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... channels of trans- portation cannot be relied upon as a clue to the gross product of the mines . It is alleged that large quantities of the precious metals are carried away in the pockets of the miners . Even if this were so , it is not ...
... channels of trans- portation cannot be relied upon as a clue to the gross product of the mines . It is alleged that large quantities of the precious metals are carried away in the pockets of the miners . Even if this were so , it is not ...
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... channel that is worked through tunnels . This mountain has yielded about $ 2,000,000 , but at a cost of $ 3,000,000 Another remarkable feature of the county is the limestone belt , which crosses the country , through Garrote No. 2 ...
... channel that is worked through tunnels . This mountain has yielded about $ 2,000,000 , but at a cost of $ 3,000,000 Another remarkable feature of the county is the limestone belt , which crosses the country , through Garrote No. 2 ...
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... channel crossed the limestone belt , and where the volcanic material had been deroded , having the rich auriferous deposit near the surface , was for a long time the largest and the busiest town in the southern mines . The site was in a ...
... channel crossed the limestone belt , and where the volcanic material had been deroded , having the rich auriferous deposit near the surface , was for a long time the largest and the busiest town in the southern mines . The site was in a ...
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... channel which has its outlet below Jamestown , eight miles distant . On one occasion 2,500 inches of water ran down the hole for weeks ; and the same water escaped at the outlet , where the stream was governed as to its size and color ...
... channel which has its outlet below Jamestown , eight miles distant . On one occasion 2,500 inches of water ran down the hole for weeks ; and the same water escaped at the outlet , where the stream was governed as to its size and color ...
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... channel , and started their tunnels too high , so that they could not drain their ground , and either had great expenses for pumping or had to cut new tunnels . The old channel , when first discovered , was extremely rich , and it was ...
... channel , and started their tunnels too high , so that they could not drain their ground , and either had great expenses for pumping or had to cut new tunnels . The old channel , when first discovered , was extremely rich , and it was ...
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Page 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...
Page 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...
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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.
Page 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...
Page 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...
Page xvii - Statement exhibiting land concessions by acts of Congress to States for canal purposes from the year 1827 to June 30, 1869.
Page xxxiv - I respectfully transmit herewith a report and accompanying documents from the Secretary of War, in answer to a resolution of the...