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THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN.

December 24, 1914

i<No. 44.

TH E COLLI ERY GUARDIAN

MONTHLY LIST OF RECENT COAL LITERATURE

I.—General.

The English Language in the Coal Alining Regions. J.
Steelman. “ Coal Age,” Nov. 21, p. 834.

Britain and Germany in Relation to the Chemical
Trade. W. R. Ormandy. “ Journ. Roy. Soc.
Arts,” Dec. 4, p. 45.

A Visit to Coal Mines in Germany. S. Dean. “ Coal
Age,” Nov. 28, p. 856; 7 figs.

Our Mineral Reserves : How to Make America Indus-
trially Independent. G. 0. Smith. “U.S. Geol.
Survey, Bull. 599.”

Coal Alining in Alberta. “ Colliery Guard.,” Dec. 4,
p. 1169.

South Wales Coal Annual, 1915. J. Davies and C. P.
Hailey. 346 pp. Cardiff : Business Statistics Com-
pany. 7s. 6d. net.

Report of the Mine Inspector for the Territory of
Alaska, 1913-14. Washington, D.C.

II.—Education.

Mine Managers’ Examinations. “ Colliery Guard.,”
Dec. 11, p. 1231; 4 figs. Dec. 18, p. 1287; 1 fig.

III.—Geology.

The Kent Coalfield. E. B. Lichtenburg. “ Mining
Mag.,” Nov., p. 305; 4 figs.

Moose Mountain Iron Bearing District, Ontario. E.
Lindeman. “Canada Dept. Alines,” 14pp., 2 figs,
and 6 maps.

Report of the Committee Appointed to Report upon the
Carboniferous Limestone Formation of the North of
England, with Special Reference to its Coal
Resources. “ N. England Inst. Alin. Meeh. Engin.,”
231 pp., 5 pl.

Bibliography of North American Geology for 1913, with
Subject Index. J. M. Nickles. “ U.S. Geol. Survey,
Bull. 584.”

Ipswich City Collieries Limited. W. E. Cameron.
“ Queensland Gov. Min. Journ.,” Oct. 15, p. 518.

The Geology of the Swaziland Coalfield—I.	J. J.

Garrard. “ S. Afric. Min. Journ.,” Nov. 21, p. 204.
(Paper read before Geol. Soc. S. Africa.)

The Lignitic Brown Coals of the Westerwald Highlands
(Die lignitischen Braunkohlen des hohen Wester-
waldes). —. Thaler. “ Techn. Blatter,” Nov. 7,
pp. 305-6.

IV.—Mine Surveying.

Improvements in Stratimeters (Verbesserungen am
Stratametern). —. Liwehr. “ Z. Bergb. Betriebsl.,”
Nov. 15, pp. 457-9.

VI.—Working of Minerals.

Coal Waste in Mining Plants. H. D. Jackson. “ Coal
Age,” Nov. 21, p. 827; 2 figs.

Coal Alining in Bengal. F. J. Agabeg. “ Trans. Min.
Geol. Inst. India,” vol. ix., June 1914, p. 15.
(Presidential address delivered Jan. 30, 1914.)

Steep Pitch Mining of Thick Coal Seams. W. G.
Whildin. “Bull. Amer. Inst. Min. Engin.,” Dec.,
p. 2795; 12 figs.

Coal Face Economy. S. H. Cashmore. “ Iron Coal
Tr. Rev.,” Dec. 11, p. 734. (Paper read before Nat.
Assoc. Coll. Man., dealing briefly with coal cutting
and conveying.)

A New Tack in Undercutting. R. E. Noble. “ Coal
Age,” Dec. 5, p. 906; 2 figs. (Describes new
Morgan-Gardner chain shortwall machine, with 3Jin.
cut.)

The Electric Air Coal Mine. C. C. Phelps. “ Coal
Age,” Dec. 12, p. 937; 4 figs. (Use of Ingersoll-
Rand machines.)

