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THE COLLIERY GUARDIAN.

May 25, 1917.

No. 73.

TH E COLLI ERY GUARDIAN

MONTHLY LIST OF RECENT COAL LITERATURE

I.—General.

Coal Values: Price of Coal (Limitation) Act, 1915.
“ Iron Coal Tr. Rev.,” Apr. 27, p. 479.

Coal Supplies and Distribution. “ Iron Coal Tr.
Rev.,” May 4, p. 524.

Successful Colliery Management. H. M. Crankshaw.
“ Coal Age,” Apr. 7, p. 594.

Concrete as a Substitute for Timber for Mine Work.
“.Concrete,” May, p. 289; 15 fig.

Irish Industrial Development: Fuel and Power
Resources. “ Times Trade Suppit.,” May, p. 28.

The National Shortage of Iron Ore Supplies. Prof.
W. G. Fearnsides. “Engin.,” May 11, p. 429.
(Howard Lecture before the Roy. Soc. Arts.)

The Constitution of Pyrites and Allied Minerals. W.
H. Goodchild. “ Min. Mag.,” May, p. 253.

The Future of the Iron and Coal Industries in Nor-
mandy. “Iron Coal Tr. Rev.,” May 18, p. 567;
9 fig.

Retirement Plan for Mine Employees. “Blk.
Diamond,” Apr. 28, p. 351.

The Coal Deposits of Silesia and Saxony. “ Eng.,”
i May 18, p. 483.

Philippine Coals and their Use. F. R. Ycasiano.

. “ Colliery Guard.,” Apr. 27, p. 810. (From “ Mini.
Res. of the Philippine Is. for 1915.”)

Refrigeration. “ Colliery Guard.,” Apr. 27, p. 818.

Engineering Phases of Smoke Abatement. 0. Monnet.
“Colliery Guard.,” May 4, p. 854. (From “Proc.

■Engin. Soc. W. Penn.”)

Refractory Materials Used in the Iron and Steel
Industry. C. Johns. “ Colliery Guard.,” May 4,
p. 862. (From paper read before the Iron and Steel
Inst.)

Some Aspects of the Fuel Economy Question. E.
Crowther. “ Colliery Guard.,” May 11, p. 899.

The Fused Silica Industry. “ Colliery Guard.,”
May 18, p. 943. (From paper by Dr. F. Bottomley
before Soc. ChenL Ind., Newcastle sectn.)

ill.—Geology.

Some Effects of the Master Folds Upon the Structure
of the Bristol and Somerset Coal Fields. E. H.
Staples. “ Trans. Mchester Geol. Soc.,” vol. 35,
pt. 1, p. 17; 6 fig.

Micro-Petrology of Coal. G. Hickling. “Colliery
Guard.,” May 18, p. 941. (From paper read before
Mchester. Geol. and Min. Soc.)

Coal at Oxley Creek (Queensland). J. H. Reid.
“ Queensld. Govt., Min. JI.,” Jan. 15, p. 5; 9 fig.
“ Colliery Guard.,” May 18, p. 944.

IV.—Mine Surveying.

Grade Revision of Underground Roads. R. D.
Brown. “Coal Age,” Apr. 28, p. 739; 7 fig.

An Example in Precise Surveying. L. M. Hammond.
“ Coal Age,” Apr. 14, p. 672; 3 fig.

VI.—Working of Minerals.

Observations on the Order of Working the Coal Seams
in the North of England. W. D. Harbit. “ Iron
Coal Tr. Rev.,” May 4, p. 514. (Paper read before
the Nth. of Engld. brch. of the Natl. Assocn. of
Colly. Mgrs.)

Coal Wastage. F. S. Peabody. “ Bull. Amer. Inst.
Min. Engin.,” May, p. 775.

Longwall Mining at Steubenville, Ohio. W. G. Bur-
roughs. “ Coal Age,” Apr. 21, p. 696; 7 fig.

