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Thursday, October 18, 2018
"Float copper" is nearly pure metal, sheared out of an ore vein by a glacier during the Ice Ages. This is the largest known piece in the world, at 56,400 pounds.
Holling Clancy Holling, in his children's book "The Indians," has one female slave character in the Pacific NW discovering a large chunk of float copper, and uses it to buy her and her people's freedom. Written back in the 1950's and gorgeously illustrated, also. So, at an early age I knew about float copper. Didn't know that such chunks still existed.
HCH wrote "Pagoo", "Paddle-to-the-Sea", "Minn of the Mississippi" and other books. If you've got kids or grandkids, track down his works. All are well-written and absolutely beautifully illustrated.
Interesting.
ReplyDeleteI had never heard of "float copper" before.
Like LL, I had never heard of "float copper." I have heard and seen bog iron and bog c.opper
ReplyDeleteHolling Clancy Holling, in his children's book "The Indians," has one female slave character in the Pacific NW discovering a large chunk of float copper, and uses it to buy her and her people's freedom. Written back in the 1950's and gorgeously illustrated, also. So, at an early age I knew about float copper. Didn't know that such chunks still existed.
ReplyDeleteHCH wrote "Pagoo", "Paddle-to-the-Sea", "Minn of the Mississippi" and other books. If you've got kids or grandkids, track down his works. All are well-written and absolutely beautifully illustrated.
Hmmm, price of copper $2.83/lb. 56,400 lbs..........
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