Notes of work done on the Eastern Mesabi Range by Peter Mitchell, 1919, 1923.

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Notes of work done on the Eastern Mesabi Range by Peter Mitchell, 1919, 1923.

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A mimeographed copy of W. G. Swart's typed paper (1923) giving information about Peter Mitchell who was the first to explore for iron ore on the Mesabi Range in Minnesota using test pits and recording magnetic attraction. Includes a biography of Peter Mitchell written by his son-in-law James S. Munroe and a prefatory letter from Munroe to W. G. Swart (1919).

8 leaves.

Minnesota Historical Society, Division of Archives and Manuscripts

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SNAC Resource ID: 7317803

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Munroe, James S.

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Mitchell, Peter, 1828-1918.

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Swart, Walter G. (Walter Goodwin), 1868-1946,

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Ramsey, Alexander, 1815-1903

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U.S. secretary of war, U.S. senator and governor of Minnesota, governor of Minnesota, U.S. representative from Pennsylvania, mayor of St. Paul, Minn., banker, and lawyer. From the description of Letter and portraits of Alexander Ramsey, 1838. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449469 ...

Mesaba Iron Company (Duluth, Minn.).

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