SECTION D MINING ENGINEERING 



(Hall 11, September 24, 10 a. m.) 



CHAIRMAN: MR. JOHN HAYS HAMMOND, New York City. 



SPEAKERS: PROFESSOR ROBERT H. RICHARDS, Massachusetts Institute of 



Technology. 



PROFESSOR SAMUEL B. CHRISTY, University of California. 

 SECRETARY: DR. JOSEPH STRUTHERS, New York City. 



THE RELATION OF MINING ENGINEERING TO OTHER 



FIELDS 



BY ROBERT HALLOWELL RICHARDS 



[Robert Hallowell Richards, Professor of Mining and Metallurgy, Massachusetts 

 Institute of Technology, b. August 26, 1844, Gardiner, Maine; B.S. Massa- 

 chusetts Institute of Technology. Professor of Mineralogy and Assaying, 

 in charge of the Mining and Metallurgy Laboratories, Professor of Mining 

 Engineering and Metallurgy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. 

 Member of American Institute of Mining Engineering; American Academy 

 of Arts and Sciences; Boston Society of Natural History. Author of numerous 

 papers on engineering subjects.] 



THE two papers of this Section appear to call for discussions 

 more or less educational in their intent. The first paper to draw the 

 picture of the various calls the mine makes upon its officers, lead- 

 ing up through the development of the business and finally reach- 

 ing as a climax the educational requirements to fit the man for 

 the place, deals more particularly with the man. The second, to 

 review the past development, draw the picture of the present, and 

 indicate the lines of progress that are most needed in the near future, 

 deals more particularly with things. 



I will begin my story by attempting to show how universally 

 the work of the mining engineer reaches the interests of all. I will 

 then trace from early beginnings the development from the primi- 

 tive chance find of attractive mineral specimens to the modern, 

 fully equipped mine. I will show how the mine not only supplies 

 wants of all classes but calls upon many lines to respond by con- 

 tributing to mine development. And, finally, will indicate the 

 educational lines which are developed to bring men to as good an 

 understanding as possible of how to get the most effective results 

 in mining with the least expenditure of material and effort. 



The province of the mining engineer may be defined as com- 



