REPORT OF J. ROSS BROWNE OF THE MINERAL RESOURCES OF THE STATES AND TERRITORIES WEST OF THE ROCKY MOUNTIANS |
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The existence of gold in California was known long before the acquisition of that
territory by the United States. Placers had long been worked on a limited scale by
the Indians ; but the priests who had established the missionary settlements, ...
The existence of gold in California was known long before the acquisition of that
territory by the United States. Placers had long been worked on a limited scale by
the Indians ; but the priests who had established the missionary settlements, ...
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It is safe to assume that of the claims already recorded in the settled parts of the
country, and 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 ...
It is safe to assume that of the claims already recorded in the settled parts of the
country, and 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 ...
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His scientific and practical knowledge of the various departments of mining, his
long experience in this particular region, • and his known integrity, rendered the
selection peculiarly fortunate, as will be conceded upon a perusal of his report.
His scientific and practical knowledge of the various departments of mining, his
long experience in this particular region, • and his known integrity, rendered the
selection peculiarly fortunate, as will be conceded upon a perusal of his report.
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... richest pocket districts of the State, are not to be compared for yield with Sutter
creek or the Sierra Buttes, where there is scarcely a passable specimen in a
thousand tons. The next error was that nothing was known of pay chimneys, and
if ...
... richest pocket districts of the State, are not to be compared for yield with Sutter
creek or the Sierra Buttes, where there is scarcely a passable specimen in a
thousand tons. The next error was that nothing was known of pay chimneys, and
if ...
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In some places these side veins are 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 ...
In some places these side veins are 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 ...
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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...
Էջ 290 - Plumas Riverside Sacramento San Benito San Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Joaquin San Luis Obispo San Mateo Santa Barbara...
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...