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Freestone County, Texas [Water Quality Survey Of Wells And Springs With Test Hole Data, 1936], Samuel F. Turner

United States Geological Survey: Water Reports and Publications

Introduction

The purpose of this survey was to obtain information concerning existing wells and springs and the quantity and quality of water they yield, and to put down test holes where additional information was needed.

This project was part of a statewide Works Progress Administration project known as a "Statewide Inventory of Water Wells," sponsored by the [Texas] State Board of Water Engineers. The Division of Ground Water of the United States Geological Survey cooperated in the technical direction of the project and the Bureau of Industrial Chemistry of the University of Texas furnished laboratory space and equipment and supervised …

Determination Of Fossil Woods (Part V-Beech-Sycamore-Alder), George F. Beck

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

The group of woods considered in this paper are only superficially alike—no implication that they are closely related is intended. The beginner will almost certainly confuse the compound rays of these various woods with their annual rings.

The Control Of The Grain Size Of Tin., Robert D. Macdonald

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The tin alloys of tellurium are extremely hard and have very great tensile strength. It was thought that the reduction of the rate of grain growth of tin with the addition of tellurium accompanied this hardening and strengthening and such way found to be true.

The Electroplating Of Cadmium From Sulfate Solutions, Lewis S. Prater

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

It has been proven that cadmium forms a very satisfactory plate on steel, which has to withstand severe corrosion, especially the corrosion of sea water and spray. The metal is now successfully plated electrolytically from cyanide solutions, but wherever work is carried on with cyanide, there is great danger of poisoning to the workers.

The Inhibitory Effects Of Carbonaceous Materials On The Cyaniding Of Gold Ores., David Currie Jr.

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Carbon and carbonaceous material have been known to have a deleterious effect upon the cyanidation of gold and silver ores since the very beginning of the process. Organic matter is a common source of impu­rities in cyanide solution, its reducing effect being notorious.

The Electrical Conductivity Of The Copper-Aluminum Alloys., William W. Hintalla

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Among the many aluminum alloys which have been studied are the binary copper-aluminum alloys. These have proven to be among the most useful of the alumi­num alloys thus far worked upon.

The Effect Of Temperature On The Rate Of Dissolution Of Gold In Cyanide Solutions Which Have A Constant Oxygen Content., Robert Currie

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Since the development of cyanidation into a highly efficient process for treating gold ores, many papers have been written on its various aspects. Although, there has been much work done on it, the chemistry of the reaction is not yet completely understood.

The Presence Of Rhenium In Montana Manganese Ores., Henry E. Swanson

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

Rhenium properties offer many interesting possibilities, therefore any ores containing rhenium would be of considerable value. Its close relationship to manganese in the periodic table led to the belief that manganese ores would be an excellent place to search for the metal. Investigation of the literature of rhenium revealed that no ore was known to contain more than 0.001 per cent of rhenium.

The Electrowinning Of Copper From Roasted Sulphides, Thomas B. Linn

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

A hydrometallurgical process for the recovery of copper from flotation concentrates has long been con­sidered an attractive possibility. The object of such a method is to produce electrolytic copper without resorting to expensive matte smelting and converting.

Electrolytic Recovery Of Copper And Zinc From Brass, D. H. Swank

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The purpose of this research was to continue the work of Thomas Parker, who worked on the recovery of copper and zinc from brass during the school year l934 - 1935. Since there is such a wide variety of brasses made with usually a third alloying constituent, remelt­ed scrap is suitable only for castings of wide tolerance in specifications.

Geology Of The Tuxedo Mining District, R. W. Lawson, B. R. Tarrant, A. L. Gallagher

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The Tuxedo mining district lies fifteen miles west of Butte on the south east end of Deer Lodge valley. Prospecting and mining has been carried on in this district for about 20 years. As a result many pits have been dug, several adits have been driven, and two or three shallow shafts have been sunk.

The Deposition Of Monomolecular Films., Albert Wilbur Schlechten

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

The formation of monomolecular films is possible because of the action of the heteropolar molecules of certain fatty acids, especially stearic. Under the proper conditions the acid will spread out until a monomolecular film is formed.

Formations Of The Columbia Basin, Parade Of Extinct Mammals, George F. Beck

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

In this preliminary chart are shown the extinct mammals encountered as fossils in the various formations among and above the great Columbia Basalt series of the Pacific Northwest. A few shown as appearing in the Lake Vantage horizon of the basalts.

A Study Of The Equilibria Between Bentonite And The Various Replacing Agents In Alcoholic And Water Solutions, Joel E. Fletcher

All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023

Investigators in soils have long recognized the importance of the colloidal fraction of soil, and also the almost inseparable problem of replaceable bases. It is generally accepted that the replaceable base fraction of a colloid controls to a large degree the physical properties exhibited by it. Volumes of work have been written on the problem of controlling the reactions of this fraction and on studies of the properties exhibited by it when it is saturated with various cations. Each worker has proceeded in his own individual way or followed the example set by some previous worker with specific modifications.

Determination Of Fossil Woods (Part Iv-Walnut-Hickory-Persimmon), George F. Beck

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

These three woods undoubtedly ranged over Western America in Tertiary and were well represented in the Ginkgo series of forest during Miocene. Fossil walnut wood is the more abundant of the three species, while hickory is not common.

