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... thick . The ore is extracted through tunnels and carried down to the mills on a railroad . The workings are 500 feet deep and 1,000 feet long in the vein . There are seven pay chimneys , which vary in length , horizontally , from 40 to ...
... thick . The ore is extracted through tunnels and carried down to the mills on a railroad . The workings are 500 feet deep and 1,000 feet long in the vein . There are seven pay chimneys , which vary in length , horizontally , from 40 to ...
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... thick . The rock is a white ribbon quartz ; the walls are a black talcose slate . There is but little gouge , and the quartz is so hard that no progress can be made without blasting . East of the fork the gold is in fine particles , and ...
... thick . The rock is a white ribbon quartz ; the walls are a black talcose slate . There is but little gouge , and the quartz is so hard that no progress can be made without blasting . East of the fork the gold is in fine particles , and ...
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... thick , but the quartz is mixed in places with slate , which reduces the yield to a point so low that there is no margin for profit . Some rich bunches of rock have been found , and under the encouragement given by them a 40 - stamp ...
... thick , but the quartz is mixed in places with slate , which reduces the yield to a point so low that there is no margin for profit . Some rich bunches of rock have been found , and under the encouragement given by them a 40 - stamp ...
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... thick , heavily riveted . Inside , the barrel is shod with iron shoes an inch thick . A door a foot wide and two feet long is placed lengthwise on the side of the barrel . There are two of these barrels at the Bear Valley mill , and the ...
... thick , heavily riveted . Inside , the barrel is shod with iron shoes an inch thick . A door a foot wide and two feet long is placed lengthwise on the side of the barrel . There are two of these barrels at the Bear Valley mill , and the ...
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... thick . The mine makes much water , and at the first of June the pump hoisted 37,000 gallons daily . There is a 10 - stamp mill which has lain idle for several years , but has lately commenced to run again . FLANNIGAN . - The Flannigan ...
... thick . The mine makes much water , and at the first of June the pump hoisted 37,000 gallons daily . There is a 10 - stamp mill which has lain idle for several years , but has lately commenced to run again . FLANNIGAN . - The Flannigan ...
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Página 183 - 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...
Página 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...
Página 40 - When the old sheriffs house was destroyed at Lexington, Captain JA Wilson secured the slave whip which had been the official Lafayette County flagellum. It is composed of a wooden handle attached to a flat piece of rubber strap about eighteen inches long, an inch and a half wide, and a quarter of an inch thick. It has the appearance of having been cut from rubber belting, being reen forced with fibre as 1s rubber hose.
Página 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.
Página 496 - Shining mountains, from an infinite number of crystal stones of an amazing size with which they are covered, and which, when the sun shines full upon them, sparkle so as to be seen at a great distance.
Página 566 - No emigrants or other whites, except the Hudson's Bay Company, or persons having ceded rights from the Indians, will be permitted to settle or remain in the Indian country, or on land not ceded by treaty, confirmed by the Senate, and approved by the President of the United States.
Página 279 - ... west; and the cloud supplying the rain is mostly of the cumulo-stratus or nimbus form, and quite low in the sky. What is singular, the rain begins most frequently to the northward, although the cloud comes from the south. The horizon in the south may be entirely clear under these circumstances, the cloud forming in view, and growing denser and denser in its northward travel, until it precipitates the rain. The following table exhibits the mean quantity of rain falling at different stations, and...
Página 265 - The largest crystals are generally enclosed in a stiff blue clay, at a depth of between three and four feet, and a short distance above them is a nearly pure stratum of smaller ones, some two and...
Página xvii - Statement exhibiting land concessions by acts of Congress to States for canal purposes from the year 1827 to June 30, 1869.
Página xxxiv - I respectfully transmit herewith a report and accompanying documents from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the...