the German niners many years ago, those who actually word below ground, However, the mines were not mined for urenim, ¢ was only semething that cot in the way. They were deposi nickel and cobalt with considerable ancunt of arsenle an a host of other things present in anall ancuntes ‘They we highly silicious, The xninerse all developed silicosis, were doing dry xining and the mount of dust was fantastibe The early reporte were that a ainor working ct his & at the end of his shift often tines vould have the nasal. Be gage completely blocked with dust, and tiey would have tol wash the material out. Silicosis, the, was a very conse: picts and along with that, tuberculosis which always accompanies, Played a parte After years of prelininary pathology which J think 1t would be an widerstatement to cell an insult, careinosh dere elojed,. In that couplex, how much was due to refon nobody yet knowse The present thinking favors the exphasis upon th radon or the daughter producte of radon as being inportan’ fectort, Hence, the concern with the Colorado area, It's « questibn of , thinking well thie say be a haserd, If it is a hasard, wp ought to keep our eye on it end meamhile on the chance it may be a siznificant harard, see whot we can do about reducing it Bub we actually do not have any proof that the mining operatif: | will in fact lead to en increase in lung cancer, we havel the further fact that people have lived in Colorado on the pliatem for quite a good nany yoars and it is net noted as an area off lung cancer at the present tire, Death # pil: . na ss - Taregee mG ‘S/