Using a Afachine in the Roslyn District. J. E. Ash.
“ Coal Age,” Dec. 12, p. 936; 2 figs. (Appliances
used in cutting seams at high inclinations.)

Mining Iron Ore. E. S. Dickinson. “ Canad. Min.
Journ.,” Dec. 1, p. 780. (From Mich. Coll. Mines
Alumnus.)

VII.—Boring, Shaft Sinking, and Tunnelling.

Alum Process for Treating Fissured Coal (Alaunver-
fahren zur Bekampfung von Briihungen in Kluftiger
Kohle und Reuten.	—. Hruska. “ Zeits. Bergb.

Betr. L.,” Oct. 17, p. 421.

A Method of Plumbing Deep Wells. P. F. Hopkins.
“ Iowa Engineer,” Nov., p. 51; 3 figs.

The Use of Afud-Laden Water in Drilling Wells. I.
N. Knapp. “ Bull. Amer. Inst. Min. Engin.,” Dec.,
p. 2783; 2 figs. (Describes the mixing, testing, and
use of mud-laden water for rotary drilling.)

Rock Work in Coal Alines. “ Coll. Engin.,” Dec.,
p. 237; 9 figs. (Kinds of drills : methods of placing
holes.)

A New Core Remover for Diamond Drilling. “ Colliery
Guard.,” Nov. 27, p. 1134; 3 figs.

The Electric Rock Drill in Coal Alines. “ Coal Age,”
Dec. 12, p. 949; 2 figs. (New electric drill made by
the General Electric Company, U.S.A.)

Putting Down a Sinking Shaft by Aleans of Hydraulic
Pressure (Ein Senkschachtabteufen mit Hydrauli-
scher Pressvorrichtung). —. Jahn. “ Braunkohle,”
Nov. 6, pp. 443-4.

VIII.—Explosives, Blasting.

Specific Gravity Separation Applied to the Analysis of
Mining Explosives. C. G. Storm and A. L. Hyde.
“ U.S. Bur. Alines, Techn. Paper 78,” 14 pp.

Production of Explosives in the United States, 1913.
A. H. Fay. “ U.S. Bur. Alines, Techn. Paper 85,”
15 pp.

IX.—Timbering, Packing, etc.

Accidents from Falls of Rock or Ore. E. Higgins.
“ U.S. Bur. Mines, Miners’ Circ. 17,” 15pp.; 8 figs.
Mine Bulkheads. S. L. Wise and W. Strache. “ Coll.

Engin.,” Dec., p. 256; 4 figs. (Two bulkheads at
Hibernia Aline, N.J.; paper read before Am. Inst.
Min. Engin.)

Supplies of Pit Timber. “ Colliery Guard.,” Dec. 18,
p. 1271. (Abstracts of Govt, reports, viz., “ Report
on Supplies of Home-Grown Pitwood in England and
Wales ” (Board of Agriculture—Cd. 7729); “ Reports
on the Supply of Imported Pit Timber ” (Board of
Trade—Cd. 7728); “ Supplies of Pit Timber ” (Board
of Agricultural leaflet).)

Substitutes for Wooden Roof Supports. W. H. Hepple-
white. “ Colliery Guard.,” Dec. 18, p. 1283; 9 figs.
(Paper read before Midland Counties Inst. Min.
Engin.)

Tub Tipplers in Use Underground (Forderwagenkipper
im Betriebe unter Tage). —. Gerke. “ Z. Oberschles.
Vereins.,” Oct., pp. 393-406. (Underground tipplers
for goaf packing.)

Hydraulic Packing at (the Kisocv and Kotredesch
Collieries Sagor (Das Schlammverfahren in Sagor).
—. Pauer. “ Mont. Rundsch.,” Nov. 16, pp. 649-52.

X.—Surface Arrangements.

Colliery Repair Shops. W. Z. Price. “ Coll. Engin.,”
Dec., p. 269; 9 figs. (Practical examples.)

