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ing heads had increased considerably.
The high-pressure problem was partially
solved by the application of this design.
Simplicity is required in setting practice.
An example of a well with a shutin
pressure of 6300 lbs. is cited. Here the
abnormal bottom-hole pressure was a
constant threat. Once flow was started,
there was time only for the simplest and
most positive of operations to complete the
setting. Because of well conditions similar
to this one, setdown-type (anchor) tubing
packers and ram-type tubing head are
being used.
zNew ^ooks
A Source Book in Geology. By Kirtley
E. Mather and Shirley L. Mason. Mc-
Graw-flill Book Company, $5.00.
This latest addition to the series of
Source Books in the History of Sciences
contains selections from the works of
noted geologists who lived, wrote and
died between the middle of the Fifteenth
Century and the present year.
To many of us it is a matter of surprise
to learn that Leonardo da Vinci
wrote on the "Origin and Meaning of
Fossils," or that ex-President Hoover and
his wife made a most admirable translation
of the latin text of Agricola's "De re
metallica."
Among the 132 geologists represented
in this Hall of Fame, there are certainly
some whose views on certain questions
one would like to compare in a sort of
"immortal symposium," The authors
have done this for us by arranging
groups of authors under subject headings
in a Guide to Subject Matter which
preceeds the index. Here we find such
subject heading as Cosmogony, with page
references to Descartes, Liebnitz, Kant,
Buffon, Laplace, Proctor, Bickerton and
Chamberlin. Other significant groupings
include, to name a very few of them,
Fossils, with seventeen citations from da
Vinci to Owen; Glacial Geology, Igneous
Rocks, Mineralogy, Physics of the Earth,
Sedimentation, Structural Geology, Volcanism
and Ore Deposits, From the
scant four names under the last subject
one misses those of the late Carl Richard
Beck, and James F, Kemp, both
notable authorities on this subject.
However, Doctors Mather and Mason
are to be congratulated in getting such
an amazing amount of classical geology
into 681 pages,
—H. P. W.
La Reparation des I'uits de Mine. By
P. Baudart. Paris, Dunod. 1938. 192 p.,
illus., diagrs,, tables, 8x5 in,, paper,
4Sfr.
A concise practical manual, based
largely upon French experience in rehabilitating
the mines of northern France
after the World War, The first chapter
discusses various methods of shaft
repair. Chapter 2 describes in detail a
number of notable examples. Chapter 3
discusses methods for unwatering mines
and for repairing flooded shafts. A final
chapter gives the author's conclusions.
(The) Construction of NomograpMc
Charts. By F. T. Mavis. Scranton, Pa,,
International Textbook Co., 1939. 132 pp.,
diagrs., charts, tables, 8%x5 in., fabrikoid,
$2.00.
Drilling and Production Practice, 1937,
1938, 2 vols. Sponsored by the Central
Committee on Drilling and Production
Practice of the American Petroleum Institute,
New York, 1938-1939, Illus.,
diagrs., charts, tables, 11x8 in. cloth, 1937,
446 pp., $3,00; 1938, 458 pp., $3,00.
The American Petroleum Institute annually
publishes these collections of selected
papers on drilling and production
practice presented at its meetings. The
papers are divided into four groups: drilling
practice, production practice, materials,
and miscellaneous. A bibliography
of district-meeting papers, following the
main text, contains abstracts and references
as to where the complete papers
have been published,
(The) Examination of Placer Deposits.
By T. A. Graves, New York. Richard S.
Smith, 1939. 168 pp., illus., diagrs., tables,
8x5 in., cloth, $3.00.
Information is presented on alluvial deposits
and their examination which will
provide general knowledge of the subject
and at the same time enable the student
to make actual placer examinations. The
topics covered include the description and
location of placers, placer working, including
economic considerations, determination
of value, reports and records,
and field equipment.
Public Speaking for Technical Men.
By S. Marion Tucker, Received Oct. 31.
$3,00. A readable and practical book on
public speaking.
Economic Consequences, of the Sevenhour
Day and Wage Changes in the Bituminous
Coal Industry. By Waldo E.
Fisher. Received Nov. 17, $2.00. A
University of Pennsylvania research study.
Geology and Engineering. By R, F,
Legget, with a foreword by P. G. H, Boswell.
New York and London, McGraw-
Hill Book Co., 1939. 650 pp., illus,, diagrs.,
maps, charts, tables, 9x6 in., cloth, $4.50.
This treatise is the work of an engineer
trained in geology and is the most
comprehensive on its subject in the English
language. The applications of geology
in tunneling and excavating, in
building transportation routes and constructing
foundations and reservoirs are
discussed. Chapters are devoted to landslides,
water, materials, and soil mechanics.
Practical illustrations of the solution
of geological problems occur throughout
the book, and there is a useful bibliography.
The book wil! interest civil engineers
generally,
(A) Textbook of Geomorphology. By
P. G. Worcester. New York, D, Van
Nostrand Co., 1939. 565 pp., illus., diagrs.,
charts, maps, tables, 9y3x6 in., cloth, $4.00,
Geomorphology is defined by the author
as "the interpretative description of the
relief features of the earth". Chapter
topics include the materials of the lithosphere,
earth movements and structure,
topographic types and their production,
glaciers, lakes, shore forms, volcanoes,
islands, etc. These features are considered
the result either of internal activity or
of external processes (erosion methods)
and are discussed accordingly. The book
is intended for an introductory course.
Special Basement-Surface Contour Map
of Eastern and Central United States.
Local variations in the earth's gravitational
and magnetic fields are in large
part controlled by the depth to, and topographic
relief of, the surface of the "basement
complex"; and earthquakes, especially
the smaller ones, probably mainly result
from renewed movement along concealed
basement faults.
Students of geophysics, as well as of
structural geology, are therefore probably
especially interested in a recently-completed
contour map (contour interval 1000
feet; map-scale 1/2,500,000) which shows
the approximate topographic and structural
relief of the "basement" surface, between
the Atlantic seaboard and the western
rim of the Colorado Plateau region.
This map has been compiled by the American
Geophysical Union, as a special exhibit
for the Seventh General Assembly
of the International Union of Geodesy and
Geophysics, (September 4-15, 1939), and
copies of it are purchasable through Dr.
J, A. Fleming, General Secretary, American
Geophysical Union, 5241 Broad
Branch Road, Washington, D. C,
Single copies of this map are obtainable
at $3.50 per copy, postpaid to points in
the United States, On order for 6 or more
copies the rate will be further reduced
to $3.00 per copy.
Over Trails of Yesterday, By F, E.
Gimlett, (The Hermit of Arbor-Villa). A
short story told in 36 pages by this old
prospector about early days in Colorado
and some of the old time characters who
took part in wild times. Copies may be
purchased from F. E, Gimlett,
Colorado for 2Sc and it is well worth the
price as it gives you a prospector's view
point.
Industrial Hazards of Static Electricity.
By Harold Joe Davis. A 9 page booklet
covering the causes, effect, prevention and
hazards of static Electricity. The author
has brought together in a concise form
many points that are worth consideration.
Copies of this booklet may be obtained
from the author at 3927 E. Admiral
Place, Tulsa, Oklahoma. Price 25c.
Prize Winner—January 1940
A, J, Hiester, another member of the class of '12, captured the prize by
listing the greatest number of errors in the January issue of Mines Magazine
and to him goes a year's free subscription. From his listing, the magazine
had only 9 mistakes which is getting it down almost to perfection.
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