The Natural Wealth of California: Comprising Early History; Geography, Topography, and Scenery; Climate; Agriculture and Commercial Products; Geology, Zoology, and Botany; Mineralogy, Mines, and Mining Processes; Manufactures; Steamship Lines, Railroads, and Commerce; Immigration, Population and Society; Educational Institutions and Literature; Together with a Detailed Description of Each County ...H.H. Bancroft, 1868 - 696 strani Order book for this title. Consists of sample pages from the original book followed by blank order sheets with columns for subscriber's name, address and comments. |
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Stran 132
... veins and alluvium , has been discovered in several places in this county . In 1854 , a boulder of auriferous quartz was found on Graham's ranch , which contained nearly $ 27,000 in gold . Quite an extensive mining district was located ...
... veins and alluvium , has been discovered in several places in this county . In 1854 , a boulder of auriferous quartz was found on Graham's ranch , which contained nearly $ 27,000 in gold . Quite an extensive mining district was located ...
Stran 142
... veins of copper ore , which have been worked to some extent . Petroleum and asphaltum are abundant in the range of mountains between Gilroy and Watsonville , particularly on Sargent's ranch , and in Moody's gulch , near Lexington , at a ...
... veins of copper ore , which have been worked to some extent . Petroleum and asphaltum are abundant in the range of mountains between Gilroy and Watsonville , particularly on Sargent's ranch , and in Moody's gulch , near Lexington , at a ...
Stran 145
... vein of auriferous quartz was discovered in the San Andreas valley , and gold and silver have been found in small quantities at other places . Sulphur , and sulphur springs , are known to exist in several localities , and coal has also ...
... vein of auriferous quartz was discovered in the San Andreas valley , and gold and silver have been found in small quantities at other places . Sulphur , and sulphur springs , are known to exist in several localities , and coal has also ...
Stran 154
... vein of auriferous quartz in the Contra Costa hills , which cross his lands . Some of the specimens from this vein were ... veins in this vicinity . Prior to 1860 , about five hundred tons of coal were sent to market ; and in 1862 , some ...
... vein of auriferous quartz in the Contra Costa hills , which cross his lands . Some of the specimens from this vein were ... veins in this vicinity . Prior to 1860 , about five hundred tons of coal were sent to market ; and in 1862 , some ...
Stran 175
... vein in places nearly seven feet thick , and from which about one hundred tons of coal were sold . Cloverdale is a small place situated on Russian river , in the northern part of the county , about forty - eight miles from Petaluma ...
... vein in places nearly seven feet thick , and from which about one hundred tons of coal were sold . Cloverdale is a small place situated on Russian river , in the northern part of the county , about forty - eight miles from Petaluma ...
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abundant acres auriferous average bushels California cañon cattle chiefly climate Coast Range contains county seat creek cretaceous crops cultivation deposits Diablo range district dollars east eastern eight erected extensive Feather river feet high fifty five forty four fruit gold grain grass Grass Valley growing hills hundred feet important inches Indians inhabitants lake land large number latter located lodes manufacture Mexican miles wide mills mineral mining mission Monte Diablo Monterey mountains nearly northern Pacific pine placer mining planted population portion pounds quantities quartz railroad rain rich river rocks Sacramento Sacramento river San Francisco San Joaquin river San José Santa Cruz season shipped Sierra Nevada sluice soil southern species springs square miles streams summer supply thousand feet timber tons town trees Tuolumne county twenty valley vegetables veins vessels vicinity vines winter yield
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Stran 12 - Colorado, at a point where it intersects the thirty-fifth degree of north latitude; thence down the middle of the channel of said river to the boundary line between the United States and Mexico, as established by the treaty of May...
Stran 2 - Know that on the right hand of the Indies there is an island called California, very close to the side of the Terrestrial Paradise; and it was peopled by black women, without any man among them, for they lived in the fashion of Amazons.
Stran 66 - the American continents, by the free and independent condition which they have assumed and maintained, are henceforth not to be considered subjects for future colonization by any European powers.
Stran 397 - ... between the Rocky Mountains on the east and the Sierra Nevada on the west, in which are the great silver mines of Nevada.
Stran 13 - Colorado, at a point where it intersects the 35th degree of north latitude; thence down the middle of the channel of said river, to the boundary line between the United States and Mexico, as established by the treaty of May 30th, 1848; thence running west and along said boundary line to the Pacific Ocean, and extending therein three English miles; thence running in a northwesterly direction, and following the direction of the Pacific coast to the 42d degree of north latitude; thence on the line of...
Stran 51 - Thus circumstanced, we find ourselves threatened by hordes of Yankee emigrants, who have already begun to flock into our country, and whose progress we cannot arrest.
Stran 44 - Reverend Father: — I understand, through the medium of one of your Christian Indians, that you are anxious to know who we are, as some of the Indians have been at the Mission and informed you that there were certain white people in the country. We are Americans, on our journey to the River Columbia ; we were in at the Mission San Gabriel...
Stran 544 - ... per lineal foot, varying with the cost of labor and the character of the rock to be excavated. The end of the tunnel is designed to be from fifty to one hundred feet, or perhaps more, beneath the bottom of the gravel, at a point where a shaft or incline is sunk through the gravel and bed-rock to intersect it. It obviously demands careful engineering to carry out works of such magnitude with the accuracy required, and for the want of sufficient care or skill in this particular, years of costly...
Stran 209 - District comprises the area bounded on the north by the State of Oregon, on the east by the State of Nevada, on the south by...
Stran 43 - ... that he found it impossible to return by the route he came, as his horses had most of them perished for want of food and water ; he was, therefore, under the necessity of pushing forward to California, it being the nearest place where he could procure supplies to enable him to return. We further state as our...