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March 28, 1940
The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
What is this article about?
In a Butte, Montana mine 3,000 feet underground, electricians L. L. Marugg and Virgil Stuart discovered a lemon tree growing from a discarded seed in pulverized rock, surviving on light from electric lamps.
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MOTHER NATURE STRUGGLES ON
(By Associated Press)
BUTTE, Mont., Mar. 28.—Three thousand feet underground in a dark mine two electricians saw a bit of green growing from a mound of pulverized rock, reached down and pluck out—a lemon tree.
L. L. Marugg and Virgil Stuart, the electricians, brought the tiny plant to the surface and showed it to friends. They said some miner apparently tossed away the seed after he drained a glass of lemonade. The seed was ground into the pulverized rock and there took root. The only light came from electric lamps.
(By Associated Press)
BUTTE, Mont., Mar. 28.—Three thousand feet underground in a dark mine two electricians saw a bit of green growing from a mound of pulverized rock, reached down and pluck out—a lemon tree.
L. L. Marugg and Virgil Stuart, the electricians, brought the tiny plant to the surface and showed it to friends. They said some miner apparently tossed away the seed after he drained a glass of lemonade. The seed was ground into the pulverized rock and there took root. The only light came from electric lamps.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Nature
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Lemon Tree
Mine Discovery
Butte Montana
Seed Growth
Underground Plant
What entities or persons were involved?
L. L. Marugg
Virgil Stuart
Where did it happen?
Butte, Mont., Underground Mine
Story Details
Key Persons
L. L. Marugg
Virgil Stuart
Location
Butte, Mont., Underground Mine
Event Date
Mar. 28.
Story Details
Two electricians discover a small lemon tree growing from a discarded lemonade seed in pulverized rock deep in a dark mine, surviving on artificial light.