| 单词 | placer |
| 例句 | Mining remains a major and obvious presence, with bold, yellow-black signs announcing: “This business supports placer mining. Placer mining supports this business.” 125 years after gold was discovered in the Yukon, we ventured up to Dawson City. Here’s what it looks like now 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Lewis, having once upon a time been an eager placer of traffic cones on statues, had a good eye for dangerous, fun things they could do. Teenage parties – a parents’ guide 2014-09-05T04:00:00Z Bond, who has been working for the Yukon Geological Survey since 1997, is on his periodic rounds, visiting placer miners, looking at their operations and chatting about what they’re finding. 125 years after gold was discovered in the Yukon, we ventured up to Dawson City. Here’s what it looks like now 2021-09-10T04:00:00Z Dorr, whose story earned newspaper coverage in subsequent years, claimed the sand there was “very rich in placer gold.” An Old Hollywood actor created a treasure map. Could it be real? 2023-04-13T04:00:00Z The placer gold, the gold that had been washed down the mountains into streams and rivers, was quickly exhausted, and what remained was deep below ground. U.S. History 2014-12-30T00:00:00Z The researchers determined that several countries, including the top two placers, are on track to achieve greenhouse gas neutrality by 2050. How to greenify all aspects of your vacation 2022-07-15T04:00:00Z Native gold, native platinum, zircon, ilmenite, rutile, magnetite, diamonds, and other gemstones can be found in placers. An Introduction to Geology 2017-01-01T00:00:00Z Come Sept. 9, go ahead and party like it’s 1850, and you’re a white man with a big, juicy placer mining claim! It's time to celebrate California Admission Day! Wait, what's Admission Day? 2021-09-07T04:00:00Z The pickers will get the edges and the placers will put them together. 'Interest is growing and change is happening' 2021-04-01T04:00:00Z Metzger, a state qualifier a year ago and a conference placer, is also set to go to Michigan. Swimmers place 1st, 2nd, 4th in class in academic race 2021-03-08T05:00:00Z What I do, the way that we're placer mining, it's pretty secluded, pretty lonely, and you're pretty disconnected from the rest of the world. ‘Gold Rush’ star Rick Ness talks mining during a pandemic: ‘I had one goal in mind and that was redemption’ 2020-10-28T04:00:00Z “His Ratings easily beat no talent Stephen Colbert, nice guy Jimmy Fallon, and wacko ‘last placer’ Jimmy Kimmel,” Mr. Trump tweeted about the Fox News host. Stephen Colbert, Jimmy Kimmel fire back after Trump slams late-night hosts amid pandemic 2020-05-06T04:00:00Z And on Monday, Damascus crowned two individual state champions and had seven placers. Wrestling Top 10: Damascus tops final rankings for second consecutive season 2018-03-06T05:00:00Z Mr. Tremblay began placer mining a few years ago, a passion he admitted is stoked more by the thrill of discovery than the prospect of striking it rich. Faded Yukon Gold Rush Town, Population 20, Mines Its Weirdness 2017-10-15T04:00:00Z That’s because we were after the same thing: tiny flecks of placer gold that wash into streambeds. Modern-day prospectors find a little bit of gold and a lot of time outdoors 2017-08-09T04:00:00Z The top four placers were separated by less than three-tenths of a second. Florida wins men’s NCAA track and field championships 2017-06-10T04:00:00Z On this date in 1822, Abraham Harlow Peeples, who came to Arizona in 1863 and with Pauline Weaver organized the prospecting expedition which discovered the Rich Hill gold placers, was born. Today in Arizona History 2017-06-07T04:00:00Z But he's also gained a reputation for being an astute 'placer' of horses, - not sending one to, say, Ascot if a lowly handicap at a less fashionable outpost might provide a better winning opportunity. Hughie Morrison: Trainer 'innocent' over Our Little Sister failed drug test 2017-05-18T04:00:00Z “Every level just got 20 times better with my teammates and my coaches,” said Gill, who is a two-time state placer. Tahoma will descend on state wrestling tournament en masse 2017-02-11T05:00:00Z A week after that letdown outside Baltimore, he won his weight class at a tournament in South Carolina, then beat a handful of state placers at a national tournament in Kansas City the following week. Wrestling notebook: Mikey Baldinger frees his mind for Hayfield; Jason Kraisser assumes family mantle at Centennial 2017-01-11T05:00:00Z “I want to be a state placer,” she said. Goddess on the mat: Thomas Jefferson freshman excels at wrestling despite blindness 2017-01-06T05:00:00Z Outlook: Was a Class 3A state placer as a freshman and sophomore. Boys tennis preview: Mercer Island duo have been doubles partners since the beginning 2016-09-08T04:00:00Z Price said more than a half-dozen claims were “placer claims,” meaning they searched stream bottoms for gold, not mountain outcrops. US Court hearing continues in Elko County forest road fight 2015-05-03T04:00:00Z Eight years of placer mining in that state produced little, so he went over the Sierras to Virginia City, Nevada, and worked in the silver deposits known as the Comstock Lode. The Cabaret Beat 2015-02-16T05:00:00Z Schumann was third in 2014 and is the top returning placer. The MEDLEY | High School Swim Blog Week 17 2015-02-12T05:00:00Z A five-time championship finalist and Top 8 placer in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke his first three seasons, McGinnis has a second-place state finish in the back as a sophomore to his credit. The MEDLEY | High School Swim Blog Week 13 2015-01-14T05:00:00Z Did not place as a team but had Hazen’s first 2 state placers in a decade. Prep Wrestling Previews 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z Douglas and Vigoren were among the team’s nine state placers last season, both finishing fourth. Cuzzetto pins three as Lake Stevens wrestlers prevail 2014-02-09T04:28:19Z But she responded with a 27-second pin in the consolation round to assure herself of a medal and become the school's first female four-time placer. Beamer's Arian Carpio wins two matches | Girls Wrestling 2013-02-16T05:57:04Z However, giving the top three placers three different medals but not differentiating between them in terms of podium heights and flag heights seems somewhat schizophrenic. IHT Rendezvous: Silver and Bronze Are Not Equal 2012-08-12T10:00:35Z Helena was established as a placer mining camp in 1864 upon the discovery of gold in Last Chance Gulch. