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Temperatures in Cabs of Freight Locomotives Passing Through Tunnels of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on experiments conducted to improve the cab conditions of freight engines. The temperature, gas content, and other properties are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: July 1924
Creator: Katz, S. H. & Meiter, Edward George
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal-Mine Fatalities in May, 1926

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the coal-mining related deaths in May, 1926. The 126 accidents are documented and categorized. The accidents are analyzed in order to prevent future accidents, and to implement safety procedures. This report includes tables.
Date: June 1926
Creator: Adams, William Waugh
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Accident-Severity Rates For Certain Metal Mines

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the severity of accidents in the metal-mine industry. 34 metal-mines documented the number and severity of all accidents over the course if one calendar year. This report includes tables.
Date: September 1926
Creator: Adams, William Waugh
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Destructive Distillation of Mixtures of Oil and Coal

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the characteristics and behavior of oil and coal distillation processes. The effectiveness of the distillation processes and the properties of the oil and coal mixtures are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: December 1921
Creator: Davis, Joseph D.; Place, Palmer B. & Scott, G. S.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Drilling and Dustiness of Metal-Mine Air

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the air quality in metal-mines after using wet drills. Dust samples are collected and compared to samples collected from similar metal-mines in South Africa and Australia. This report includes tables.
Date: March 1922
Creator: Harrington, D.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Use of Oxygen or Oxygenated Air in Metallurgical and Allied Processes: Report of the Committee for the Application of Oxygen or Oxygenated Air

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the possibilities of applying oxygenated air during metallurgical and allied processes. The methods and results of applying oxygenated air to these processes are presented. This report includes tables and graphs.
Date: July 1923
Creator: Davis, F. W.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Recovery of Gasoline From Uncondensed Still Vapors

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines on the possibilities of increasing fuel production from crude oil. Methods of recovering oil that is lost by remaining uncondensed are presented. This report includes tables, graphs, and illustrations.
Date: April 1922
Creator: Dow, Donald B.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Ocher and Ochery Earths

Description: Report about ocher or ochery earth, "a natural mineral pigment composed largely of clay permeated with hydrated iron (ferric oxide)" (p. 2). It includes information about the uses of choer, substitutes, artificial ocher, mining and local deposits, import and export of ocher, and related information.
Date: May 1929
Creator: Santmyers, R. M.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Ferric Sulphate-Sulphuric Acid Process: With a Chapter on Producing Small Bubbles of Gas in Liquids by Submerged Orifices

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over studies conducted on the ferric sulphate-sulphuric acid process. As stated in the introduction, "the work reported here comprises merely a study of the chemistry of the process and the mechanical conditions that would have to be observed in practice" (p. 1). This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1927
Creator: Ralston, Oliver C. & Maier, Charles G.
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Carburetion of Combustible Gas with Butane and Propane-Butane Mixtures with Particular Reference to the Carburetion of Water Gas

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the carburetion of many different fuels. The report pays particular attention to the carburetion of water gas. Carburetion methods and results are presented and discussed. This report includes tables, and illustrations.
Date: 1929
Creator: Odell, William Wallace
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Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Facts Relating to the Production and Substitution of Manufactured Gas for Natural Gas

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over information obtained on manufactured gas production instead of natural gas production. The information collected is discussed. This includes such topics as rates, methods, and locations of gas. This report includes tables, maps, illustrations, and photographs.
Date: 1929
Creator: Odell, William Wallace
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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The Manufacture of Sulphuric Acid in the United States

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines over the production of sulfuric acid. As stated in the introduction, "the present bulletin was prepared to cover the main facts in regard to the industry in this country, including a discussion of the supplies of sulfur-bearing raw materials, the situation of the acid plants, the principal points in regard to manufacturing processes, and the uses of the acid" (p. 2). This report includes tables, illustrations, photographs, and a map.
Date: July 1920
Creator: Wells, Arthur Edward & Fogg, Donald E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Petroleum Laws of All America

