Preliminary Report on the Problem of the Atmosphere in Relation to Aeronautics (open access)

Preliminary Report on the Problem of the Atmosphere in Relation to Aeronautics

A report to the Weather Bureau, Washington DC, from the chairman of the Subcommittee on the Atmosphere in Relation to Aeronautics describing the activities accomplished and the proposal of work to be undertaken by the subcommittee.
Date: November 9, 1915
Creator: Marvin, Charles F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Calcite Marble and Dolomite of Eastern Vermont (open access)

The Calcite Marble and Dolomite of Eastern Vermont

From introduction: The object of this bulletin is twofold-to locate definitely and to describe accurately the marbles and dolomites of eastern Vermont, with a view to setting forth their possible economic uses and to discuss whatever features of scientific interest they may present.
Date: 1915
Creator: Dale, T. Nelson
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Mining Districts in Northeastern California and Northwestern Nevada (open access)

Some Mining Districts in Northeastern California and Northwestern Nevada

From preface: This report satisfies the demand of the public for reliable information and to gather data which should be of use in planning further geologic work in Nevada.
Date: 1915
Creator: Hill, James M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Contributions to Economic Geology (Short Papers and Preliminary Reports), 1913: Part 2 -- Mineral Fuels (open access)

Contributions to Economic Geology (Short Papers and Preliminary Reports), 1913: Part 2 -- Mineral Fuels

From introduction: This report determines the geographic distribution and thickness of the bituminous shale, or oil shale, or tar shale of the Green River formation of the Uinta Basin in Colorado and Utah.
Date: 1915
Creator: Campbell, Marius R. & White, David
System: The UNT Digital Library
Extraction and Recovery of Radium, Uranium and Vanadium from Carnotite (open access)

Extraction and Recovery of Radium, Uranium and Vanadium from Carnotite

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines discussing extraction and recovery of different ores from carnotite. Equipment and methods for extraction are presented. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: November 1915
Creator: Parsons, Charles L.; Moore, R. B.; Lind, S. C. & Schaefer, O. C.
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Mining Statutes Annotated: Part 2- Miscellaneous Mining Subjects (open access)

United States Mining Statutes Annotated: Part 2- Miscellaneous Mining Subjects

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over mining statutes in the United States. Different laws are presented and discussed according to the state in which they apply.
Date: 1915
Creator: Thompson, Joseph Wesley
System: The UNT Digital Library
Some Engineering Problems of the Panama Canal in Their Relation to Geology and Topography (open access)

Some Engineering Problems of the Panama Canal in Their Relation to Geology and Topography

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over issues encountered during construction of the Panama Canal. As stated in the introduction, "this report aims to discuss, from the viewpoint of the mining geologist, the bearing of topographic and geologic conditions on certain problems that arose in the construction of the Panama Canal" (p. 7). This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: August 1915
Creator: MacDonald, Donald F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Economic Methods of Utilizing Western Lignites (open access)

Economic Methods of Utilizing Western Lignites

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over western lignite. The economic use of these lignite deposits is discussed. This report includes tables, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: November 1915
Creator: Babcock, E. J.
System: The UNT Digital Library
United States Mining Statutes Annotated: Part 1 - Sections and Statutes Relating to Metalliferous and Coal Mining (open access)

United States Mining Statutes Annotated: Part 1 - Sections and Statutes Relating to Metalliferous and Coal Mining

Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the mining statutes for metalliferous and coal mining. The statutes are presented and discussed in detail.
Date: 1915
Creator: Thompson, Joseph Wesley
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Reconnaissance For Oil Near Quanah, Hardeman County Texas (open access)

A Reconnaissance For Oil Near Quanah, Hardeman County Texas

This report documents the examination for oil in the vicinity of Quanah, Hardeman County Texas during the fall of 1914.
Date: October 9, 1915
Creator: Wegemann, Carroll H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Reconnaissance in Palo Pinto County, Texas : With Special Reference to Oil and Gas (open access)

A Reconnaissance in Palo Pinto County, Texas : With Special Reference to Oil and Gas

This document reports the presence of oil and gas in Palo Pinto County, Texas, as studied by the United States Geological Survey in the fall of 1914.
Date: September 11, 1915
Creator: Wegemann, Carroll H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Metallurgical Smoke (open access)

Metallurgical Smoke

From Introduction: "This bulletin is published by the bureau primarily for persons who seek information on the subject of metal-lurgical smoke but are unacquainted with the technical language of metallurgy. The effort is made in this paper to present the problem of metallurgical smoke as it actually exists, without bias of any kind."
Date: 1915
Creator: Fulton, Charles H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: December, 1913, to September, 1914 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: December, 1913, to September, 1914

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: 1915
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
A Primer on Explosives for Metal Miners and Quarrymen (open access)

