https://haylibrary.cvlcollections.org/files/original/d3b5d75cb21b0593066b83783d1f7acb.pdf 67f222965d8802569f1f427c00fa4c71 PDF Text Text FILE NO. 284 - VISITORS FREHCH Visitor s BELGIAN Visitors - t lla.nag er of group of Chi nese Minest 6 - DUFRASNE., Ro {-BELGIANt 7- ·FRENCH Engineers f 5 t JAJ.IT/,48 LBRLDJ, T. MORANGE., A.. POIRIER, L. FAli~UE., Y. TUOL, AG REYNARD., M. APR/48 8- DUPRET., Louis FRANCESCHI NI ORCAIRE Former head of French :V.;ining Mission. 9- FRENCH Engineers It.ATHON RICHARD - . Vic e Pr esident, I4urent Industrial Development Co. f 3 1 NAY/ 49 TREGUER 10- FRENCH Engineers f 4 } ii.AY-JUNE/49 t TAY/49 DONTOT., J. - Gen. Mana ger - Saei:r Coa.l ?H nes. GEUS, E. - Engi n eer BOISSIERE, J. - 11 K.ASS., T. I - Saar Coal Iili. n e s. tt II - French Bureau of Ni nes n CAR, Haurice G ILLAli1.1E �l~O. 10 �FRENCH MINING EQUIPMENT PURCHASING OFFICE OUR REF. MINES - 805 1322 18th STREET. N. W, ME}y 25th, 1949 YOUR REF. WASHINGTON 6, D. C. DECATUR 8300 Union Pacific Coal Co., Rockspring, WYOMINGoAttention: Mr. V.O. Murray Dear Mr. Murray, I have just returned to Washington and wish to thank you for the welcome you extended to Mr. Guillaume and myself during my visit to Rockspring. It was indeed a very great pleasure to discuss with you the American mining conditions as compared with the French ones. The information you gave us with such kindness will be of great value to the modernization of the French Coal Mines. With best personal regards, I am, Yours sincerely, MC/MG �/ { FRENCH MINING EQUIPMEN PURCHASING OFFICE •·. -\Y 2 7 1949 , I' OUR REF. MINES _ 810 VICE PRE:S I DFNT , OPERA TI@~ 18th ST!fEET. N. W. May 24th, 1949 WASHINGTON 6, D. C. YOUR REF. DECATUR 8300 t-j • fli...[ ! \ .. • ... :: ··- .......... __., C _.) Union Pacific Coal Co., Rock Springs, WYOMING.SUBJECT: Visit of French Engineers Gentlemen: We wish to request kindly your permission to ~isit your coal mining operations around Rocksprings for a group of four (4) mining engineers from France who are actually in this country and are studying recent American mining methods ahd Dining equipment. These engineers: and - Mro J. DONTOT, General Manager of the Saar Coal Mines - Mr. E. GELAS, Engineer of the Saar Coal Mines " " II II II - Mr. J. BOISSIERE, II Mr. T. KASS of the French Bureau of Mines are planning to arrive in R6cksprings around June 2nd. A few weeks ago, I visited your Winton Mines with Guillaume and this visit has been very valuable due to the fact that your roof conditions there are very similar to the roof conditions prevailing in quite a large number of French Coal Mines. Mr. Thanking you in advance for your kind cooperation we remain, Yours sincerely, M Chief of the MC/MG . ~ M w. fice 'IA -: - 1 s~~r#v 7f V 7 .s..e~•ilA?i&., c,, �\ \ NO . 9 �f, tr·, !-£,...__ > I ROCK SPRINGS, WY<;)MING E . B . HITCHCOCK J. F . DAVIS Associate Manasers FlLE N0. __ ·'2-____'-/...... r �I .- CENTRAL EXPERIMENT STATION May 9, 1949 1~. I. N. Eayleso, President Union Pacific coai Ca::upany 1416 Dodge Streat OE.aha 2, Ilebraeka Early last u k uhile I vas in lloohingtcm., I met three li'renoh . mining ongineere in Dr. Fieldner'e office at tlw Bureau of Uinoc. Later 1n th9 week, thaae gentlcMen vieitsd th3 mining o_pera.tiono of the Pittoburgh Coal Ccm:pa.ny and a:pant a short t1m9 in m,_y offic0 discussing chanized. m1D1ng~ T'.aeir nam::is are: C. :Richax'd, li. Tlluillio:r and G. Mathon. . They e~ct tc visit the coal chow in Cleveland this week and I understand from Cl.eveland. th-sy uill go to Salt Lake City. They are very anxiqus to visit your mining o:p3rations at Eock Springs. I do not know where they ill be at Sal.t Lake City but they expect. to contact !-fr. LivingstOll in Rock S:pi'inga so.m.a tm· the veek of t-iey 16. p.._.:ny court.9sies you and Mr. Livingston extend to them tdll be greatly appreciated. Uit.h baDt re@mis. Sincerely y ~ , Louis A. Turnbull Senior U!nmg Engj De"'r Fuela andExpl.osives Division / t.--CC: / !4r. Livingaton �,j , i;: • • ;\ tllE Nv, ,.._ ,.,~ ti r ~.Il"o Go Mathon c/o Ho-tel U't:,o.h Salt Lake Cit,y, Utah Dear r:r . Hat.hon: Your letter of date Hay 5, 1949 , mailed fron Pittsburgh, co11cerni1. 6 y our visit to om· propert ies alon ~ '- ith I:essrs . !t.ichard and Thuilliez o :'ic 11i sh to a dvis 0 t ho.t rm are agreeable to your staying on the propm~ty on dat es Hay 16 nncl 17. Yours very truly, < rigina l S igned: H. C. 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(" ) •I' c.:o :::c, n-i C"') Mi </ ~I Ir ~% :.,.;, ~ \'...,v~~ ew,Q, ~ �LAURENT INDUSTRIAL DEv""ELOPMENT Co., INc. 5 9 5 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK 22, N. Y. CADL t!. ACDR ~S G 1 LAURINC ENGINEERIN G TELEPHONE PLAZA 9-1220 I NDU STRIAL EQUIPMENT May 5, 19!~9 IN R E P L.Y REFER To : Mr. H. Co Livingston The Union Pacific Coal Company Rocle Springs, Wyoming Re: Dear Mr o V-18 Livings ton: Thank you very much for your letter of 1'1ay 2nd and also for your wire, and I wish to assure you that your cooperation is greatly appreciated. I recall with great pleasure my visit in Rock Springs, Wyoming, and I am looking forward to seeing you again very probably the end of the year when I hope to pay a visit to Rock Springs again. With kindest personal regards, Very sincerely yours, LAURENT INDUS 'IRIAL DW7 ~ : ~• LOUIS OOPRET Vice-President' LD/ef �.J DOMESTIC: SERVICE \. Check the ol11ss of service de aired; oth~::mso thia·me.ssage will be sent-, •nfullr11tetelcarom FULL RATE TELEGRAM SERIAL DAY LETTER NIGHT LETTER NO, WDS.