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November 4, 1824
Alexandria Gazette & Advertiser
Alexandria, Virginia
What is this article about?
Mr. Schoolcraft displays a quartz and sandstone stone with veins of white malleable metal resembling pure silver, obtained by an Indian on Lake Huron near Pointe aux Barques. The stone weighs about 1.5 pounds and may yield two ounces of silver.
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VIRGIN SILVER
Detroit, Oct. 15.—Mr. Schoolcraft, who recently arrived here from the Saut de Ste Marie, has shown us a stone, apparently quartz and sand-stone, through which are interspersed veins of white malleable metal, which in respect to color, hardness and weight, resembles the purest silver. The stone was obtained from an Indian, who said that he picked it up on the shore of Lake Huron, near Pointe aux Barques. It weighs about a pound and a half, and from appearances, will yield two ounces of silver.
Detroit, Oct. 15.—Mr. Schoolcraft, who recently arrived here from the Saut de Ste Marie, has shown us a stone, apparently quartz and sand-stone, through which are interspersed veins of white malleable metal, which in respect to color, hardness and weight, resembles the purest silver. The stone was obtained from an Indian, who said that he picked it up on the shore of Lake Huron, near Pointe aux Barques. It weighs about a pound and a half, and from appearances, will yield two ounces of silver.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Exploration
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Virgin Silver
Mineral Discovery
Lake Huron
Pointe Aux Barques
Schoolcraft
What entities or persons were involved?
Mr. Schoolcraft
Indian
Where did it happen?
Shore Of Lake Huron, Near Pointe Aux Barques
Story Details
Key Persons
Mr. Schoolcraft
Indian
Location
Shore Of Lake Huron, Near Pointe Aux Barques
Event Date
Oct. 15
Story Details
Mr. Schoolcraft shows a stone with silver-like metal veins, picked up by an Indian on Lake Huron shore, weighing 1.5 pounds and potentially yielding two ounces of silver.