A Primer on Explosives for Metal Miners and Quarrymen

From introduction: "This bulletin aims to give the metal miner and the quarryman information similar to that given the coal miner in Bulletin 17. Inflammable gas or dust is seldom, if ever, found in quarries or metal mines, and the danger from using explosives there is less than in coal mines; but, as the figures show, the number of men killed and injured yearly in accidents caused by explosives proves the need of both miners and mine officials striving to see that none but proper explosives are used and these are used properly."
Date: 1915
Creator: Munroe, Charles E. & Hall, Clarence
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Smelting of Copper Ores in the Electric Furnace (open access)

The Smelting of Copper Ores in the Electric Furnace

From Introduction: "The bulletin presents, first, a critical discussion of the possibility of smelting copper ores in the electric furnace; second, the results of the experimental work of other investigators on the electric smelting of copper; third, the results of experiments by the authors on the electric smelting of native copper concentrates and sulphide copper ores; and, fourth, a comparison of the electric furnace with the blast furnace and reverberatory furnace for copper smelting."
Date: 1915
Creator: Lyon, Dorsey A. & Keeney, Robert M.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Occurrence of Explosive Gases in Coal Mines (open access)

Occurrence of Explosive Gases in Coal Mines

From Introduction: "This report presents the results of an investigation begun by the Government in the summer of 1907, the investigation being started under the immediate supervision of Dr. J. A Holmes and continued under him as director after it was transferred to the Bureau of Mines in 1910, the field studies being completed in the spring of 1912. The purpose of the investigation was to obtain information on the origin of the inflammable gases in coal and the conditions under which they occur."
Date: 1915
Creator: Darton, N. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Gasoline Mine Locomotives in Relation to Safety and Health (open access)

Gasoline Mine Locomotives in Relation to Safety and Health

From Introduction: "The investigation described in this bulletin was undertaken by the Bureau of Mines in an endeavor to obtain exact information on some of the basal questions involved in the use of gasoline locomotives in mines, this investigation being one of many that the bureau has been conducting in its efforts to increase safety and efficiency in mining."
Date: 1915
Creator: Hood, O. P. & Kudlich, R. H.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Rules and Regulations for Metal Mines (open access)

Rules and Regulations for Metal Mines

Report discussing a committee being formed and rules along with regulations for metal mines.
Date: 1915
Creator: Ingalls, W. R.; Douglas, James; Finlay, J. R.; Channing, J. Parke & Hammond, John Hays
System: The UNT Digital Library
Report of the Selby Smelter Commission (open access)

Report of the Selby Smelter Commission

From Preface: "This bulletin presents the report of the commission and the papers, prepared by the various experts, which give the results of investigations undertaken by the commission and form the basis of its findings."
Date: 1915
Creator: Holmes, J. A.; Franklin, Edward C.; Gould, Ralph A. & Gould, Ralph A.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: October, 1914, to April, 1915 (open access)

Abstracts of Current Decisions on Mines and Mining: October, 1914, to April, 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: 1915
Creator: Thompson, J. W.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Sampling and Analyzing Flue Gases (open access)

Sampling and Analyzing Flue Gases

From Introduction: "The material presented in this report is arranged in two parts. The first part contains the description of the apparatus and the methods used in sampling and analyzing flue gases. The second part gives experimental results obtained with the different methods of sampling and collecting of flue gas that are recommended in the first part of the report."
Date: 1915
Creator: Kreisinger, Henry & Ovitz, F. K.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Mine-Ventilation Stoppings: with Especial Reference to Coal Mines in Illinois (open access)

Mine-Ventilation Stoppings: with Especial Reference to Coal Mines in Illinois

Purpose of Report: "In this report an attempt is made to discuss the first cost of each of several types of mine-ventilation stoppings, as well as the total annual expenses of maintaining a stopping during its required period of service."
Date: 1915
Creator: Williams, R. Y.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Equilibrium in the System: Lead Acetate, Lead Oxide, and Water, at 25⁰ (open access)

Equilibrium in the System: Lead Acetate, Lead Oxide, and Water, at 25⁰

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies on basic acetates and their importance as an effective clarifying agent. The analytical procedures and the results of the studies are discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1915
Creator: Jackson, Richard F.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Specific Heat of Copper in the Interval 0⁰ to 50⁰ Celsius with a Note on Vacuum-Jacketed Calorimeters (open access)

Specific Heat of Copper in the Interval 0⁰ to 50⁰ Celsius with a Note on Vacuum-Jacketed Calorimeters

Report issued by the Bureau of Standards over studies on the specific heat of copper. The methods and equipment used for the studies are discussed. This report includes tables, photographs, and illustrations.
Date: 1915
Creator: Harper, D. R.
System: The UNT Digital Library