https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/1f5f532cbb0786e6dcffc3214a9cc780.pdf b110eab543c9e276556a7212baa1ae9a PDF Text Text Engl 'ng at the Urniversity of Wyoming By J. R. GUITERAS, Professor of Minin7 Eng ineering , University of Wyoming·, Laramie, Wyoming. W ith its enormous reserves of' coal, petroleum , metallics and non-metallics, Wyomin g 1s especially interested in the activities of its Colle15e of Eng ineerin g. The Unive rsity of Wyoming at Laramie - " The Top o' the World"- has recently er ected a number of magnificent buildings on its spacious campus. Notable among these is the new Engineering Building, housing the departments comprising th e College of Engineering. The instructional work at the University of W yoming is divided among five colleges: Liberal arts, agricult ure, engineering, education, and the law school. The College of Engineering includes the depa r tments of mining, civil, electrical, a nd mechanical eng ineering. A four-y ear course of study in one of these departments leads t o th e appropriate bachelor's degree, t he corresponding profess ional degree being conf er r ed aft er five years of practical experience. T he depar tment of mining eng ineering, in attempting to include within its curricula t he vast a rray of subject mat t er that is usually consider ed pertinent, offe rs optional courses of stud y along three major lines: mining enginee1·ing, a broad curriculum including metal and coal mining; metallurgical engineering and petroleum engi nee ring. No attempt is made to r evolutionize established principles of engineering education, the aim being rather to chart a compromise course between the Scylla of "mere technology" and the Charybdis of the "Platte River " t yp e of course all breadth, without sufficient depth to be useful. We consider our students fortunate in finding themselves upon a campus offering instruction in many interesting and valuable related subjects, in commerce and in languages. Contrary to many mining schools, we have no mine in which the students learn the fundamentals of underground surveying. Instead, we use our net work of steam tunnels connecting the various campus buildings. One of our recent graduates, writing back from his first experience in an Arizona mine, observes, "All that is lacking to make it just like a mine is a small stream of copper water running down your neck." With this "lab" the students carry the meridian underground by one-shaft or two-shaft methods, locate the various stop es (buildings) and set line~ for underground connections. Long recognized as containing huge deposits of coal, Wyoming has recently learned from U. S. G. S. appraisals that she still · contains nearly as much coal as all the coal that has ever been mined in ~'t,. •~W..': ·.t 't ( ' ~~ . ~\:4/fc.·~ ,-_:J i,;, ·. ·, L ., '• .1 ...J .-__, : . .f ~_;. J •. _. ,i. - - - ) ,,v . - :fnt;~~'1:;p Th e n ew E n gin ee rin g Buildin g a t the Un iversity of Wyoming . t he U nited States. P etr oleum and nat ural gas r esources are also well known, petroleum const ituting th e second gr eat minera l a sset of t he state. P r ecious metal mi ni ng in Wyoming has a varied history revolving mainly about t he scattered g old diggings of fo rmer years a nd the platinum discoveries in the old Rambler mine and other wo rkings in the Centennial district. The largest metallic mining enterprise in Wyoming is the Sunrise mine, which furnishes 50,000 tons of iron ore a month to the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company's fu r naces at Pueblo, Colorado. Among the state's non-metallic mineral resources, much activity is being evidenced in the field of refractories. Abrasive and ceramic materials are also r eceiving considerable attention. Large deposits of leucite bearing rocks assaying 10 per cent k:O give promise of fu. ture usefulness if and when a commercial method shall have been developed to extract the potash in a valuable form. The problems involved in the development of many of these resources constitute a real challenge to the department of mining engineering of the University of Wyoming. One of the important functions of the department is the administration of TU,3/NEL St/.l?I/EY t/lVIJ/ERSITY. o/' .11/1"0 M/IWNG8 R NllCHNFTT HMCR4.SRP Reprinted from The Mining Journal, Phoenix, Arizona, June 15, 1930 SCRL.E~.A'Jtf ~Ao~ the State Assay Servi ce. This includes mainl y : 1. Identification of rocks, minerals and mineral products, their fi elds of usefulness, markets, etc. 2. The a ssay of ores. 3. Coal analysis. 4. Ore testing. The ore dressing laboratory has recently been equipped with the most modern apparatus obtainable for the testing of ores. Every effort is made to establish contacts between the assay service and industrial enterp1;ses engaged in the development of the mineral resources of Wyoming. It is in this laboratory that the students become acquainted with testing methods and flow sheets in their attempt to determine the most advantageous treatment for a definite ore. To supplement .their classroom work, senior students take an inspection trip, usually to the Salt Lake City district, for the purpose of studying modern equipment and methods of operation. Inspection trips are also made to the Union Pacific coal mines at Rock Springs, probably the most efficiently equipped in the United States. The Salt Creek oil fields and others in Wyoming, as well as many mining and industrial undertakings in nearby Colorado afford additional opportunity to supplement bookwork wi~h field practice. Recent graduates are engaged in mining work in all of our western mining states and in Mexico, South America and Africa. The boys are unusually good physical specimens and invariably prove satisfactory to the industry. They seem to be in increasing demand, this year's graduating class being practically all placed in spite of the prevailing adverse economic conditions. Unfortunately, the office of the state geologist of Wyoming is at Cheyenne, but the petroleum research station of the U. S. bureau of mines is located on the university campus; and it should be stated that the department of mining engineering greatly appreciates the cordial spirit of co-operation extended it by these two valuable allies, as well as by other departments of the university. �at the Unive:rsity of Wyoming _.,, Professor of Mininp Engineering, University of Wy oming, Loramie, Wyoming. <!normous reserves of' coal, petroleum , metallics ond non-metallics, Wyoming is especially interested in the activiti<'s of its College of Engineering . . cy of Wyoming at Laramie Pc- -=: , -. --~ ' ';.Q . o' the World"-has recently number of magnificent buildings spacious campus. Notable among -, is the new Engineering Building, JUsing the departments comprising th e College of Engineering. The instructional work at the University .. . of Wyoming is divided among five colleges: Liberal arts, agriculture, engineer. ' ing, education, and the law school. The College of Engineering includes the departments of mining, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering. A four-y ear course of study in one of these departments leads to the appropriate bachelor's degree, the correRponding professional degree being ·~ :~ • conferred after five years of practical exI .._,:-,ij it O perience. The department of mining· engineering, - el _:.::in attempting to include within its curricula the vast array of subject matter that • z. .. _ _ is usually considered pertinent, offers op. "- . tional courses of study along three major > lines: mining engineering, a broad curritt. ,. 