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... erected , and worked by the Mariposa company . The capacity of the mine far exceeds that of the mills , and while the former was in a productive condition much of the ore was sent to other mills . The gold in the quartz is coarse and is ...
... erected , and worked by the Mariposa company . The capacity of the mine far exceeds that of the mills , and while the former was in a productive condition much of the ore was sent to other mills . The gold in the quartz is coarse and is ...
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... erecting in Mariposa creek is the same which has been removed from Green Gulch , where , as it proved , there was no ... erected , and new explorations were undertaken ; but the rich bunches were too far apart , and the mill was ...
... erecting in Mariposa creek is the same which has been removed from Green Gulch , where , as it proved , there was no ... erected , and new explorations were undertaken ; but the rich bunches were too far apart , and the mill was ...
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... erected , and it began to run on the 7th of October . The copper aprons below the battery are plated with silver , with which mercury forms an amalgam more readily than with copper , and the apron will be in the highest state of ...
... erected , and it began to run on the 7th of October . The copper aprons below the battery are plated with silver , with which mercury forms an amalgam more readily than with copper , and the apron will be in the highest state of ...
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... erected on the north fork of the Mercede , one mile from the mine . The dam and flume were to cost $ 600 , and the wagon road $ 1,000 . Ten or 12 men were employed . CALICO . The Calico mine , on the same lode as the Cherokee , has been ...
... erected on the north fork of the Mercede , one mile from the mine . The dam and flume were to cost $ 600 , and the wagon road $ 1,000 . Ten or 12 men were employed . CALICO . The Calico mine , on the same lode as the Cherokee , has been ...
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... erected a steam mill , with two stamps and two arrastras ; but the water became troublesome , and for five years the mine has been idle , and for two years before the work was irregular . The mine was opened by a cross tunnel , which ...
... erected a steam mill , with two stamps and two arrastras ; but the water became troublesome , and for five years the mine has been idle , and for two years before the work was irregular . The mine was opened by a cross tunnel , which ...
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Seite 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...
Seite 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...
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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.
Seite 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...
Seite 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...
Seite xvii - Statement exhibiting land concessions by acts of Congress to States for canal purposes from the year 1827 to June 30, 1869.
Seite xxxiv - I respectfully transmit herewith a report and accompanying documents from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the...