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Page 299
... grade , and the cost of mining , freighting , shipping and smelting it was too great to keep the camp going . In the hope of reducing this expense , a smelter was erected in 1881 but it was not equipped to handle the low - grade ores ...
... grade , and the cost of mining , freighting , shipping and smelting it was too great to keep the camp going . In the hope of reducing this expense , a smelter was erected in 1881 but it was not equipped to handle the low - grade ores ...
Page 441
... grade of 212 feet to the mile , crossing the pass at an altitude of 11,650 feet . From this point , surrounded by the snows of centuries , it descends to Ironton , at about the same grade , making a bow over the mountains , hence the ...
... grade of 212 feet to the mile , crossing the pass at an altitude of 11,650 feet . From this point , surrounded by the snows of centuries , it descends to Ironton , at about the same grade , making a bow over the mountains , hence the ...
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... grade ores of the district . Until then only high - grade was con- sidered worth mining , but after their mill started moving , ore that carried as low as $ 10 to the ton in gold could be treated at a profit . Their experi- ments at ...
... grade ores of the district . Until then only high - grade was con- sidered worth mining , but after their mill started moving , ore that carried as low as $ 10 to the ton in gold could be treated at a profit . Their experi- ments at ...
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Gold in the Hills | 1 |
West of the Divide | 7 |
Central City panorama | 13 |
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