Show AIETA METALS LS IN HISTORY SHOW WORLD PROGRESS an extremely important book could rewritten be mitten written on the influence of mining in developing world civilization carthage once called tho the mistress 0 the mediterranean ruled the ancient i world principally because sho she com nf landed and edthe the copperi sold gold ani an silver deposits of spain when these tell fell into the hands bands of the romans th thi city passed from her glory th the spanish of the sixteenth a century was due almost en ell frely to the effect of he influx of gold and silver from the nov new world in OUT our own country 1 the development of the west Wes was the direct rp re sipla of the discovery of gold in 49 and ana it is said that the tremendous pr production 6 of metals in california be tween WR the dinani ial faun foundation alloi iha that ala maide de it possible for the union U plop to maintain itself during the fhe civil war directly following the civil ivr the famous comstock lode iode which produced three of a n billion dollars created gront groat prosperity in lie ie west and north during the period of reconstruction these area are a few of the high spots in n the history of today metals are more important to national and eternal progress than eyer ever wore before copper to lead ad zinc make inake possible modern civilization |