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THE OOLLIEBY GUABDIAN

October 30, 1914.

No. 42.

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TH E COLLI ERY GUARDIAN

MONTH LY LIST OF RECENT COAL LITERATU RE

I.—General.

Annual Report on Mines, Victoria, 1913. Melbourne,
1914.

The Western Kentucky Coalfield and Its Relation to
the Panama Trade. A. Blair, junr. “ Coal Age,”
Sept. 26, p. 493.

The Fushun Coalfield in Southern Manchuria. “ Coal
Age,” Sept. 26, p. 492; 4 fig.

Coal Mining in Yukon Territory. H. M. Payne. “ Coll.
Engineer,” p. 133; 4 fig.

Coal Mining in India in 1913.	“ Colliery Guard.,”

Oct. 23, p. 868.

The Future of Mining in China. K. Nishizawa. “ Col-
liery Guard.,” Oct. 23, p. 871. (From the “ Journal ”
of the Roy. Soc. Arts.)

Report of the Chief Inspector of Mines in India, 1913.

R.	R. Simpson. Calcutta, 1914.

Coal Mining in Victoria in 1913. “ Colliery Guard.,”
Oct. 2, p. 720; 2 fig.

Some Notes on the Panama Canal Routes and Coal
Markets. “ Coal Age,” Oct. 17, p. 627.

A Review of Recent Progress in Japanese Mines. C.
A. Tupper. “ Min. Eng. Wld.,” Oct. 17, p. 708;

9 fig. (Deals mainly with metalliferous mining.)

III.—Geology.

Geology and Location of the Coalfields of Pennsylvania.

J. S. Burrows. “ Coal Age,” Sept. 19, p. 459; 1 fig.

Plant Cuticles from Coal Measures of Britain. Lucy
Wills. “ Geol. Mag.,” Sept., p. 385; 16 fig.

A New Cretaceous Plant from Nigeria. M. C. Stopes.
“ Geol. Mag.,” Oct., p. 433; 4 fig. (Typhacites
Kitsoni.)

On a Boring at Marston, Devizes. A. J. Jukes-Browne.
“ Geol. Mag.,” Oct., p. 445. (Proves the thickness
of the Kimmeridge clay to 'be more than 446 ft.)

Address to the Geological Section, British Assoc., Aus-
tralia. Sir T. H. Holland. “ Geol. Mag.,” Sept.,
p. 415; Oct., p. 457.

On the Term Permo-Carboniferous and on the Correla-
tion of that System. W. S. Dun and T. W. Edge-
worth David. “ Geol. Mag.,” Oct., p. 468. (Paper
read before Brit. Assoc.)

On Fossil Plants, Showing Structures from the Base of
the Waverley Shale of Kentucky. D. H. Scott and
E. C. Jeffrey. “ Phil. Trans. Roy. Soc.,” B. 205,
p. 315; 13 pl.

The Glacial Geology of East Lancashire. A. Jowett.
“ Quart. Journ. Geol. Soc.,” vol. 70, 2, p. 199; 9 fig.

On the Lithology and Composition of Durham Magnesian
Limestones. C. T. Trechmann. “ Quart. Journ.
Geol. Soc.,” vol. 70, 2, p. 232; 2 pl.

Y.—Mining Technology.

Bending Stresses in Hooks and Other Curved Pieces.
A. Morley. “ Engineering,” Sept. 25, p. 377; 4 fig.
(Continuation of article.)

Mechanical Appliances in Coal Mines. “ Engineer,”
Sept. 25, p. 304. (Editorial.)

Reducing Gearing Noise. “ Pract. Engin.,” Oct. 1,
p. 246; 5 fig.

Critical Loads for Long Struts of Varying Section. L.
Bairstow and E. W. Stedman. “ Engineering,”
Oct. 2, p. 403; 9 fig.

Statical Calculations of Rectangular Reinforced Con-
crete Tubes. O. Gottschalk. “ Engineering,” Oct. 2,
p. 408; 9 fig.