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" 2012-04-25T02:00:53.567Z Mount Vernon Bulldogs Coach: Paul Rademacher Last year’s record: Finished outside the top 20 at states and had one state placer. Prep Wrestling Previews 2014-12-20T05:00:00Z The dissolving gravel beds of a placer mine and the arid plains, were neither symbols of permanence nor of bread. A Breeze from the Woods, 2nd Ed. 2012-04-23T02:00:29.820Z Methods of the California placer miner were used by the Chicago police in recovering the valuables lost in the mad rush for safety by the Iroquois theater fire victims. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z The placers, as found on almost every sandy beach of the region, are all soon worked over, and thereafter pay only day wages. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z "Well, you might try a little surface or placer mining," replied Gabe. Two Boy Gold Miners or, Lost in the Mountains 2012-03-12T03:00:19.777Z The placers are found on the surface of the earth, and may be exhausted by the very facility of working them. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z Eminently free from exaggeration, it shows the hardships by which the gold of California was procured on the first discovery of the placers. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol IV. No. XX. January, 1852. 2012-02-24T03:00:24.390Z There a placer mining outfit, including sieves and gold pans, had been erected and City Custodian Dewitt C. Cregier thus searched for valuables in the rubbish. Chicago's Awful Theater Horror 2012-03-28T02:00:25.877Z Along the sea-coast to the south it has some placer gold mines. The Gold Diggings of Cape Horn A Study of Life in Tierra del Fuego and Patagonia 2012-03-13T02:00:27.187Z One may still run across a few men who are sticklers upon the point that a placer is not a mine. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z Of the entire gold supply of the world, nine-tenths of it have come from placer mines, readily discoverable and easily worked, because requiring little or no capital. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z Esmond had the prejudices that occasionally characterize men of his station, and it seemed to him distinctly unfitting that the Gold Commissioner's daughter should patronize, as he expressed it, a placer miner. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z There is more where it came from, wherever the mines and placers may be. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z These are known as 'ocean placers' or 'beach diggings,' and are of minor importance. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z The trouble with the cited placers of South America is that climatic, hygienic and political conditions have been antagonistic to successful working: the ground is rich, but it cannot be handled to make money. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z Silver mining is a business requiring for its successful prosecution skill, experience, and energy, while nine-tenths of the gold of the world has come from placers; requiring neither organization, capital, nor skilled labor. Money: Speech of Hon. John P. Jones, of Nevada, On the Free Coinage of Silver; in the United States Senate, May 12 and 13, 1890 2012-02-29T03:00:21.727Z Yes," said Ingleby gravely, "if she will have me, which I am afraid is far from certain; but I must make myself more than a placer miner first. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z Not all of the gold had been smelted and cast, for there were small heaps of nuggets, such as come from rich placer washings. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z Whilst most placers have been formed by flowing water, some owe their origin to the action of ice, and are really glacial moraines. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z In the case of gold, for instance, these original deposits of ore may not carry the metal in coarse enough particles to be visible and yet the placers may contain nuggets. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z At Omai on the Essequibo river a German syndicate worked a large concession on the hydraulic process of placer mining with considerable success, and more recently took to dredging on its 679 flats. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z As it happened, nobody but a police trooper, who asked them a few questions, saw it, for the pines were thick and most of the placer workings situated farther up the valley. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z As for the treasure, from whatever placers it had been gathered, its presence in such a place required no explanation. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z In searching for placers it is necessary to bear in mind that the watercourses of the country have not always flowed in the channels they now occupy. The Romance of Industry and Invention 2011-12-19T03:00:43.870Z In Brazil there are known to be very rich areas of placer ground, and still the deposits are not worked. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z But the Japanese are coming to dig the gold out of gardens and orchards and vineyards, instead of from the placer mines. Our National Defense: The Patriotism of Peace 2011-12-14T03:00:16.577Z "So far as I understand the enactments, one only holds a placer claim on the condition that the work goes on continuously," he said. