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Show Big Gold Deposit Found in U. S. National Forest Clarksburg, W. Va. What is believed be-lieved to be the biggest gold deposit ever found In the eastern states lies In the Monongahela national forest, owned by the United States government. govern-ment. The deposit was found recently by a group of Clarksburg and Parsons. W. Va., business men, who have leased 600 acres in the district and plan Immediate Im-mediate construction of a mining plant The ore lies about ten feet below the surface in the mountains near Porter-wood, Porter-wood, two miles from Parsons. Tests In Washington, D. C, and Pittsburgh have shown enough gold and silver content to make mining profitable. |