Geology. Advanced Field-Work [p. 53]. Senior Mining, Metallurgical, Engineering, and Geological Trip [p. 85]. The courses are described on the pages indicated after each course. *Starred courses are given only to postgraduates. Other courses are identical with the regular courses in the undergraduate schedule. ADDITIONAL POSTGRADUATE COURSES. The following courses are offered to aid advanced students who desire to specialize along particular lines of applied science. They are open only to postgraduate students. Professor Allison [p. 60] . Professor Allison [p. 60] Assistant Professor Butler [p. 53] Assistant Professor Bailar [p. 73] Professor Fleck [p. 74] CHEMISTRY OF THE RARE METALS. RADIO-ACTIVITY AND SPECTROSCOPY.. Assistant Professor Miller [p. 77] PRACTICAL ASTRONOMY. PRECISE SURVEYING AND GEODESY. . Professor Burger [p. 81] .Professor Burger [p. 81] . Professor Patton [p. 55] MINING. PROFESSOR ARTHUR JOSEPH HOSKIN. ASSISTANT PROFESSOR ALWYN CHARLES SMITH. The courses in this department are designed to instruct the student in the theory and practice of mineral land and underground surveying; in the application of the sciences to the art of mining; in the principles and applications of the power machinery used in the mineral industry; in the best methods, practices and ethics of mining engineers and mine managers. I. MINE SURVEYING. Lectures. This course covers the practical phases of the duties of a U. S. Mineral Surveyor. Lectures are given upon the legal requirements in locating and patenting mineral ground. Actual and imaginary cases are taken up and the practical work of putting them through the various steps is performed. The school is well situated for the field course which supplements the class-room work. The student is given sufficient field experience to render him familiar with the approved methods of surveying lode, placer, tunnel site, and mill-site claims. Complete field notes are taken of problems assigned in the field. These are subsequently put through the office calculations and a complete set of documents prepared for filing in the offices of the U. S. Surveyor General and the Land Office. The theory and practice of determining the meridian and latitude from direct solar observation are included in this course. year. Prerequisites: Mechanical Engineering, I. and II. Texts: Underhill, Mineral Land Surveying. Two hours per week during the first semester of the Sophomore (A. C. Smith.) II. MINE SURVEYING. Lectures. Attention is given to the practices of underground surveying. Instruction is given in carrying meridians into mines, laying out workings, keeping notes, estimating areas and tonnage, and in the many other duties which are assigned to a mining engineer. Surveying with hand transits and with auxiliary telescopes is taught. The organization of field parties is handled. The determination of dip and strike of ore or coal bodies from drill-hole data, and various methods of locating mine openings for the advantageous opening, development, drainage, haulage, and production of mines are emphasized. The platting of notes and the construction of maps are important subjects taught. Prerequisite: Course I. Two hours per week during the second semester of the Sophomore year. (A. C. Smith.) III. MINE SURVEYING. Field-Work. Each student is given personal instruction and practice in the survey of mines and mining claims. The squads are limited in size in order that each man may learn all the details of the work and appreciate the importance of every phase of the subject. Among the problems assigned are the following: the complete survey of a mining claim; the survey and mapping of an actual metal mine; the complete survey and mapping of a property, including claims, buildings, and mine workings. Prerequisites: Courses I. and II. Four weeks in the summer following the regular work of the Sophomore year. One week is spent at Idaho Springs. IV. MINING. (Hoskin, A. C. Smith.) This course is given as an introduction to the study of the broad subject of mining, which, in its more detailed and practical features, is taken up in the succeeding courses. The history of the industry; its importance on civilization; the economic geology of coal and ore bodies; prospecting for the various minerals of commercial value; the natural occurrence of such minerals; placering; the famous mines and districts of the world; and the chief characteristic of prominent mines, both in the past and at the present time, are among the topics which are taught. Emphasis is laid upon the fact that one can keep up to date in mining matters only by the continual perusal of current literature: for this reason frequent reference is made to the latest book and magazine publications regarding the continually changing theories and methods. No text books are required. year. Prerequisites: Completed work of the Freshman year. Three hours per week during the first semester of the Junior V. MINING. This course covers the systems that are employed in opening and extracting all kinds of ore or coal deposits. The general subjects considered are: surface mining; underground metal and coal mining; shaft and winze sinking; tunneling; drifting; up. raising; stoping and timbering. Among the subjects considered in detail are: milling; steam shovel practices; stripping; blocking out bodies; the enlarging of tunnels from small headings; sinking under varying conditions; underhand and overhead stoping; the extraction of wide, narrow, steep and flat deposits; sluicing; caving; filling; the properties and preservation of wood; stick and square set timbering; the framing and placing of timbers in shafts, inclines, tunnels and stopes; and the use of steel and reinforced concrete as supports. year. No text books are required. Prerequisite: Course IV. Three hours per week during the second semester of the Junior (Hoskin, A. C. Smith.) VI. MINING. With this course, begins the study of the practical operations, as distinguished from the systems, involved in the operations of mining. The course covers boring, drilling, blasting, hoisting and haulage. Some of the subjects to receive detailed attention are: core and churn drills; the distinctive features of the different makes and types of rock drills; the systematic placing and drilling of holes; the proper loading and firing of shots; the causes of failure or accident in the use of explosives; the manufacture, use, and repair of steel cables; the types of hoisting engines; hoisting in balance; electric, steam, and compressed air mine locomotives; and the operating costs of these operations. year. Frequent use is made of trade catalogues. Prerequisites: Completed work of the Freshman and Sophomore years. Courses IV. and V. Text: Gillette, Rock Excavation. Two hours per week during the first semester of the Senior (Hoskin.) VII. MINING. The aim of this course is to cover all the practical subjects not previously studied. Among these subjects are: drainage; the evolution of mine pumps; the composition and occurrence of mine gases; the ventilation requirements of men and animals; the natural and artificial means of furnishing fresh air to mine workings; the theories and types of mine fans; the use of candles and oil, acetylene and electric lamps underground; the inherent hazards in mining; mortality statistics; statutory provisions; rescue methods; and signal codes. At the conclusion of this course, students are permitted to suggest topics which will be discussed as fully as the time will |