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z They could not dispute him, but at that day all the world was still in ignorance of the gold placers of the Pacific coast. The Lost Gold of the Montezumas A Story of the Alamo 2012-01-19T03:00:22.827Z The salaries of the Inspectors of Mines were almost a useless expense, for there was no revenue derived from mines, in fact there were no mines, only placers and washings. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The United States has constructed an elaborate system for the disposal of its public lands to individuals, under various classifications, such as homestead, desert land, timber and stone, timber culture, coal, placer, and lode claims. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z She flew down close to the roots of a soft green plant, pierced a hole in the ground with her piercer, placed the eggs in it with her egg placer, and flew off. The Sun's Babies 2011-11-21T03:00:12.963Z "Men get rich placer mining now and then, and it might happen to me," he said. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z As early as 1718 an expedition had penetrated fifteen hundred miles to the west and discovered good placers on the plateau where the headwaters of the Madeira and the Paraguay intertwine. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z For centuries large quantities have been collected or extracted, mostly, no doubt, from placers, still some rich veins are known to exist. The Inhabitants of the Philippines 2011-11-23T03:00:21.653Z The rich lead-silver ores of Leadville were discovered as adventitious to the operation of the rich gold placers in California Gulch. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z The gold production of Russia has been remarkably constant, averaging �4,899,262 per annum; the gold is derived chiefly from placer workings in Siberia. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z Well," he said, "I suppose placer mining is always a trifle uncertain. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z In spite of the threatened exhaustion of the placers mining flourished. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z Of course we pack up and go off to find the new placers. The Haunted Mine 2011-10-28T02:00:23.833Z When such deposits that have been covered by lava flows are disclosed and worked, they go by the name of "buried placers." The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z The various deposits of gold may be divided into two classes—“veins” and “placers.” Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 2 "Gloss" to "Gordon, Charles George" 2011-10-31T02:00:28.703Z There had, as not infrequently happened, been a dispute concerning the boundaries of a placer claim, and the commissioner had gone over to adjudicate. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z Exports of gold and precious stones had fallen with the exhaustion of the best placers late in the preceding century. The South American Republics Part I of II 2011-11-06T02:00:14.827Z "Colorado School of Mines—five good jobs within two years in Montana—later, placer miner, 'notorious gambler,' and—" he included himself and the interior of the cabin in an expressive gesture. Snowdrift A Story of the Land of the Strong Cold 2011-10-23T02:00:22.547Z Since the workings of such subterranean placers are generally confined to an approximately horizontal zone, the mine passages, to a certain degree, resemble those of a coal mine. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z Othello has had 75 state placers with ten earning titles. Five coaches to be inducted into WSWCA Hall of Fame 2011-09-19T18:15:23Z However, he shook off the notion as untenable, for there would be, he knew, a distinction between a placer miner and the Gold Commissioner's daughter even in that land of rock and snow. Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z The placer find, with whatever profit might be got out of it, was his only so long as he kept the secret. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z Reason had its place, and a very noble placer in science; but it must always bow before revelation, and not presume to set its puny guesses against a "thus sayeth the Lord." My Path to Atheism 2011-08-30T02:00:29.183Z Likewise, placers near the heads of gulches, as a rule, carry coarser gold than those farther down stream. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z Eighty three of his wrestlers qualified for the state tournament, of which 34 were state placers including a state champion. Five coaches to be inducted into WSWCA Hall of Fame 2011-09-19T18:15:23Z "A placer claim," said the latter, "can only be held while you work upon it continuously." Delilah of the Snows 2012-01-23T03:00:09.087Z "Gold—placer gold!" he exclaimed, and Brouillard nodded and went on to tell how he had come by the bag and its contents. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z He made the first discovery of gold in Colorado, which he found at the foot of Lincoln Mountain, doubtless at Fairplay on the Platte River, where once extensive placer diggings existed. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z The methods of prospecting and working placer ground have undergone many improvements, but there are still many men practicing the primitive ways of a generation ago. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z Juarez is an abandoned, or almost abandoned, placer camp. Hunting in Many Lands The Book of the Boone and Crockett Club 2011-08-20T02:00:11.973Z No, sir; know too much to keep one on a placer workin'. Nevermore 2011-07-08T02:00:23.973Z If I would jump in and pull every possible string to hurry the railroad over the range, and keep on pulling them, the secret of the placer bar would remain a secret. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z Gold is found under two conditions: in veins and in placer formations. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z In view of the wonderful improvements brought forth by mechanical engineers, it is improper to deny that the future will bring still further reductions in placer costs. