SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND RELEASE


     This  Settlement  Agreement  and Release ("Agreement") is entered into this
5th  day  of  May,  2000  by  and  among  TEXMONT,  INC.,  a  Nevada corporation
("Texmont"),  David  R.  Mortenson  &  Associates,  a  Texas general partnership
("Mortenson & Associates"), David R. Mortenson, individually and in his capacity
as  general  partner  of Mortenson & Associates (collectively, "Mortenson"), and
Ryerson Corporation A.V.V. ("Ryerson").


                                    RECITALS

     WHEREAS,  Ryerson  is  the  sole  shareholder  of  Texmont;  and

     WHEREAS,  Texmont  and  Mortenson  &  Associates  entered into that certain
License  Agreement  dated  as  of  May  28,  1999,  as  amended  (the  "License
Agreement"),  whereby  Mortenson  &  Associates  granted to Texmont a three-year
exclusive  license  for  distribution  of  Biocatalyst  and  related products in
Massachusetts;  and

     WHEREAS,  Mortenson  &  Associates  acquired  its  right  to  sublicense
Biocatalyst  to  Texmont  from  NW  Technologies,  Inc.;  and

     WHEREAS, Mortenson has notified Texmont that Mortenson & Associates will be
unable  to  fulfill  its  obligations under the License Agreement due to a legal
dispute  between  Mortenson  and  NW  Technologies,  Inc.;  and

     WHEREAS,  Texmont  and Ryerson have been damaged by Mortenson & Associates'
inability  to  fulfill  its  obligations  under  the License, including, without
limitation,  damages  caused  by  having  to withdraw the Company's registration
statement  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission;


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     NOW,  THEREFORE,  in  consideration  of  the  mutual promises and covenants
contained  herein,  the  parties  agree  as  follows:

     1.     In  consideration  of  Vitamineralherb.com,  Inc.,  an  affiliate of
Mortenson  &  Associates,  granting to Ryerson an exclusive license of even date
herewith  to  distribute  Vitamineralherb.com  products  in  the  state  of
Massachusetts,  Ryerson,  its successors and assigns, hereby release, acquit and
discharge  Mortenson  &  Associates, its affiliates, successors and assigns, its
present  and  former  employees,  partners, and agents, both individually and in
their partnership capacities, from any and all claims, actions, disputes, causes
of  action,  rights, demands, debts, damages, costs and attorneys fees, or other
accountings of every kind or nature arising out of the purchase of Texmont stock
and  the  License  Agreement,  and  from  any  and all liability for any acts or
omissions of Mortenson & Associates, its present and former employees, partners,
and  agents,  whether  presently  known or unknown, including without limitation
those  claims,  damages, or disputes which could be or have been alleged to have
arisen  under  common  law,  including  without  limitation  corporate fiduciary
claims,  or  under  any  federal  or  state  securities  statute  or regulation,
including  without  limitation claims under Sections 12 and 17 of the Securities
Act  of  1933,  except  as  provided  in  Paragraph  3.

     2.     Mortenson  hereby  agrees to diligently prosecute his claims against
NW  Technologies in an attempt to recover his ability to fulfill his obligations
to  Texmont  under the License Agreement, and to take Texmont's interests in the
License  Agreement  into  account  in any settlement agreement he may enter into
with  NW  Technologies  concerning  Biocatalyst  rights.

     3.     Paragraph  1  shall  not release Mortenson or Mortenson & Associates
from  their  performance  obligations under the License Agreement or any claims,
actions,  disputes, causes of action, rights, demands, debts, damages, costs and


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attorneys  fees,  or other accountings of every kind or nature which Texmont may
have  arising  out  of the License Agreement, and from any and all liability for
any  acts  or  omissions  of  Mortenson  &  Associates,  its  present and former
employees,  partners,  and agents, whether presently known or unknown, including
without  limitation  those  claims,  damages, or disputes which could be or have
been  alleged  to  have  arisen  under  common  law  or  state or federal law or
regulation,  including without limitation breach of contract; provided, however,
that  Texmont  shall  not  prosecute  any  of  its  claims  against  Mortenson &
Associates  under  this  Paragraph  3  so  long  as  Mortenson complies with his
obligations  under Paragraph 2; and provided further, that upon the consummation
of  a merger or reorganization of Texmont with or into any other corporation, or
sale  of  substantially all of the assets of Texmont, Texmont' rights under this
Paragraph  3  shall  be  extinguished.

     4.     Ryerson  understands  and  agrees that the agreements by Mortenson &
Associates  set  forth  herein  represent and constitute Mortenson & Associates'
total offer to resolve and fully and finally settle any and all claims, actions,
disputes, causes of action, rights, demands, debts, damages, costs and attorneys
fees,  and  other  accountings  of  every  kind  and  nature between Ryerson and
Mortenson  &  Associates,  and  that  it  is  a  full,  complete  and  adequate
consideration  and  compensation  for Ryerson's agreement to sign this Agreement
and  that Ryerson will receive no other or further consideration under the terms
hereof  or  otherwise.

     5.     The  parties  acknowledge  and  agree  that  this settlement is upon
compromise  of  disputed  claims  and  that  nothing  contained  herein shall be
construed  to  be  an  admission  of  any  kind  by any party to this Agreement.

     6.     This  Agreement  prevails  over  prior  communications regarding the
matters  contained  herein.  This Agreement contains the entire understanding of


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the  matters between the parties and no representation, warranty, or promise has
been  made  or  relied  on  by  any party hereto other than as set forth herein.

     7.     This  Agreement shall be binding upon and shall inure to the benefit
of the parties hereto, their respective heirs, legal representatives, successors
and  assigns.

     IN  WITNESS  WHEREOF, the parties have executed this Agreement effective as
of  the  day  first  written  above.

DAVID R. MORTENSON & ASSOCIATES                TEXMONT INC.

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By  David R. Mortenson, General Partner        By  Michael Jackson, President


Ryerson Corporation, A.V.V.                    DAVID  R.  MORTENSON



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Ryerson Corporation, A.V.V.                    David  R.  Mortenson



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