A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . rming, such as cattleraising and dairying, and some of it is adapted for fruit. TheOzarks are the oldest part of the continent. Missouris mineral resources rank second only to her mineral resources are extensive and important. Someare found in nearly all parts of the State. They include suchuseful minerals as coal and iron, lead and zinc, pottery andbuilding clays, marble and stone, sand and gravel, cement rock,and mineral springs. Coal is the most imp
A history of Missouri and Missourians; a text book for "class A" elementary grade, freshman high school, and junior high school .. . rming, such as cattleraising and dairying, and some of it is adapted for fruit. TheOzarks are the oldest part of the continent. Missouris mineral resources rank second only to her mineral resources are extensive and important. Someare found in nearly all parts of the State. They include suchuseful minerals as coal and iron, lead and zinc, pottery andbuilding clays, marble and stone, sand and gravel, cement rock,and mineral springs. Coal is the most important of veins underlie many parts of Missouri. Missouris coalbeds underlie nearly one-third of the state (22,000 square 14 History of Missouri and Missourians miles), including nearly all the country north of the Missouriand ten counties of western Missouri south of the river. Thesebeds contain enough coal to furnish fviel for the people forcenturies. Only the thick veins are now worked. Missourileads the world in the production of lead and zinc. Most ofthe lead from St. Francois and neighboring counties in. ACROSS WHITE RIVKR AT \Vi:RSITE, MO., FORMING LAKKTANEYCOMO the southeast and from around Jasper county in the southwest part also produces all of the zinc. Potteryand building clays, from which are made tile and brick, arefound in various parts of Missouri, as are sand and gravel andbuilding stone. Marble and cement rock (from which tementis made) are found in quantity and quality in only a fewplaces. Mineral springs are rather widely scattered. Some ofthese have healing qualities of much value to man, as are thoseat Excelsior Springs and Eldorado Springs. From othersprings the early settlers made salt by boiling the water. Infact, it was land and lead, salt and furs, that attracted Mis- Missouri, Ihf. Center State 15 souris first settlers. Of iron Missouri has extensive depositsand years ago the iron industry here was important. ?
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