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z So I’m for looking up that placer on upper Burntwood Creek. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z He knew every creek and placer in the alluvial fields of California. By Veldt and Kopje 2011-06-15T02:00:20.067Z If I'd say the right thing to President Ford, well and good; if not, your brother would disarrange things for the government by giving away the secret of the gold placers. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z Then there is placer mining, so-called because it is a place on the bank of a river where the gold is found. Colorado?The Bright Romance of American History 2011-08-25T02:00:28.183Z So, also, placers are now correctly spoken of as mines, although but a few years ago there was drawn a strict line, eliminating such worked deposits from the category of mines. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z The red devils jumped us at our placer. Golden Face A Tale of the Wild West 2011-07-05T02:00:27.453Z As Ruth and others watched, the procession began to wind down into the shallow gorge where the long “petered-out” placer diggings of Freezeout had been located, and where the rejuvenated town itself still stood. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z Well, that wasn't all that he did—he threatened me—took me to one of the bars in the Niquoia, and let me prove for myself that it was tolerably rich placer ground. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z It was foolish and cruel of you to imagine—even when you were in trouble—that any of the Club weighed friendship on old-fashioned placer diggings gold scales. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z One person is entitled to as many placer claims as he desires. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z A placer of the precious metal has also been discovered by the Mexicans near San Diego. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 3, June, 1851 2011-05-18T02:00:14.897Z But it’s sure that wherever there’s placer there must be a rock-vein where the gold washed off, or was ground off, ages and ages ago. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z Most portentous of all, perhaps, was the rumor that the placers at Quadjen�� were beginning to show signs of exhaustion. The City of Numbered Days 2011-08-31T02:01:25.807Z I had been placer mining up by Pine Grove, in California, all summer. The Comstock Club 2011-05-18T02:00:16.367Z The valuable materials found in placers must, of necessity, be those that possess the property of resisting corrosion and disintegration. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z If the idea of placer gold in the Yukon had any merit, it could be investigated cautiously, through careful sampling of the gravel. Magazine Preview: Gold Mania in the Yukon 2011-05-11T12:44:39Z This placer mining camp was run on a community basis, and the camp cook insisted upon getting supper for all, and an abundant if not a delicately prepared meal was the result. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z For example, in gold mining the individual works his placer claim with simple equipment; he will leave 50 percent as waste. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z In this manner the rich placers of the Pacific mountain region from California to Alaska have originated. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z A cubic yard of ordinary placer dirt is the equivalent of less than two tons. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z It amazed him to see it just sitting there, as it had for a century: 5 miles by 2 miles of anomalous minerals, surrounded by creeks that had been full of placer gold. Magazine Preview: Gold Mania in the Yukon 2011-05-11T12:44:39Z However, Ruth Fielding’s mind was fixed upon something far different from placer mining. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z It is uncertain whether the placer or lode law applies to the Government phosphate rock. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z A very large proportion of both the quartz and placer mining of North America is in regions occupied by metamorphic rock. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z No matter how or where found, placers were all originally of surface deposition. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z The gold of the Klondike rush was placer gold, found at the bottom of creeks and streams. Magazine Preview: Gold Mania in the Yukon 2011-05-11T12:44:39Z They halted to camp for the night beside a collection of small huts and tents that marked the presence of a placer digging which had been found the spring before and still showed “color.” Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z There is a difference in the size and in the price of lode and placer claims. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z With the disintegration of the metamorphic terranes the gold is set free, and may be still further concentrated by streams so as to form the well-known placers. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Such placers as occupy the courses of streams are spoken of as gulch, valley, bar, and bench placers. The Business of Mining A brief non-technical exposition of the principles involved in the profitable operation of mines 2012-02-18T03:00:17.387Z The distinct color from placer mines on the images allowed Swenson to differentiate mining areas from settlement deforestation. A New Threat to the Amazon: Gold 2011-04-20T16:45:12.307Z And they were all ready and willing to show “the ladies from the East” how placer mining was done. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z In the California Debris Commission Act, operative since 1893, Congress imposed a straight charge on placer miners for the privilege of emptying their refuse into the streams. Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 2011-05-07T02:00:26.100Z With placer gold, and probably derived largely, if not entirely, from metamorphic rocks, there are frequently found grains of platinum. North America 2011-05-05T02:00:20.027Z Being placer mines, the gold may have been transported many miles. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z Until quite recently I worked as a concrete placer and I would have to get up, drive two hours to work for the day then drive two hours back before training, which was crazy. One hundred hopefuls for 2012: Peter Kirkbride 2011-04-07T16:33:21Z “And after the Chinks got through with this here place, you couldn’t find a pinch of placer gold 122 big enough t’ fill your pipe,” the old prospector announced. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z Mineral Resources.—The precious and useful metals abound in British Columbia, and it was the discovery of placer gold in the Cariboo District that first attracted attention to the Province. Canada West 2011-03-03T03:00:58.087Z In the latter part of the year 1853, a report reached the diggings of Victoria: that very rich “placers” had been discovered in Peru. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z The amount of gold found in the placer mines is evidence not so much, perhaps, of a very rich vein as of the disintegration of a very large vein. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z Most of this was untrue, and the nugget he had found, not in the placer beds, but in a small pasteboard box in one of the schooners. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z I know what this Freezeout proposition was when it was placer diggings. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z A party of Canadians and half-breeds went to the region referred to, and found placers nine miles above the mouth of the river. On Canada's Frontier Sketches of History, Sport, and Adventure and of the Indians, Missionaries, Fur-traders, and Newer Settlers of Western Canada 2011-02-09T03:00:51.093Z I had heard good accounts of the southern “placers,” which, being of the sort known as “dry diggings,” were best worked during the rainy season. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z But it exists somewhere up the streams on which the placer mines are found. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z The men camped on the site of the new placer. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z She naturally connected the unknown with the traces she had seen of recent placer washings and with the campfire the ashes of which had been warm when her party arrived. Ruth Fielding In the Saddle College Girls in the Land of Gold 2011-06-14T02:00:22.083Z I am fortunate enough to have this, obtained by hard toil, in the gold placers of California. The Fatal Cord And The Falcon Rover 2011-02-09T03:00:44.167Z One of our neighbours who made this proposal, had visited a place about forty miles farther up the country—where he believed we might find a “placer” such as we required. Lost Lenore The Adventures of a Rolling Stone 2011-03-03T03:00:50.847Z I have encountered placer mines in glacial deposits near Aurora, in Southeastern Indiana; in Adams County, in Southern Ohio, and near Titusville, in Western Pennsylvania, where, I see, there is a new excitement. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z He hinted mysteriously of capital to be invested and exhibited a small nugget of placer gold. The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z The two men settled down to live where they have remained ever since, washing out enough placer gold to maintain them. The Life of Bret Harte With Some Account of the California Pioneers 2011-01-14T03:00:47.427Z While placer mining, he one day picked up a gold nugget, from which his engagement ring was made by a jeweler in San Francisco, and worn by Mrs. Roper until her death, October 28, 1908. Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z For that feat, he won $3,000 in placer gold nuggets. Iditarod mushers like to go gourmet on trail 2010-03-12T15:56:00Z This district, the richest placer country in the world, was discovered by an old hunter named McCormick, who has a squaw for a wife and several half-breed children. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z So little of the gold would have made her happy, and yet all the wealth of these new placers could not have saved her at the last! The Westerners 2011-02-14T03:00:39.347Z An extensive emigration had already set towards the new placer. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 In the meantime the water had played out in the placer mining district so there was "nothing doing." Collection of Nebraska Pioneer Reminiscences 2011-01-05T03:00:58.503Z Abandoned placer mines are to be found in every part of the unsettled interior, showing how thoroughly it had been explored by gold-hunters in those early days. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" The salmon didn't run as usual and McCormick, hearing from the Indians of rich placers nearby where gold could be washed out in a frying pan, started in to prospect. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z Ralph Merrit and Frank Kent had finished eating and were deep in the consideration of the newest and most approved methods of placer mining. The Ranch Girls' Pot of Gold The rich placers discovered in this region have attracted many thousands of miners; and the trail through the snows was lined with the carcases of mules which had perished from the cold. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 4, July, 1851 Rich gold placers had already been discovered, and in 1875 the Sioux Indians within whose territory the hills had until then been included, were removed, and the lands were open to white settlers. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 1 "Bisharin" to "Bohea" Recently he had employed a number of Mexicans to work for him, and had started some placer diggings about a mile below where they then were. Campmates A Story of the Plains I've been at placer mining for years in California and British Columbia, and the mines at Dawson are more extensive and beyond anything I ever saw. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z You can with tolerable certainty, in the placer mines, tell how a miner's claim is paying by the condition and quality of his top-boots. First Fam'lies of the Sierras In early days the placer gold mines of the Columbia, Fraser and Caribou attracted miners from everywhere, but these have declined, and lode mines supply most of the gold as well as the other metals. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" These were the richest “placers,” but in them the gold was very unequally distributed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 1 "Calhoun" to "Camoens" Forty Mile is what is known as a placer camp, which means that its gold is found in minute particles or "dust" in soft earth, from which it can be washed in sluices or rockers. Harper's Round Table, May 14, 1895 In 1890 young Berry went to the Yukon country, and for several years he prospected along Forty-Mile Creek and other placer fields without success. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z Most odd to contemplate; this glassy barren, nonproducing, uncultivated and unmined, waste and sterile, was yet a better money-maker than the best placer or the richest loam land of all Hillsboro. Stepsons of Light There are exhausted gold placer mines in its vicinity, but they were not rich enough to cause any considerable development in mining. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" That way he got a big share in the placers found on Silver Bow and doubled his pile. The Boy With the U.S. Miners Carefully reviewing the circumstances, Mr. Ponder felt sure that his Caribs had discovered their placer whilst collecting the felled trees—not before; that is, in the rainy season. The Woodlands Orchids He was one of the first to discover gold in the fabulously rich placers of the new El Dorado. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z Adam went up there to prospect for gold—placer gold. Stepsons of Light The Atlin and White Horse regions in northern British Columbia and southern Yukon have attracted much attention, and the Klondike placers still farther north have furnished many millions of dollars’ worth of gold. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 2 "Camorra" to "Cape Colony" He offers to show Father where the placers are supposed to be, if he's willin' to come along. The Boy With the U.S. Miners Was it a real good placer, with nuggets in it?—how much had they pouched, and was the game likely to last? The Woodlands Orchids The Klondyke country is richer than any placer district in the world. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z You dig there faithfully and you will need no placer mines.” Stepsons of Light The pioneers of empire, for all time, Are gold-dust, from the placers of our homes— The surface croppings from a nation's prime, The mellow acre of the richest loams. Montezuma An Epic on the Origin and Fate of the Aztec Nation A few weeks after the Forty-Mile strike, a rich placer had been located at Circle, a hundred miles lower down on the Yukon an' across the Alaskan Boundary jest above where Circle City is now. The Boy With the U.S. Miners Divines, statesmen, moralists and financiers will all strike for the new placer. Lippincott's Magazine of Popular Literature and Science, Volume 20. July, 1877. The gold so far has been taken from Bonanza and Eldorado, both well named, for the richness of the placers is truly marvellous. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z He found locations where Weir and Caney and Hales struck rich placer yesterday. Stepsons of Light He was bitterly resentful at the working out of the placer mine, and his anger always sent his thoughts into crooked channels. In the Brooding Wild But he told 'em, too, that there was a lot o' the other placers around wi' no one washin' 'em. The Boy With the U.S. Miners There are a great many placer washings, among which are some extensive deposits near the Straits of Magellan. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 2 "Chicago, University of" to "Chiton" There is no doubt that eventually a number of valuable ledges will be found, but the bulk of the gold will come from placers. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z Do you reckon that placer hunt of Adam’s might have had anything to do with it? Stepsons of Light We should be stopped from manufacturing by the great productivity of labor in placer mining. Essentials of Economic Theory As Applied to Modern Problems of Industry and Public Policy A placer claim doesn't show where the big store of gold is, but where it isn't! The Boy With the U.S. Miners Several scenes, which are evidently taken from the life, are described with a good deal of spirit, and throw a strong, but not altogether flattering light on the condition of society at the placers. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Volume 2, No. 12, May, 1851. Shippers expect soon to hear of craft being tied up in Alaskan ports just as they were in San Francisco harbor in '49, when crews deserted wholesale to dig gold in the rich placers. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z Both placer and quartz locations were made and a brisk "camp" was built the next summer. Alaska Days with John Muir Lewis and Clark passed within twelve miles of Alder Gulch, which wrote roaring history in the early sixties—the wild placer days of gold-mining in Montana. The Magnificent Adventure Being the Story of the World's Greatest Exploration and the Romance of a Very Gallant Gentleman He let his placer claim go for a while and prospected for ore. The Boy With the U.S. Miners If you depend on them for a game, you had better wait till you get the gold from your placer.” The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country As the Klondyke diggings, as thus far developed and staked, are upon Canadian territory it is important to bear in mind the regulations imposed by the Dominion Government on placer mining. