[D9234AAD], Letter from J W Downing to Thomas Alva Edison, January 25th, 1892
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Title
[D9234AAD], Letter from J W Downing to Thomas Alva Edison, January 25th, 1892
Author
Recipient
Date
1892-01-25
Type
Folder/Volume ID
D9234-F
Microfilm ID
133:84
Document ID
D9234AAD
Publisher
Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
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Received Feb 1 1892
Woodland Wash Jan 2 1892
Ans’d Feb 12th 1892
Mr. Thomas Edison
Dear Sir
I am interested in Gold Mining and we have a great deal of Platinum in our sand. What is it worth? And is there any process of separating it from the black sand. If you know of any please let me know by return mail and oblige.
Yours with respect
J.W. Downing
Woodland
Washington
[TAE Marginalia] platinum ore worth about six dols per oz. You could lift 50 to 75% of + then pan the platinum out supposing of course you are sluring[?} it_E
Woodland Wash Jan 2 1892
Ans’d Feb 12th 1892
Mr. Thomas Edison
Dear Sir
I am interested in Gold Mining and we have a great deal of Platinum in our sand. What is it worth? And is there any process of separating it from the black sand. If you know of any please let me know by return mail and oblige.
Yours with respect
J.W. Downing
Woodland
Washington
[TAE Marginalia] platinum ore worth about six dols per oz. You could lift 50 to 75% of + then pan the platinum out supposing of course you are sluring[?} it_E