August 4, 1916.

THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN

227

No. 63

TH E COLLI ERY GUARDIAN

MONTHLY LIST OF RECENT COAL LITERATURE

I.—General.

Coal in Turkey. L. Dominian. “ Colliery Guard.,”
June 30, p. 1232. (From “ Trans. Amer. Inst. Min.-
Engin.”)

Coal Supplies and Public Utilities. “ Colliery Guard.,”
June 30, p. 1239.

Co-operative Effort in Mining. J. P. Hodgson. “ Sc.
and Art of Min.,” July 1, p. 561. (From “ Bull.
Amer. Inst. Min. Engin.”)

Mineral Production of the United States in 1914. H. D.
McCaskey. I. : A. U.S. Geol. Surv.

Prices of Machinery for Mines. “ Coal Age,” July 1,
p. 22; 11 fig.

The German Steel Syndicate and Cartells. F. Walker.
kl Iron Coal Tr. Rev.,” Julv 7, p. 1. (From “ Q. JI.
Sc.”)

The Division of the Products of Industry. Sir H. Bell.
“ Iron Coal Tr. Rev.,” July 14, p. 31.

The Production and Use of Power, and its Relation to
Fuel Economy. G. S. Cooper. “ Iron Coal Tr.
Rev.,” June 30, p. 743; July 7, p. 44.

The Production of Coal in 1914. C. E. Lesher. II. : 31.
U.S. Geol. Surv.

Waste. R. O. Wynne-Roberts. “ Can. Engin.,”
June 22, p. 657. (Waste of coal in Canada.)

The Engineer and the Chemist. Prof. F. G. Donnan.
“ Times Eng. Suppit.,” July 28, p. 113.

Belts : Their Selection and Care. C. J. Morrison.
“Eng. Mag.,” July, p. 567; 18 fig.

Waste in Coal Production. Prof. H. Louis. “ Colliery
Guard.,” July 28, p. 162. (From a paper read before
the Soc. of Chem. Ind.)

Economy of Waste of Coal Resources. A. Lupton.
“ Colliery Guard.,” July 28, p. 172. (From a paper
read before the South Wales Inst, of Engin.)

III.—Geology.

Geology and Mineral Resources of the Southern Coal
Field of New South Wales, with Portfolio of Maps
and Sections. Part I. : The South Coastal Portion.
By L. F. Harper, F.G.S., Geological Surveyor.
Sydney : Department of Mines, 1915. Price, 15s.

Geology of Coal Resources of Northern Teton County,
Montana. E. Stebinger. “Bull. 621—K,” U.S.
Geol. Surv.

Some Effects of Earth Movements on the Coal Measures
of the Sheffield District. W. G. Fearnsides. “ Trans.
Inst. Min. Engin.,” vol. li., pt. 3, p. 409; 3 fig.

Structure of the South Staffordshire Coal Field. E. A.
Newell Arber. “ Colliery Guard.,” July 21, p. 112;

1	fig. (From a paper read before the S. Staffs and
Warwksh. Inst. Min. Engin.)

VI.—Working of Minerals.

Compressed Air Coal Cutters in Canadian Mines. S.

W. Symons. “ Coal Age,” July 1, p. 28; 1 fig.

Scraper Mining for Low Veins. “ Coal Age,” June 17,
p. 1044; 1 fig. (From “ Lehigh Empl. Mag.”)

Steep Seam Longwall in Illinois. C. A. Herbert. “ Coal
Age,” June 17, p. 1050; 2 fig.

VII.—Boring, Shaft Sinking, and Tunnelling.

New Sinkings at the Coventry Colliery, Keresley. “ Iron
Coal Tr. Rev.,” July 7, p. 6. (Visit by Natl. Assoc.
Colly. Man., S. Staffs, Warw. and Worces. branch.)

Rock Excavation in Coal Mines. C. Jackson. “ Coal
Age,” July 1, p. 32; 8 fig.

