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Show The Largest track The second largest crack In tho earth In the United States has been I'iHcovcred In u remote part of tho Terllngttti qulcksiher district, about ninetj miles south of Marathon, Texas, Tex-as, according to I)r William B. Phillips, Phil-lips, former) dlyclor of tho State mlncinl suic). ulio is now operating eiilckslher mines In that section. Dr. Phillips saH that this wonderful crack Is fourteen miles long, and is id no place under 700 feet wide. It U 1 SOO feet deep Tho walls are almost al-most ertlcn! P far as known, no exploiallon of -o crack has ever been made Tin country whero It is I ou ml has an altitude of about .1,000 feet It Is believed that nn exploration explora-tion of the crack ma reveal rich minimis, min-imis, patttculurly quicksilver. The search that has been mado re-rentl re-rentl for ifidcl.slher prospects In that section has brought to light other Interesting geological wonders. It Is stated by Dr. Phillips that fifty extinct volcanoes nine been found there A number of rich quicksilver mluei are being operated In the district, dis-trict, and preparations are being made to dcolop mnny other promising prospects pros-pects Dr. Phillips says that tho qulcksiher output of tho district this j ear will be al least I'. 000 llasks. New York Times |