·CL. OF SVC, $ s E W'ES. ·E UNIO JOSEPH L PD . OR COLL, CASH NO. .N • I ' ,. . ILE NO. EGAN, PRE!BIDENT 1207 l-/ ~ INTERNAT ou• - ~ .D v , r• ~ "- Check the class of eerv:ica desired; otherwiee this me8511ge will be eentnt tho full mte FULL RATE DEFERRED {ODE NIGHT LETTER CHARGE TO THE ACCOUNT OF I" TIME FILED S end thefollo wiTIJJ incssage, subject to the tcmi, on back hucol, which arc hereby aurecd to -r Louin Uu.JJ. rcr.; _ _ ___;c...__ __;____ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _.:___ _ __ J (2c...____;_c..._ _ __;____!a__;__; 16-17. (Signet!) "il"elegrapD,u your «miller for America's valiori!te magaxi11tes-lHIOLBDAV, 1 yr., $5_o t:he !Post:, 1 yr., $5 o ll..ADB!E:S' IHlor,11:: .DoUL~~.JAL, 1 yrr., $3. All prices ll.J. s. only. No charge !/or wire. !Pay West:em ·u~ion cler!, lier subscription or when billed by publisher. Sender':, name and addreu (For u/erence) Publlshar will, on subscrlbor's request. refund full omoun I p31d for copies not previously IIUlllBd. Prices subject to ch3ngo without notice. Sende1'3 telephone number �Cl.Ass OF Smvice This is a full -mte T eJ;-_gram or C ablcgran.' unless its de, fcm,'a. ch aracter is indicated by a suitable symbol above or pre,. ced in g the address. WESTER UNIO N 1201 SYMBOLS NLmNfgl<tLcttcr LC=DcfcncdC.blc NLT=C..blc N.,h, Letter JOSEPH L. EGAN Ship Radlogn1m PR ES IDENT The filing time shown in the dato line on telegrams nnd day letters is STANDAltD T IME nt point of origin. Time of rccciptis STANDARD TIME nt point of destination KA005 • • () , .,. , " r I K~NA070 NL PD=NE WYORK NY 3= C t>.IQ •••. - f \lr:. :H C LIV l NGS TON= :UNION PACIFIC COAL CO ROCKSPRINGS WYO= \'l • · · ····-- :MA THON THUILLER RICHARD .ARRIVING ROCK SPRINGS FRO M SALT LAKE SU NDAY MAY 15TH 250 PM STOP COULD YOU POSSIBLY ARRANGE ROOMS AND ALSO AUTHORIZE VISITS MONDAY 16 AND TUESDAY 17 MANY THANKS= )/1' :LAURENT INDUSTRIAL LOUIS DUPRET= 'x/,/iY' I. . I\. / ,.. ,_; /(~! I 'J- : 1]/i ·.r ,/1 .,,/I Jr,, 1 i/-1, ! . ..._ 1 ,,,. § , /.., ' J oi ·:t-{J. ., ' 1:-t~, , _·,,: • ~> {/ o-•v 15 250 PM 16 17=~ o'1-L APPRE_CIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS C ONCE R1''ING . ITS SERVICE �I., fI ?Jay 2, 1949 Ur ., Louis Dupr et, Vice President Laurent Industrial Develop!. ent Co., Inc. 595 Madison Avenue Neu York 22, tJ. Y. Your le"i:,t01° of dat e l\.p1"il 22, 1949, V-17, 18, 1"equest.ing perntlssion for J[essrs. ,.1athon 9 reguer a nd Richard, to 2;0ther nith a eroup of four engiJ.1e 0rs from the Sno.r headed by t; •• - las, visit our props1:--ties durin 0 the mont h of Hay. ne nill b0 hap ,y to acconuaodc,_to the above gentlemen and have them vi"it otlln prop~rty to observe items of interest during thefr stay . ·;Je nill ap, reciatc .vour advising the undersigned by wire contemplated 2.rrival so t.hL~t wo may make necessary arran"'enents to have our personnel accompo.ny the French •• engineers throu[_;h our propert y . a fav; d.:iys ahead of thei Yours very truly, V rininal Signed: 0 H. G. LIVINGSTON HCL/rt �1if--Omaha - April 29, 1949 080-3 Mro Ho Co Livingston: I am returning Mro Dupret 1 s letter dated April 22, relative to the visit of the French engineers. Would suggest that you write Mro Dupret, inviting the French engineers to visit tha Rock Springs mines, suggesting that he wire you a few days ahead of their arr_1 val so that you will be able to make necessary hotel reservations and have someone available to accompany them in the mineso �LAURENT lNnusTRIA.L DEVELOPME,.TT ,., Co., INc.5 9 5 MADISON AVENUE NEW YORK 22, N . Y. CAOL.Lt ADORLtB S: LAURINC E N G I NEERING 11'-IDUST R I A L EQUIPMENT IN R EP LY REFER TO : April 22, 1949 V-17,18 Mr. H. C. Livingston, Vice-President Union Pacific Coal Company Rock Springs, Wyoming Dear Mr. Livingston: The Cleveland Coal Show will bring to this country several groups of foreign visitors. Among them will be two groups who have asked me to organize for them several visits in the American mines. The first group consists of 3 French engineers from Northern France Messrs. Mathen, Tr~guer and Richard - and the second group consists of 4 engineers from the Saar headed by Mr. ~las whom you know. Mr. ~las will be in this country in about two weeks and will get in touch directly with you to arrange for his visits. Mathen, Mr. Tr~guer and Mr. Richard, have in mind to visit Rock Springs either around May 16-17 or around May 30-31. Mr. Could you please indicate to us if you ~could receive these gentlemen during either of these periods and grant them the privilege of visiting some of your mines. We assure you that any assistance that you can offer to these French engineers will be greatly appreciated. Very sincerely yours, LAUR]NT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CO., INC. ~ ?11~ (~) LOUIS DUPRET Vi ce:..President ID/ef I �Rock Springs - April 25, 1949 'le attach h0reto original of l et.t,er by Louis Duprct, Vice President oi' the Laurent Indust,ricl Developmcmt Co., I nc .JI d.:.-rl:.l]d April 22J) 1949, re~rd:i.nG a visit to our properties by French enuineers . \Je assume that you will uish 't:,o hi:1..t1dl0 this mntter o.nd make direct reply to rfir . Dupret. Original S ignt."