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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... surface placers receded towards their sources , time and money were expended in the rediscovery of inventions which ... surface diggings gave out , a resort to vein mining became indispensable . The proportion of bullion now derived from ...
... surface placers receded towards their sources , time and money were expended in the rediscovery of inventions which ... surface diggings gave out , a resort to vein mining became indispensable . The proportion of bullion now derived from ...
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... surface mining attracted a population . At first the yield was large and easily obtained ; as the surface deposits were worked up to their sources quartz veins were discovered , and machinery and skill became requisite ; the difficulty ...
... surface mining attracted a population . At first the yield was large and easily obtained ; as the surface deposits were worked up to their sources quartz veins were discovered , and machinery and skill became requisite ; the difficulty ...
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... surface ; in the Rawhide claim adjoining there is a working shaft 280 feet deep , and only 40 feet distant . The Rawhide , 1,650 feet , is owned by a New York company , and has a 20 - stamp mill . · The Hensley & Co . , * 1,300 feet ...
... surface ; in the Rawhide claim adjoining there is a working shaft 280 feet deep , and only 40 feet distant . The Rawhide , 1,650 feet , is owned by a New York company , and has a 20 - stamp mill . · The Hensley & Co . , * 1,300 feet ...
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... surface . MARIPOSA . The Mariposa mine is situated on the eastern border of the town of Mariposa , on the Mariposa lode , the direction of which is nearly east and west , the dip 51 ° south , and the width of the main vein from four to ...
... surface . MARIPOSA . The Mariposa mine is situated on the eastern border of the town of Mariposa , on the Mariposa lode , the direction of which is nearly east and west , the dip 51 ° south , and the width of the main vein from four to ...
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... surface , and according to rumor the sum of $ 400,000 was taken from a shaft 50 feet deep and 7 feet long on the vein . No work has been done at the place for years . The The New Britain or Missouri mine is two miles northwest of the ...
... surface , and according to rumor the sum of $ 400,000 was taken from a shaft 50 feet deep and 7 feet long on the vein . No work has been done at the place for years . The The New Britain or Missouri mine is two miles northwest of the ...
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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...