Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1879-10-17

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e1c..meut on ,Ll- co4s.. tue miGde
of adveu,u'e. have been ueduly iu-
ieui dlou ibe d.ecoye'v aud acqu!>i-
ton Of ibe precious metals without
ANY thought directed towards the
more | entiully dis, emiua,ed mln-
erals which are OF he most vial
importance to ,he wo Id when COM
paled VIII gold ana silver Obser-
ya,ion shows thIt he miueial pro-
due ions Of the earth seem to have
been scatie,ed by an uovatying law
OF nature just in accordance with .helr
local u,lity. Those thiogs which
are largely used in he ants in all
countries are tound ia every quai lei
of The globe, both continental and
insular. One of the sures. and most
reliable indications thai we are 10 the
vicinity of large iron deposits is an
abundance Of The magnetic sand"
which is so commonly net with in
and about the upper Sound couo,ry.
True fer,u3iuols traces, however,
and those which are The most 20 be
depended upon by The practical and
intelligent prospector must lie deep
or than the mere particles which ad-
here 10 Che magnet. Due reference
should be had TO the geological
structure of the adjaceot aud sur.
rounding country. WHAT'S denom-
ina ed bog-ore, may be found in the
lowlands of almost every country.
For the be petit of those who would
investigate the subject with view
of discovering payiog deposits, it
NAV be we'll 10 note few facts iu
relation 20 The nature Of this most
useful if not most precious Of all
metallic elements. The chemical
equivalent OF iron is twenty-eiGht,
lis specific gravity, when in a state
of purity, is about seven and eight
tenths. As regards its crysta'liza-
tion, it is moDometric. All these
things should be borne in mind by
the prospector who hopes 10 BIZ sdc-
cessful in searching tor the metal,
inasmuch as il is found 20 assume
many FOIL as naturally diffused
throughout The earth. Although
iron is sometimes called native, it is
never found anywhere in state OF
absolute purity. Small particles OF
iron or black saud, as it is called,
may be readily distinguished from
p'a.iuu n, i.idosmiun aod oiher like
appearing substances by its tendency
10 being readily oxidized or made
rusty by being b.oush5 in contact
with moisture. The yellowish- brown
colo: Of the earth IN many places is
owog TO this action of water upon
the ferrugnious particles through
which it traverses in its never-ceas-
ing Journey from the clouds to its
great and fual resting place, the
ocean.
Now we think we are speaking
within the bounds of truth when We
cav that the man who would be for
tunate enough 10 discover among our
hills paying deposit of iron ore
would be comforting a greater and
more lasting benefit upon our Terri
tory, besides laying a surer FONDA
tion for his own personal welfare
than if he had found u gold or
silver-bearipg ledge. One of the
principal elements in the immense
cost of machinery of ali kinds on this
coast, is found in the charges fo1
transportation of the same, or the iron
of which it is composed, ACROSS Che
continent or by sea around the Cape.
Had we the mon of proper quality
and quantity, hundreds CT tons OF
freight, at least, would be saved
every year.
If we do MT possess skilled work.
men in all branches of he arts, it is
only and mainly because we have
10, the manufac,u facilities tc