<1 : It c. UV\NGS10N HCL/d:. �L URKNT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT' CO.: INC. 595 Madison .Avenue New York 22, N. Y. V-17,18 April 22, 1949 Mr. H. C. Livingston, Vice President Union Pacific Coal Company Rock Springs, \'fy oming Dear Mr. Livingston: The Cleveland Coal Shov1 will bring to this country several groups of foreign vi s itors. Among th en will be t wo groups who have asked me to organize for t hem several visits in the Ame rican mines. The first group consists of 3 French enginee rs f rom Northern France - Messrs. Mathon, Treguer and Richard - and the second group consists of 4 engineers from the Saar headed by Mr. Gelas whom y ou k nov, . Mr. Gelas will be in this country in about t wo weeks and will get in touch directly with you to arrange for his visits. Mr. Mathon, lir. Tre guer and L~ . Richard, have in mind to visit Rock Springs either around Aay 16-17 or around Hay 30-31. 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FILE NO._ ..:------·= ~ ·. ,, Rock Spx,ings - April 29, 1948 Hro Io No Bayless: Mro Louis Dupret.9 formerly head of the Fi:ench }lining Mission at \..ashington, D. C., called long distance on 1'.fonday, A. :ril 26, requesting pal'- w~ssion to visit the property on Thursday, April 290 He arrived by plane· this a.mo nccomp:lllied by r.!esm."s o I?rancheschini and Orc(J.ire and will visit Hinton ~Joo 1 Mine tod~v ari.d Stansbury No. 3 Seam on Friday, leaving by plane Friday porno for NG\'l Yox"k .. Ur. Dup:ret is now Vice President of the Lnurent Industrial Develop' ment Co., Inc., of New York. He advises that the trm men v1ith him and himself serve as consultants to French and Belgian mining companies and act as agents for American machinery firms; also., they have made arrangements with the Goodman Manufactu:i."ing Company to build Goodman equipment in Franceo Inasmuch as Mro Dupret had made arrangements with you to have other French engineers visit the property., v10 felt that you would have no objection to our extending this courtesy to him and his two associates o HCL/rt. �4/27/48 - 10:35 A.M. [ Ml , Livingston: Mr. Bayless called this A. M. at 10:30 from Cincinnati, he asked about the Frenchmen corning Thursday, wanted to lmow who Mr. Dupret was, I told him he was he was the head man of the French Mining outfit in New York. I asked him about the work schedule and he said to plan to work five double shifts. Said he would talk to you this evening. alh �Cl.Ass OF SERVICE ..:rhis is ::i full-r:ite J :--~mm or C:iblcgrnni. \lnlcss i ts deferred ch nr:icter is in, d icated b y :i suit:ible cymbol nbove or pre- _ ceding the nddress. I WJEST.E I // 1201 . /tt SYMBOLS DL•D•r Letter The filing time shown in th!) dllte lino on telegroma and day letters is STANDARD TIME nt point of ori!:in. 'l":mo of reoeipt ia STANDARD TIME a.t point of destina.tion NL PD= CD NEV-1 YO Rf-< N Y 2 6 H C LIVINGSTO N== l-< H5 19118 APR 27 Ai\1 7 C3 :LJN I ON PACIFIC COAL CO ROCl(SPRI ~lGS= )PLA NN ING ARRIVE ROCKSPRIN GS THU RSDAY APRIL 29TH UNITED Al RLINES FLIGHT 107 AT 10:05 AM PLEASE MAKE HOTEL RESERVATlONS FOR MESSRS ~ FRANESCHINI ORCAIRE AND MYSELF THANl<S = :LOUIS DU PRET LOURENT I NDUSTRI AL r, I ! •29 1 07 1 0: 05 AfvJ,-.. "' THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRON!l CONCERNUlG; ITB. SERVICE �/ .' (/ ,fi:: April 19, 1948 Mr. Louis Dupret, Vice President Laurent Indust.rial Development Coo, Inc. 70 Pine Stl'·ee·t NeH York 5, New York Deu.r Hr. Dupret.: We aclmovJledge your letter 0£ date Ap1"'il 15, 1948, concerning your anticipated visit to Rock Springs for three or four days bat·nesn April 20 and Nay 1. Vie shall be happy to have yourself, Eessrs. Francheschini and Orcaire visit us and make our property available for your observation and stueyo After decision has been made as to the date of arrival here, ne shall be happy to make hotel reservations and other pl.ans upon receipt of this advice. Yours very truly, HCL/rt r1✓- �LAURENT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT 70 PINE Co., INC. STREET NEVI.' YORK 5 ENGINEERING TELEPHONE INDUSTRIA L EOUIPME:NT WHITEHALL 4-2552 Our ref: v-4 April 15 t 1948 Mr. H. C. Livingston Union Pacific Coal Company Rock Springs, Wyoming Dear Mr. Livingston: I have had the pleasure of contacting you on a fe~ occasions in the past, when I was the head of the French Mining Mission in Washington, D.C., on the behalf of various French mining engineers visiting this country. I have appreciated the welcome you have always extended to them, and your willingness to be of assistance. This time I am writing to you on behalf of ieyself and t'\'IO engineers of our organization in Paris who · '11ill arrive in the U.S. next week, Mr. Franceschini and Mr. Or~aire. I am ready to leave again on one of iey trips to Europe and will cover many mines throughout Europe where I shall conduct lectures and act as consul ting engineer. However, before I leave the States, it would be m:>st helpful if I could spend time with your company in order to study chiefly, and in detail, the operations of duckbills in pitching seams. I am planning to go to Rock Springs, Wyoming, some time between April 20 and May 1st for a visit of approximately 3 or 4 days. In all probability, Messrs. Franceschini and Or~aire will mnt to join me since they are interested in the same problems as I am. I would therefore appreciate it very much if you would grant us the privilege of visiting your company. Should you want some references, I suggest that get in touch with s. Bigelow of the Goodman Manufacturing Company in Chicago. Moreover, I am a member of the A.I .M.E. Mr. R. Looking forward to !!Eking your personal acquaintance, I remain Very truly yours, LAURENT INDUS'lRIAL DEVELOP~i c~c. /.