Golden Alaska: A Complete Account to Date of the Yukon Valley; Its History, Geography, Mineral and Other Resources, Opportunities and Means of AccessRand, McNally, 1897 - 271 strani |
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... spring and summer months . From the high hills beyond the lake one may catch a first glimpse of the great Yukon sweeping between its splendid banks . The natives call Nulato emphatically a " hungry " place , and it was once the scene of ...
... spring and summer months . From the high hills beyond the lake one may catch a first glimpse of the great Yukon sweeping between its splendid banks . The natives call Nulato emphatically a " hungry " place , and it was once the scene of ...
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... spring , and luxuriates in a density of foli- age remarkable in such a latitude . " Nowikakat is specially noted for the excellence of its canoes , of which the harbor is so full that a boat makes its landing with difficulty among them ...
... spring , and luxuriates in a density of foli- age remarkable in such a latitude . " Nowikakat is specially noted for the excellence of its canoes , of which the harbor is so full that a boat makes its landing with difficulty among them ...
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... in height . There are said to be warm sulphur springs along its course , and the In- dians regard it as one of the best hunting fields , sheep being especially numerous on the mountains in which it GOLDEN ALASKA . 67.
... in height . There are said to be warm sulphur springs along its course , and the In- dians regard it as one of the best hunting fields , sheep being especially numerous on the mountains in which it GOLDEN ALASKA . 67.
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... spring the sources of the Stikeen , flow- ing southwest to the Pacific , of the Fraser , flowing south through British Columbia , and of the Liard flowing northeasterly to the Mackenzie . Headwa- ters of the Stikeen and Liard interlock ...
... spring the sources of the Stikeen , flow- ing southwest to the Pacific , of the Fraser , flowing south through British Columbia , and of the Liard flowing northeasterly to the Mackenzie . Headwa- ters of the Stikeen and Liard interlock ...
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... spring . nearly a ton and a half of gold had been taken from the frozen ground . Nuggets weighing a pound ( troy ) were found . A thousand dollars a day was sometimes saved despite the rudeness of the methods , but these things happened ...
... spring . nearly a ton and a half of gold had been taken from the frozen ground . Nuggets weighing a pound ( troy ) were found . A thousand dollars a day was sometimes saved despite the rudeness of the methods , but these things happened ...
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Stran 100 - ... free and open to exploration and purchase, and the lands in which they are found to occupation and purchase, by citizens of the United States and those who have declared their intention to become such, under regulations prescribed by law, and according to the 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 106 - Close season" shall mean the period of the year during which placer mining is generally suspended, the period to be fixed by the gold commissioner in whose district the claim is situated. "Locality" shall mean the territory along a river (tributary of the Yukon River) and its affluents.
Stran 100 - All valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby declared to be free aiid open to exploration and purchase, and the lands in which they are found to occupation and purchase, by citizens of the United States...
Stran 111 - No miner shall receive a grant for more than one mining claim in the same locality, but the same miner may hold any number of claims by purchase, and any number of miners may unite to work their claims in common...
Stran 112 - Commissioner may grant to the holders of adjacent claims such rights of entry thereon as may be absolutely necessary for the working of their claims upon such terms as may to him seem reasonable. He may also grant permits to miners to cut timber thereon for their own use upon payment of the dues prescribed by the regulations in that behalf.
Stran 109 - Creek and river claims" shall be TOO feet long, measured in the direction of the general course of the stream, and shall extend in width from base to base of the hill or bench on each side, but when the hills or benches are less than 100 feet apart the claim shall be...
Stran 118 - The climates of the coast and the interior are unlike in many respects, and the differences are intensified in this, as perhaps in few other countries, by exceptional physical conditions. The natural contrast between land and sea is here tremendously increased by the current of warm water that impinges on the coast of British Columbia, one branch flowing northward toward Sitka and thence westward to the Kadiak and Shumagin Islands. The fringe of islands that separates the mainland from...
Stran 106 - Free miner" shall mean a person, or joint stock company, or foreign company named in, and lawfully possessed of, a valid existing free miner's certificate, and no other: " Legal post " shall mean a stake standing not less than four feet above the ground, and squared or faced on four sides for at least one foot from the top, and each side so squared or faced shall measure at least four inches on its face so far as squared or faced, or any stump or tree cut off and squared or faced to the above height...
Stran 99 - ... the laws of the United States relating to mining claims, and the rights incident thereto, shall, from and after the passage of this act, be in full force and effect in said district...
Stran 112 - Every miner shall, during the continuance of his grant, have the exclusive right of entry upon his own claim, for the miner-like working thereof, and the construction of a residence thereon, and shall be entitled exclusively to all the proceeds realized therefrom...