Geographical and Geological SurveysWelch, Bigelow, 1875 - 96 strani |
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... present . Geog- raphy is decidedly the fashionable science ; that is to say , not exactly geography , but geographical exploration , or , in other words , the investigation of the yet unknown portions of the earth . All the European ...
... present . Geog- raphy is decidedly the fashionable science ; that is to say , not exactly geography , but geographical exploration , or , in other words , the investigation of the yet unknown portions of the earth . All the European ...
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... present time about £ 4,200,000 . The scales adopted are nu- merous , and in case of some cities are as large as five and even ten feet to the mile . The principal published maps , however , are on two scales , one of six inches , and ...
... present time about £ 4,200,000 . The scales adopted are nu- merous , and in case of some cities are as large as five and even ten feet to the mile . The principal published maps , however , are on two scales , one of six inches , and ...
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... present rate of progress it will require about ten years to complete the survey . In Belgium the scale adopted is 1 : 20,000 , the area of the country being about 10,000 square miles ; 450 sheets will be required , of which 137 were ...
... present rate of progress it will require about ten years to complete the survey . In Belgium the scale adopted is 1 : 20,000 , the area of the country being about 10,000 square miles ; 450 sheets will be required , of which 137 were ...
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... present in one part of our country ; while , in another , we have precipitous cañons , cut through the solid rock to the depth of thousands of feet , and from the edges of which one may have in full sight an abundance of wholesome water ...
... present in one part of our country ; while , in another , we have precipitous cañons , cut through the solid rock to the depth of thousands of feet , and from the edges of which one may have in full sight an abundance of wholesome water ...
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... present day . Up to the time of the acquirement of California from the Mexicans by the United States , progress in the ex- ploration of this vast region had been extremely slow . Our government had little idea how soon the Pacific side ...
... present day . Up to the time of the acquirement of California from the Mexicans by the United States , progress in the ex- ploration of this vast region had been extremely slow . Our government had little idea how soon the Pacific side ...
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Stran 69 - Mining claims upon veins or lodes of quartz or other rock in place bearing gold, silver, cinnabar, lead, tin, copper, or other valuable deposits, heretofore located, shall be governed as to length along the vein or lode by the customs, regulations, and laws in force at the date of their location.
Stran 68 - An act granting the right of way to ditch and canal owners over the public lands, and for other purposes...
Stran 34 - For extending the triangulation of the coast survey so as to form a geodetic connection between the Atlantic and Pacific coasts of the United States...
Stran 68 - All valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby declared to be 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...
Stran 69 - States and those who have declared their intention to become citizens, subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by law, and subject also to the local customs or rules of miners in the several mining districts, so far as the same may not be in conflict with the laws of the United States.
Stran 16 - Baden, the new map was commenced in 1874, on a scale of 1 : 25,000, and with contour.lines at 10 metres' distance. The work is mainly a revision and correction of older surveys, and is expected to occupy six years, at a cost of about 80,000 florins. In Saxony, the original survey was commenced in 1780 and completed in 1806 on a scale of 1 : 12,000, the area of the kingdom being 5,600 square miles. A topographical map was issued in the years 1837-1860, in 22 sheets and on a scale of 1 : 57,600. A...
Stran 93 - All the attempts at working them have, however, proved to be unprofitable ventures ; although a great deal of money has been spent in this way at various times since 1765. The same has been the case with the other metalliferous veins of New England ; almost without exception the mines which have been opened on them have been disastrous failures. Eaton, Shelburne, and Warren, in New Hampshire, may be cited as typical localities, where flattering surface indications have led to extensive mining operations,...
Stran 39 - ... and base line to check the surveys, but what are called guide meridians and correction lines or standard parallels have been instituted, which are all run as nearly as human skill can effect it upon true meridians and parallels of latitude.
Stran 16 - ... 25,000, and with contour lines at distances of 5, 12|, or 25 feet, according to the nature of the country. The publication of the plane-table sheets was commenced in 1868, and in 1873 120 had been issued. There has also been, since 1841, a general map in process of publication, on a scale of 1 : 100,000, which will be comprised in some 400 sheets, of which nearly all are issued. These are engraved on copper and have the topography, or hillshading, indicated according to Lehmann's system, as modified...
Stran 68 - An act to promote the development of the mining resources of the United States," approved May tenth, eighteen hundred and seventytwo.