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1) Julien Dubuque negotiated an agreement in 1788 to mine lead on Mesquakie land and built a trading post, residence, and small smelter with their help at the mouth of Catfish Creek in what is now Iowa. 2) Considered the first permanent European settler in Iowa, Dubuque received a land grant in 1796 from the Spanish governor giving him permission to mine 189 square miles of land named the "Mines of Spain." 3) Dubuque and the Mesquakie mined lead ore using primitive methods before smelting it in rudiment

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