~~ LD/ef LOUIS OOPRET / Viee-Presid~ �NO. 7 �~I .Fl I_E NO .....J;' '. ............ . FRENCH MINING EQUIPMENT PURCHASING OFFICE OUR REF. MHIBS - 3 0 7 1322 18th STREET. N. W. WASHINGTON 6, D. C. YOUR REF. DECATUR 8300 10th February, 1948. Pnion Pacific Coal Co . ~ Rock S~ring s , Wyo . Attention: Ur . V. C. Murra y , G-ene r a l 1-Ja nager. Ge ntlemen, We a re sendin g you thi s let te r as a n acknow l edgement of our most profound gr ati tude for your man;T c ou r t esie s anc. coo pe r a tion in renderin the recent visit of o ·r ~ini ng Enr ineers to this country so very success f~ l. I t vas your he lp and tha t generously offered by other Americ a n firms a nd a gencie s t hat enabled our engineers to make a thorou gh study of Ame rican minin[ me t Lods and equi pment during their stay in this c ount r y . ~e beli eve tha t these men who are now returnini:; t o t heir respective c oa l- f iel ds '.'J ill be in a position to apply the tec _mi cal lrnm"f ledge they h8.ve a cquir_ed here and thus we feel confiden t tha t they v ill s p read a mon ~ their collea gu e s the concept of the American Fay which will u ltimate l y boost considerablv the total fi gure of t h e French coa l prod uc ti on . ~e are t aki n g this op~ortunity to send you attached a few · short notes ·r. ivi nf in resume the hi ghli gh ts of the overall program for the French collieries and the goa ls which we are striving to attain. We wish to state in closin g tha t if et any time there is any information on technical questions a broa d t ha t you think would be of int erest, ple as e do not fail to call u r•on us and you may rest assured of our most a ttentive coopera tion in such matters. Thanking y ou a e;a in, vre asJ.:: t ha t you k indly convey to the various merr.bers of y our personel our a r.p reci a tion of the interest t hey showed in t akin c charge of ou r en gineers during their stay in your care. Very truly yours, Maurice . r, ch· ef, FRENCH MINING F.QU PMENT PUHCHASING O'F"F"ICE MC/EME �FRENCH MINING EQTTIPMENT PURCHASING OFFICE 1322 18th Str0et, N .W ., Washinc ton, D .c . January l~th, 1948 AMERICAN COAL MINING METHODS AND EQFIPM1:i:NT THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE FRENCH COLLIERIES. Tho Fren ch coal de posits are eenerally more irregu1ar, deeper, thinner a nd consequently more diffi·c ul t to work than those at pr e s ent being mined in the United Stat e s. I r:. pa rt this is due to the fact that, in Franco, the industr:.r is centuri e s old o.nd that in manv locations . the best s e ams . hav e b e en work e::!. out: " ' Nlor c ove r, sinc e the turn of the c entury, and particularly during the pe riod b e t ween the two world wars, fluctuations in the demand for coal l e d to low prices broueht about in most countri e s a situation discourar,ing to financial investment in .svst ematic d e velo-cme nt and exploitation of n ew tecHniques. For t hc s 0 t e chnical and e conomic reasons the industrv has not ado pt e d the int e nsive mecha niz e d me thods which have charact e riz e d coal minin g in tho TTn t t c d St ates for tho last 50 y ears, a nd production p e r manshift worked has never approache d the production r e cords of the TTnited States coal industri e s -:~ At t ho ti me of th e lib e r a tion, in 1944, the Fronch collieri e s we r e in a v e ry difficult situation. Mr.npower was r e duc e d b y about 30,000 men in the middle-age bracket and conside r ab ly handica p pe d by und e r nourishment. The materi a l wa s v.r orn out through lack of u r k o er and spareparts. !·r.;;n~r i ns talla ti ons we re d e stroye d and ne velopment works la geing far b e hind. HO'.'./C V c r , labor shortage was offs e t not only by the use of war prison e rs 1 but also by the hiring of new men, which was ma d e p ossible by the b e tt e rme nt of the miner's living conditions. As for the equipnent, consid e rable effort has been man e in F:r8 ncc E'.nc. priority ha~ been e;iven to all ord ers for the coal industry. Furth ermore , large orders have been plac e d· in foreign countries and especially in the U .S .A • T:.1.c 1':onnct Plan, o.dopted at the end of 1946., sets up a proc;ram ~'!hich intends to brin~ the total output of the Fr o~ch ~incs from its present l e vel of a little over 50 million tons to 70 million tons in 1955. In 1951, the planned production is 62,5 million tons -iH:- , ::md by this time the underground output per ·manshift will increase by about 20%, allowing the pres ent fi e ure of 980 ke; to reach that of 1170 ke . I n 1938 the out-put per manshif t (overall) in Frn.nco w~s .833 metric tons. (U .s. bi tu.minous coo.l mines 4 .440). -!H~ The roo1..'