Spirit Leveling in Texas 1896 to 1915, Inclusive (open access)

Spirit Leveling in Texas 1896 to 1915, Inclusive

The following report includes all the results of spirit leveling in Texas, rearranged by quadrangles.
Date: 1916
Creator: Marshall, R. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Coals Available for Export Trade (open access)

United States Coals Available for Export Trade

From Introduction: "The purpose of this paper is to describe briefly the general character and commercial quality of some of the coals mined in the United States that reach tidewater shipping ports, and to show in a general way the important characteristics of those coals that by reason of transportation facilities and the situation of the coal fields are most available for export."
Date: 1916
Creator: Manning, Van. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Houses for Mining Towns (open access)

Houses for Mining Towns

From Introduction: "The purpose of this bulletin is to supply facts on the building of well-lighted, well-ventilated, warm, attractive, and economical houses for miners, these houses being assumed units of an industrial village or town the building and management of which are under the control of a corporation, so that special conditions hold which do not apply to houses built and owned by individual miners."
Date: 1916
Creator: White, Joseph H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Condensation of Gasoline from Natural Gas (open access)

The Condensation of Gasoline from Natural Gas

From Introduction: "This report treats of method of preventing some of the waste of the natural gas incidental to oil mining. This method, the condensation of gasoline from natural gas, offers to the oil operator and others a profitable means of utilizing some of the oil-well gas now being wasted."
Date: 1916
Creator: Burrell, George A.; Seibert, Frank M. & Oberfell, G. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Preliminary Report on Uranium, Radium, and Vanadium (open access)

A Preliminary Report on Uranium, Radium, and Vanadium

From Introduction: "This bulletin presents a summary of available information regarding the sources of uranium, radium, and vanadium, the methods used in treating the ores, and the uses of the the finished products. In particular the paper describes the ores found in the United States, giving especial attention to those characteristics of the ores and the conditions of their occurrence that affect mining and treatment."
Date: 1916
Creator: Moore, Richard B. & Kithil, Karl L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Instruments for Recording Carbon Dioxide in Flue Gases (open access)

Instruments for Recording Carbon Dioxide in Flue Gases

From introduction: "The purpose of the Bureau of Mines in publishing the results is to show the factors which may affect the accuracy of CO2 recorder and the manner in which a recorder should be tested."
Date: 1916
Creator: Barkley, J. F. & Flagg, S. B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Feldspars of the New England and North Appalachian States (open access)

The Feldspars of the New England and North Appalachian States

From Introduction: "The investigations presented in this bulletin have been undertaken by the bureau with a view to a better understanding of the conditions which confront the producer of commercial feldspar and also with the object of determining wherein the various deposits of feldspar differ."
Date: 1916
Creator: Watts, A. S.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Miners' Nystagmus (open access)

Miners' Nystagmus

From Preface: "The following paper on miner's nystagmus in the United States, Mr. Hoffman has reviewed the results of investigations in Europe and has drawn some tentative conclusions as to the possible frequency of the disease in this country. Whatever may be the prevalence of nystagmus in the United States, its seriousness as a disease and the need of national and State agencies cooperating in endeavors to obtain exact information regarding it are deemed sufficient reasons for the publication of Mr. Hoffman's interesting and suggestive paper.
Date: 1916
Creator: Hoffman, Frederick L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Analysis of Permissible Explosives (open access)

The Analysis of Permissible Explosives

Report discussing an analysis of explosives which passed tests that are permissible to use in coal mines.
Date: 1916
Creator: Storm, C. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Inflammability of Illinois Coal Dusts (open access)

The Inflammability of Illinois Coal Dusts

From Introduction: "The present paper is a report of a detailed study of the bituminous dusts of Illinois mines, and is a part of the investigations conducted by the bureau in cooperation with the Illinois State Geological Survey and the department of mining engineering of the University of Illinois."
Date: 1916
Creator: Clement, J. K. & Scholl, L. A., Jr.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Black Damp in Mines (open access)

Black Damp in Mines

From Introduction: "This report presents the results of one phase of this study and shows how atmospheric air, after entering a coal mine, loses oxygen and gains carbon dioxide with resulting formation of so-called black damp."
Date: 1916
Creator: Burrell, G. A.; Robertson, I. W. & Oberfell, G. G.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Manufacture and Uses of Alloy Steels (open access)

Manufacture and Uses of Alloy Steels

From Introduction: "The object of this report is to give briefly information of present value relating to the manufacture and uses of the various commercial alloy steels, with the hope of stimulating the demand for such steels and extending their practical use."
Date: 1916
Creator: Hibbard, Henry D.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Use of Mud-Laden Fluid in Oil and Gas Wells (open access)