Fatigue Limit and the Strength of Materials. “ Colliery
Guard.,” Oct. 23, p. 878.

YI.—Working of Minerals.

Coal Cutting Machines in the Anthracite Region. M.

S.	Beddow. “ Coal Age,” Oct. 3, p. 536; 2 fig.
(Morgan-Gardner chain machines with pick-pointed
bits, stronger cutting chains and bars.)

Notes on Coal Mining in the State of Illinois, U.S.A.
S. Dean. “ Colliery Guard.,” Oct. 16, p. 831; 19 fig.
(From paper read before N. of England Inst. Min.
Meeh. Engin.)

An Aerial Tramway for Mining Cliff Coal. A. E.
Gibson. “ Coal Tr. Bull.,” Oct. 15, p. 33. (Paper
read before Amer. Inst. Min. Engin.)

YII.—Boring, Shaft Sinking, and Tunnelling.

Shaft Sinking in the Central Field of Alberta. E. I.
Roberts. “ Coal Age,” Sept. 12, p. 415; 3 fig.

Modern Tunnelling, with Special Reference to Mine and
Water Supply Tunnels. D. W. Brunton and J. A.
Davis. J. Wiley and Sons, N.Y; Chapman and Hall,
Lond. 15s. net.

YIII.—Explosives, Blasting.

Firing Shots in Coal Mining Electrically from Outside
Mine. G. S. Rice and II. H. Clark. “ Coal Tr.
Bull.,” Oct. 15, p. 27. (Paper read before Amer.
Inst. Min. Engin.)

IX.—Timbering, Packing, etc.

A Means of Securing Main Haulage Roads and Return
Airways of a Mine Otherwise than with Timber.
“ Cymro.” ‘‘Journ. Mon. Coll. Officials’ Assoc.,”
Oct., p. 81; 5 pl. and 6 fig.; ‘‘Colliery Guard.,”
Oct. 16, p. 821.

Hydraulic Stowing in the Gold Mines of the Witwaters-
rand. B. C. Gullachsen. “ Colliery Guard.,”
Oct. 16, p. 817; 8 fig. (From a paper read before
N. of England Inst. Min. Meeh. Engin.)

Concrete Pit Props and Beams. “ Colliery Guard.,”
Oct. 2, p. 718; 3 fig.

Telescopic Pit Props. “ Colliery Guard.,” Oct. 9,
p. 769. (The Nellen patents.)

X.—Surface Arrangements.

The Ramsay Revolving Car Dump at the Woodward
Ore Mines. H. S. Geismer. “ Coal Age,” Sept. 12,
p. 412; 4 fig. (A tippler which handles four loaded
cars weighing 40,0001b. gross in one operation, dump-
ing, weighing, and re-weighing occupying about one
minute. A similar installation at one of the Frick
Coke Company’s mines, will handle 18 loaded cars
without detachment from the winding rope.)

Plant of the Glen Alum Coal Company. W. J. Darley.
“ Coal Age,” Sept. 12, p. 419. (Describes a double
chain retarding conveyor 712 ft. long.)

On the Stability of Brick Chimneys. H. Cane. “ Trans.
Concrete Inst.,” vol. 5, 2, p. 368; 9 fig.

The Hosmer Coal Mines. “ Canad. Min. Inst. Bull.,”
Sept., p. 18; 1 fig.

The Victoria Mine at Lunen, Germany. F. Schulte.
“ Coal Age,” Oct. 10, p. 583; 5 fig. (From Gliickauf.)

The Plant of the Lilley Coal and Coke Company. L.
Llewellyn. “ Coal Age,” Oct. 10, p. 591; 14 fig. (A
plant arranged to load coal upon either railroad cars
or river barges.)

Developments at Gwaun-Cae-Gurwen Colliery. “ Iron
Coal Tr. Rev.,” Oct. 23, p. 505; 9 fig.

