Ruth

Hematite is a mixture of natural cement and cow dung (jest kidding)

It is Iron Ore 


Ken

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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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