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Show , Joplin Mines Are Ovens. Heat Caused by Chemical Action Drives Out Workmen In Shstti. Joplin. Mo Chemical miliu i uueO by a mixture of Iron sulphli. mil ( ter has created unusuiil minlim m In the mines of the Hunker. I and Com pauy, near this city, and ihu mien lion of essayists aud (h.iulu over the entire district has I lulled la the phenomenon In some, of the deeper niu the ground haa become so hot that aiw der placed upon 11 will sniold. r but will not explode The tunpi i inu,. e many of the drifts Is so ulmoiiuall) high Hint a man cannot work in il . m In some places the walls in I llvi. of the drifts are so hoi that a ,r Kin's hand cannot bear the tnu h i,i tho roik I About six months ago tm puni on this land were dlaiontlnuid an since then tho water hat kiui1uu.I1 risen until the lower levels are HIM Prior to tho removal of the puni tho water was cold Since It hat ac cumulated It has not only become very hot, but the action of the cluui Icals In tho stagnant liquid It Injurious to pumps and au Iron pump It eaten to pieces In n tew hours lloeauto of this condition tho land will not be drained A member of the llankert' Land Company asserted that to drain the land now would mean the eiieadlturo ot 130.000. Tho Iron sulphite In tho ground ot this property la more pltntlful than nt any other plan) In the district Thn sulphite Is mmmonl) called "fools' gold," owing to Its resemblance to the precious yellow metal |