An Oklahoma Coal Stripping Operation. R. J.
Howard. “ Coal Age,” Apr. 21, p. 701.

Yampa Coal Field in Colorado. F. W. Whiteside.
“ Coal Age,” Apr. 14, p. 654; 7 fig.

VII.—Boring, Shaft Sinking, and Tunnelling.

Lubrication of Rock Drills. C. C. Phelps. “ Compr.
Air Mag.,” Apr., p. 8333; 7 fig.

Shaft Sinking by the Freezing Process. F. Schmidt.
“ Trans. Mchester. Geol. Soc.,” vol. 34, pt. xi., p.
451; 42 fig.

IX.—Timbering, Packing, etc.

Subsidence Resulting from Mining. L. A. Young and
H. H. Stoek. “ Colliery Guard.,” Apr. 27, p. 808,
1 fig.; May 4, p. 85*2, 4 fig.; May 11, p. 909;
May 18, p. 946. (From “ Univ. Ill. Bull. 91.”)

X.—Surface Arrangements.

; Blue Diamond Coal Company’s Plant at Cardiff, Ken-
tucky. H. Reisser. “Coal Age,” Apr. 7, p. 611;
7 fig.	.

Reconstruction of the Benham Tipple. H. B. Cooley.
“ Coal Age,” Apr. 14, p. 662; 6 fig.

*	XI.—Winding and Haulage.

A Successful Gasoline Locomotive. “ Coal Age,”
Apr. 7, p. 6'09; 4 fig.

Electric Winding at Victoria Colliery, Ebbw Vale.
“El. Rev.,” May 18, p. 535; 4 fig.

Recent Development of the Whiting Hoist in Deep
Winding. B. Gray and J. Whitehouse. “ Colliery
Guard.,” May 11, p. 895; 4 fig. (From “ JI. S. Afr.
Instn. Engin.”)

The Roybel Emergency Cage Governor. “ Colliery
Guard.,” Apr. 27, p. 810; 1 fig. (From “Lehigh
Empl. Mag.”)

Economies of Grade Revision for Underground
Haulage. R. D. Brown. “Coal Age,” Apr. 21/ p.
706; 1 fig.

XII.	—Signalling.

Experiments on Construction of Electric Bells. L. H.
Howlett and W. E. King. “ Iron Coal. Tr. Rev.,”
May 18, p. 579; 4 fig. (Paper read before Assocn.
Min. El. Engin., E. Scotld. brch.)

The Davis-Furnton Bell. “ Colliery Guard.,” May 11,
p. 899; 1 fig.

XIII.	—Lighting.

Development in Safety Lamps. J. Ashworth. “ Coal
Age,” Apr. 7, p. 623; 18 fig.

Portable Miners’ Lamps. E. M. Chance. “ Coal
Age,” Apr. 28, p. 744; 9 fig. (From “ Trans. Amer.
Inst. Min. Engin.”)

The Pearson Electric Safety Lamp. “ Iron Coal Tr.
Rev.,” May 18, p. 572; 2 fig.

XV.—Mine Gases, Testing.

Mine Gases. W. T. Molyneux. “ Sc. and Art Min.,”
May 19, p. 490. (Paper read before Lancs, and
Ches. Colly. Firemen’s Assocn.)

Mine Gas. M. N. Chernitzyn. .“ Colliery Guard.,”
Apr. 27, p. 806.

Russian Investigations on Mine Gases. M. N. Cher-
nitzyn. “Colliery Guard.,” May 18, p. 955; 1 fig.

XIX.	—Rescue and Ambulance.

Oxygen Mine Rescue Apparatus and Physiological
Effects on Users. Y. Henderson and J. W. Paul.
“ U.S. Bureau of Mines Techn. Paper 82”; 6 fig.
and 5 pl.

Rescue and Recovery Operations in Mines After Fires
and Explosions. J. W. Paul and H. M. Wolflin.
U.S. Bureau of Mines; 1916; 109pp.

Rescue Apparatus. “ Colliery Guard.,” May 11,
p. 903.

