Across
- 3. single most important iron operation in the Confederacy
- 5. prime source for niter
- 6. stopped gunpowder from going to confederates and made them make it themselves
- 7. container where minerals were extracted using water from soil
- 10. used as a tunnel by a railroad
- 13. the biggest producer of iron during the war also known as Old Ross Furnace
- 15. a secure place to store ammunition and supplies underground
- 18. an important resource for guns that was commonly made out of lead
- 20. a mineral that is mostly used in bullets
Down
- 1. main state the produced coal and niter
- 2. another name for limonite which is found in clay
- 4. primary mine source for lead
- 8. places that mineral went for distribution
- 9. material mined to be used as fertilizer
- 11. a mineral that made up most weapons including land mines and knives
- 12. used to keep food better longer for the people in the mines
- 14. a common place for minerals to be found also known as mines
- 16. another name for niter found mostly in caves
- 17. a mineral that was used for fuel in trains and other transportation
- 19. a common place where coal was mined