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z These men found placer gold and rock "float" at our camp and made quite a clean-up that fall, returning to Sitka with a "gold-poke" sufficiently plethoric to start a stampede to the new diggings. Alaska Days with John Muir As the cradle gave way to placer mining, larger and larger schemes of co�peration came into use. The American Mind The E. T. Earl Lectures A 'placer,' Clem," Owens interrupted to explain, "is a deposit where there is gold mixed with sand, or gravel or mud. The Boy With the U.S. Miners At least I’ve got color in a placer up at the head waters, and to-morrow I go out to work it for all it’s worth. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country "Claims" shall mean the personal right of property in a placer mine or diggings during the time for which the grant of such mine or diggings is made. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z After dividing placers into deep and shallow, the next classification will be according to their topographical position, as into hill, flat, bench, bar, river-bed, ancient river-bed, and gulch mines. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining Most of them broke to the placer ground. The Plunderer Then came another period of erosion, lasting millions of years, the gold was washed away to form new placers, or made its way into veins in the Secondary sedimentary rocks. The Boy With the U.S. Miners You see it’s a placer, and anybody could work it, and I’d be cut clean out if others got to know where it was. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country "Close season" shall mean the period of the year during which placer mining is generally suspended. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z The board-sluice is the great washing machine, and the most important instrument used in the placer mining of California. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining Within a week he had divided the band into several parties, two of which under himself and Three-Fingered Jack went north to plunder the placer camps. When the West Was Young It weren't a town o' miners, rightly, not like a gold placer camp. The Boy With the U.S. Miners “I’m not handling ‘placer,’” he told Doc Crombie one day, when that strenuous person was endeavoring to “pump” him on the subject. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country The forms of application for a grant for placer mining and the grant of the same shall be according to those made, provided or supplied by the gold commissioner. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z It washes nearly all the dirt and catches nearly all the placer gold of the country. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining His breech-clouted scouts discovered some dry placer diggings here, and he bade the squaws mine the dust which he exchanged with crooked-souled white traders for ammunition. When the West Was Young In 1813, some placers were found an' there was a mild rush, but it died right out. The Boy With the U.S. Miners “I allow ‘placers’ are easy, and make a big show. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country The entry of every holder for a grant for placer mining must be renewed and his receipt relinquished and replaced every year, the entry fee being paid each year. All about the Klondyke gold mines 2011-04-13T02:00:12.887Z Quartz requires a mill and water-power; placer dirt is washed in a simple sluice. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining In the days of ’49 when Murphy’s Diggings was as lively a little placer camp as one could find in a long ride through the red foot-hills of the Sierras, a young Mexican monte-dealer disappeared. When the West Was Young There's no rule that will tell you where to find placer gold," the mine-owner corrected, "but don't run away with the idea that gold deposits are all freaks. The Boy With the U.S. Miners He had discovered a “placer” which was yielding a profit of fabulous dimensions. The One-Way Trail A story of the cattle country There were old "placer miners" among them, and they all declared that it was just the place in which they would have expected a "bonanza." Two Arrows A Story of Red and White Not unfrequently it happens that a rich streak of pay-dirt in a placer claim is followed up to the quartz vein from which it came. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining They were on their way to California and the placer fields. When the West Was Young The fable of Tantalus, who kept unlawful possession of a golden dog which had been stolen from Zeus, the great All-Father, was a legend of the gold placer deposits near Mt. The Boy With the U.S. Miners We jumped to our feet an' shouted, for it was the richest placer that had as yet bin found. Murder Point A Tale of Keewatin The placer gold they had found was all spent before they proved the copper vein. Partners of the Out-Trail The mining is chiefly in shallow placers, in deep and narrow ravines, and on bars of the Klamath River. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining The promise of time saved was an important consideration, for all of the company were getting impatient to reach the placer diggings lest they be too late. When the West Was Young From the lie o' the rock, he reckoned this thin placer gold must ha' been washed out o' the little mountain what sticks up in one corner o' the island. The Boy With the U.S. Miners Yes, placer mine––gold washed down in the creek bed. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation That's the difference between it and placer mining in the North. Partners of the Out-Trail The diggings are placers in the bars and banks of the Klamath River and its tributaries, the Trinity and Salmon Rivers, and many small creeks. