Reports Upon the Mineral Resources of the United StatesU.S. Government Printing Office, 1867 - 360 pages First in a series of reports by Browne (later continued by Rossiter Raymond). This is followed by a reprint of Edmund Randolph's 'Address on the history of California, from the discovery of the country to the year 1849' (p. 268-504, first published in 1860) and John W. Dwinelle's 'Address on the acquisition of California by the United States' (p. 306-321, first published in 1866. Also reprinted in this volume are James W. Taylor's report upon gold and silver mining East of the Rocky Mountains (p. 323-350) and the Dept. of the Interior's 'Circular in relation to mining claims' (p. 351-357), both of which were omitted in the earlier 320 p. issue. |
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... Virginia City . - 33 . The silver panic . - 34 . Litigation about the Comstock ledge.— 35. The many - lode theory . - 36 . Expenses increasing with depth . - 37 . Some charac teristics of Esmeralda , Humboldt , and Reese rivers . - 38 ...
... Virginia City . - 33 . The silver panic . - 34 . Litigation about the Comstock ledge.— 35. The many - lode theory . - 36 . Expenses increasing with depth . - 37 . Some charac teristics of Esmeralda , Humboldt , and Reese rivers . - 38 ...
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... Virginia mining district , on the Virginia croppings , by James Finney , generally known as Old Virginia , from whom the city of Virginia and the cropping have taken their name . This must be considered the first location of the ...
... Virginia mining district , on the Virginia croppings , by James Finney , generally known as Old Virginia , from whom the city of Virginia and the cropping have taken their name . This must be considered the first location of the ...
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... VIRGINIA CITY . Virginia City , the centre of the mining industry , rose to be the second town west of the Rocky mountains . It had a population of 15,000 , and the assessed value of its taxable property was $ 11,000,000 . The amount of ...
... VIRGINIA CITY . Virginia City , the centre of the mining industry , rose to be the second town west of the Rocky mountains . It had a population of 15,000 , and the assessed value of its taxable property was $ 11,000,000 . The amount of ...
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... Virginia City to Aurora , property in certain parts of the latter town rose fifty per cent . , so confident were the residents there that the attend- ants at the court would be numerous and flush of money . In several cases more money ...
... Virginia City to Aurora , property in certain parts of the latter town rose fifty per cent . , so confident were the residents there that the attend- ants at the court would be numerous and flush of money . In several cases more money ...
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... Virginia City . While shares in the Comstock lode were high , so were those in mines elsewhere . At Esmeralda large masses of rich ore were found in the Wide West and Real Del Monte mines , and the price of their stocks rose to $ 400 ...
... Virginia City . While shares in the Comstock lode were high , so were those in mines elsewhere . At Esmeralda large masses of rich ore were found in the Wide West and Real Del Monte mines , and the price of their stocks rose to $ 400 ...
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