Sinking a Circular Shaft. “ Sc. and Art of Min.,”
July 1, p. 558; 4 fig.

The Sinking and Equipment of a Circular Shaft. J.
Nisbet. “ Trans. Min. Inst. Scotld.,” vol. 38, pt. 4,
p. 129; 41 fig.

VIII.—Explosives, Blasting.

Accidents from Missfires and How to'Prevent Them. E.
Higgins. “Min. and Eng. Wld.,” July 1, p. 17;

1 fig-

Explosives and their Use.' E. M. Weston. “ Min.
Eng. Rev.,” June 5, p. 216; 1 fig.

Analysis of Permissible Explosives. C. G. Storm. U.S.
Bureau of Mines Bull. 96.

The Sand Test for Determining the Strength of Deto-
nators. C. G. Storm and W. C. Cope. U.S. Bureau
of Mines Techn. Paper 125.

IX.—Timbering, Packing, etc.

British Forestry and Pit Props. “ Colliery Guard.,”
July 14, p. 71.

X.—Surface Arrangements.

Some Modem Coal Tipples. H. J. Edsall. “ Coal
Age,” July 8, p. 60; 7 fig.

New Device for Emptying Pit Tubs (Eine neue Vorricht-
ung zum Entleeren von Grubenwagen). —. Hermes.

“ Braunk.,” June 9, p. 110; illus. (Operating while
the tubs are running.)

Closing Devices for Loading Hoppers (Die Art des
Abschlusses von Fullrumpfauslaufen). —. Dietrich.
“ Dingl. J.,” June 10, p. 185; illus.

XL—Winding and Haulage.

American Coal Mine Haulage. “ Colliery Guard.,”
July 14, p. 61; 11 fig.

Automatic Drop Bottom Mine Car. “ Coal Age,”
July 1, p. 25; 3 fig.

Comparative Friction Test of Two Types of Mine Car.
P. B. Liebermann. “ Min. Eng. Wld.,” June 24,
p. 1175; 3 fig.

Haulage Economies. “ Coal Age,” July 1, p. 34.

Koepe Winding at Plenmeller Colliery. “ Iron Coal
Tr. Rev.,” July 21, p. 65; 7 fig.

The Wire Rope and the Coal Mine. J. Steelman. “ Coal
Age,” June 24, p. 1082; 9 fig.

Winding Rope Calculations (Die Berechnung der For-
derseile). —. Macka. “ Bergb. u. Hiitte.,” June 1,
p. 192; illus. (Influence of the centrifugal force of
the rope.)

XII.—Signalling.

Signalling in Mine-s. “ Sc. and Art of Min.,” July 1,
p. 554; 1 fig.

Electrical Signalling in Mines. “ Colliery Guard.,”
July 28, p. 157; 6 fig. (From Home Office Report.)

XIH.—Lighting.

Approved Safety Lamps. “ Colliery Guard.,” July 14,
p. 64; 4 fig.; July 28, p. 162; 4 fig.

XIV.—Ventilation.

Mine Ventilation Stoppings. R. Y. Williams. “ Colliery
Guard.,” July 7, p. 15; 6 fig. (From U.S. Bureau of
Mines Bull. 99.)

Ventilating Mines when Tipples are on Fire. M. John-
son. “ Bull. Can. Min. Inst.,” July, p. 655.

-	XV.—Mine Gases, Testing.

Mine Gases and Ventilation. J. T. Beard. 1916. Hill
Publ. Co., New York. 8s. 4d. net.

On the Liberation of Gas in Mines. N. Yuvenalieff.
“ Colliery Guard.,” July 7, p. 17; 1 fig. (From
“ Gorno Savodskoie Delo.”)

The Compressibility of Natural Gas at High Pressures.
C. A. Burrell and J. W. Robertson. “ Techn. Paper
131,” U.S. Bureau of Mines.

XVI.—Coal Dust.

