Download or read book Transactions, 1880-81, Vol. 30 (Classic Reprint) written by Inst. Of Mining And Mechanica Engineers and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-02-16 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Transactions, 1880-81, Vol. 30 Perhaps at no time in the history of mining has a larger quantity of mineral been brought to the surface than during the year 1880 - 81, and it would naturally be thought from this circumstance that the profession of mining was in a prosperous condition, whereas, unfortunately, the reverse is the fact, and never has the pressure of adverse times been so severely felt. The Institute has suffered from this condition of things, but not to the extent that might have been anticipated. The total number of members has decreased by 36, but the income from all sources has increased. This is attributable to the larger amount of arrears that has been collected. The accumulation of arrears has seriously occupied the attention of the Council for some time past, and although the evil is great as regards the Institute, it is one that is not confined to it alone, for it forms a serious item in the balance sheets of other Societies. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.