Description: Report issued by the Bureau of Mines covering petroleum laws of the U.S. and surrounding oil producing countries. As stated in the preface, "this bulletin includes the petroleum laws of (1) United States; (2) the several oil-producing States; (3) Canada; (4) Mexico; (5) the Republics of Central and South America" (p. iv).
Date: March 1921
Creator: Thompson, Joseph Wesley
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Fusibility of Ash from Coals of the United States

Description: From Introduction: "Information concerning the fusibility of coal ash has become of considerable value to the consumer of coals, mainly in connection with the troublesome formation of clinker from the melting of the ash constituents of the burning coal. It is hoped that this information when used together with the large number of coal analyses published by the bureau will assist the consumer of coal in comparing different coals, and in selecting the coal best adapted for his purpose."
Date: 1922
Creator: Selvig, W. A. & Fieldner, A. C.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Metal-Mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1923

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines covering accidents that happened in metal mines located in the United States including statistics for injuries, fatalities, kinds and causes of accidents, and operational data, such as number of mine workers and shifts worked.
Date: 1925
Creator: Adams, William W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Manual for Oil and Gas Operations [Part 1]

Description: Part one of a bulletin from the U.S. Bureau of Mines discussing oil and gas field waste prevention, and policies on field operation. According to the introduction, "Part I of this manual points out types of oil and gas wastes and suggest, in detail or by reference, the most practical and effective methods in current practice for stopping these wastes. Throughout Part I the department's operating policy is given, with interpretations of the 'Operating Regulations' for enforcing every practical… more
Date: 1923
Creator: Swigart, T. E. & Beecher, C. E.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Investigation of Toxic Gases from Mexican and other High-Sulphur Petroleums and Products: Report by the Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior, to the American Petroleum Institute

Description: From Scope of the Work and Findings: "The work was divided into two parts, namely, field work and laboratory investigations. The most interesting and important of the laboratory investigations. The most interesting and important of the laboratory findings were: (1) The presence of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) in the gases and vapors from light Mexican crude; (2) the extreme toxicity of H2S; (3) the absence of arsine, stibine, phosgene, hydrocyanic acid, and other toxic substances; (4) treatment reco… more
Date: 1923
Creator: Sayres, R. R.; Smith, N. A. C.; Fieldner, A. C.; Mitchell, C. W.; Jones, G. W.; Yant, W. P. et al.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Coal-Mine Fatalities in the United States, 1924

Description: Report compiled by the U.S. Bureau of Mines including statistics on fatalities in coal mines located in the United States as well as data regarding the various operations (e.g., number of miners employed and average production). The information is organized into tables for comparison and the text draws some overall conclusions in the summary.
Date: 1925
Creator: Adams, William W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quarry Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1925

Description: Report published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines which is a compilation of accidents in quarries located in the United States with data regarding the number and kinds of accidents as well as information about the mining operations (e.g., number of men employed, kinds of quarries, amount of work performed, etc.).
Date: 1927
Creator: Adams, William W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Quarry Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1924

Description: Report published by the U.S. Bureau of Mines which is a compilation of accidents in quarries located in the United States with data regarding the number and kinds of accidents as well as information about the mining operations (e.g., number of men employed, kinds of quarries, amount of work performed, etc.).
Date: 1926
Creator: Adams, William W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Metal-Mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1924

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines covering accidents that happened in metal mines located in the United States including statistics for injuries, fatalities, kinds and causes of accidents, and operational data, such as number of mine workers and shifts worked.
Date: 1926
Creator: Adams, William W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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Metal-Mine Accidents in the United States During the Calendar Year 1926

Description: Report issued by the U.S. Bureau of Mines covering accidents that happened in metal mines located in the United States including statistics for injuries, fatalities, kinds and causes of accidents, and operational data, such as number of mine workers and shifts worked.
Date: 1928
Creator: Adams, William W.
Item Type: Refine your search to only Report
Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department
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