they had been framed to apply to special or unusual conditions, or consisted mainly of rules and regulations governing the activities of subject or half civilized people. Yet even in these there were generally found features of interest, and consequently all have been given in Chapter 12, along with others—like that of Japan-that are quite up to date, and well worth the consideration of the student.

DENVER, COLORADO.
May, 1918.

THEO. F. VAN WAGENEN.

HISTORY OF MINING AND OF MINING LAW PREVIOUS TO THE DISCOVERY

OF AMERICA.

CHAPTER II

HISTORY OF MINING AND OF MINING LAW SINCE THE DISCOVERY OF

AMERICA

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V

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9

THE LATIN-AMERICAN SYSTEM OF MINING LAW. DIGESTS OF THE MIN-

ING LAWS OF ARGENTINA, BOLIVIA, BRAZIL, CHILE, COLOMBIA, COSTA

RICA, CUBA, ECUADOR, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, MEXICO, NICARAGUA,

Panama, Peru, Uruguay anD VENEZUELA. RESULTS OF THE SYSTEM.

STATISTICS OF METAL PRODUCTION FROM 1851 TO 1916 . .

CHAPTER VII

47

THE AMERICAN SYSTEM OF MINING LAW. DIGEST OF THE U. S. FED-

ERAL MINING LAW. DIGEST OF THE MINING LAW OF TEXAS. RESULTS

OF THE SYSTEM. STATISTICS OF PRODUCTION FROM 1851 To 1916. . . 98

CHAPTER VIII

DIGESTS OF

THE BRITISH AUSTRALASIAN SYSTEM OF MINING LAW.

THE MINING LAWS OF NEW SOUTH WALES, NEW ZEALAND, QUEENS-

LAND, SOUTH AUSTRALIA, TASMania, Victoria, and WEST AUSTRALIA.

RESULTS OF THE SYSTEM. STATISTICS OF PRODUCTION FROM 1851

TO 1916

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115

CHAPTER IX

THE CANADIAN SYSTEM OF MINING LAW. DIGESTS OF THE MINING

LAWS OF BRITISH COLUMBIA, ALBERTA, NEW BRUNSWICK, Newfound-

LAND, NOVA SCOTIA, NORTHWEST TERRITORY, MANITOBA, ONTARIO,

QUEBEC, SASKATCHEWAN AND YUKON TERRITORY. RESULTS OF THE

SYSTEM. STATISTICS OF PRODUCTION FROM 1858 TO 1916. .

CHAPTER X

THE SOUTH AFRICAN SYSTEM OF MINING LAWS. DIGESTS OF THE

MINING LAWS OF THE CAPE PROVINCE, NATAL, ORANGIA, RHODESIA,

AND THE TRANSVAAL. RESULTS OF THE SYSTEM. STATISTICS OF PRO-

DUCTION FROM 1879 TO 1916. .

CHAPTER XI

THE EUROPEAN SYSTEMS OF MINING LAWS. DIGESTS OF THE MINING

LAWS OF AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREAT BRITAIN,

ITALY, NORWAY, PORTUGAL, RUSSIA, SPAIN, SWEDEN, TURKEY, AND

SERBIA. RESULTS OF THE SYSTEMS. STATISTICS OF PRODUCTION FROM

1901 To 1913

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179

212

CHAPTER XII

MISCELLANEOUS MINING LAWS. DIGESTS OF THE MINING LAWS OF

BRITISH GUIANA, BRITISH INDIA, CEYLON, CHINA, CONGO FREE STATE,

CYPRUS, DUTCH GUIANA, EGYPT, FEDERATED MALAY STATES, FRENCH

GUIANA, GOLD COAST AND ASHANTI, HAITI, JAPAN, MYSORE, NIGERIA,

SIAM AND BRITISH NORTH BORNEO.

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CHAPTER XV

DISCOVERY OF ORE AS A PREREQUISITE TO A VALID LOCATION

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300