Project Gutenberg 2016-11-20 Public domain in the USA. 238 Orton, James 1830 1877 Orton, J. W. (James W.) 06018892 Underground Treasures: How and Where to Find Them A Key for the Ready Determination of All the Useful Minerals Within the United States Produced by Chuck Greif, deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "Underground Treasures: How and Where to Find Them" by James Orton is a resourceful manual focused on mineralogy and prospecting, written in the late 19th century. The book addresses the practical identification and extraction of valuable minerals found in the United States, equipping readers with the knowledge to discern between useful minerals and their look-alikes, thereby highlighting the hidden wealth beneath the American landscape. Orton's aim is to make this vital information accessible to non-scientists such as farmers, mechanics, and laborers. The opening of the book introduces the concept of the immense mineral wealth of the United States, emphasizing how much remains undiscovered or misidentified. It outlines the fundamental premise that various minerals can be misrepresented, leading individuals to miss out on valuable resources. The author stresses the importance of practical knowledge for identifying useful minerals and sets the tone for the work's instructional nature with a promise of simplified guidelines and a metaphorical "key" that allows the layperson to unlock the monetary potential of the rocks and soils they encounter. This introductory chapter serves as a call to action for readers to actively engage in mineral exploration. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Prospecting Mineralogy, Determinative TN Text Category: Science - Earth/Agricultural/Farming Category: How To ... 232991 2025-07-21T10:20:24.419614 text/html 199266 2024-10-23T01:24:57 text/html 1702074 2025-07-21T10:20:31.231574 application/epub+zip 1698884 2025-07-21T10:20:25.908707 application/epub+zip 140636 2025-07-21T10:20:25.100564 application/epub+zip 1827545 2025-07-21T10:20:34.865508 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1777702 2025-07-21T10:20:30.076547 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196248 2022-09-24T10:25:01.822479 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 148922 2025-07-21T10:20:23.617603 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 128996 2024-10-23T01:24:57 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17519 2025-07-21T10:20:35.015515 application/rdf+xml 12903 2025-07-21T10:20:25.204561 image/jpeg 2050 2025-07-21T10:20:25.153563 image/jpeg 1701967 2025-07-21T10:20:24.481573 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia