[D7928ZFH], Letter from J W Milroy to Thomas Alva Edison, July 9th, 1879
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- Title
- [D7928ZFH], Letter from J W Milroy to Thomas Alva Edison, July 9th, 1879
- Editor's Notes
- offer to explore NW mines <"send sample card. Ask how much money he would require to visit all the placer mines in Montana Idaho & the Neighborhood of Kootenai, where I understand the scales of platinum is so thick that the placer men can not sell their gold not using mercury to take it out= I believe the greatest deposit of platinum is in British Columbia. In washing with a pan sluice etc the scales of gold & platinum come down together ------ what do you propose">
- Author
- Milroy, J W
- Recipient
- Edison, Thomas Alva
- Mentioned
- Milroy, Robert Huston
- Date
- 1879-07-09
- Type
- Letter
- Folder ID
- D7928-F
- Microfilm ID
- 50:837
- Document ID
- D7928ZFH
- Publisher
- Thomas A. Edison Papers, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University
- License
- CC0 1.0 Universal
- Has Version
- Archive.org Viewer, Microfilm Series Reel 50