Remember Native Americans

Most anything has some distortion. Living today is a little like standing in front of a trick mirror that stretches the legs to the size of sticks and puts kneed where ankles should be. What is real? Even nature affords some illusion. Arid desert has mirages of water standing in pools. It looks real, but approach it and it disappears. We must be aware of illusion - of distortion, because some businesses practice it. When our own eyes squint against truth we are creating distortion. If we can't trust ourselves to recognize the truth, who can we trust? ~ I could cheerfully hope that those of another age and generation may not feel the effects of those oppressive measures. ~

WORLD’S TALLEST BRICK STRUCTURE (right), Anaconda, Montana.

Built in 1918, Anaconda Copper Mining stack is 585 feet, 30 feet taller than the Washington Monument. It was constructed with 2,464,652 locally-produced, curved bricks and 41,350 sacks of cement, 114 railcars of sand and fire clay. Still standing, the stack is 60 feet wide and wall thickness is 22.25 inches at the peak.

NOTE: The older photo at left showed the base of a different ACM stack, but made clear that construction was done by bricklayers using wood scaffolds. With growing demand during the electrical age, Anaconda Copper Mining became the world’s largest copper producer. Click either picture to enlarge/clarify. Research and digital sharpening of photo at left by Gary Coffrin.