ALABAMA MICA DEPOSITS 105 



vented by litigation of long-standing in the courts, affect- 

 ing the common ownership of the mineral interest in 

 some 30,OCO acres, inclusive of the mica bearing proper- 

 ties. 



The close proximity of these deposits to present avail- 

 able hydro-electric power, should be a favorable factor in 

 their development, if they prove to be extensive and valu- 

 able, as soon as the ownership questions now in litiga- 

 tion are definitely and finally settled or adjusted. 