The Use of Mud-Laden Fluid in Oil and Gas Wells

From Introduction: "Technical Paper 66 deals with the mud-laden fluid process in general and No. 68 with its application in Oklahoma. Rather than reprint these publications, it has been considered advisable to replace them with the present report, which includes the results of more recent investigations. The methods of using mud-laden fluid are an outgrowth of the rotary drilling system, which was developed in Texas and later employed in Louisiana and California."
Date: 1916
Creator: Lewis, James O. & McMurray, William F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Technology of Marble Quarrying (open access)

The Technology of Marble Quarrying

From Preface: "The aim of this bulletin is to present to the marble workers of the United States a concise statement of the most efficient and economical methods now in use for producing and preparing marble. The observations outlined refer chiefly to the methods employed in the quarrying of marble and the conditions that affect successful operation; the structure of marble and its relation to quarry processes; waste through rock imperfections and inefficient quarry methods; and means of eliminating such waste or utilizing it if elimination is impossible."
Date: 1916
Creator: Bowles, Oliver
System: The UNT Digital Library
Melting Aluminum Chips (open access)

Melting Aluminum Chips

Report concerning the loss of aluminum experienced during the melting process. This report shows the magnitude of the loss through various experiments. Index begins on page 85.
Date: 1916
Creator: Gillett, H. W. & James, G. M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Operating Details of Gas Producers (open access)

Operating Details of Gas Producers

From Introduction: "During the early years of these plants little success was anticipated from the use of bituminous coals and lignites, but in 1904 and 1905 it was fully demonstrated at Government testing station at St. Louis that these fuels could be utilized to excellent advantage. However, although many producer-gas plants in daily operation are still skeptical regarding the successful commercial use of these fuels."
Date: 1916
Creator: Fernald, R. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Molybdenum; Its Ores and their Concentration with a Discussion of Markets, Prices, and Uses (open access)

Molybdenum; Its Ores and their Concentration with a Discussion of Markets, Prices, and Uses

From Scope and Purpose of Investigation: "The direct purpose of the bulletin is, on the one hand, to prove to possible consumers of molybdenum that the element is not as rare as commonly supposed, and that this country possesses many deposits of low-grade ore from which large supplies may be derived, and on the other hand, to prove to present and prospective producers of molybdenum that there is a latent market for their product in the alloy-steel trade, which needs only the assurance of steady supplies for a considerable development."
Date: 1916
Creator: Horton, Frederick W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Principles and Practice of Sampling Metallic Metallurgical Materials: with Special Reference to the Sampling of Copper Bullion (open access)

The Principles and Practice of Sampling Metallic Metallurgical Materials: with Special Reference to the Sampling of Copper Bullion

From Introduction: "In this report considerable space has been devoted to general and theoretical principles on the ground that under modern conditions the best results in any field of activity can be attained only with the aid of an adequate knowledge of the best theories underlying the practice. The diffusion of such knowledge in the field of sampling metallic metallurgical materials appears to have been quite insufficient, and it is felt that when the principles involved are once thoroughly comprehended their universal application will be appreciated, so it will make no difference whether pig iron of gold bullion is offered for test. "
Date: 1916
Creator: Keller, Edward
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Analytical Distillation of Petroleum (open access)

The Analytical Distillation of Petroleum

Report discussing results from analysis distillation of petroleum.
Date: 1916
Creator: Rittman, W. F. & Dean, E. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: January to April, 1916 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: January to April, 1916

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: 1916
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to September, 1915 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: May to September, 1915

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: 1916
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Manufacture of Gasoline and Benzene-Toluene from Petroleum and Other Hydrocarbons (open access)

Manufacture of Gasoline and Benzene-Toluene from Petroleum and Other Hydrocarbons

From Preface: "This bulletin deals with the cracking of petroleum and other hydrocarbons and the production thereby of gasoline, benzene, and toluene."
Date: 1916
Creator: Rittman, W. F.; Dutton, C. B. & Dean, E. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Coal-Mine Fatalities in the United States, 1870-1914: with Statistics of Coal Production, Labor, and Mining Methods, by States and Calendar Years (open access)

Coal-Mine Fatalities in the United States, 1870-1914: with Statistics of Coal Production, Labor, and Mining Methods, by States and Calendar Years

Report published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines which is a compilation of fatal accidents in coal mines located in the United States along with notes and data about the number and causes of the fatalities. The statistics are organized according to the calendar year and divided by location to improve analysis.
Date: 1916
Creator: Fay, Albert H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Methods of Sampling Delivered Coal and Specifications for the Purchase of Coal for the Government (open access)

Methods of Sampling Delivered Coal and Specifications for the Purchase of Coal for the Government

From Introduction: "This bulletin is a revision of Bulletin 63 and is published by the Bureau of Mines in order that purchasers of coal for Government, State, municipal, or private use may be informed regarded advances or refinements in sampling coal deliveries and preparing specifications for the purchase of coal."
Date: 1916
Creator: Pope, George S.
System: The UNT Digital Library