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... vein . Experts hired at $ 100 a day , showed that this was true - the original vein , although diverted in one spot by a mass of rock , was being worked by both mines . Both com- panies eyed the ore which the other extracted , believing ...
... vein . Experts hired at $ 100 a day , showed that this was true - the original vein , although diverted in one spot by a mass of rock , was being worked by both mines . Both com- panies eyed the ore which the other extracted , believing ...
Page 565
... vein or deposit . The oxidized or decomposed outcrop of a vein . The face of a working . A telluride of gold and silver . Ores containing a considerable proportion of carbonate of lead . An ore shoot . A natural vent or opening in the ...
... vein or deposit . The oxidized or decomposed outcrop of a vein . The face of a working . A telluride of gold and silver . Ores containing a considerable proportion of carbonate of lead . An ore shoot . A natural vent or opening in the ...
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... vein . Float . Frue - vanner . Galena . Gash vein . Giant . Giant powder . Glance . Horn silver . Lixiviation . A tunnel driven at approximately right angles to a main tunnel , or from the bottom of a shaft or other opening across the ...
... vein . Float . Frue - vanner . Galena . Gash vein . Giant . Giant powder . Glance . Horn silver . Lixiviation . A tunnel driven at approximately right angles to a main tunnel , or from the bottom of a shaft or other opening across the ...
Contents
Gold in the Hills | 1 |
Victor its dumps and the Ajax mine frontispiece | 3 |
Central City Starts a Hobby | 10 |
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