.ircments are 89 million tons. The br..lunce is expected chiefly from Europcnn coclfields. ,i~ �-2PROGRAH FORESEEN ·FOR THE PERIOD 1947 TO 1951 A very vast ~rogram of new works was started as early as 1946 to boost up the French cocl production. I t C0IT'prises: A.Tho ~rcation of n e w, modern pits to increase the total extraction ca nacitv of shafts already in opera tion or to repiace ihose pits, the deposits of which ar e n-:,w exhausted, The ¥.1o~ " rnizatir)r_ of sur~ace cqt:.:lpmen-!; a~d s~afts now in o r.e r a t. i on to pe ,:-,mi t t:he irwr 3asc a: the1.r ca po c i t :r and i:; c :: ~.l o·.v conoontra ti '-1n ~ Tr-.c foJlov.rin r, f:i r,r. ·l'.'e ~ ,;~''J:t thu magnitude of the program under way ~ "'· .30 n ew sl:oft ~ ,.,, i :!. 1. 1 : ': Ur.k , o ~- w:Oi.ch 2() nro h0isting or ~ . r.:: :• 1, i. ·· :1 r :.1•;> o flo s _; for - 18 mod·ern pi ts will be e sta bli s:-.. ::. d, h'.:lvi nc a dail v total ou.tm1t f.[·. na e i. t ,r of c.:> u;1t 65. i)QO tons (i . c ... , an c. YGPfl Se of 3 _,500 .. tons p e:'.' pi;;; · - 34 cxist:i. ng ~it ~ will b e mod c rniz er'i t o hri·:i~ th e tot ~J.. d'l:i.ly out. put c n.nn ci t,r U "C' ·:::0 11bout. 120(00:) ·;;or.,.J (i oo ., nn c. v; ro.;,c'' cr'·. 3!5:)0 t;o:1.:1 per pit); .. c. l J.owin:: for olc. pits the. +, wtl J. h 1.n e ti:> be -maint a. i:i c d i n ope r n t i on tc, ~on,p:Lc c0 thi., wo-rk:':. ng of th0 d cDosi+, s n 0r~:i." _,v.. exi.mc.st ,:;rl ., thG nu: 1"'1 0~ :,f ,::,i c s in ._ opcr~tion ~111 rl e c ~en s e f ro~ ccdav • ~ f i~u~~ of 21e t o thn t of J...?.'J ) 1_;,; ,~tl: ::; 0 1' ~;h 2 ·.ut p·,1..t being turn r d. m.d: 'c :, s ome 60 tth;do rn !'i 7-8 . r B.- Unc .'.) r r;r01md w0rks to sim9l:i.f~ th e f:-amework of the mine and to conc entre t e t h e , ork i n g faces. w~,,: nc t 1:-..oc.s ::rid n ov,.r e quipr.vmt will be tried out. a) EYpension of electrification, b) Cu.ttin;, c.nc. loading of coal by mecha.nico.l means. c) Dis"ontinun.tion of ?:W.nun.l ba,:kf:1.lling by the u.'le of me chnnionl - or pneumatic bu.!":l kfilll?1g o::-· by caving. d) Mor~ ro. ti ,mn.l i::~ce lic;hting by use of co.p lamps. e) Th,:: USC of steel props and arches. f) The USG of large ca. ~c..ci ty mine cars. e) The US(, of fast; a nd f'O\'lerful locomotives. A s~oci~l ntudy will bo m~~ 0 ~f the nhove points to determine the contri't>U"&ion that can be derived from Amcric~n motr.ods and equipment. �I X --3PART PLAYED BY AMERICAN D::PORTS In view of the remarkable results obtained in Amc ricc.n mine s, it is onl7 loe;icc..l to tr~.r Amc ricr..n r.;.ot:!.ods und equir,me nt, so a s to reach 1 if not the same results at l ea st a considerable boost in output. ' B~ t, ~ s Qlr 0~dy said, underground operating conditions in F~~nce n r o more difficult th a n those in the T~itcd Stc. t c s. I n Fr c) n c ~ , :nc..ny co:ll s e a.ms ar c thinner, erndients a r e st e e r e r, cove r is e r e at e r, s r onta neous combustion and en s a nd f a 1ltine , pa rticula rly the latter, nre more preva l ent. Un t i l ri or.r, c..11 m:l.nin;; in thin seams has been done b y lonEwnlls a nd it cotild b e f oo. r od tho. t in most cases the top b e come s so di ff icult b e c aus e bf v e r:.r h e n V :. cover that lonewa ll minine; must b e cont i n u od. I !1 ···'E !lY r..:.c.:-:--,s (ir.. Gr cc t Br itc i n , Nov8 Sc ot i n , e tc ...• ) R cover in cxc~ss of 700 ya rds h as b ee n the r- r o. cti c a l limit beyond which the lonewall me t h od give s b e tt e r r e sults tho.n the room and pillar syst em , and t h is occurs a l s o in mnny working places in Pre.nee. 7 Th.::, t i f: v;hy , in Nov s~;. bcr l S\ 45, nn Amc rj cc..n c;:~crt wa s aske d to ma k e n surve:.r of the minin r, conditions in Fr a nc e . Aft c~ visitins 28 ope r a. ting min e s , h e concluded that n substGnti n l increa se of out p ut is p ossible in all the mines und e r consid c r u. tion, with the ex c ep tion of D. f ew , on account of exc er tion all;,' unf G. vornbl 0 se ological conditions. F I RST POST \<t1AR STUDY ~iA.DE I N T:RE TT .S .A. At t he b c[;in:: ing of 1 9 46, o. mission of Fr en ch mim.ns enr- inec rs studi e d on th e s p ot th e Ar. (, rica.n rr.inin::; me thods, nnd, s 0l e ctine th e ma ch ine s th e most suitable to the ir own con lfi elds, d e cid e d tha t tho followi ne tr:c:·outs we re .to b e ms. d e : 0 Pm·:(~ rf n l n c..ch inc s to b e us e d for drillinr, nnd londin~ in strip min e s ~ o~crnizQtion of hoistin~ nnd haulin~ e Quir,ment At Dc cc.z ovillc, etc. At Ca.rm£:ux (A vcyron) : cri vinE-; of c. slope equipped v'!ith belt conveyors. Un., o;f le rr.c c:-: pc.ci t;r mine cnrs and powerful locomotives. rt .=;c h r<11izn ti on of rock tunnolinp; V2. st pro gram, cs each your some 200 miles of rock tunncline o:re made in Fra nco. Ad a :)t r: ti on of An: F-r:i.c£,n cc;,uip;;-:cnt to thick s e ams In the Loire District--scrapcrs, loaders, chain conve:rors 1 C tc . • • .. • .. �-4Tr:70U.ts of the methods of room and pillar in s c ams of avcraee thickn0ss Th.e nc tryout!:. h~ ve b een until now dela"lred b't? the late ~eli ver:: of e quipment ord~red. Thei ~ purp~sc 1'~ to det .:i ri.J.n0 which mc~chines are the better suited to the Fr e nch ac~ osits~ ~hich seams can be thus worked bv the room a nd pilla r me thod or b y some new me thod. •• The pr cr.cn t r, roblem is not: "I ''"°"'' 1· t ~ Ofaf. ibl " C to us e Duc kbi.lls in Fr;:.ncc?" but: "Wh Rt qu r.n tity \·; ill b e 1.1.scd, 200 or 1000?" o.nd c.lso: ft!h&. t i ~ t ho pc T"C .;n t c. :::c of the Frcn ch dop osits tha t could fe worked in this way? 2 5 %, 30% or 40%?a 11 1 It j s ~ l r ~~ d ~ c c~ t ui~ that , n h a tev e r the results wi 11 b e of th e s o tr·t ou ts, the qua nti t :: of e q_uiprnen t now ordere d is quit e insuffici e nt. Mi r1i :1 :.