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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... whole mill property of this nature in the State exceeded $ 3,000,000 . In the summer of 1861 , while I was attached to the geological survey , I made a careful and thorough examination of all the quartz mills and mines of the State ...
... whole mill property of this nature in the State exceeded $ 3,000,000 . In the summer of 1861 , while I was attached to the geological survey , I made a careful and thorough examination of all the quartz mills and mines of the State ...
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... whole township in which they are situated , and in some cases this expense may be $ 400 . If several unite , the cost is less to each ; but the whole expense comes upon the first application , whether made by one or many . After the ...
... whole township in which they are situated , and in some cases this expense may be $ 400 . If several unite , the cost is less to each ; but the whole expense comes upon the first application , whether made by one or many . After the ...
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... whole , the most remarkable auriferous vein yet developed on the Mariposa estate , and if the half which is believed of it by those who know it best should prove true , it will alone almost sustain the estate . The mill now erecting in ...
... whole , the most remarkable auriferous vein yet developed on the Mariposa estate , and if the half which is believed of it by those who know it best should prove true , it will alone almost sustain the estate . The mill now erecting in ...
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... whole of the prominent Peñon Blanco . hill . It is being explored by a tunnel which , entering the hill on the south side , strikes the lode 175 feet from the mouth and 100 feet below the croppings . Another tunnel entering the hill on ...
... whole of the prominent Peñon Blanco . hill . It is being explored by a tunnel which , entering the hill on the south side , strikes the lode 175 feet from the mouth and 100 feet below the croppings . Another tunnel entering the hill on ...
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... whole distance . The quartz in places contains sulphurets of iron and lead , and crude sulphur is : found in the slate . Heretofore the quartz has been extracted by tunnels , but hereafter shafts are to be sunk . The eastern wall is ...
... whole distance . The quartz in places contains sulphurets of iron and lead , and crude sulphur is : found in the slate . Heretofore the quartz has been extracted by tunnels , but hereafter shafts are to be sunk . The eastern wall is ...
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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...
Stran 290 - Plumas Riverside Sacramento San Benito San Bernardino San Diego San Francisco San Joaquin San Luis Obispo San Mateo Santa Barbara...
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...