Henry Oliver
Natural Resources
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Extra Questions
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What year was Henry Oliver born?

1840

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Where did the merrit brothers find the dirt like iron ore

Duluth MN

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Did they use other types of machines to harvest their iron ore

Yes

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What did the iron mining inderstry manly consist of

Immigrants

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What is the third most dangerous common way to die in the iron industry

Miners Lung

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What Country was Henry Oliver born in?

United Kingdom

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What were the names of the merrit brothers

Leonidas and Alfred

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What powered the massive shovels

Steam

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What else did they need besides money

Labor

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What is the second most way to die in the iron industry

Getting hit or crushed by the elevator

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When did Henry Oliver Move to Minnesota?

1892

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When was the magnittude of minnesotas iron ore wealth defined

The 1990s

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What did they use to collect the iron ore

Massive steam powered shovels

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What did the iron mining industry greatly depend on

Investments

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Is iron ore a natural resource

Yes it is one of the most common natural resources in MN

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Where did Henry Oliver Live Before he Lived in Minnesota?

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

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Who were the brothers that found you could dig up some iron ore like dirt

The Merrit Brothers

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What did the people have to build before they could get there iron ore

Railroads

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Did the merrit brothers help by investing money into their finding

Yes they did

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What is the least likely way to die in the iron industry

Transporting the iron ore to the train

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How old was Henry Oliver when he died?

63 Years old

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What year did the first geologist find iron ore? 

They found the first iron ore in 1865

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Now what is the most common machine used to transport iron ore?

Trains

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How much did the immigrants do

They did most of the work

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What is the most common way to die in the iron industry

Getting smashed or blown up by the rocks after they blow them up

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