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Show yj j ' The most Important minerals known J to exist in the Arctic are coal and 1 iron. The former abounds in incalcul- able quantities in situations where further exploration may make it of service, but meantime it is systemat- ieally worked only in the Fame is- lands and Spitzbergcn. The rapid ex- j ! haustion of iron deposits elsewhere is I causing anxious eyes to he iurned to those within the Arctic, and more than I one expedition recently sent out has had their examination as a main ob- 1 Ject; 1 1 |