Coal Dust Explosion Investigations. J. Taffanel.
“ Coal Tr. Bull.,” Oct* 15, p. 37. (Paper read before
Amer. Inst. Min. Engin.)

XI.—Winding and Haulage.

Commutating-Pole Motors for Mine Locomotives. R.
E. Hellmund and W. A. Clark. “ Coal Age,”
Sept. 19, p. 467; 5 fig.

Interpole Motors for Mine Locomotives. A. R. Ander-
son. “ Coal Age,” Sept. 26, p. 511.

An Apparatus for Changing Hoisting Ropes. C. T.
Rice. “ Min. Eng. Wld.,” Sept. 12, p. 479.

Storage Battery Locomotives. S. S. Shive. “ Coll.
Engineer,” Oct., p. 121; 8 fig. (Abst. paper read
before Ill. Min. Inst.)

Storage Battery Locomotives at the Grant Mine. R.
D. Hall. “ Coal Age,” Oct. 10, p. 576; 6 fig. (Each
locomotive handles 375 tons per day, the average daily
haul being from 15 to 16 miles.)

Commutating Poles for Mine Locomotives. . J. C. Barry.
“ Coal Age,” Oct. 10, p. 588; 4 fig.

Economy in Locomotive Haulage on Steep Gradients.
A. H. Shield. “ Engineer,” Oct. 23, p. 383; 2 fig.

Underground Haulage Gears at the Littleburn Colliery.
“ Colliery Guard.,” Oct. 23, p. 881: 2 fig.

Caging Device at an American Colliery. “ Colliery
Guard.,” Oct. 2, p. 736; 1 fig.

Pit Cages Built from Rolled Sections. “Colliery
.Guard.,” Oct. 9, p. 768: 5 fig.

Tests on False (or Split) Links for Cut Chain Braes. J.

T.	Wight. “ Colliery Guard.,” Oct. 16, p. 819; 2 fig.
(Abst. paper read before Min. Inst. Scotland.)

Electric Hoists in the Cleveland Cliff Mines. F. E.
Stanford. “ Min. Sci. Press,” Sept. 19, p. 446.
(From paper read before Lake Superior Min. Inst.)

The Present State of Electrical Winding Machinery.
W. Philippi. “ Electrician,” Oct. 9, p. 7. (Trans,
from “ Elektrot. Ztschr.”)

The “ Little Tugger ” Leyner Hoist. “ Min. Eng.
Wld.,” Oct. 17, p. 721: 3 fig. (New appliance made
by Ingersoll-Rand Company.)

XII.	—Signalling.

Visual Signalling. J. Armson and P. C. C. Phillips.
“ Iron Coal Tr. Rev.,” Oct. 16, p. 479; 2 fig. (Paper
read before Nat. Assoc. Coll. Mgrs.).

XIII.	—Lighting.

A Comparison of Electric and Oil Safety Lamps. E. A.
Hailwood. “ Colliery Guard.,” Oct. 2, p. 716. (Paper
read before the Midland Inst. Min. Civ. Meeh. Engin.)

XIY.—Ventilation.

Daylight Furnaces for Mine Ventilation. F. E.
Brackett. “ Coll. Engineer,” Oct., p. 116; 2 fig.
(These furnaces are not located in the seam, but out-
side the mine, and connected with the return airway
by passages. A method is given of calculating the
dimensions of furnace and the effect of location with
regard to inlet.)

XY.—Mine Gases, Testing.

A Portable Electrical Gas Detecting Device for Use
with Miners’ Lamps. G. J. Ralph. “ Colliery
Guard.,” Oct. 16, p. 833; 2 fig. (From paper read
before N. of England Inst. Min. Meeh. Engin.)

