The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-07-23

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good measure in return.
Il don't know anything about
'em," said Glidden.
"Ah! In order that you may
understand about those speci-
mems which you brought me, I
must indicate the leading points
of the industry's tertiary period"
Every WE'LL" moaned Jerry.
Before" DR.. Bower resumed
-''before that period, we had a
conversion of the metal into fus-
ible castiron. Huntsman, in 1740,
removed the ores gangue by melt
ing. But the process was expen-
sive and never completely salts
factory. Not until more than a
century later-to be exact, in
1856-did Bessemer make his
magnificent discovery. BY the
open hearth method, he develop
ed a hitherto unprecedented heat
of 1900 degrees Centigrade. So
he could liberate low carbon
steel and wrought iron from Gin
der mechanically entangled here
with. He liquidated those pre-
viously practically infusizle fac
tors. Am I clear, Mr.. Glidden?"
ooh, absolutely" Jerry lied.
'But you see, all wanted to
know"
From what you have told me,
I gather that the depoits in ques-
ton were a case in point. Many
such concern went into bank
ruptcy and was forgotten before
S. G. Thomas found the way to
eliminate the phosphorus from
any Stag rich in lime"
Here was, at last, something
worth hearing. when did that
happen?" asked Jerry.
I'm 1873. Meanwhile, metallur-
gical surveys had been imper-
fectly conducted and maps by no
means kept up to date. AS I have
already intimated, not few
banks now potentially valuable
fell into the possession of persons
out of touch with the industry's
progress and So"
The concluding words of that
sentence Jerry never did hear.
He had heard enough to turn his
whole being into one great nerve
THAT responded to single emo
ton. Roses grandfather had died
in TT, and her pauperized father
had vowed never again to read
or listen to a word about iron ore.
1877: year before the great in
vention!
'That's all right, Doc" Jerry
fairly walled, "but just tell me,
yes or no, if this stuff of mines
got the right amount of lime in
it. For the love Of"
The expert was human, after
all. Over his lowered spectacles,
he smiled. 'My judgment is that
you have got hold of fairly high
class of steel ore"
"What" Jerry's heart jump
ed into his throat. whats it
WORTH"
"How much have you?"
"None-but have friend who
has hill of it."
"And the location?"
"I'll-Tll have to consult her"
"a LADY," The Doctors smile
enlarged. "Then of course you
must. I merely inquired for the
reason that these specimens of
yours are extremely like some
submitted to me only a short
while ago."
"These are from this state.
Were those others?"
mo, I'm sure not. Indeed, l
remember the matter chiefly be-
cause, assuming that the person
who brought them brought them
from his own part of the country,
was surprised to learn there was
such ore Whereabouts. Since your
interests, therefore, can't posi-
bly, interfere with those of this
predecessor of yours among my
clients, may as well tell you
that he was a MIR. Carlin-as l
recollect, from Albany or Troy.
Must you go, Mr.. Gidden?"
Must he? He was gone! He
was out of the office; he was DO
ing It Now" with vengeance
In a minute he was hailing a for
tunately passing taxi:
Cali the way in town! Union
Station-and never mind the traf-
fic lawS!"
Carlin! The name of the P. l.
rs agent who had secured the
Joseph Slim risk-and urged its
acceptance! Carlin, who had
gone on his vacation" near Cas-
co Bay, Maine, when beneficiary
Twombley removed to Portland
| Specimens from the Hudson Val
ley, indeed!
Rose had talked of waiting
twelve hours only. In the tele'
oronh offico he co111d scarcely