Underground Treasures: How and Where to Find Them

Underground Treasures: How and Where to Find Them - A Key for the Ready Determination of All the Useful Minerals Within the United States

MONEY IN THE ROCKSTHE UNDERGROUND WEALTH OF OUR COUNTRYVALUABLE MINERALS DISGUISEDHOW GREAT FORTUNES ARE MISSEDNUMBER OF MINERALS IN THE UNITED STATESOBJECT OF THIS WORK AND HOW TO USE ITTHE BEST MINERAL REGIONS. MINERALS head the list of the sources of our nations wealth. Gold, iron, coal and marble have not only contributed largely to the enterprise and opulence of America, but at this very moment they exert a commanding influence in political circles. No one can prophesy the greatness of the commercial power which is sure to rise on their foundations. No other country can boast of such{10} vast and valuable mineral deposits. Yet our country is not half developed. Treasures lie undiscovered in our mountains and under our farms,gems of purest ray serene and still more precious metals. Some will be accidentally brought to light; but the majority are so disguised that their real nature is not seen. How unpromising are the best ores of iron, zinc and silver and the rarest gems! Then, again, there is mimicry in the mineral kingdom; worthless stones are often good imitations of the valuable, and fortunes have been sunk in mining pyrites for gold, mica for silver and slate for coal. But if we wait for mineralogists to develop our mineral resources, we must wait a millenium, our country is so vast and scientific laborers so few. Fortunately, however, nature has stamped upon each mineral some peculiar feature or assemblage of characters which enable any one with average common sense to distinguish those which are of value in the arts.{11} ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 53562
Author: Orton, James
Release Date: Nov 20, 2016
Format: eBook
Language: English