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"There is more valuable iron ore in Maine than in any other state
in the Union," declares Captain George W. Barber, Sr., an experienced
mineralogist and prospector. "There is one vast bed of hematite ore
extending over an area of ten miles which has been tested to a depth
of 140 feet into solid ore. The bog ores of Maine are practically
inexhaustible. The largest deposits of 'molybdenite' ore recently
discovered are located in Maine and many deposits of copper, lead,
tin, pyrites of iron, etc. The day was not far off when Maine will be
specially noted for its various rare minerals."50 years ...
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