
veyors at Koenig Ludwig Pit. (Schwebender Strebbau
mit maschineller Abbaufoerderung auf Zeche Koenig
Ludwig.) A. Gerke. “ Berg,” vol. 26, 44, p. 721-5 ;
ill. (Old and new methods of working, output and
cost in rising-longwall work.) 2s. 6d.

Recent Installations of the Compagnie des Mines de
Bethune, Pas-de-Calais. (Installations recentes de la
Compagnie des Mines de Bethune.) H. Schmerber.
“ Gen. Civ.,” vol. 63, 23, p. 445-51; ill. (Hauling
plants, compressors, fans; upkeep of 5,000 lamps.) 3s.

VII.—Boring, Shaft Sinking, and Tunnelling.

Free Piston Gasoline Rock Drill. “ Eng. News,’’
vol. 70, 19, p. 913 ; ill. (Description of new drill con-
sisting of a two-cycle three-port gasoline engine of
the valveless type.) 2s.

On Bits for Rock Drilling Machines. (Ueber Bohrer
Fuer den Bergbau.) A. Gerke. “ Z. Oberschles. Berg-
Huetten. Ver.,” 1913, p. 396 ; ill. 2s. 6d.

Self-registering Plumb Bob. (Das selbstschreibende
Anschlusspendel.) Fr. Koehler. “ Oesterr. Z. Berg-
Huttenwes,” vol. 61, 48, p. 690-3; fig. 2s. 6d.

Exploring Coal Measures with the Diamond Core Drill.
W. M. McKee. “ Coal Tr. Bull.,” 1913, p. 46 ; ill.
Is. 6d.

Will it be Possible in the Future to Raise the Efficiency
of Rock Drilling Machines? (Wird die Leistungs-
faehigkeit der Gesteinsbohrmaschinen auch in
Zukunft gesteigert werden koennen ?) “ Berg,” 1913,
p. 673. 2s. 6d.

Safety in Tunnelling. Brunton and Davis. “ Coal Tr.
Bull,” 1913, p. 30.

The Sinking and Lining of Shafts. F. Donaldson.
“ Proc. Eng. Club (Phila.),” vol. 30, 4, p. 341-58 ; 6 fig.

The Cementation Progress of Sinking Shafts. S. F.
Walker. “ Colliery Eng.,” vol. 34, 4, p. 234-5. 2s. 6d.

VIII.	—Explosives, Blasting.

Electric Blasting. W. Cullen, T. Donaldson, and W.
Waters. “JI. Chem. Soc. S. Africa,” vol. 14, 4,
174-92; 14 fig.

The Selection of Explosives Used in Engineering and
Mining Operations. C. Hall and S. P. Howell.
“ U.S. Bur. of Mines,” 8vo., 50 p.; ill. Wesley.

Nitrocellulose or Nitroglycerine Powders ? (Nitro-
cellulose- oder Nitroglyzerin-Pulver.) A. Buisson.
“ Z. Schiesswes,” 1913, p. 368 and 393. 5s.

IX.	—Timbering, Packing, &c.

Primary and Secondary Pressure Effects in Coal and
Lignite Mining. (Primaere und sekundaere Druck-
wirkungen im Stein- und Braunkohlenbergbau.)
“ Z. Zentr. Berg. Betrbsl. Oest.,” 1913, p. 559; ill.
2s. 6d.

Influence of Mining Operations on Buildings, Street
Railways, and Means for Reducing Damage. (Ein-
wirkung des Bergbaues auf Gebaeude, oeffentliche
und besonders Strassenbahnanlagen, sowie Massnah-
men zur Minderung der Schaeden. Nolden. “ El.
Kraftbetr.,” vol. 11, 30, p. 613-5 ; ill. 2s. 6d.

Technical and Economic Advantages of Oval as Com-
pared with Circular Pipes in Hydraulic Packing.
(Die technischen und wirtschaftlichen Vorzuege des
ovalen Rohrquerschnittes gegenueber dem kreisrunden
beim Spuelversatzbetrieb.) O. Puetz. “ Kohle Erz,”
1913, 35, p. 865-82 ; ill. 2s. 6d.

The Methods and Means for the Conservation of
Wood. Die Holzkonservierungsmittel.) G. Scholtze.
“ Kohle Erz,” 1913, 30, p. 745-8. 2s. 6d.

Intermittent Timbering in the Flaming-coal Section
in the Reden Pit. (Wandernder Grubenausbau im
Flammkohlenfeld der Zeche Reden.) K. Sticker.
“Berg,” vol. 26, 42, p. 692-5; 43, p. 708-10; ill.
(Erecting and recovering intermittent timbers.
Comparison of cost with that of continuous timbering.)
4s.

The Heidkamp Pit Prop in Brown-Coal Mining.
(Anwendbarkeit des Heidkampschen Stempels im
Braunkohlenbergbau.) Kegel. “ Braunk.,” vol. 12,
33, p. 563-5 ; ill. 2s. 6d.

X.	—Surface Arrangements.

The Madison Coal Corporation Mine No. 9. J. Taylor.
“ Coal Age,” vol. 4,18, p. 640-2 ; ill. (Brief description
of the surface plant and underground arrangement.)
Is. 3d.

XI.	—Winding and Haulage.

The Largest Mine Locomotives. “ Coal Age,” vol. 4,17
p. 605 ; ill. Is. 3d.

Thirty-ton Electric Mining Locomotive. “ Eng. News,”
vol. 70, 18, p. 869; ill. (Description of Baldwin-
Westinghouse “ bar-steel ” type recently installed at
the Charleroi, Penn., coalmine of the Carnegie Coal
Company.) 2s.

Relative Cost of Horse and Benzine-locomotive Haulage.
(Prix de Revient du Transport de la Tonne kilome-
trique par Locomotives a Benzine on par Chevaux.)
O. Ledouble. “ Ann. Belg,” vol. 18, 4, p. 1169-73. 5s.

Haulage with Benzine Locomotives at the La Louviere
and Sars-Longchamps Collieries. (Emploi des Loco-
motives a Benzine aux Charbonnages de La Louviere
et Sars-Longchamps.) D’Haenens. “ Ann. Belg,”
vol. 18, 4, p. 1109-13 ; ill. 5s.

Auxiliary Hoist for Loading Triple-deck Cages. (Char-
bonnage d’Hornu et Wasmes. Balance Auxiliare pour
Chargeages a Trois Etages.) Anciaux. “ Ann Belg,”
vol. 18, 4, p. 1160-2; ill. 5s.