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Joseph D. Mountain
650 Dimmick Drive,
LOS ANGELES, Calif.

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SCIENCE FINDS SILVER MINE^[[S]] IN [[strikethrough]] HOLLYWOOD [[/strikethrough]] ^[[Movie Studios]]

by Joseph D. Mountain

[[strikethrough]] A [[/strikethrough]] A valuable silver "mine" just discovered in the heart of Hollywood, the motion picture capitol of the world, has produced more than $21,000 worth of silver bullion in its first six months.  This "mine", which is a remarkable new electrolytic plant for the recovery of waste silver from [[strikethrough]] motion picture [[/strikethrough]] film^[[-]]fixing baths, is so successful in its operation that already another installation is under construction and several more are planned. ^[[(No [[paragraph symbol]] ]] Unlike the mines of desert and mountain discovered by the prospector or engineer, this silver producer [[strikethrough]]was developed in the laboratories of a great research organization. It[[/strikethrough]] is the result of years of tireless investigation by Dr. K. Hickman and his associates in the research laboratories of the Eastman Kodak Company. ^[[(No [[paragraph symbol]] ]] Hypo solution, the fluid used to "fix" the image on photographic film, dissolves the unexposed silver from the developed film. Soon the solution becomes so [[strikethrough]] laden [[/strikethrough]] ^[[loaded]] with silver that its value cannot be ignored. In one large motion picture studio, about half a million feet, or nearly 100 miles ^[[,]] of [[strikethrough]] mition picture [[/strikethrough]] film, including negative, positive, and sound track, is developed every day.  From this eno[[strikethrough]]u[[/strikethrough]]rmous quantity ^[[,]] [[strikethrough]] of film [[/strikethrough]], the hypo solution dissolves about 65 pound of silver--about as

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