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Mining Engneering.

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Mining Machinery.—Elements of construction, designing of plant, combining of parts ; setting, arranging, adjusting. Preservation and operation, general economy. Organization.—Economy of management. Secondary superintendence ; division of labor and adjustment of responsibility. Prevention of accidents. Administration.—Review of principles. System of reports from sub-officers and tabulation of records. Accounts, forms, analysis, pay-tolls, cost sheets, etc. Letting and measuring contracts. Miscellaneous details. Engineering Geology.—Applications of geology to engineering and mining. Nature and distribution of deposits of economic value, as coal, water, metallic ores, etc.; advanced structural geology and lithology; discussion of principles underlying successful working of mines, placing of foundations, setting of machinery and erection of structures in various situations. Relation of geological structure to drainage, economy of working, selection of points of attack, methods of exploration, etc.

APPARATUS.

The department has a valuable collection of models of mining and metallurgical machinery, and new material will be added as fast as the devolopment of the school will require, and the funds furnished will permit. The extensive apparatus and collections in other departments are available, and these comprise a large amount of material which is useful for this purpose.

COURSE IN MINING ENGINEERING. Required for the Degree of B. S. in School of Mining

FBESHMAN YEAB.

Engineering.

1. Trigonometry; Projection Drawing ; Chemistry ; French or German. 2. Analytical Geometry ; Descriptive Geometry and Lettering ; Chemistry ; French or German. 3. Advanced Algebra ; Free-Hand Drawing ; Chemistry ; French or German.

8OPHOMOBE YEAR.

1. Land Surveying ; Calculus ; Chemistry. 2. Theory of Instruments ; Advanced Analytical Geometry ; Physics. 3. Topographical Surveying ; Advanced Calculus ; Physics.