Mining In The Arctic Circle

Few psüplo aro probably awaro of the fact that modem indngtry has alroarly got a fouttíold in tlio arctio regio::?, auil thut iniues are worked on n tergo scale and a railroad regnlarly operated iu sucb bigh latitudes. ïhis is the caso in Sweden, where tho LnleaGellivare railroad, built for the purppsn of carryinjí irun oro ñ-nm the Geilivaro mines to rho seaport r.t Lulea, extends 50 miles abovo tlio aictiu circle and cnjoys the distinotiou of being tho first railroad to open up the frigid zone. Gellivare excursión trains will yut be running to arctio snmmer resorts. In tbö meantiine explorers will keep on ing for leéture matfrinl and rotur:iin[; to civilization to pecïdle it ont on the platform. -