~- cc, 1, i~mcnt rG r.rcscntine a va lue of a bout $ 1,500,000, ordered to be used at the face, corre s ~ond s to onl y a ye arly production of 2,000,000 tons, ~.. r;h ich ic be.rely onc -thi rti e t h of th e planned 1951 production. SEC OND BT1mY VISI T I N U .S .A . A crn1rsc of instru ction for 16 Frenc h mining ene in e ers a nd foremen r e c entl y took r,l o. c e in U .s .A., th e obj e ct b oin;; more pr ocisely : t o t r r. 5.n cr m; s in ho..ndling ~nd ~ainta.inin 0 the minin~ ma chine s bough t h e re. Thc nc r:,c n were s i,:li t ur: into .four group s a nd their proe;ram v.ras ns follor!S : - Durlns th e first r,,.onth, in October, e c.ch ;:;roup sr.,e nt about n week in va rious r l a nts a.nd been.me familiar with th e engineering of loaders, duckbills, coa.lcutters and cha in conve~ ors--- I :, Nov o,~b o r ::nd Dc cc;~~_ber, the y were sent to the ver:: re p;ular seams of the E:0.otcrr: coalfields, and they sta-;-:-ed a s much a.s two v,eeks in some of the coal mines., handling the machines and keeping them in good repair. - Hence, after bc1n~ made so fully familiar with the pra.ctical O.f":'lications of A,·.·-c:r,:i.Gan r.1c thods of !!'.ininr:; durinp; the pa.st month, the-:ir vi si t-ed coal mines where th e conditions were similar to those of their own exploi tu ti ons: - i ,1 the Ut2.},., Col or~.c.o, c.n d W-,r or,;inf) coc.lfi olds, they o.ealt with pitched seams and rillar recovcr:.r. {~ I !" thG U .s .A • , , a :··1inc with nn output of 1,000,000 tons a ;rear (:···•in:i.np._; in tv~o shifts)_ re:quircs o.n c.vorn.gc o:f ~~700, 009 in r.iinlng •cqu1 pr:ictit. u&od at -the fc.cc .( t,xclu::;i vc of !)OWcr, trr..ck, 01~tside prepar?-tion and other facili tics). I:r.. Er..p;lcnd, the. introduction of .lm,cricon r,,ininn; r.i.cthodc required u si:ru.;l.nr invoEtment of about 6 shiilinr,s per ton, i.e., •1 Pl per ton. �I In Al~b~~ n, they we ~e able to compare the room and pillar- method. w:;_ i: r. ·,:;~1e last longwall.s still us e d h e re. - I n Alb e rte, unc. British CoJ. umbiu they studied hi r;hl:: pitche d se umc ~ - I n the THnnca otn u n d. Michi r;un iron mines the~r found conditions of depth ver:-.T similar tb our'' Fr en ch coalrnines. In pa rticular, tho caving me thods used in th e se fi elds are to be conside r e d of e;r e a t int e r e st in view of their a pDlication to the working of our thick coal s eam s. Next v;c c k , in Nova Scotia, thc7 will vis1 t some coal min e s h a ving Europcnn chur~ctcristics and worked with Ame ricn n r.: n t h ooz. • Th.is tri n wa. s v c r': us e ful and at a time when 1 t is ap p roaching its .. end an acknowl e d geme nt of thanks and gratitude is b e ing ext ende d to the TJ .s. Gove rnme n t u r c::1.cics, the Ai;1c ric:-m :~1nnuf2c tli.rc r s of r.:iinin 0 e qui pme nt, the offic e rs of mining compani e s and a ll v1ho. in some wa~,T or othe r v e r ~: g e ne rousl:r co n tribut e d to its g r e at succ e ss. FORE C! STS It is di ff i cult to fo~ c. Boc exa ctly a t this time what tho f e atur e s of the F:-:-c~rnh cr,8.). industr~; vli 11 be 5 or 10 :y- ears from now . 1,i fiJ. .1 t h o Ar,,,::i.:-5.c n.n lee.ding r.w.chincs (loo.c c rs s ducl.:bills, e tc . . ., ) 0c r:a i n l y lj_mi ';c d to develop"." ment works, th e mining b e ing mad e in lone fac e s equipped with planne rs, loadine c oa1 cut; i~e :. ,. , s, e tc .. ,? Will they be used in European t ypo lonr;v:a11.s ? W:.i.11 Done n c v: r,;.o thods be evolved emb!'E!Cine the ad ,rnnt n g e s of both the longwall and the room and pillar methods? UPdouotodly in tho future these machine s will be built in F::'8.n r-.c under ffr,c rica.r, lie cnse - n e r;otia ti ans are under YJa:1' .. Th0sf": 1'!nchinc & will ncccssaril;t ha·-,e to be adapted , v c r ~, likcl-::", ··,r':r the d e velopment of ma0hine s of lighter vrnight and sma·L:i.cr overall dimcnsi ons, Hovff.v c r, it is all impcrtant that the tr;;-outs of an equipme nt that has required a long and ex~ensivc cngineerine d evelopment, should b e mo.de with the o:;:ii.g:i.nal machines . �A flow of mnchinos of specifically .Ai.'Tlcricnn conception is now beginning to arrive and operate in Frc=-.r..c c . Studi es, be en made. trvouts und prcliminar:: works have Mar,.--:; Fr ench engineers arc now full-;:r acquaint- ed with the Ar-1ericnn mininr; technique, and the first r e sults obtained -l} plcnd in fo.vor of !!'laintaining all the se combined e fforts, which will only bear their full .fruits with n continued co-operation. -l~ Of c.11 Europc o.n countri es , Franc e ~-~ the o:t'.l~,r one to have, as of now, exceeded its pre-war production figure. The most r e cent statistics that we have her e nrc~ Dc cc~b c r 1944 April 147 Ur:d urp;round m:1npowcr Avcr~fC d~ily production (in Tona) Ur:.dc.rc:;round output (i :! KilOf-.) 