XI.—Winding and Haulage.

Aline Mule Investigations. G. E. Wentworth. “ Coll.
Engin.,” Dec., p. 261. (From the “ Country
Gentleman. ”)

Development of the Ebensburg Coal Company Mines.
H. V. Brown. “ Coal Age,” Dec. 5, p. 904; 4 figs.
(Use of an underground hoist, op “ car puller.”)

A New Type of Electric Locomotive. F. H. Kneeland.
“ Coal Age,” Dec. 5, p. 909; 3 figs. (Novel type of
induction motor.)

Winding Plant for the New Upper Bavarian Alines of
the Deutsch-Luxemburg Alining and Smelting Com-
pany (Forderanlage fur die Neuen Oberbayerischen
Erzgruben der Deutsch-Luxemburgischen Bergwerks-
und Hutten A.G.). W. Pickersgill. “ Zeitsch. Ver.
Deutsch. Ing.,” Sept. 26, 1914.

XII.—Signalling.

Investigations into a System of Electric Bell Signalling
for Use in Collieries. T. G. Watts. “ Colliery
Guard.,” Dec. 4, p. 1170; 3 figs. (Paper read before
S. Wales Inst. Engin.)

XIII.—Lighting.

Permissible Electric Lamps for Aimers. H. H. Clark.
“ U.S. Bur. Mines, Techn. Paper 75,” 21pp.: 3 figs.
“ Colliery Guard.,” Dec. 11, p. 1222. (Givey tests of
Ceag, Hirsch, and Wico lamps, and a model specifi-
cation.)

Electric Lights for Use About Oil and Gas Wells. H.
H. Clark. “ U.S. Bur. Alines, Techn. Paper 79,”
8 pp.

The Case for the Electric Lamp. AV. Afaurice. “ Coll.
Guard.,” Dec. 4, p. 1181. (Abst. paper read before
Afidland. Inst. Alin. Engin.)

XIY.—¥ entilation.

Some Possibilities in Ventilation. A. H. Barker.
“ Engineering,” Dec. 4, p. 684: 11 figs. (Lecture
del. University College, dealing mainly with the
ventilation of rooms.)

The Improved Ventilation of the Alines of the Rand.
H. Stuart Af artin. “ S. Afric. Alin. Journ.,” Nov. 14.
p. 183.

An Electrical Anemometer. “ Elect. Rev.,” Dec. 11,
p. 797; 3 figs. (A device made by Siemens und
Halske.)

Fans for Ventilating AVork. C. L. Hubbard. “ Eng.
Alag.,” Dec., p. 385: 2 figs. (Deals mainly with
ventilation of buildings.)

Hints on Coal Aline Ventilation. J. J. Rutledge.
“ U.S. Bur. Mines, Aimers’ Circ. 16,” 22pp.

XY.—Mine Gases, Testing.

The Composition of Natural Gas. G. R. Mickle.
“ Canad. Alin. Journ.,” Nov. 15, p. 740. (Fiom
ann. rep. Ontario Bur. Mines, 1914.)

Gaseous Impurities in the Air of Railway Tunnels. A.
Seidell and P. W. Aleserve. “ U.S. Public Health
Service (Hyg. Lab.), Bull. 92,” 47 pp.; 3 figs. (Deals,
inter alia, with the iodine pentoxide method of
determining CO.)

Technical Gas Analysis. G. Lunge. London : Gurney
and Jackson. 15s.

Report of the Committee on Resuscitation from Aline
Gases. W. B. Cannon, G. W. Crile, J. Erlanger, Y.
Henderson, and S. T. Meltzer. “ U.S. Bur. Mines,
Techn. Paper 77,” 36 pp.; 4 figs.

Prof. Strache’s Densograph. “ Gas Wld.,” Dec. 12,
p. 610; 2 figs. (For recording the specific gravity of
gas.)

An Animal Air Tester. “ Colliery Guard.,” Nov. 27,
p. 1131; 2 figs.