Coal Dust : How it Affects the Mines in the Crow’s
Nest Pass. W. Shaw. “ Bull. Can. Min. Inst.,”
July, p. 647.

XVII.—Explosions.

Accidents from Explosives in 1915. “ Colliery Guard.,”
June 30, p. 1233.

XVIII.—Mine Fires.

Gob-Fires. “ Iron Coal Tr. Rev.,” June 30, p. 750;

1 fig. (Discussion bv Nat. Assoc. Coll. Man., N.
Staffs Br.)

XIX.	—Rescue and Ambulance.

The Telephone in Mine Accidents. “ Colliery Guard.,”
July 14, p. 65. (From “ Blk. Diamond.”)

Training for Mine Research Work. H. James. “ Can.
Min. Inst. Bull.,” July, p. 616.

XX.	—Drainage, Pumping, etc.

Mine Drainage. G. Mathieson. “ Queensld. Govt.
Min. JI.,” Feb. 15, p. 62.

Pumping Plant at Glencraig Colliery. “ Iron Coal Tr.
Rev.,” June 30, p. 751; 2 fig.

XXI.—P reparation.

Standard of Preparation of Anthracite Coal. “ Coal
Age,” June 17, p. 1055.

The Preparation of Bituminous Coal. A. Allen. “ Coal
Age,” July 1, p. 9; 8 fig.

Coal Breaker Plant and Coke Classifying at the Buda-
pest Central Gas Works (Kohlenbrechanlage und
Koksaufbereitung des neuen Zentralgaswerkes in
Budapest).	—. Seltner. “ Z. d. Ing.,” June 10,

p. 488; illus.

British Baum Coal Washing Plant. “ Colliery Guard.,”
July 28, p. 161; 6 fig.

XXIII.—Coke Ovens and By-Products.

American Specifications for Refractory Materials for Gas
Works Use. “ Gas Wld.,” July 15, p. 51. (From
“ Trans. Amer. Gas Inst.”)

Manufacture of Gasoline and Benzene-Toluene from
Petroleum and other Hydrocarbons. W. F. Rittman,
C. B. Dutton, and W. E. Dean. “ Bull. 114,” U.S.
Bureau of Mines.

The Production of Smokeless Fuel, Gas, Oil, and
Ammonia. “ Iron Coal Tr. Rev.,” July 7, p. 10;

4 fig. (Plant at Port Dundas Electricity Station.)

Waste in Coke Making. C. L. Parsons. “ Colliery
Guard.,” July 14, p. 69. (From “ Min. Cong. JI.”)

Carbonisation of Pitch. “ Times Eng. Suppit.,”
July 28, p. 118. (Experiments at Birmingham.)

New Application of Blast-Furnace Gases (Neue Ver-
wendung der Gichtgase).	—. Zimmermann. “ St.

u. E.,” June 15, p. 573; illus. (Mixing blast-furnace
gas and coke oven gas in the oven increases the heat-
ing value by 13-6 per cent., and the yield of ammonia
by 25-2 per cent.)

The Treatment of Brown Coal Producer Tar (Die Aufar-
beitung des Braunkohlen - Generatorteers).	—;.

Fischer and —. Schneider. “ St. u. E.,” June 8,
p. 549.

Extraction of Hot Tar Fog from Hot Gas. G. T. Purves.
“ Iron Coal Tr. Rev.,” July 28, p. 99. (Paper read
before the Sod. of Chem. Ind.)

Improvements in By-Product Coke Oven Practice. G.
P. Lishman. “ Colliery Guard.,” July 28, p. 163;

1	fig. (From paper read before the Soc. of Chem.
Ind.)

XXIV.—Fuels, Testing, etc.

Coke as a Boiler Fuel. “ Colliery Guard.,” July 7,
p. 30. (From “ The Times Eng. Suppit.”)

