Klondike and the Yukon Country: A Description of Our Alaskan Land of Gold from the Latest Official and Scientific Sources and Personal Observation |
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Page 92
... wash- ing gold . Probably 1500 of them were working in American territory , although the migration from one district to another is so rapid that one year the larger part of the population may be in American territory and the next year ...
... wash- ing gold . Probably 1500 of them were working in American territory , although the migration from one district to another is so rapid that one year the larger part of the population may be in American territory and the next year ...
Page 94
... wash of the streams , and it is quite probable that the Yukon gold belt extends to the north and west ; but this can be determined only by further exploration . CHAPTER VI . PLACER MINING AND HYDRAULICS . There are four stages in the ...
... wash of the streams , and it is quite probable that the Yukon gold belt extends to the north and west ; but this can be determined only by further exploration . CHAPTER VI . PLACER MINING AND HYDRAULICS . There are four stages in the ...
Page 95
... washing out the grosser earths and leaving the precious metal by itself . This is placer mining in its simple form . After the gold lying on the surface and most readily at hand has been exhausted a little more complicated process is ...
... washing out the grosser earths and leaving the precious metal by itself . This is placer mining in its simple form . After the gold lying on the surface and most readily at hand has been exhausted a little more complicated process is ...
Page 96
... the voy- age of the Argonauts was up the Black Sea or the Euxine into the very region of the Ural Mountain gold fields which have already been mentioned . In ancient times all gold was obtained by washing , 96 KLONDIKE .
... the voy- age of the Argonauts was up the Black Sea or the Euxine into the very region of the Ural Mountain gold fields which have already been mentioned . In ancient times all gold was obtained by washing , 96 KLONDIKE .
Page 97
... washing , and it has been only within recent years that the more difficult process of digging and smelting gold - bearing quartz has been re- sorted to . The wealth of the Indies consisted in golden sand , which their rivers washed down ...
... washing , and it has been only within recent years that the more difficult process of digging and smelting gold - bearing quartz has been re- sorted to . The wealth of the Indies consisted in golden sand , which their rivers washed down ...
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KLONDIKE & THE YUKON COUNTRY A Louis Arthur 1861-1925 Coolidge,John F. Pratt No preview available - 2016 |
Klondike and the Yukon Country, a Description of Our Alaskan Land of Gold ... Louis Arthur Coolidge,John F Pratt No preview available - 2015 |
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Page 179 - That whenever the summit of the mountains which extend in a direction parallel to the coast from the 56th degree of north latitude to the point of intersection of the 141st degree of west longitude shall prove to be at the distance of more than ten marine leagues from the ocean, the limit between the British possessions and the line of coast which is to belong to Russia as above mentioned...
Page 179 - ... point the line of demarcation shall follow the summit of the mountains situated parallel to the coast, as far as the point of intersection of the...
Page 196 - States and those who have declared their intention to become such, under regulations prescribed by law, and according to the local customs or rules of miners in the several mining districts, so far as the same are applicable and not inconsistent with the laws of the United States.
Page 179 - Island, which point lies in the parallel of 54 degrees 40 minutes north latitude, and between the 131st and 133d degree of west longitude (meridian of Greenwich), the said line shall ascend to the north along the channel called Portland Channel, as far as the point of the continent where it strikes the 56th degree of north latitude...
Page 200 - A claim shall be deemed to be abandoned and open to occupation and entry by any person when the same shall have remained unworked on working days by the grantee thereof or by some person...
Page 196 - All valuable mineral deposits in lands belonging to the United States, both surveyed and unsurveyed, are hereby declared to be free aiid open to exploration and purchase, and the lands in which they are found to occupation and purchase, by citizens of the United States...
Page 195 - ... the laws of the United States relating to mining claims, and the rights incident thereto shall, from and after the passage of this act, be in full force and effect in said district, under the administration thereof herein provided for, subject to such regulations as may be made by the Secretary of the Interior, approved by the President...
Page 199 - Creek and river claims shall be 500 feet long measured in the direction of the general course of the stream, and shall extend in width from base to base of the hill or bench on each side, but when the hills or benches are less than 100 feet apart, the claim may be 100 feet in depth.
Page 203 - Any party of four or less neighboring miners, within three months after entering, may, upon being authorized by the agent, make upon any one of such locations, during the first and second years, but not subsequently, the expenditure otherwise required on each of the locations. An agreement, however, accompanied by a fee of $5, must be filed with the agent. Provided, however, that the expenditure made upon any one location shall not be applicable in any manner or for any purpose to any other location....