1. culum including metal and coal mining; ,. -"" " -J 1,. _ metallurgical engineering and petroleum engineering. No attempt is made to r evThe new Engineering Building at the University of Wyoming. olutionize established principles of engineering education, the aim being rather to chart a compromise course between the the United States. P etroleum and natural the State Assay Service. This inciudes Scylla of "mere technology" and the gas resources are a lso well known, petro- mainly: Charybdis of the "Platte River" type of leum constituting the second great mineral 1. Identification of rocks, minerals and course all breadth, without sufficient asset of the state. Precious metal mining mineral products, their fields of usefulness, in Wyoming has a varied history revolving markets, etc. depth to be useful. We consider our students fortunate in mainly about the scattered gold diggings of 2. The assay of ores. form er years and the platinum discoveries finding themselves upon a campus offering 3. Coal analysis. instruction in many interesting and valu- in the old Ramble1· mine and other work4. Ore testing. able related subjects, in commerce and in ings in the Centennial district. The largest The ore dressing laboratory has recently languages. Contrary to many mining metallic mining enterprise in Wyoming is schools, we have no mine in which the the Sunrise mine, which furnishes 50,000 been equipped with the most modern apstudents learn the fundamentals of under- tons of iron ore a month to the Colorado paratus obtainable for the testing of ores. ground surveying. Instead, we use our Fuel and Iron Company's furnaces at Pue- Every effort is made to establish contacts net work of steam tunnels connecting the blo, Colorado. Among the state's non-me- between the assay service and industrial various campus buildings. One of our re- tallic mineral resources, much activity is enterprises engaged in the development of cent graduates, writing back from his first being evidenced in the field of refrac- the mineral resources of Wyoming. It is experience in an Arizona mine, observes, tories. Abrasive and ceramic materials are in this laboratory that the students become receiving considerable attention. acquainted with testing methods and flow "All that is lacking to make it just like also a mine is a small stream of copper water • Large deposits of leucite bearing rocks as- sheets in their attempt to determine the running down your neck." With this saying 10 per cent k:O give promise of fu- most advantageous treatment for a definite "lab" the students carry the meridian un- ture usefulness if and when a commercial ore. derground by one-shaft or two-shaft meth- method shall have been developed to exTo supplement their classroom work, seods, locate the various stopes (buildings) tract the potash in a valuable form. nior students take an inspection trip, usuand set line.s for underground connections. The problems involved in the develop- ally to the Salt Lake City district, for the Long recognized as containing huge de- ment of many of these resources consti- purpose of studying modern equipment posits of coal, Wyoming has recently tute a real challenge to the department of and methods of operation. Inspection learned from U. S. G. S. appraisals that mining engineering of the University of trips are also made to the Union Pacific she still contains nearly as much coal as Wyoming. One of the important functions coal mines at Rock Springs, probably the all the coal that has ever been mined in of the department is the administration of most efficiently equipped in the United States. The Salt Creek oil fields and others in Wyoming, as well as many mining and industrial undertakings in ·nearby Colorado afford additional opportunity to supplement bookwork with field practice. Recent graduates are engaged in mining work in all of our western mining states and in Mexico, South America and Africa. The boys are unusually good physical specimens and invariably prove satisfactory to the industry. They seem to be in increasing demand, this year's graduating class being practically all placed in spite of the prevailing adverse economic conditions. ~f{¾f:~ ~ ~~\~~:: l1_- , . ·- J TU,..YIVEL SU/WEY t/lY,YE,RSITY. or J,1/)"0 M/N/NG8 HNIIL'NN£'TT HM&MS/fP Reprinted from The Mining Journal, Phoenix, Arizona, June 15, 1930 SCRJ.IJ'./'Dd .,,...._. Jt4,/1Al8 Unfortunately, the office of the state geologist of Wyoming is at Cheyenne, but the petroleum research station of the U. S. bureau of mines is located on the university campus; and it should be stated that the department of mining engineering greatly appreciates the cordial spirit of co-operation extended it by these two valuable allies, as well as by other departments of the university. � Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Union Pacific Collection Description An account of the resource This collection is made possible in part by a generous grant from Wyoming Humanities. All materials are the property of Union Pacific Coal Company, on long-term loan at Western Wyoming Community College. For usage inquiries, contact the <a href="https://www.uprrmuseum.org">Union Pacific Museum</a> Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0096 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource J. R. Guiteras Title A name given to the resource Copies of Engineering at the University of Wyoming Article Subject The topic of the resource Copies of an article regarding the University of Wyoming engineering building. Description An account of the resource 12" x 9" paper copies clipped together, in good condition with no obvious damage. Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1930-06-15