Show copper mica and load lead before and after caauw Us M M OWN ahls Is the way the mound builder looked at tho the copper hoard board as a it looks today of solid ings housand years year ago with his wealth when he ha 11 five ive copper axes and many gorgeous ou spa ar potula initta r 1 I 1 lived jived at the king mounds mound aa an ancient buried various other tiling things all illustrated lit in color in mr city chiy wickliffe kentucky blanche buse buiey r kings now new boole book under your feel by COL FAIN WHITE KING research director of Arch archaeology neology of kentucky with every minor miner digging into the bowels of tho the earth after tho the precious war materials matorin lg copper mica and lead ono one is to wonder if such such feverish activity over ever prevailed to such limits yes yea wo we have records of tho the prehistoric mound builder accumulating ino meager ager quantities of these minerals over a lifelong life long period by means of primitive mining and energetic trade and commerce 0 however in no vast quantities such as is produced today michigan and tho the west produce ninety five percent of tho the copper mined in this country today the mound builder secured ills his copper from michigan and tho the isle royale district above la Is shown tho the copper wealth as it looks today as 03 found in kentucky and the tha way the mound builder looked when he wore we ro it a thousand years ago this can bo be seen been in colors in mrs blanche busey kings now new book under your foot copper is used today in electrical appliances telegraph telephone radio ana and airplanes every ship dip built required require i quantities of copper copper copier will yn in the war savo save it prior to tho the present war india and foreign countries furnished most of our mica today ie w ore are dependent upon north carolina canada brazil and a saw fow cd ad minor sources the apparent consumption of sheet mica lit in the united states during 1940 1040 exceeded all previous records and much aluch of it came from north carolina long lone before columbus discovered america tho the aboriginal peoples were einink mica in north arcima using it lor for mirrors ornaments and shiny decorations tho the IPA sent crows crews of workmen workman to these th old primitive diggings and men ware able to mako make about two dollars a day taking mica from cheso very same earno workings that tho the primitive workman had discovered and used about a thousand years ago mica M ica la Is a nonconductor non conductor 0 of electricity and heat beat it Is ia used in con censors den sors radios and electrical equipment muscovite or mica can bo be split into thin sheets punted and stamped it is also ground and used as covering or insulation for electrical wiring as well as for many varied uses in industry lead ling has served its i ns as bullets but not as nn nil nt antl J war material shells tind and eared cart td j u aro are mado made of steel and on 1 I 1 except fuses and other small ic V 3 which often uso use lead tho the cipal use of load lead la Is in tho the m ir i facture of storage batteries oveia avo tank truck airplane nir plano ino 1 and radio must have batt 1 second place in ili tho the use of ic 1 1 A I 1 Is for paint and biblo co covone variz AU all war equipment must I 1 painted tho the mound builder us it lead which lie had never learned loarn crl to molt but in its ot iKin 1 l form galena to shape and fashion into ornaments and car plugs anti anil for personal adornment tho the mound builder secured Ms ills caad laad from joplin BlIsso missouri url area conlo como ond and BOO the greatest collection of minerals paint rocks rock and tools toola in tile tho entire world taken from one site elto of tho the mound builder at wickliffe Kent kentucky lacky an ancient buried city for ten years with orangewood sticks etla kg spoons and email brushes the tha writer and hla his wife mrs blanche Dlan clio busey king with a staff of archaeologists have gibcon uncovering tho the romantic story of the first po 0 pla that lived in our rich rach and glorious loua country ou |