Report of J. Ross Browne on the Mineral Resources of the States and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains. [1867].U.S. Government Printing Office, 1868 - 674 էջ |
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... known of the amounts , retained and shipped , derived from separate sources . The general condition of the mining interest on the Pacific slope is encourag- ing . There have been fewer individual losses than during past years , and the ...
... known of the amounts , retained and shipped , derived from separate sources . The general condition of the mining interest on the Pacific slope is encourag- ing . There have been fewer individual losses than during past years , and the ...
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... known to be valuable , not more than one in a hundred is being worked ; and of those worked perhaps not more than one in fifty pays anything over expenses , owing to mismanagement , ineffi cient systems of reducing the ores , want of ...
... known to be valuable , not more than one in a hundred is being worked ; and of those worked perhaps not more than one in fifty pays anything over expenses , owing to mismanagement , ineffi cient systems of reducing the ores , want of ...
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... known integrity , rendered the selection peculiarly fortunate , as will be conceded upon a perusal of his report . Dr. Henry Degroot , a statistician and writer , whom I deputed to travel through Nevada , has furnished a series of ...
... known integrity , rendered the selection peculiarly fortunate , as will be conceded upon a perusal of his report . Dr. Henry Degroot , a statistician and writer , whom I deputed to travel through Nevada , has furnished a series of ...
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... known of pay chimneys , and if good quartz was found in one place , it was presumed that the whole mine was of the same quality . In some cases the pay chimney was near the end of a claim , into which it dipped not far from the surface ...
... known of pay chimneys , and if good quartz was found in one place , it was presumed that the whole mine was of the same quality . In some cases the pay chimney was near the end of a claim , into which it dipped not far from the surface ...
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... known to be branches separated at the surface from the main vein by " horses ; " in others they are different in material and do not unite at the deepest workings . The most remarkable side veins are those of talcose slate , which in ...
... known to be branches separated at the surface from the main vein by " horses ; " in others they are different in material and do not unite at the deepest workings . The most remarkable side veins are those of talcose slate , which in ...
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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 659 - ... local customs or rules of miners in the several mining districts, so far as the same are applicable and not inconsistent with the laws of the United States.
Էջ 656 - That whenever any person or association of persons claim a vein or lode of quartz, or other rock in place, bearing gold, silver, cinnabar, or copper...
Էջ 663 - ... charged with collecting and diffusing information, and enabled by premiums, and small pecuniary aids, to encourage and assist a spirit of discovery and improvement. This species of establishment contributes doubly to the increase of improvement, by stimulating to enterprise and experiment, and by drawing to a common centre the results everywhere of individual skill and observation, and spreading them thence over the whole nation. Experience accordingly has shown, that they are very cheap instruments...
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 657 - 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 657 - That wherever, prior to the passage of this act, upon the lands heretofore designated as mineral lands, which have been excluded from survey and sale, there have been homesteads made by citizens of the United States, or persons who have declared their intention to become citizens, which homesteads have been made, improved, and used for agricultural...
Էջ 656 - An act granting the right of way to ditch and canal owners over the public lands, and for other purposes...
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Էջ 443 - That all that part of the present Territory of New Mexico situate west of a line running due south from the point where the southwest corner of the Territory of Colorado joins the northern boundary of the Territory of New Mexico...