Resources of the Pacific Slope: A Statistical and Descriptive Summary of the Mines and Minerals, Climate, Topography, Agriculture, Commerce, Manufactures, and Miscellaneous Productions, of the States and Territories West of the Rocky MountainsD. Appleton, 1887 - 878 pages |
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... cost of living , cost of all kinds of material , cost of labor , & c . 8. Population of the mining towns , number of banks and banking institutions in them , facilities for assaying , melting , and refining bullion ; charges upon the ...
... cost of living , cost of all kinds of material , cost of labor , & c . 8. Population of the mining towns , number of banks and banking institutions in them , facilities for assaying , melting , and refining bullion ; charges upon the ...
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... cost $ 5 per square foot . Baux and Guiod's pans are used for grinding . The mill is driven by steam , and also the hoisting apparatus . The quartz is let down from the mouth of the mine to the mill in a tramway , and the loaded cars as ...
... cost $ 5 per square foot . Baux and Guiod's pans are used for grinding . The mill is driven by steam , and also the hoisting apparatus . The quartz is let down from the mouth of the mine to the mill in a tramway , and the loaded cars as ...
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... cost of crushing and amalgamating in the arrastra is estimated at $ 3 50 per ton , and of extraction at $ 1 . COWARD . - The Coward mine , 12 miles eastward from Coulterville , was located in 1858 , and has been worked constantly since ...
... cost of crushing and amalgamating in the arrastra is estimated at $ 3 50 per ton , and of extraction at $ 1 . COWARD . - The Coward mine , 12 miles eastward from Coulterville , was located in 1858 , and has been worked constantly since ...
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... cost $ 30,000 , but was bought by the Crown Lead Company for $ 12,000 . It is now in excellent condition . The roads on the claim cost $ 9,000 . Both mine and mill are idle . The mill is pro- vided with Hepburn & Peterson's pans ...
... cost $ 30,000 , but was bought by the Crown Lead Company for $ 12,000 . It is now in excellent condition . The roads on the claim cost $ 9,000 . Both mine and mill are idle . The mill is pro- vided with Hepburn & Peterson's pans ...
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... cost of labor , $ 16,500 ; cost of repairs , timber , lumber , charcoal , hauling , taxes , & c . , $ 5,800 ; cost of supplies sent from San Francisco , $ 2,400 ; office expenses in San Francisco , including salaries of president and ...
... cost of labor , $ 16,500 ; cost of repairs , timber , lumber , charcoal , hauling , taxes , & c . , $ 5,800 ; cost of supplies sent from San Francisco , $ 2,400 ; office expenses in San Francisco , including salaries of president and ...
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