137 ~ 9 (',(; 98 ~ :, -1:5 897 2:U:~ .348 1'7').: 1784 The- Gt·iG. 11 incr cc.s c in output is mostl:-,.,. duo to the temporar:.r shortage of exre ri onc c d 18. bor. ---•-0000000----- 964 �RELEASE FROM LIABILITY In consideration of permission granted by The Union Pacific Coal Company to the undersigned to visit and inspect the Wyoming coal-mining operations of said compacy- on or about ~"¥ .S-- v , 1948, and following, the undersigned, each for himself does hereby assume all risk of personal injuries and for loss of or damage to his property while upon said Company's premises, and does hereby, for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators and dependents, forever acquit, r~lease and discharge said Company and its officers and _employes from any and all liability, of whatsoever character, for any and all personal injuries and for loss of or damage to his property that may be sustained by him while upon said Company's premises, irrespective of the manner in which said injuries Qr damage may arise and whether said injuries result in death or otherwise; and covenants never to institute any action or proceeding at law to recover damages for such injuries or death or damages to his property. Dated at Rock Springs, Wyoming , this 5th day of January. 1948 • I HAVE READ AND UNDERSTAND THE ABOVE RELEASE. �RELEASE FRC1.1 LIMlILI'rY In conoideration of parmission grunted by '11hc Union Pacific Coal Com.puny- to tho undersigned to visit and inop~ct th0 \",y-omi.ng coal-mining operet:;iorm of said company on or .:bout _J;l~ ~ , 1948, a.ncl f ollovJing, the und.eroigned, euch for himself docs hereby i:wsumo ell r in!' of personal injuries and fo r l osz of or cla:nogo t c hio propor·;;,y nh:UG upcn said Compn.ny •s pramiscs , r,ru.i doos he.reby , fo:r hm.n0lf, hls heirs, c:iwcut or□, .a.dmi nistrators und dependent s, forever a cquit , :r0l 0c.oc a nd di schnrl;o s aid Co.-:ipany and its off icers a nd 0mploy0::i from Gl''tY ru,d all l iubllity., of n hatooever chnracter., f ol'" any and all per sonal injuries and for l oss of o:r cl~ n.;o to his proport.y th at m::1y be --u stt'..\ir.cd by b:im rihi lc upon so.id Coillp~ny • s pre- mises, irres pccthre of tho .r.1:1i1..11 e r in u hii::h sai d injur i es or dn.n1n.go mcy arise and whethor sni d i nj uriofl r esult in deo.t h or othar-;·,.i se ; and coveno.ntti nevor to ins&itut,c any a.e'i.~ io 1 or _.irocoec1i nt~ nt l au t o recover damages fo:c suc h injuries or death or damu.._,es t o his p1,operty . Dated nt Rook Sorina:s .. WvaminP, , thio 5th day of Januar,v. 1948 • I rL'tVE HEf10 AW) UNDERSTt\lID TH.c1 l\DOVE RELCASE. �RELEASE FROll LIABILITY In consideration of permission grunted by The Union Pacific Coal Company to the undersigned ~o visit and inspsct the Wyo.ming coal-mining operations of said company on or about ~ ~ , 1948, and following., the undersigned, each for himself does hereby assume all risk -i? of personal injuries and for loss of or damage t.o his property ivh:Uo upon said Company's premises, and does hereby, for himself, his heirs, executors, administrators and dependents, forever acquit, release ~nd discharge said Company and its officers a nd employes from any and tll liability, of whatsoever characterp for any and all personal injuries and for loss of or damage to his property that may be sustained by him ,·; hile upon said Company's pre- mises, irrespective of the manner in which said injuries or d a.mag,J mey arise and whether said injuries r es ult in .dea:t.h or othe:rv1ise; and covenants never to institute any action or proceeding at l ai·, to recover damages .for such injuries or death or d anta[:eD to his property. Dated nt Rock Springs, Wvoming , this 5th day of January, 1948 • I HAVE READ AND UNDERST.f\1111) TIIB ABOVE RELEASE. �t--:;_j?t/ .... ... «-.--, •" =_ _ _ _ ._,.~~. RECEIVED7 UV FRENCH MINING EQUIPME PURCHASING OFFICE ,· 2 1947 VIC,;'. ! T1t. f•l0 f.NT. OPiiRA't l ON:-. . OUR REF. - - - ~-- .. . ~ ,!,. r l r .Sth.S'l'REET. N. W. WASHINGTON 6, D. C. YOUR REF. DECATUR 8300 Novem er 24 , 191;7 Unmon Pacific Coal Co . Rock Springs TTyoming Attention : r.:r . V. O• .r,rray Gentle:c:en : A practical fi l a t ra ining _ ror re.rn f01A s i xtee n French mining er i nee r s en forer:en i~ no,r un er v:ay i n t __ i s c mmtr 3r, t he obje ct eine; to tr~i crev:s in hanoli1r; an l".aint~ining the n i ninf; r:acl:ines ,;,_ ic::O \·:e have purc.w. ed in Arr.e rica o 0 Dur:ing t te rr nth of October these engineers spent a period of about fom· v1ee.-s in -e.!.·ious pl ru1t s to stud;f t e engineering of uc: il s , leaders , co lcutters, chain conveyor:; , etc .. I n Noveirber and Decer:.ber t hey r;ill stay in coal mines of t he Pittsburgh an Illinois are as f r t he urp ose of pr a ctical oper at • on and rr:aint enance of the equi!1rr.ent a t r;orko During the montl:. of January ne s:;ish these engineers to see some deposits sinilar to those e isting in our French mines (pitching seams , bad roof, etc . . ) r hich a _I have been in a positj on recently to appr eciate the interest visit a; your n orks offers for F-rench engineers and vie v,ouJ.d be grateful to you if you kindly alloTT a groµp of five to spend a feu days visiting your rnines o TentativelJ• these visits -would be scheduled for the early part of January and later on we shall confirm the exact date of their arrival and furnisr. you vd.th the narr,es of these engineers o Very truly yours, r.r.c/mg �I ) Novonbc~ 13, 1947 Llt-=- o Jclm Ho :r--~~icI,; Joy Manufacturing Con9n.ny 1626 Y:'nzce Street Denver 2, Color~do (CC - Mro Vo O. ::urrey llro Jo Bo Hugres) Door fir o Emrick: ne have your letter of d.a.te r!ove11ber 11, 1947,, concerning visit of five Vr-ench e."l~e0rs to our properly a \°ie rrlll uelc or.:e the French encsincers in ca,:ip~ r;ith your t1r. Ru.