XX.	—Drainage, Pumping, etc.

Mine Unwatering with Air Lift. S. H. Brockunler.
“ Compr. Air Mag.,” Apr., p. 8343.	“ Colliery

Guard.,” May 11, p. 898.

XXI.—Preparation.

The Recovery of Fines Coal. “ Iron Coal Tr. Rev.,”
Apr. 27, p. 476; 1 fig. (Draper plant.)

The Ramsay Mine-Run Sampler. H. S. Geismer.
“ Coal Age,” Apr. 7, p. 606; 2 fig.

XXIII.—Coke Ovens and By-Products.

Economy of Coke Gasification. J. E. Enright. “ Gas
JI.,” May 1, p. 185.

Gas Washing, Analysis of Products, Application to the
Control of Stills. A. Edwards. “.Gas JI.,” May 1,
p. 187. (Paper read before Yorks. Junr. Gas
Assocn.)

Some Future Lines of Advance in Coking Practice.
G. E. Foxwell. “ Gas Wld.,” May 5, p. 10 (coking
sectn.). (Paper read before the Chemical Soc.,
Yorks, sectn.)

Distillation of Coal Under Reduced Pressure. A.
Pictet. “ Gas JI.,” May 1, p. 192. (From “ Revue
Generale des Sciences.”)

Surplus Coke Oven Gas. , “ Gas Wld.,” May 5, p. 16
(coking sectn.). t ’

The Standardisation of Benzol Works Tests. T. B.
Smith. “ Colliery Guard.,” May 4, p. 851. (Paper
read before Coke Oven Mgrs. Assocn., Northern
sectn.)

Coke-Making Problems and their Solutions. H. E.
Bloor. “ Colliery Guard.,” May 11, p. 897. (Paper
read before N. of Engld. Gas Mgrs. Assocn.)

Coke Oven Plant of the Future. G. E. Foxwell.
“ Colliery Guard.,” May 11, p. 898. (From paper
read before Soc. Chem. Ind., Yorks, sectn.)

XXIV.—Fuels, Testing, etc.

Utilisation of Peat. L. Simpson. “Can. Min. JI.,”
Apr. 1, p. 150.

Low-Grade Fuels: Possible Methods of Disposal.
“ Tinies Eng. Suppit.,” Apr. 27, p. 88.

Experiments in Natural Draught Oil Burning. Lieut.
L. R. Ford. “ Cassier’s Eng. Mthly,” May, p.
322; 5 fig.

Analysis of Ash. T. J. Drakeley. “ Sci. and Art
Min.,” May 5, p. 468.

Determination of the Calorific Value of Fuel: The
Roland Wild Calorimeter. “ Cheap Steam,” May,
p. 120; 2 fig.

Relative Value of . Various Coals and Cokes. “ Blk.
Diamond,” Apr. 28, p. 342.

Reports of the Progress of Applied Chemistry. Vol. I.
Issued by the Soc. Chem. Ind. London: Harrison
and Sons; 1917. 5s. 6d. (Fuel, tar products, etc.)

The Fuels of Texas. A. C. Scott. “ Coal Age,”
Apr. 14, p. 658.

Powdered Fuel in Cement Works. “ Colliery Guard.,”
Apr. 27, p. 807; 1 fig. (From “ Rept. of the Dept,
of Publ. Wks., N. S. Wales, for 1915.)

XXV.—Steam Engines and Boilers: Gas Engines.

Early History of the Steam Engine. V. A. Wilkes.
“ Iron Coal Tr. Rev.,” Apr. 27, p. 477. (Paper read
before Natl. Assocn. Colly. Mgrs.—S. Staffs., War.,
and Worces. brch.)

Steam Turbines: A Text-Book for Engineering
Students. W. J. Goudie. London: Longmans.
12s. 6d. net.

A Study of Boiler Feed Water. G. L. Fowler. “ Ry.
Gaz.,” May 4, p. 525; 1 fig.

