House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d Session-49th Congress, 1st Session, Հատոր 16 |
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... rich specimens was considered proof of the high value of a mine , whereas among experienced quartz miners it excites their suspicions and distrust . Nine - tenths of the lodes which yield rich specimens do not pay for milling . West ...
... rich specimens was considered proof of the high value of a mine , whereas among experienced quartz miners it excites their suspicions and distrust . Nine - tenths of the lodes which yield rich specimens do not pay for milling . West ...
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... rich , and when found they consist almost exclusively of pyrites of iron and copper , without those mixtures of lead , arsenic , antimony , and zine which interfere with amalgamation seriously in some other lodes . The quartz of the ...
... rich , and when found they consist almost exclusively of pyrites of iron and copper , without those mixtures of lead , arsenic , antimony , and zine which interfere with amalgamation seriously in some other lodes . The quartz of the ...
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... rich , but the diggings have in no place been deep , and they would long ago have been exhausted if there had been large ditches to supply water ; but these were lacking , so washing has been conducted on a small scale , and for only a ...
... rich , but the diggings have in no place been deep , and they would long ago have been exhausted if there had been large ditches to supply water ; but these were lacking , so washing has been conducted on a small scale , and for only a ...
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... rich in gold . It is called India - rubber rock by the miners , and is difficult to break with the hammer , but tears out well when blasted . The vein has not been opened , but a tunnel has been run through it , and it has been ...
... rich in gold . It is called India - rubber rock by the miners , and is difficult to break with the hammer , but tears out well when blasted . The vein has not been opened , but a tunnel has been run through it , and it has been ...
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... rich bunches of rock have been found , and under the encouragement given by them a 40 - stamp mill was erected , and new explorations were undertaken ; but the rich bunches were too far apart , and the mill was afterwards removed to the ...
... rich bunches of rock have been found , and under the encouragement given by them a 40 - stamp mill was erected , and new explorations were undertaken ; but the rich bunches were too far apart , and the mill was afterwards removed to the ...
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Էջ 183 - That whenever by priority of possession rights to the use of water for mining, agricultural, manufacturing, or other purposes have vested and accrued and the same are recognized and acknowledged by the local customs, laws, and the decisions of courts, the possessors and owners of such vested rights shall be maintained and protected in the same...
Էջ 537 - Majesty shall be continued westward along the said 49th parallel of north latitude to the middle of the channel which separates the continent from Vancouver's Island; and thence southerly through the middle of the said channel, and of Fuca's Straits, to the Pacific Ocean...
Էջ 40 - When the old sheriffs house was destroyed at Lexington, Captain JA Wilson secured the slave whip which had been the official Lafayette County flagellum. It is composed of a wooden handle attached to a flat piece of rubber strap about eighteen inches long, an inch and a half wide, and a quarter of an inch thick. It has the appearance of having been cut from rubber belting, being reen forced with fibre as 1s rubber hose.
Էջ 183 - ... and the right of way for the construction of ditches and canals for the purposes herein specified is acknowledged and confirmed ; but whenever any person, in the construction of any ditch or canal, injures or damages the possession of any settler on the public domain, the party committing such injury or damage shall be liable to the party injured for such injury or damage.
Էջ 496 - Shining mountains, from an infinite number of crystal stones of an amazing size with which they are covered, and which, when the sun shines full upon them, sparkle so as to be seen at a great distance.
Էջ 566 - No emigrants or other whites, except the Hudson's Bay Company, or persons having ceded rights from the Indians, will be permitted to settle or remain in the Indian country, or on land not ceded by treaty, confirmed by the Senate, and approved by the President of the United States.
Էջ 279 - ... west; and the cloud supplying the rain is mostly of the cumulo-stratus or nimbus form, and quite low in the sky. What is singular, the rain begins most frequently to the northward, although the cloud comes from the south. The horizon in the south may be entirely clear under these circumstances, the cloud forming in view, and growing denser and denser in its northward travel, until it precipitates the rain. The following table exhibits the mean quantity of rain falling at different stations, and...
Էջ 265 - The largest crystals are generally enclosed in a stiff blue clay, at a depth of between three and four feet, and a short distance above them is a nearly pure stratum of smaller ones, some two and...
Էջ xvii - Statement exhibiting land concessions by acts of Congress to States for canal purposes from the year 1827 to June 30, 1869.
Էջ xxxiv - I respectfully transmit herewith a report and accompanying documents from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the...