Finley Dolphin was working industriously on his school
report.
"Uncle Harry, iron mining began in Mount Hope in 1710. During the
Revolutionary War, it was a major source of iron." Finley did some
more research on the Internet. "Almost six million tons of ore were
mined here. Analysis of the ore showed the magnetite to be about
60% iron, with trace amounts of manganese, phosphorus and sulfur.
(hmm... No zirconium or tungsten...)" "The mines located in Mount
Hope Historical Park are the Teabo, Allen and Richard Mines. The
mines on Hickory Hill are the Taylor and Finley Mines..."
"Uncle Harry! They named a mine after me! Can we go see it?"
"I'm sorry, Finley, but those mines are located across Mount Hope
Road, and belong to the Tilcon Quarry."
"Uncle Harry. Let's go to Mount Hope, and find a mine, and I can
adopt it and call it the Finley Mine!"
Well, it's an interesting park, with nice hiking trails, and should
be an educational experience for Finley, so off we went.
We started off at the old Teabo Mine, but a rather large bear
dissuaded us from exploring the area. "Uncle Harry. Is that Amparo
Oso?" "Yes. That looks like her."
We continued onward, exploring other mines. We looked at Richard
#6. "It's a nice mine, Uncle Harry. But it is not Finley's
MIne."
We continued onward to the starting point listed. "This is a nice
mine pit! But it's too close to the cache at the water
tower."
"Here it is! I like this mine. I shall rename it Finley's Mine."
With that Finley hid the cache. I didn't have the heart to tell him
that he cannot rename things, just because he wants to.
We returned home, and Finley wrote up his report for school. As I
was checking his report, I came across this note.
Buttered Popcorn - Supremes
Tears of a Clown - Smokey Robinson & the Miracles
Finley Sings the Blues - Billie Holiday
Little Green Apples - O. C. Smith
As Time Goes by - Barbra Streisand
As Long As I Have You - Elvis Presley
One is the Loneliest Number - Three Dog Night
"Finley. What is this?"
"It's elementary, Uncle Harry. Just some music I want to upload to
my ipod."
"Okay. But no listening to music during chemistry class!" (Who'd
have thought the youngster likes oldies music!) "Very good report,
Finley."
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