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Show WORKING ON THE SANDS. United States Geological Department Will Continue Investigations. PORTLAND. Or. Oct. 21. Dr. David T. Day oC the United Slates geological survey sur-vey announced yesterday that he has received re-ceived Instructions from Washington, D, C, to continue, his Investigations Into Pacific coast black sands Much of hi 11 tlmo during tho next month will bo devoted de-voted to n series of experiments intended to establish the practicability of smelting bv electricity. In the process of converting convert-ing mngnelltc Into steel. Dr Dny expects to finish In Portland nbout the first of tho year. After a thorough test of boaeh and Columbia Co-lumbia river sands he will leave for Montana Mon-tana to examine into tho inland black sands. |