Ruth--

Google is your friend. It is no coincidence that there would be a
hematite road in Missouri. Was it by any chance located in the vicinity
of Jefferson County, MO?

dan i hope you do not find my magnetism repelling becker

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ruth Barton
> Sent: Thursday, April 12, 2007 4:00 PM
> 
> 
> Don't know if this is a question for this list or not, ie: if 
> anyone here
> has the answer.  However, since I can't think of any place 
> else to ask here
> it is.  On a genealogy lists someone posted excerpts from a 
> newspaper in
> MO, I think, late 1800's.  Anyway one of the articles was a 
> list of people
> paid by the county for various work done, one fella "repaired hematite
> road" and was paid $100.00 to do this.  Question, what is/was 
> hematite?
> That seemed to be a lot of money in those days, even for road 
> repair.  Ruth
> 
> PS:  I hope it wasn't related to lime cement or whatever.  I'd hate to
> start that war all over again.
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> Ruth Barton
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