~ n.nd :rcc;_uGst th:,.t he cnl.1 on General ~a1er Vo Oo l ;urrcy or Gene..:' al Superinte.ntl0nt J. Bo Hughes to o·:..ko c.t>rc..."l,3ei-:10rrts for the visit &-"'ter thoi~ £1.rriv.il. c'.lt aock .::;prin'.65 0 HCL/rt �,. Joy ~lANuFACTURING COMPANY HENRY W . OLIVER BUILDING PITTSBURGH 22. PA. :rovember 11, 1 9h7 DENVER 2, COLORADO 1626 WAZEE STREET 1:r. H. C. Livingston , Vice resident The Union Pacific Coal Company Ro ck Sp ri:-ics , ~'i.to::iing Dear Sir: The r e a r e five en gi nee r s from Fr a nce in th._, :::itates, 2nd t he p 11.".'rose of t his letter is to ask y our pe rmi s sion for t hem to v i si t severa l of yom· mine s ri ght aft~r Janua r y 1. _r:ey ar e inter ef'ted in c en'.?ral coal mini:1[ prac t ic e and from 1;Jhat I ha ve heard, I bel i~ ve t hey are pa rti cul :1rJ.y inter ested in shaker conveyor op er at~. ons . They could not come t o a b e ttrr pl a c e . If t his neets ·with your app roval, I ,.-,o u l d appr eci a te hearing from you so t ha t I can t ell the.11 to come , and I ,·ii l l !1ake a rra nger:1ents for t heir r e s e rva tions a t t he ho tel . I am planning to bave Bish Ruff meet t hem t her e and t ake t hem arou....-1d f rom one J11irn~ to another , and 1·11.ll arrant:;~ to c 2.use y ou as l i t tl e inconveni en ce as possible . Tbanking you, I am Yours ve r y t r ul y , J OY :.::.\.!l.llJF!\CTU_ I NG CO/ P AWI Af?rls Jo hn H. Emri c!': J HS : ?P �,. NO. 6 �Rock ~prizl,Go - December 16, 1947 E t'o I , lo i ·r L~. o Tibbs I o ....,r..1 0 Charles L I 'o Fo Jo Potex>ncll U ..,o I."r., 'L'ibbs Yiill ld.ndly m:~runge t.o r.1eet the 10:30 aofi1o plooe :it tho and tdtc theri to the Pork Hotel rihere they ha.\10 reservationso lli'o Cho.rlcs nlll contG.ct ltr'o Du.frasno, ~-;ho is Bel[;iun and a;nngor of a group of Chinese_mil1es ~ on the afternoon or tl10 17th havin3 hin vioit the Enginoarine Depax-tment o.fficoa Lira Dufra(me nill t·I ant to visit the rtlnes en 'l'hm?sday o.ntl !Jr. Petemell r;ill ace OJ po...v lili.11 clurinc hio s tey end visit, t o tho mines. HCL/rt �"' (. \}\ . --... ·. ~ !1r. H . '.Pryolf . Mr . (Jo C. \clang Ohi0f 11nnagers The Knilan dining Administx-ation ?ientsin 1 North Chin~ (e;c: I-lr. H. O. Livin.gcrcon) ~ Dear . Sirs: 'Ihis Hill aclmot:rledge 1neceip'ii of youl" lett ei" of September 4:, 1947. r 'tWUld be glad to have ?-lr. Du?rasne "7isit our property . I would suggest that he notify me a v10ul d like v0ry rm,leh to p~rsonally meet and talk with him. I am t,ure that our !,1essrs . Li'"v7ingston, r~urr2y and Charles 1•1111 be glad to· meet Hr. Duf1"asne 1 discusoing the European and Asiatic conditions. Sincerely yours, �THE KAILAN MINING ADMINISTRATION Tientsin, North· Chine Mr. I. No Bayless President The Union Pacific Coal Company. 1416 Dodge Street OMAHA, NEBRASKA Dear Sir: Last year you were so kind as to permit our Mr. W. F. Masterton to visit your mines at Rock Springs, and this year you have extended similar courtesy to our Mr. Yuan Tung. Both of these gentlemen are Mining Engineers on the ate.ff of our Administration. • • . We have now another Mining Engineer - this time a Belgian - Mr. R. Dufrssne, i1ho is on leave in Belgium and will be returnd:ng to China by wa:y of Arqerica. We are most anxious that ·some of our better engineers be given the opportunity of seeing and appreciating the effect of the most modern ~ · practice in the field of mining engineering, and· e hope that we should not be dra~ing on your good will too much if we ask Mr. Dufrasne to call on you and obtain from you, if possible, the opportunity of visiting the mines under your oontrolo We are particularly interested in the working of coal mines in the Wyoming State where we believe the grade 1 and thickness of the workable seams closely resemble some of those found in our coalfield. • • In the belief that you will be so good as to give us this assistance, we are · sending a copy of ' th1s letter· to Mr. Dufrasne for him to present to you when he reaches America. This will probably be during November or December of this year. Yours faithfully, W. Pryor C·. C. Wang Chief Managers Q � 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/. Title A name given to the resource Correspondence Regarding Visits from France and Belgium 1947-1949 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource CC BY-NC-ND Date Created Date of creation of the resource. 1947-1949 Subject The topic of the resource France, Belgium, 1947, 1948, 1949, Mine Visits Description An account of the resource Letters regarding visits from France and Belgium to the mines in 1947-1949. All documents are held together a brass pin. Type The nature or genre of the resource Text Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Maurice Car, Louis A. Turnbull, H.C. Livingston, Louis Dupret, I.N. Bayless, John H. Emric, W. Pryor, C.C. Wang Identifier An unambiguous reference to the resource within a given context 1-0309 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available The Union Pacific Coal Co.