ANTS AS MINERS
How.'ants.act as miners is described in a remarkable report of W. D. Johnston, jun., of the United States Geological Survey, who tolls of a recent attempt to map a valuable vein containing iron and manganese ore in the Little Florida" Mountains: near Doming, Now Mexico. Several test pits had disclosed the vein, but its course lay concealed. As a last, resort the ant hills in trie vicinity were examined and the sand of which they were built was also tested. One hill proyed to.'-contain as much its 22. per cent, of the 'desired ores —and beiiuath it lay the hidden,vein!
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Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 55, 8 March 1929, Page 15
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103ANTS AS MINERS Evening Post, Volume CVII, Issue 55, 8 March 1929, Page 15
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