The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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Page 111
... claimed , smaller veins on the same property belonged to the original owner and filer . Other miners held to the " many - ledge theory , " which stated that claims could only be honored for veins , and that other veins found on the claimed ...
... claimed , smaller veins on the same property belonged to the original owner and filer . Other miners held to the " many - ledge theory , " which stated that claims could only be honored for veins , and that other veins found on the claimed ...
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... claimed to have 108,763 head of cattle and spoke of a range 4.5 million acres . But not a head of cattle had been counted , and Swan owned only 6,037 acres with an additional 24,813 acres in the process of acquisition . Thomas Lawson ...
... claimed to have 108,763 head of cattle and spoke of a range 4.5 million acres . But not a head of cattle had been counted , and Swan owned only 6,037 acres with an additional 24,813 acres in the process of acquisition . Thomas Lawson ...
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... claimed they could ride from Kingsley , Kansas , to Colorado , using carcasses as their path and never touch grass , soil , or rock . After the storm John Hollicot , manager of the great LX Ranch , the queen of the Panhandle , rode out ...
... claimed they could ride from Kingsley , Kansas , to Colorado , using carcasses as their path and never touch grass , soil , or rock . After the storm John Hollicot , manager of the great LX Ranch , the queen of the Panhandle , rode out ...
Contents
A Great National Project | 33 |
Speculation in Slaves | 69 |
The Comstock Lode | 99 |
Copyright | |
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