Word: underground
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Dates: during 1900-1909
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...England -- "Boston's Playground System," by J. Lee '83; "The Underground Railway," by W. H. Siebert...
...Scientific School will be given next year. Metallurgy 8, a half course during the first half year, on the teaching processes, for gold and silver ores, will be given by Mr. C. H. White. Mr. Raymer will conduct course 17 on mine surveying and the general principles of underground and chain surveying. There will be work on the construction of maps, sections and models. The course is to be a half course during the second half year. Courses 2 and 3 will not be open to candidates for the degree of A.B. next year, but course 9 will be open...
...second act finds the conspirators in their underground lair, engaged in manufacturing dynamite bombs. They are interrupted in their work by a visit from Della Croca and his peace force. With infinite resource they disguise the true significance of their occupation, and finally get rid of the unwelcome visitors. At this point, a person whom they suppose to be the king, but who is in reality an escaped lunatic, enters the dungeon. When they have recovered from their surprise, they seize him, load him with chains and prepare to carry...
...tribes live together in small villages along the coast, which are composed of houses, each shared by two families. The houses themselves are constructed of driftwood and are covered with a thick layer of turf to render them air-tight. The entrance to these houses is an underground tunnel about thirty feet in length, which finally emerges through the floor of the one room. The furniture consists of a sleeping bench about six feet wide running the length of one wall, and a few racks for hanging clothes. The only other things that could be called furniture are two soapstone...
...waters which occur underground and are reached by wells have often value not only for domestic use but for industrial purposes. Throughout a great part of the United States water is the only mineral of importance and upon its quantity and quality depends to a large extent the land values. This is particularly the case on the Great Plains where perennial streams are unknown and where the rich soil can not be cultivated without an artificial supply of moisture. The distribution of water beneath the surface and the depth at which it can be found are shown upon maps prepared...