Author: William H. Storms
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Category : Gold mines and mining
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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Author: William H Storms
Publisher: Legare Street Press
ISBN: 9781019960516
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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The Mother Lode region of California is a storied and fabled place, full of natural beauty and historical interest. In this book, William H. Storms offers a guided tour of the region's many attractions, from historic mining towns to magnificent forests and lakes. With its lively prose and vivid descriptions, this book is an essential companion for anyone exploring California's Gold Country. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author: California State Bureau
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781499292572
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic mining work in this important re-issue of The Mother Lode Region. Unavailable since 1900, this publication includes details on the gold mines of California's famous Mother Lode gold mining area. Included are details on the geology, history and important gold mines of the region, as well as insights into historic mining methods, mine timbering, mining machinery, mining bell signals and other details on how these mines operated. Also included are insights into the gold mines of the California Mother Lode that were in operation during the first sixty years of California's mining history. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As such, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.

Author: William H. B. 1859 Storms
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781372878497
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 172

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Author: William H. Storms
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781331960638
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 176

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Excerpt from The Mother Lode Region of California As a proof of the animal origin of petroleum, it has been stated that pools of petroleum have been found which were filled with live maggots. Many hundreds of pools of petroleum in California have been examined without discovering any maggots or other forms of life in them, although there have been swarms of flies and other insect life in their neighborhood. In the vicinity of pools of petroleum, flies quickly discover and lay their eggs on spoiled or moist foodstuffs, meat, decaying meat, meat broths, dead animals, in manure heaps, etc. Taking into consideration the persistency of flies to deposit their eggs upon anything capable of sustaining the life of their young, it is to be believed that all pools of petroleum would be filled with maggots if flies were present and petroleum was a suitable food for their larvae. Maggots feed upon animal and vegetable tissues and liquids, and not upon their fats and oils. When animal hydrocarbons are deprived of all animal tissues and liquids, they are not molested by flies. Petroleum is also found to be an excellent maggot-killer. There are only four ways of preserving animal remains from decay and putrefaction: first, in a case from which the air has been completely removed and excluded; second, by antiseptic agents; third, subjected to a heat exceeding 100 C.; fourth, subjected to a cold under 0 C. To secure and preserve any quantity of animal remains by any of these four ways, cataclysms of nature must occur. Geology does not show that any large quantity of animals have been inhumed in the earth by cataclysms; even provided animals were buried in this manner, there is sufficient oxygen present to start decay, and, after this has commenced, putrefaction ensues. It is also claimed that the decay of organic matter is not due simply to oxidation, but to the action of organisms, ferments, or enzymes, which attack the organic substances and decompose them into their original elements or into simpler compounds. The ordinary rate at which sedimentary rocks are deposited is too slow to effect the inhumation of animal substances so that they will be excluded from the air and preserved. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works."

Author: Carl Edward Julihn
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Geology
Languages : en
Pages : 174

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Author: Adolph Knopf
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781614740261
Category : Technology & Engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 112

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The Mother Lode System of California has produced well over a Billion dollars in Gold at today's prices. The System trends northwest through Northern California. It is estimated that nearly 60% of the gold in this region still lies in the ground. This book is a reprint of USGS Professional Paper 157 and covers the Geology, Mines, and Districts of this region. Now back in print by Miningbooks.com.

Author: Susan G. Butruille
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ISBN: 9781886609143
Category : California
Languages : en
Pages : 0

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Narrates the lives and evokes the voices of the women of all races who were involved in the Mother Lode region of California during the Gold Rush, artfully blending in their journals, songs, history, poetry, and recipes.

Author: Adolph Knopf
Publisher: CreateSpace
ISBN: 9781518629600
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 132

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Mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic mining work in this important re-issue of "The Mother Lode System." Unavailable since 1929, this publication offers rare insights into the famous Mother Lode Mining Region of California. Included are facts about the local geology, ore deposits, ore genesis and the important gold mines of this important mining area in the California Mother Lode. Includes hard to find details and locations of dozens of hard rock gold mines in the area. This hard to find, previously out of print publication will offer valuable insights for those who are looking for gold and other valuable minerals in California's Mother Lode and surrounding areas, or those who are interested in mining history. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As such, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.

Author: Frank Kimball Scott
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Excavations (Archaeology)
Languages : en
Pages : 690

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