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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... width and far apart . Still , without descending to details in a general law , some regard should be had to uniformity ; and especially some fixed principle should be adopted as to the local laws which shall govern in all conflicting ...
... width and far apart . Still , without descending to details in a general law , some regard should be had to uniformity ; and especially some fixed principle should be adopted as to the local laws which shall govern in all conflicting ...
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... width varying from a hundred to three hundred yards , and has been traced nearly forty miles . Its course is at right angles to that of the present streams in the same neigh- borhood . The amount of gold taken from its bed has never ...
... width varying from a hundred to three hundred yards , and has been traced nearly forty miles . Its course is at right angles to that of the present streams in the same neigh- borhood . The amount of gold taken from its bed has never ...
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... width . The general thickness and dip remain about the same , so far as they have been examined . The walls are distinctly marked . The inclination is about 45 ° to the horizon . There are large seams of clay - like substances along the ...
... width . The general thickness and dip remain about the same , so far as they have been examined . The walls are distinctly marked . The inclination is about 45 ° to the horizon . There are large seams of clay - like substances along the ...
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... width and extent , and also in their yield . The latter did not increase , but in some instances , as in the southern part of Gold Hill , decreased with the growing width of the deposit , while in others no material change is ...
... width and extent , and also in their yield . The latter did not increase , but in some instances , as in the southern part of Gold Hill , decreased with the growing width of the deposit , while in others no material change is ...
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... width is the copper - bearing belt of California . The existence of gold in California was known long before the date com- monly ascribed for its discovery . In several places along the Coast Rage of mountains between Santa Cruz and Los ...
... width is the copper - bearing belt of California . The existence of gold in California was known long before the date com- monly ascribed for its discovery . In several places along the Coast Rage of mountains between Santa Cruz and Los ...
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