Camels Of The Columbia Plateau, George F. Beck

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

However foreign they may seem to us the camels are one of our oldest American stocks. Our Western plains once supported large herds of them, humped and humpless, large and small, giraffe-necked and normal-necked. For some 35 million years, from Oligocene to the Pliocene, the camels were confined to North America and it was not until recently, geologically speaking that we shared the race with the Old World.

Determination Of Fossil Woods (Part Iii-The Elms), George F. Beck

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

The elms are among the best known and most beloved trees found native to America. Like the redwood they belong to that large group of trees which in preglacial days grew generally over the northern hemisphere.

Determination Of Fossil Woods (Part Ii-The Oaks), George F. Beck

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

The oaks, unlike the sacred ginkgo or temple tree, are thriving throughout the northern hemisphere today. Not only is the oak an entirely familiar and abundant element in existing landscapes, but its history goes back into the centuries and ages. Its leaves and woods are generously represented in fossil forests as far back as the early Tertiary and closely allied forms penetrate as far back as the Cretaceous.

The Penetration Of Light Through Snow And Ice Cover, W. C. Croxton, W. B. Thurman, Theodore Shiffer

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

During several months of each year, soil and bodies of water in high latitudes are separated from the enveloping atmosphere by a layer of snow and ice of varying thickness. The effects of this insulating layer are not well understood, having received relatively a rather surprisingly small amount of attention by ecologists. It is known that snow cover influences the heat exchange between the surface of the earth and the air. Ice is thought to interfere with gas exchange between water and air and with aeration by wave action to the extent that epidemic losses of fish life occur through …

The Extent To Which The Snow Blanket Influences The Temperature Beneath It, W. C. Croxton, Page Nicholson

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

Geological Conditions Responsible For The Deficiency Of Underground Water In Certain Areas In Minnesota, Geo. A. Thiel

Journal of the Minnesota Academy of Science

No abstract provided.

The Effect Of Cultivation On Certain Chemical And Physical Properties Of Some South Dakota Soils, Oscar E. Olson

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Soil Nutrient losses have followed closely in the paths of advancing frontiers in agriculture. Remedies for depletion as the result of overcropping were sought by George Washington, whose interest and investigation of soil nutrient losses probably represent the earliest attention given to land exploitation in the United States, which at the present time has become a problem of national concern. Soil losses have been attributed to a number of causes , among which are cropping, erosion, leaching, burning, and rapid oxidation of organic matter in the soil. Associated with soil nutrient losses, certain significant physical and chemical changes may occur …

Correlation Of The Members Of The Shawnee Group In Southeastern Nebraska And Adjacent Areas Of Iowa, Missouri And Kansas, G. E. Condra, E. C. Reed

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Wood Occurring In The Ginkgo And Associated Petrified Forest (No. 1-The Gingko), George F. Beck

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

The most interesting single fossil tree, but at the same time the most difficult to determine in the Ginkgo Petrified Forest (Washington), is the tree after which this unusual petrified forest takes its name. The ginkgo is not only the world's oldest and most remarkable living tree, but it has long been regarded as holding the most striking fossil record of any living thing, plant or animal.

Grinding Thin Sections For Determining Petrified Woods, George F. Beck

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

The collector and student of petrified woods cannot long be satisfied to merely place these colorful and interesting specimens in the cabinet with the mere label, "petrified wood." Frequently determining the types of wood which once thrived in a given area is of importance to give a clue to climatic conditions of past geological ages. The collector should at least be qualified to recognize the more common woods and distinguish one family of trees from another.

Conservation Of Land And Water Resources Of Nebraska, G. E. Condra

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

Spruce In The Western Miocene, George F. Beck

All Faculty Scholarship for the College of the Sciences

One of the real surprises in store for us as we began to section specimens of petrified wood from the Vantage and certain other horizons in Central Washington, was the prevalence of a spruce type hardly hinted at in the leaf lists as published for the various sediments of Yakima time (upper miocene?).

A Preliminary Study Of The Animal Ecology Of The Niobrara Game Preserve, Watson E. Beed

Conservation and Survey Division: Faculty and Staff Publications

No abstract provided.

A Pleistocene Lake In The White River Valley, Paul Macclintock, Erwin Hinckley Barbour, C. B. Schultz, Alvin Leonard Lugn

Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences: Faculty Publications

DURING the course of a field conference on the Pleistocene geology of western Nebraska, carved sediments were found in the headwater drainage of White River near Crawford, Nebraska. A reconnaissance of White River Valley revealed them to be present also in the mid-course, near Interior, South Dakota, and at the mouth, near Chamberlain, South Dakota, where the White River joins the Missouri (Fig. 1). These isolated occurrences of varves, over a distance of 240 miles, are so similar that a correlation seemed possible. Furthermore, since the varves occur within the area where Yuma artifacts are found, it was thought that …

A Study And Application Of The Process Of Supergene Enrichment Of Silver Ores., Arthur C. Verling

Bachelors Theses and Reports, 1928 - 1970

In many deposits of silver ores the grade of the ore de­creases considerably a few hundred feet below the surface. It is believed that in many cases the better ores owe their richness in part to the process of sulphide enrichment. It is recognized, however, that many rich silver ores are hypogene deposits that have been affected very little, if any, by processes of enrichment.