Biographical Notice * 



/^LARENCE KING was born 

 ^- > January 6, 1842, at Newport, 

 R. I. His ancestors on both sides 

 were New Englanders, of English 

 blood, and among them not a few dis- 

 tinguished themselves in art, science, 

 politics or commerce. 



His father died in 1848. The 

 young mother, widowed in her twen- 

 ty-third year, devoted herself to the 

 education of her only son, pursuing 

 for herself many studies, that she 

 might teach him ; and becoming at 

 the outset, as she remained always, 



*A partial reprint from the Transactions 

 of the American Institute of Mining En- 

 gineers. Certain portions of Dr. Raymond's 

 original paper have been omitted because 

 dealing with matters already covered by other 



contributors to this volume. 

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