Economic Methods of Utilising Western Lignites. E.
J. Babcock. “ Bull. 89,” U.S. Bureau of Mines.

Paraffin for Petrol Engines. “ Engin.,” July 7, p. 7;

2	fig.

Powdered Coal. “ Blk. Diamond,” June 17, p. 505.
The Powdered Coal Locomotive. A. Bement. “ Blk.

Diamond,” June 24, p. 522.

Substitutes for Coal in the Andes. B. L. Miller and
J. T. Singewald. “ Coal Age,” June 17, p. 1040;

3	fig.

The Combustion of Gas and Flame Temperatures. F.
Peiter. “ Gas. Engin. Mag.,” July 15, p. 211; 8 fig.
(Paper read before Cleveland (Ohio) Engin. Soc.)

Using Coke Breeze under Boilers and in Producers (Die
Verwendung von Koksasche unter Dampfkesseln und
in Generatoren). —. Wagener. “ Bergb.,” June 15,
p. 369; illus..

Analysis of British Coals. P. H. Parr. “ Colliery
Guard.,” July 28, p. 159.

XXV.—Steam Engines and Boilers : Gas Engines.

Boiler House Design and Operation. W. W. Lackie.
“Eng.,” July 14, p. 47; 5 fig. (Paper read before
the Inc. Municipal Electr. Assocn.)

Economical Production and Utilisation of Power at
Collieries. F. F. Mairet. “ Colliery Guard.,”
July 21, p. 114; 5 fig. (From a paper read before
the Midi. Inst, of Min. Civ. and Meeh. Engin.)

Gas Explosions in Flues. “ Vulcan,” July, p. 218.

Handling Ashes at an Electric Power Station. “ Colliery
Guard.,” July 7, p. 31; 1 fig. (From “ JI. S. Afr.
Instn. Engin.”)

Lubrication in Practice. H. W. Petty. “ Vulcan,”
July, p. 222. (Paper read before the Assocn. Eng.
in. Charge.)

Oil Engines. G. E. Windeler. “ Vulcan,” July, p.
232; 16 fig.

Oil Engines and Steam Engines in Combination. G.
Porter. “ Eng.,” July 21, p. 68. (Paper read before
the Diesel Engine Users’ Assocn.)

Semi-Diesel Engines. “ Pract. Engin.,” July 20, p.
27; 6 fig.

Some American Boiler Explosions. “ Vulcan,” July,
p. 220; 14 fig.

The Bailey Boiler Meter. “ Blk. Diamond,” June 17,
p. 502; 3 fig.

The “ Turbine ” Furnace. “ Engin.,” July 14, p. 30,

4	fig.

Re-cooling Plants (Ueber Ruckkuhlanlagen).	—.

Winkelmann. “ Braunk.,” June 9, p. 107.

Recent Developments in Steam Turbine Construction
(Neuere Entwicklung des Dampfturbinenbaus).	—.

Schapira. “ Z. Dampfk. Betr.,” June 9, p. 179.

Steam for Power and Heating. C. L. Hubbard. “ Eng.-
Mag.,” July, p. 553.

Mechanical or Automatic Stokers. F. George.' “ Gas-
sier’s Eng. Mthly.,” July, p. 23; 6 fig.

Practical Points on Modern Superheating. W. H. Max-
well. “ Cassier’s Eng. Mthly.,” July, p. 53.

The Ljungstrom Turbine.' R. S. Portham. “ Cassier’s
Eng. Mthly.,” July, p. 29; 10 fig.

XXVI.—Compressed Air.

The Elementary Theory of Air Compression. “ Sc. and
Art of Min.,” July 15, p. 584; 2 fig.

XXYIL—Electricity.

Central Power Stations for the Coal Fields. J. B.
Crane. “ Blk. Diamond,” June 17, p. 496.

Mine Telephone Equipment. H. N. Keif er. ** Min.
Eng. and Electr. Rec.,” Mar.-Apr., p. 29; 7 fig.