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j h a d b e e n r e je c te d by m a n y m in in g
m en w h o h ad e x a m in e d It. T h is w a s
la rg e ly d u e to th e f a c t t h a t th e y p a id
m o st a tte n t i o n to th e e a s t e r n en d ,
w h ic h c o n ta in s '• m a g n e tite ,” a n o re
j In su c h c lo se a s s o c ia tio n w ith o th e r
ro c k s t h a t It is e x tr e m e ly d ifficu lt to
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M esab l p r o s p e c to r s w e re th e c e le b r a t
ed M e rr itt fa m ily o f I 'u l u l h . T h e s e
w e re e ig h t b r o th e r s —J .o n , p e r h a p s th e
b e st k n o w n ; A lfre d . L , J ., C.
T . II.,
A. It., J . E „ a n d W . J . M e r r i t t T h e ir
f a ith In th e ra n g e w a s th e firs t to b e
r e w a r d e d In 1890, a lth o u g h t h e b ig g e s t
s tr ik e s c a m e In th e y e a r fo llo w in g . On
N o v e m b e r 1(1, 181*0, o n e o f t h e i r te s t
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n o r th o f w h a t Is no w th e fn m o u s
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lo w ed In 1891 by th e d is c o v e ry o f o re
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w a b ik a n d C in c in n a ti n d n e s .
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p le a s u r e s o f c o n v e r s a tio n a b o u t books,
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s t r u c tio n s o f th e d e n tis t, o p e n in g a n d
c lo s in g h e r m o u th nn th e p ro p e r
sc h e d u le . S h e fell no p a in . P le n ty
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j led to t h e d isc o v e ry o f th i s m in e In
A u g u st, 1891.
T h e C in c in n a ti m in e
w a s o p e n e d th e sa m e fa ll a n d se v e ra l
o th e r s fo llo w ed In 1802.
T h e d isc o v e ry o f o r e n e a r w h a t a r e
now k n o w n a s th e to w n s o f V irg in ia ,
E v e le th a n d H lh h ln g fo llo w ed In r a p
id su c c e ss io n .
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fo llo w ed th e o rig in a l s t r i k e n t M o u n
ta in Iro n w a s g r e a tly In c re a s e d by
1 ea c h s u c c e e d in g find a n d In 1892 th e r e
Record Reduced
en m e th e In e v ita b le r u s h o f p ro sp e e -
T h e first re c o rd fo r tr a v e lin g a ro u n d
I to r s a n d a d v e n tu r e r s . T h e o ld d u y s
o f w e s te rn m in in g c a m p s w e re re -e n (h e w o rld w a s m a d e h.v M a g e lla n 's
e x p e d itio n , w h ich c o m p le te d th e c i r
a c te d In n o r th e r n M in n e so ta .
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w h o fo llo w ed th e b ig s t r i k e s o n th e g o n e 12 d a y s less th a n th r e e y e a rs.
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a ll b u t Im p a ssa b le .
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p lu n g e d In to th e w ild e r n e s s th e y w e re
M rs. A.— Y e s ; S en d B ack on D e
c o n f ro n te d by a su c c e ss io n o f fa lle n liv e r y .— B o sto n T r a n s c r ip t,
tr e e s , h u g e b o u ld e rs a n d d e e p s w a m p s
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w i th s ta n d in g th e s e
h a r d s h ip s th e y
c o v e re d t h e area a n d w ith th e e x
p lo r e r s o f rich m in in g c o m p a n ie s d is
c o v e re d m o st o f th e fa m o u s d e p o s its
o f Iro n o r e In n o r th e r n M in n e so ta . T h e
su m t h a t th e s e d is c o v e rie s h a v e a d d e d
to t h e n a tio n a l w e a lth m u s t h e m e a s
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ic a l e le m e n ts In 1898 by th e fa m o u s
B o lish s c ie n tis t, M a ila m e C u rie , w o rk
in g in h e r la b o r a to r y in B u rls.
F o r m a n y y e a r s p r io r t o t h a t tim e
w e s te rn p r o s p e c to r s h a d b een n o tic
in g th e p e c u lia r d e p o s its o f a s u b
s t a n c e k n o w n g e o lo g ic a lly a s car-
n o t i t e t h a t e x is te d In c o n s id e ra b le
q u a n t i t i e s In th e C o lo ra d o m o u n ta in s .
F o llo w in g th e d is c o v e ry o f ra d iu m
a n d th e r e v e la tio n t h a t c a n i o t l t e w u s
a m jn e r a l fro m w h ic h r a d iu m c o u ld
b e e x tr a c te d , o n c e a c o m m e rc ia l p ro c-
1 e s s w a s fo u n d t h a t w o u ld s e p a r a te t b s
f r a d iu m a t a co st t h a t w a s n o t p r o h ib i
tiv e, n ew v a lu e w a s p la c e d o n th e s e
, C o lo ra d o c la im s.
I t r e m a in e d fo r a P itts b u r g h fa m ily
I by t h e n a m e o f F la n n e r y to m a k e th e
p lu n g e . H e a d e d by o n e o f th e b r o th
e rs, J o s e p h F la n n e r y , th e y b o u g h t u p
a la r g e n u n d ie r o f C o lo ra d o c a r n o t l t e
| c la im s a n d b eg a n s p e n d in g m o n ey In
r e s e a r c h t h a t w o u ld sh o w a w a y to
g e t o u t t h e n o ilu m .
A s t h e y e a r s p a s s e d th e y c a in e s e v
e r a l tim e s a lm o st to th e p o in t o f a b a n
d o n in g th i s v e n tu r e a n d a r e s a id a c
tu a lly to h a v e b een In m e e tin g , p la n
n in g to Stoll w o rk . w h en . In 1913, a
te c h n ic a l m an b„rT<t In to th e ro o m
w ith th e a n n o u n c e m e n t t h a t n p r o c
e s s h a d lieen p e rfe c te d .
E x tr a c tio n o f ra d iu m fro m c a r n o tlf e
b e c a m e a n I m p o rta n t A m e ric a n In
d u s tr y , m e a s u re d o n th e m in u te se a l*
t h a t g o v e rn s w h e re r a d iu m Is con
c e rn e d .
A m e ric a b e g a n to p ro d tie a
a b o u t 23 to 30 g r a m s o f p u r e r a d iu m
a n n u a lly .
F ro m 1913 u n til 1923 t h e F la n n e r y
r a d iu m c o n c e rn d o m in a te d n o t o n ly
th e A m e ric a n m a r k e t b u t p r a c tic a lly
t h e w o rld m a r k e t f o r r a d iu m . In
1923, h o w e v e r, c a m e m o re I m p o r ta n t
d is c o v e rie s o f r a d iu m In th e B e lg ia n
C on g o . T h e r e r a d iu m w a s p ro d u c e d
a t a c o s t m u ch b elo w th e A m e ric a n
a n d In q u a n t i t i e s a p p r o x im a te ly tw ic e
a s la r g e f o u r g r a m s a m o n th o r n e a r
ly fifty a y e a r. S in c e th e C o n g o d e p o s
i t s w h ic h co m e / r o m a d if fe r e n t o r e
fro m c a r n o tlte . h a v e b e« n w o rk e d th e
p r o d u c tio n o f th ia r a r e a n d m y s te r io u s
e le m e n t h a s s to p p e d In th e U n ite d
S ta re s .
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H ealed by C uticura
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