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... claims ? Upon the recommendation of the Department of the Interior , the lands believed to contain oil , gas , coal or phosphates were with- drawn from open claim under the mining law . The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 established a ...
... claims ? Upon the recommendation of the Department of the Interior , the lands believed to contain oil , gas , coal or phosphates were with- drawn from open claim under the mining law . The Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 established a ...
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... claim of the American Smelting and Refinery Company . It is perfectly legal for American Smelting or anyone else to prospect for metal on public land . The company geologists have located a deposit of molybdenum and American Smelting ...
... claim of the American Smelting and Refinery Company . It is perfectly legal for American Smelting or anyone else to prospect for metal on public land . The company geologists have located a deposit of molybdenum and American Smelting ...
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... claims in the fifties were filed by the thousands for sand , gravel or building stone . This meant not just a few men ... claim at the edge of a growing city for $ 2.50 an acre , then sold it soon after for $ 2,500 an acre - quite a ...
... claims in the fifties were filed by the thousands for sand , gravel or building stone . This meant not just a few men ... claim at the edge of a growing city for $ 2.50 an acre , then sold it soon after for $ 2,500 an acre - quite a ...
Contents
An Introduction | 9 |
Rivers Dams and Floods | 27 |
Water Pollution and the Great Water Shortage | 49 |
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