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	[[Image:sulphur.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]] SULPHUR. [[~~MINER~~'S EXPRESS (THE)]] reported in 1841 the discovery of sulphur in its pure state at the "timber diggings" about twelve miles from Dubuque. In sinking a shaft, miners struck a large cave about seventy or eighty feet below the surface in which they discovered a large quantity of "Flour of Sulphur" similar to the material sold in shops.		[[Image:sulphur.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]] SULPHUR. [[MINERS' EXPRESS (THE)]] reported in 1841 the discovery of sulphur in its pure state at the "timber diggings" about twelve miles from Dubuque. In sinking a shaft, miners struck a large cave about seventy or eighty feet below the surface in which they discovered a large quantity of "Flour of Sulphur" similar to the material sold in shops.

	The sulphur found in the cave was said to burn with a brilliant flame. The slight explosion that occurred when lit was said to be proof of the presence of "nitre."		The sulphur found in the cave was said to burn with a brilliant flame. The slight explosion that occurred when lit was said to be proof of the presence of "nitre."

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	The sulphur found in the cave was said to burn with a brilliant flame. The slight explosion that occurred when lit was said to be proof of the presence of "nitre."		The sulphur found in the cave was said to burn with a brilliant flame. The slight explosion that occurred when lit was said to be proof of the presence of "nitre."




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	[[Image:sulphur.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]] SULPHUR. ~~The~~ [[MINER'S EXPRESS]] reported in 1841 the discovery of sulphur in its pure state at the "timber diggings" about twelve miles from Dubuque. In sinking a shaft, miners struck a large cave about seventy or eighty feet below the surface in which they discovered a large quantity of "Flour of Sulphur" similar to the material sold in shops.		[[Image:sulphur.jpg\|left\|thumb\|250px\|]] SULPHUR. [[MINER'S EXPRESS (THE)]] reported in 1841 the discovery of sulphur in its pure state at the "timber diggings" about twelve miles from Dubuque. In sinking a shaft, miners struck a large cave about seventy or eighty feet below the surface in which they discovered a large quantity of "Flour of Sulphur" similar to the material sold in shops.

	The sulphur found in the cave was said to burn with a brilliant flame. The slight explosion that occurred when lit was said to be proof of the presence of "nitre."		The sulphur found in the cave was said to burn with a brilliant flame. The slight explosion that occurred when lit was said to be proof of the presence of "nitre."

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[[Image:sulphur.jpg|left|thumb|250px|]] SULPHUR. The [[MINER'S EXPRESS]] reported in 1841 the discovery of sulphur in its pure state at the "timber diggings" about twelve miles from Dubuque. In sinking a shaft, miners struck a large cave about seventy or eighty feet below the surface in which they discovered a large quantity of "Flour of Sulphur" similar to the material sold in shops.

The sulphur found in the cave was said to burn with a brilliant flame. The slight explosion that occurred when lit was said to be proof of the presence of "nitre."

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Source:

"Native Sulphur," The Madisonian (Washington, D.C. 1837-1845), September 21, 1841, p. 1. Online: http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn82015015/1841-09-21/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1836&index=8&rows=20&words=Dubuque+miners&searchType=basic&sequence=0&state=&date2=1922&proxtext=dubuque+miner&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=6

Research: Jeff Gruber