var title         = 'Pyrite Mine Hike';
var intro         = 'The Pyrite Mine Hike is one of the more interesting hikes in Prince William Forest National Park.  The two to three mile hike, depending on the route you choose, takes you to the site of an abandoned pyrite mine.  The sulfur in the pyrite was used for many products including the production of black gunpowder, medicines and acid.  No buildings exist today but the site has the the locations of the various shafts and many foundations which show the extent of the industrial complex.  Over the years water entering the then non-sealed shafts which were only recently sealed against water and the spoils areas which were not propertly cleaned up when the mine was abondoned allowed the sulfur to leach into the ground and a nearby stream creating a serious acid polution problem.  A few years ago a major clean up project was undertaken which removed this problem.';
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var majorCaption  = new Array( 'My daughter Mary at the Pyrite Mine trail head.', '', 'Mine shaft seal marker.', 'Now that the main mine shaft has been properly sealed they have planted ground cover. Before this sealing the shaft was fill in by the Civilian Conservation Corps but not sealed. This allowed rain water run off to enter the shaft and leach out the sulfur. ', 'Mary having a snack at the sign telling about the area of the mine machine shops.', 'The square rocks are really cement and are part of the foundation of some of the mine buildings.', 'Part of a foundation in the area once used for the steam engines used to power the mine equipment.', 'Foundations of the buildings and equipment in the boiler and engine equipment area.', 'Mary reading the sign at the site of the mine boiler and machine room area.', 'My daughter Mary looking at the variegated trail blaze on the tree. Various trails are color coded and that means two trails are together in this area. The double blaze one above the other means the hiker needs to watch for a turn in the trail.', 'Another mine shaft now sealed.', 'The shinny, light colored, flecks on the ground and in the rock are pyrite (Fools Gold). The sulfur in the pyrite were valuable for the production of medicines, acid and black gunpowder.', '', 'My daughter Mary reading the sign at the site of the mine sorting and milling house.', 'This is the site of the mine milling and sorting buildings. As recently as 1990 this hillside had NO vegatation and no grass grew next to the stream... and this stream was as acidic as vinegar.', 'Me at the site of what was once the mine sorting and milling house. I needed the towel. It was in the mid 90s, no wind and LOTS of humidity!', 'Since the clean up in 1995 plants and wildlife have returned. These are foot prints of a raccoon.... Maybe it was Rocky Raccoon...', 'My daughter Mary viewing the foundation of the building at the mining complex that I was told was once used as a storage building.', 'This is Quantico Creek. At one time, before the clean up started in 1995, this stream was terribly polluted with the left overs of the mining. The sulfur in the pyrite was what the miners were really after and the spoils which were dumped on the ground when mixed with water produce acid. I led a hike trough this area in the early 1990s and demonstrated the acid by having everyone try sticking their finger in the sand and then tasting it. It tasted like vinegar.', 'Mushroom... edibile??? I don\'t know them well enough and wouldn\'t try it.', 'This is a rail that was once part of the narrow gauge railroad the mine used to take processed ore from the mine to the regular railroad in Dumfries for shipment to market.', 'Johnson Cemetery on North Orenda Fire Road. The park has a number of family cemeteries. The park area has had many uses over the years including mining, farming, training of spies during World War II and recreation.' );
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