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Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1916

Description: Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: 1917
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: September to December, 1916

Description: Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: 1917
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: January to April, 1917

Description: Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: 1917
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1917

Description: Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: December 1917
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to August, 1917

Description: Bulletin issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines: "This publication is devoted exclusively to a review and abstracts of decisions based on the laws governing the rights and duties of mine owners, operators, miners, and persons trafficking in all kinds of mining properties. It includes abstracts of current decisions of all the Federal and State courts of last resort on questions relating to the mining industries" (Bulletin 61, p. 9).
Date: December 1917
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coking of Illinois Coals

Description: From Scope of Report: "The first part of this report outlines the present factors in the problem of coking Illinois coals and points out the future prospects. The second part of this report deals with the character of Illinois coals, their nature, physical properties, and chemical composition. The last part describes the tests made and gives detailed results."
Date: 1917
Creator: Ovitz, F. K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Combustion of Coal and Design of Furnaces

Description: From Purpose and scope of Investigations: "The combustion investigations of bureau are carried on in two parts. One part is the study of the process of combustion in the fuel bed as affected by the rate of supplying air through the fuel bed, by the character of the fuel as regards structure and composition, by the thickness of fuel bed, by the method of feeding the coal and the air and by the method of heating the coal. The second part of the investigation is the study of the process of combust… more
Date: 1917
Creator: Kreisinger, Henry; Augustine, C. E. & Ovitz, F. K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Concentration Experiments with the Siliceous Red Hematite of the Birmingham District, Alabama

Description: From Introduction: "The results of concentration experiments with these ores made a more thorough and systematic investigation desirable. In consequence, the author subsequently collected samples in the district, and these became the basis of the experimental work described in this report. The results are published by the Bureau of Mines as a part of its efforts to increase efficiency in the utilization of mineral resources."
Date: 1917
Creator: Singewald, Joseph T., Jr.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Control of Hookworm Infection at the Deep Gold Mines of the Mother Lode, California

Description: From Introduction: "This report presents of an investigation of hookworm infection in the deep gold mines of the Mother Lode, California. In this investigation 1,440 miners of Mother Lode have been examined for hookworm infection; 444 miners were found to be infected; and 91 miners have taken the treatment and have gotten rid of the infection."
Date: 1917
Creator: Cumming, James G. & White, Joseph H.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Directions for Sampling Coal for Shipment or Delivery

Description: Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Mines with instructions for coal sampling for shipment. As stated in the introduction, "this paper deals with the sampling of coal after it has been mined" (p. 5). This paper includes illustrations.
Date: June 1917
Creator: Pope, George S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Book
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Durability of Stucco and Plaster Construction: Progress Report Containing Results of Investigations up to April, 1916

Description: Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over tests conducted on the durability of stucco construction. Construction methods are discussed. The test results are presented and discussed as well. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: January 31, 1917
Creator: Wig, R. J.; Pearson, J. C. & Emley, W. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Gypsum Products: Their Preparation and Uses

Description: Technical report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the different uses of gypsum. The sources and uses of gypsum are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: July 1917
Creator: Stone, Ralph W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Life Zone Investigations in Wyoming

Description: Characterizes five transcontinental life zones in Wyoming; defines their extent and limits; lists mammal, breeding bird, reptile, amphibian, and plant species; and provides notes on distribution and abundance of trees observed during the survey.
Date: October 3, 1917
Creator: Cary, Merritt
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Measurement and Specification of the Physical Factors Which Determine the Saturation of Certain Tints of Yellow

Description: Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on the specifications of color. The specifications of the color yellow are discussed. This paper includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: June 30, 1917
Creator: Priest, Irwin G. & Peters, Chauncey G.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Mining Industry in the Territory of Alaska During the Calendar Year 1915

Description: From Introduction: "This condition is likely to be serious, as preparations have been made for opening the Matanuska, Bering River, and Neanna coal fields, and a number of permits granting the free use of 10-acre tracts in other fields throughout the Territory have been issued.The need of a comprehensive inspection law and experienced engineers to safeguard the opening of coal mines by operators who are not familiar with coal mining and are using inexperienced help is obvious."
Date: 1917
Creator: Smith, Sumner S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Mining Industry in the Territory of Alaska: During the Calendar Year 1916

Description: From Introduction: "The year 1916 broke all previous records of mineral production in the Territory. As a consequence, there has been a noteworthy increase in the number of mines in active operation or under development, though the greater part of the increased output is the result of greater activity at mines already producing rather than of opening new mines.The Territorial inspector covered the districts from Fairbanks to Nome and the Federal Inspector covered those of southeastern and south… more
Date: 1917
Creator: Smith, Sumner S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Sandstone Quarrying in the United States

Description: From Preface: "It is the aim of this bulletin to point out in a general way the location of workable sandstone deposits in the United States, and to outline the most efficient and economical methods of quarrying and preparing the rock for structural and other purposes."
Date: 1917
Creator: Bowles, Oliver
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Siliceous Dust in Relation to Pulmonary Disease Among Miners in the Joplin District, Missouri

Description: From Introduction: "This report describes the lead and zinc deposits and the mining methods employed in the sheet-ground area of the Joplin district, Missouri, and discusses the causes and the methods of abating rock dust in the mines, the chemical and physical characteristics of the dust, and the quantities present in mine air."
Date: 1917
Creator: Higgins, Edwin; Lanza, A. J.; Laney, F. B. & Rice, George S.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Temperature Measurements in Bessemer and Open-Hearth Practice

Description: Technical paper issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies conducted on different types of furnaces, specifically the Bessemer and the open-hearth furnace. The results of the studies are presented and discussed. This paper includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: May 8, 1917
Creator: Burgess, George K.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Use of Permissible Explosives in the Coal Mines of Illinois

Description: From Introduction: "The report deals briefly with the dangers of black blasting powder now in such common use in coal mining. It discusses the development of permissible explosives and their introduction into Illinois coal mines and points out the characteristic differences between permissible explosives and black blasting powder. "
Date: 1917
Creator: United States. Bureau of Mines.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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