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 strani |
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... contains considerable sulphurets , while the Pine Tree has rather the charac- ter of a " free gold " vein . Both have more or less of oily substances in the seams of the veins . The ore contains largely of " float gold , " so fine that ...
... contains considerable sulphurets , while the Pine Tree has rather the charac- ter of a " free gold " vein . Both have more or less of oily substances in the seams of the veins . The ore contains largely of " float gold , " so fine that ...
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... contains marble . The average yield is about $ 40 per ton , or was for all the work done . The ' mine has been standing idle now for several years on account of the water , which at times has risen nearly to the surface . A shaft was ...
... contains marble . The average yield is about $ 40 per ton , or was for all the work done . The ' mine has been standing idle now for several years on account of the water , which at times has risen nearly to the surface . A shaft was ...
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... contains a deposit of auriferous talcose slate 15 feet wide , without walls , and some of it prospects very well . There is a four - stamp mill , which was running in May . MARY HARRISON . - The Mary Harrison mine , about two miles ...
... contains a deposit of auriferous talcose slate 15 feet wide , without walls , and some of it prospects very well . There is a four - stamp mill , which was running in May . MARY HARRISON . - The Mary Harrison mine , about two miles ...
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... containing 20 stamps , a 40 - horse power engine , and fine hoisting works , is considered one of the best in the ... contains large cubes of sulphuret of iron , some of them an inch and a half square , with free gold in the heart of ...
... containing 20 stamps , a 40 - horse power engine , and fine hoisting works , is considered one of the best in the ... contains large cubes of sulphuret of iron , some of them an inch and a half square , with free gold in the heart of ...
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... contains crystals of feldspar and carbonates of lime and of iron ; and hence , whenever these minerals are met with , the speedy appearance of ore may be relied upon . The compact quartz of the lead is often found to contain , and , in ...
... contains crystals of feldspar and carbonates of lime and of iron ; and hence , whenever these minerals are met with , the speedy appearance of ore may be relied upon . The compact quartz of the lead is often found to contain , and , in ...
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Stran 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.
Stran 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.
Stran 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...
Stran 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...
Stran 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...
Stran 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...
Stran 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...
Stran 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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Stran 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...