Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 8, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 April 1916 — Mt. Tom to Be Leveled. [ARTICLE]

Mt. Tom to Be Leveled.

Gary, Ind., April 25.—Mt. Tom, the highest spot in northern Indiana and the most imposing sand peak in the sand dune desert east of Gary, is to be destroyed. Jacob Sansibar, fl Chicago sand contractor, has purchased the dune and intends to mine sand thye. A government surveystation it located on top of Mt. Tom, which is one of the favorite retreats of the Prairie club and other Chicago organizations.