The Velocities of Flame in Mixtures of Methane and
Air. A. Parker and A. V. Rhead. “ Journ. Chem.
Soc.,” Sept., p. 2150; 4 fig. (Conclusions are that
the propagation of flame generally occurs in three dis-
tinct periods when fired from an open to a closed end
of a tube, in the first of which it travels with a con-
stant and uniform velocity. The second period con-
sists of vibratory movements and a sudden increase in
velocity. In the third period the rate again falls to
a uniform value. In tubes of given diameter the initial
velocity varies with the material of the tube, being
less in tubes possessing a high conductivity of heat.
The maximum initial velocity is possessed by a mix-
ture containing 10 per cent, of methane, the rate of
propagation of which is 70 cm. per second. The
initial velocity then falls with change of methane
content, moving towards zero at 4*5 and 13*1 per cent.
The effect of a bend in the explosion tube varies con-
siderably with the nature of the bend and the per-
centage composition of the mixture.)

XYI.—Coal Dust.

The Explosibility of Grain Dusts. D. J. Price and H.
H. Brown. Pittsburg, 1914. (Prel. report of
co-operative investigation by Millers’ Committee of
Buffalo, N.Y., under direction of Dr. G. A. Hulett,
chief chemist, U.S. Bureau of Mines.)

XYII.—Explosions.

The Counter-Current Theory of Explosions. “ Colliery
Guard.,” Sept. 25, p. 667.

Explosion at Mulga in Alabama. H. S. Geismer.
“ Coal Age,” Oct. 17, p. 619; 7 fig. (A gas explosion
on October 5 killed 16 men; ignition probably due to
open lamp. Electric lamps were useful in rescue
operations.)

XIX.	—Rescue and Ambulance.

An Account .of Some Attempts to Improve Rescue Appa-
ratus. J. Parker. “ Iron Coal Tr. Rev.,” Oct. 16,
p. 482; 4 fig. (Paper read before Nat. Assoc. Coll.
Mgrs.)

Mine Rescue Station’s Rules in Great Britain. I. :
Wath. “ South African Min. Journ.,” Aug. 8, p. 609.
II. : Aberaman, Aug. 29, p. 657.

Self-contained Rescue Apparatus for Use in Irrespir-
able Atmospheres. J. S. Haldane. “ Trans. Inst.
Min. Engin.,” vol. 47, 6, p. 725. (Report to the
Doncaster Coal Owners’ (Gob-Fire Research) Com-
mittee.)

XX.	—Drainage, Pumping, etc.

Dredging Anthracite. F. W. Brady. “ Coll. Engi-
neer,” Oct., p. 113; 7 fig. (Recovering coal from
tributary of the Lackawanna River. The plant con-
sists of a scow with dredging machinery, a floating
pipe line, pumping station on shore, a screen shaker,
and coal washer, and a waste disposal. In 1913 over
30,000 tons of coal were recovered at a labour cost of
about 14c. per ton.)

How to Test Pumping Machinery. C. R. Waller.
“ Iron Tr. Rev.,” Oct. 1, p. 625; 11 fig.

XXIII.—Coke Ovens.

Refractories : Selection and Use in the Foundry. W.
H. Kelley. “ Steel and Iron,” Sept. 14, p. 1109.
(Paper read before Amer. Fdrymn’s. Assoc.)

Developments in Beehive and Horizontal Coke Oven
Equipment. “ Steel and Iron,” Sept. 21, p. 1148:
5 fig. (McMurray door, Stauft coke extractor, and
Campbell’s plastic clay filling.)

Simplex Coking Plant at Ackton Hall Collierv. “ Gas
Wld.” (suppl.), Oct. 3, p. 10; 6 fig.

Recent Developments in By-Product Coke Practice. W.
Blauvelt. “ Coal Age,” Sept. 26, p. 498; 4 fig..(Paper
read before “ Iron and Steel Inst., N.Y. Has par-
ticular reference to the Semet-Solvay process.)

The Recovery of Gas Works By-Products. C. C. Tut-
weiler. “Journ. Franklin Inst.,” Oct., p. 383;
22 fig.

Coke Oven Gas for Town Lighting. “ Gas Wld.,”
Oct. 24, p. 409. (Details of Middlesbrough installa-
tion.)