A Firedamp Indicator. H. R. Webster. “ Colliery
Guard.,” Nov. 27, p. 1182; 2 figs. (Abst. paper read
before Midland Inst. Alin. Engin.)

Firedamp Detectors. “ Colliery Guard.,” Dec. 18,
p. 1274. (Discussion, Manchester Geol. Alin. Soc.)

XYI.—Coal Dust.

American Coal Dust Investigations. G. S. Rice.
“ Colliery Guard.,” Nov. 27, p. 1121; 8 figs. (Abst.
paper read before Amer. Inst. Alin. Engin.)

X¥II.—Explosions.

Royalton Mine Explosion. “ Coll. Engin.,” Dec.,
p. 263; 7 figs. (Explosion occurred on Oct. 27, 1914,
52 men being killed; rescue team recovered one man
alive; theories that gas was ignited by naked light or
blown out shot, extended by coal dust and powder.)

The Frequency of Aline Explosions. H. N. Eavenson.
“ Colliery Guard.,” Nov. 27, p. 1120. (From paper
read before Amer. Inst. Alin. Engin.)

Report on Explosion at the AVharn cliff e Silkstone
Colliery. S. Pope and T. H. Alottram. Cd. 7720.
6|d. Home Office. Colliery Guard.,” Dec. 11,
p. 1217; 3 figs.

On the Influence of Pressure on the Combustion of
Explosive Afixtures of Gas and Air (Ueber don Einfluss
des Druckes auf die Vcrbrennung Explosiver Gas-
Luftnischungen). Torres and Plenz. “ Journ.
GasbeL,” Nov. 21, pp. 990-5.

XYIIL—Mine Fires.

Fighting Fire at the Albion Alines, Nova Scotia.
“ Canad. Alin. Journ.,” Dec. 1, p. 761: 2 figs. (Use
of oxygen helmets in subduing fire lasting for 15
days.)

XIX.	—Rescue and Ambulance.

Opening of a New Rescue Station in North-East
Lancashire. “ Collierv Guard.,” Nov. 27, p. 1119;
3 figs.

XX.	—Drainage, Pumping, etc.

Unwatering a Gvpsum Aline at Castalia, Ohio. G. H.
Gibson. '“ Alin. Eng. AVld.,” Nov. 21. p. 955; 3 figs.
(Describes use of vertical shaft De Laval single-
stage centrifugal pump.)

Characteristic Curves of Centrifugal Pumps. F. W.
Greve, junr. “ Journ. Western Soc. Engin.,” Oct.,
p. 776; 5 figs.

Pumping Alachinery. “ Engineering,” Dec. 11, p. 705.
Description of Water Dams in Coal at Netherseal

Colliery. C. Dickinson. “ Colliery Guard.,” Dec. 18,
p. 1285; 6 figs. (Paper read before Afidland Counties
Inst. Alin. Engin.)

XXI.	—Preparation.

Buildings and Breaker of the New Loomis Colliery.

F. K. Brewster. “Coal Age,” Nov. 21, p. 816:
6 figs. (New installation in the Susquehanna Valley,
Pa.)

Culm Recovery at Nanticoke. F. H. Kneeland. “ Coal
Age,” Nov. 28, p. 864; 7 figs.

Drying and Utilising Sludge from Clarifying Tanks
(Trocknung von Klarschlamm und Seine Verwen-
dung).	—. Hermann. “ Z. Dampfk. Betr.,”

Oct. 30, pp. 485-7.

XXII.	—Briquettes.

The Briquetting Plant of the Pacific Coast Coal Com-
pany. C. Al. Lewis. “ Coll. Engin.,” Dec., p. 227;

6 figs.

Recovery of Dust by Filtering (Die Ruckgewinnung des
Staubes mit Filtern). “ Braunkohle,” Nov. 13,
pp. 455-61: Nov. 20, pp. 739-41. (New dust
removing plant for brown coal briquette works.)