Chapter 32 (2/2)
With such color and vegetation, even if the IQ of the stone bear falls to the level of stupid head again, he can see at a glance that this area really should be a very shallow buried hematite!
The discovery made the stone bear very happy.
This is hematite. It can be said that it is the most suitable iron ore for smelting. Although magnetite is better, it is not easy to be reduced, and the resources of magnetite are relatively small. As for limonite, that thing is synonymous with low-grade lean ore, and limonite also contains a lot of impurities, smelting is very troublesome.
Later, there are iron ores in Australia and Brazil, most of which are high grade hematite!
No wonder later generations call the Appalachian Mountains ”treasure mountain”. This mountain, which stretches more than 3000 kilometers, is indeed a treasure mountain.
Only within a radius of less than 10 kilometers, gaoshu tribe has found kaolin, hematite, limestone and a more precious salt mountain! Although the coal mine is far away, it is not an insurmountable difficulty.
This is not Baoshan, what is it?
You know, the area where the gaoshu tribe is located is already in the south of the Appalachian Mountains, but the mineral resources here are still so rich! If it's in the north where resources are more abundant, it's really full of coal and iron!
Although stone bear also envies the coal and iron resources in the northern Appalachian Mountains, he knows that with his current strength, he can never occupy the rich north. Not to mention the high tree tribe, even if the whole Cherokee people are united, whether they can beat the Iroquois League in the north is a big problem.
The whole Cherokee people were driven out by the Iroquois and the delavais!
”Guardian, guardian, is this what you call iron ore?” The grey moose saw the stone bear standing there without saying a word, so he called carefully.
The words of the grey moose awakened the stone bear from his meditation. He looked back at the nervous grey moose and said with a smile, ”Uncle grey moose, you are really meritorious this time. Yes, there's iron ore in this area, and it's high grade hematite! With these iron ores, our tribe will be able to use steel weapons next year, and our tribe's people will no longer need to exchange precious fur for iron pots with those vasichus, because next year, we will be able to make iron pots by ourselves! ”
”Is that true? Lord guardian? ” The beard on the excited chin of the grey moose was trembling slightly, even with honorifics.
The stone bear gave the 40 year old man a very positive nod, ”yes, uncle grey moose, with this iron ore and the things we found in the morning, we can start smelting steel when we transport these things back to the tribe. Next year, you may be able to get a steel knife made of fine steel or long hair! ”
”The great sun god is up! We can take the weapons made of steel! ” The grey moose kneels down to the southern sky and begins to pray devoutly. The weapon made of steel is undoubtedly as important as life for this kind of old soldier.