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From the Barren Lands of North Canada John Hillaby introduces URANIUM CITY

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Imagine a bush township with no permanent water supply, five roads, twenty-two taxis, and a population of men seeking the most sought-after metal in the world. That is Uranium City today. John Hillaby has brought back a record in sound of a recent visit to this almost fabulous boom-town on the north shore of Lake Athabaska. The record includes talks with the prospectors and storekeepers who aim to make money fast. He ventured cautiously into what must be one of the busiest and most isolated saloon bars in the world. And he took his recording gear to the bottom of the Eldorado uranium mine where men blast out the raw material for atomic energy one thousand feet underground.

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