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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... railroad and its proposed branches . 10. Necessity for assay offices and public depositories ; what financial facili- ties may tend to develop the country and enhance its products . 11. Copies of local mining laws and customs regulating ...
... railroad and its proposed branches . 10. Necessity for assay offices and public depositories ; what financial facili- ties may tend to develop the country and enhance its products . 11. Copies of local mining laws and customs regulating ...
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... railroad and its proposed branches , and the experience in the treat- ment of ores , and the scientific knowledge to be acquired in a national school of mines adequate to the necessities of the mining population , the yield must eventu ...
... railroad and its proposed branches , and the experience in the treat- ment of ores , and the scientific knowledge to be acquired in a national school of mines adequate to the necessities of the mining population , the yield must eventu ...
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... Railroad , 800 feet . This mine has yielded $ 70,000 , and is now at work , but has no mill . The Wild- man , 1,130 feet , is down 530 feet , and has drifted 200 feet , but the 12 - stamp mill is employed in doing custom - work ; the ...
... Railroad , 800 feet . This mine has yielded $ 70,000 , and is now at work , but has no mill . The Wild- man , 1,130 feet , is down 530 feet , and has drifted 200 feet , but the 12 - stamp mill is employed in doing custom - work ; the ...
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... railroad says : " From the nature of the country and the pursuits of the inhabitants , Mariposa imports of merchandise 4,240 tons per annum , which , with an increase of population to the standard of Nevada county , and the consequent ...
... railroad says : " From the nature of the country and the pursuits of the inhabitants , Mariposa imports of merchandise 4,240 tons per annum , which , with an increase of population to the standard of Nevada county , and the consequent ...
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... railroad , and the impetus that would be given to the industry of the interior counties by this enterprise , Mr. William S. Watson , the intelligent engineer , says : " The proposed road will not touch Tuolumne county , but for all ...
... railroad , and the impetus that would be given to the industry of the interior counties by this enterprise , Mr. William S. Watson , the intelligent engineer , says : " The proposed road will not touch Tuolumne county , but for all ...
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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...