EDISON (Thomas Alva). Lettre autographe signée... - Lot 166 - Osenat

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EDISON (Thomas Alva). Lettre autographe signée... - Lot 166 - Osenat
EDISON (Thomas Alva). Lettre autographe signée de ses initiales « T.a.E. », en anglais, à sa seconde épouse Mina Miller dite « Billy ». S.l., « sunday » [« dimanche », 25 août 1901]. 4 pp. in-8 au crayon papier. LONG RECIT D'UNE EXCURSION DE PROSPECTION EN ONTARIO A LA RECHERCHE DE GISEMENTS DE NICKEL, METAL ENTRANT DANS LA FABRICATION DES BATTERIES ELECTRIQUES RECHARGEABLES QU'IL VENAIT D'INVENTER : « ... After the boys came from the laboratory we took a carriage and 6 of us went out on the upper Wanatapae [sic pour Wanapatei] road to the Credyman mine, this was on Sunday. The mine is about 10 or 12 miles N[orth] E[st] from SUDBURY. It has been cleared & exposed so we had a good chance to see the whole of the surface and the amount of nickel ore exposed. We also took along our magnetic needles and made a rough survey of the mine. There was nobody about. This gave us lots of information which will be good fortune... [Il relate une réception par le conseil municipal de la ville de Sudbury, où il s'étonne que tous aient bu du whisky plutôt que la limonade qu'il proposait. Il raconte ensuite une marche à partir du village de WORTHINGTON :] We... started out early for a lake to the South , the swamps, rocks, & fallen timber made progress very slow and very exhausting. I carried about 30 lbs [pounds], the boys about 50 lbs – very strange to say that after several hours I did not feel tired at all. I sprained my ankle slightly but the next morning it was ok. The guide preceded us and cut with an axe a bare spot on both sides of trees about 20 f[ee]t apart, we followed these spots very readily – it's called "Blasing a trail". We came to a pretty fine lake & made camp... The last 2 days I have been in camp, the boys have been out hunting corners & yesterday for the 1st time tried to survey with their needles. Today is Sunday & we keep it holy. Tomorrow I am going out with the boys & try a new plan to surveying from Diorite to Huronian instead of surveyors posts which it's impossible to find... I am writing by a candle that flickers badly. »
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