Power Plant Efficiency. V. J. Azbe. “ Cassier’s
Eng. Mthly.,” May, p. 339; 4 fig.

The Generation of Steam. G. E. Foxwell. “ Gas
Wld.,” May 5, p. 15 (coking sectn.).

Use of Mine Water as Boiler Feed. E. M. Chance.
“ Coal Age,” Apr. 7, p. 600.	“ Colliery Guard.,”

May 11, p. 900.

A Parisian Power House. “ Cheap Steam,” May, p.
126; 1 fig. (Plant at Laudy Gas Works.)

Coke Braize and its Utilisation. W. A. Hamor. “ Coal
Age,” May 5, p. 780; 2 fig.

High-Speed Internal Combustion Engines. A. W.
Judge. 350pp. London: Whittaker and Company.

The Embrittling Action of Sodium Hydroxide on Mild
Steel, and its Possible Relation to Seam Failures of
Boiler Plate. P. D. Merica. “ Metall. Chem.
Eng.,” May 1, p. 496; 12 fig.

XXVI.—Compressed Air.

Modern Compressor Equipment Paid. S. W. Symons.
“ Coal Age,” Apr. 21, p. 699; 2 fig.

XXVI I.—Electricity.

Electric Converting Machinery. C. S. Buyers. “ Iron
Coal Tr. Rev.,” May 11, p. 539; 11 fig. (Paper read
before Assoc. Min. El. Engin, W. Scotld. brch.)

Rail-Bonding Precautions. H. H. Febrey. “ Coal
Age,” May 5, p. 778; 3 fig.

XXVIII.—Surface Transport and Storage.

Feasibility of Wet and Dry Coal Storage. A. Bement.
“Blk. Diamond,” Apr. 14, p. 303. “Colliery
Guard.,” May 18, p. 945.

Weathering Quality of Illinois Coal. A. Bement.

“ Blk. Diamond,” Apr. 7, p. 283

The British Canal Problem. F. Impey. “ Ry. Gaz.,”
May 11, p. 542.

An Apparatus for Measuring the Depth of Liquid in
Tanks. “Iron Coal Tr. Rev.,” May 18, p. 571;
3 fig.

Long and Short Time Coal Storage. A. Bement.
“ Blk. Diamond,” Apr. 28, p. 352.

Coal Handling Plant at Rand Power Stations. T. G.
Otley and V. Pickles. “ Colliery Guard.,” Apr. 27,
p. 805; 3 fig. (From “JI. S. Afr. Instn. Engin.”)

Coal and Shipping—XVI. : Coal Discharging Ports in
Norway and Sweden. * F. J. Warden-Stevens.
“ Colliery Guard.,” May 4, p. 849; 4 fig.

Transporting Goods in Bulk (Die Forderung von
Massengiitern). G. von Hanffstengel. 8vo. 2nd
edn. Berlin: J. Springer.

Under-Water Coal Storage. “ Colliery Guard.,”
May 11, p. 897.

The Mechanical Coal Barge. “ Colliery Guard.,”
May 11, p. 898; 2 fig.

The Ropeway Installations of the Blaenavon Company,
South Wales. G. F. Zimmer. “ Colliery Guard.,”
May 18, p. 943; 5 fig.

XXIX.—Sanitation, Diseases, etc.

Sanitation in Mine Villages. “ Coal Age,” May 5, p.
798; 2 fig.

Silicosis in Rats in a Witwatersrand Mine. J. P.
Johnson. “ JI. Chem. Met. and Min. Soc. S. Afr.,”
Mar., p. 150; 4 fig.

Miners’ Phthisis Board Report. “Colliery Guard.,”
May 11, p. 908.

BOOK NOTICES.

The Oil and Petroleum Manual for 1917. By Walter R.

Skinner, editor Mining Manual and Mining Year
Book. 214 pp. 8^ in. x 5| in. London: 11-12,
Clements-lane, E.C. 4. Price, 2s. 6d. net.

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