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Not sure what tools would be suited/needed for getting the bog iron, it is apparently less like mining and more like panning for gold. If you can spare some to help collect it, some to transport it the 10 miles back to town, that would be good. I like your idea of building a shack out in the woods, perhaps we could have a few start work on that? A 3 hour walk to and from the swamp reduces the amount of time we can spend actually collecting it. If we can build a small shack where a contingent can stay and collect it until they have enough to make a trip back worthwhile, they they aren't wasting 6 hours of the day just walking to and from work. Eventually, moving the smelting operation out there could help speed things up as what they are bringing back will be ready to be forged (and possibly less weight to carry?).