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining Then Murieta took seventy men and rode back to make his final raid on the placer camps. When the West Was Young The Schiefflins had located plenty o' placers on the Lower Yukon. The Boy With the U.S. Miners Mr. Knowles puts in the reservoir site in exchange for water on his other land, a tenth share in the company, and a royalty of half the gold we placer out of the reservoir bed. Out of the Depths A Romance of Reclamation Why, it's like a pocket in a placer! They of the High Trails One of the most remarkable features of the placers of the state, is the blue lead, which was first discovered in Sierra county, and has been more thoroughly examined there than elsewhere. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining We started out for placer gold—creek gold—not quartz gold which takes machinery for development. The Trail of a Sourdough Life in Alaska The rest of them will want to be going back to wherever and whatever they came from as soon as they find this is not a placer proposition. Rimrock Trail Creeks that seemed to me a good field for placer mining came down from the left, but no one stopped to do more than pan a little gravel from a cut bank or a bar. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse I don’t suppose you know much about placer mines?” A Bookful of Girls Platinum, iridium, and osmium are obtained with the gold in some of the placer mines, but are never found alone, nor are they ever the main object sought by the miner. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining Small zircons are found in almost every heavy concentrate, as, for example, in the concentrates of the diamond mines of South Africa, and in those of gold placers in many places. A Text-Book of Precious Stones for Jewelers and the Gem-Loving Public That morning’s mail had conveyed to the settlement the intelligence of a rare and interesting event—the discovery of the gold placers of California. The Wild Huntress Love in the Wilderness I determined to "stick to my last," notwithstanding the fascination which I felt in the sight of placer gold. The Trail of the Goldseekers A Record of Travel in Prose and Verse He wishes us to accompany him to a placer he knows of, where you have only to stoop down and gather the gold in handfuls.” Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora About two-thirds of our gold is obtained from the placers, and one-third from the quartz. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining When the minerals of these deposits are eroded, transported, and redeposited in concentrated form, they come under the class of placer or sedimentary deposits described under the following heading. The Economic Aspect of Geology Already men were at work on the new lode, and doing placer digging for the free gold in the soil. That Girl Montana During the early years of placer mining in California thousands of acres of rich lands in the foothills were destroyed. Conservation Reader All at once it occurred to him that the expedition to which he found himself thus accidentally attached could have no other object than this very placer of the Golden Valley. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora Water is the great agent of the placer miner; it is the element of his power; its amount is the measure of his work, and its cost is the measure of his profit. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining About two-thirds of the world's tin is obtained from placers and one-third from vein or "lode" deposits. The Economic Aspect of Geology Here we turned up in search of placer mining, the short summer soon past and we returned to Dawson and fitted out for the winter. Black Beaver The Trapper I got my saddle horse and we moved down the trail, the Captain talking about his placer. The Sheep Eaters About sixty leagues from here, in the heart of the Indian country, there is a placer of gold of incalculable richness; it was discovered by my adopted father. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora The placer mines are again classified according to the manner in which, or the instruments with which they are wrought. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining Being heavy and resistant to weathering, they are also concentrated in placers. The Economic Aspect of Geology These boys sure had some ideas about mining placer gold. Panther Eye Mr. McKensey told the Captain that I was quite an expert in placer mining and had been in the Black Hills, Virginia City, and Old Alder Gulch. The Sheep Eaters That Don Estevan is not going by mere hazard to search for a mine of gold; but that he already knows of the existence of a rich placer? Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora The purpose of all placer miners is not to catch all the gold in the dirt which they wash, but to catch the greatest possible quantity within a given time. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining The weathering of the rock has developed placers from which most of the rubies are recovered. The Economic Aspect of Geology It led us to the placers which settled Montana. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri As we walked along, the Captain told me that the geological formation was something wonderful in that region, but with my lifetime of experience I could see no reason for placer gold in the mountains. The Sheep Eaters Yes—or rather that Don Estevan knows of the existence of the placer; but not where it is, or the road that leads to it. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora "Hydraulic mining" is the highest branch of placer mining; it washes more dirt, and requires more water, and a larger sluice, than any other kind of mining. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining Mechanical erosion of preëxisting mineral deposits or rocks and their transportation, sorting, and deposition are responsible for the placers of gold, tin, tungsten, platinum, and various precious stones, and for certain iron sands and conglomerates. The Economic Aspect of Geology We’re right in the heart of those tremendous placers that Lewis and Clark never dreamed about. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri “It’s on patented land—a so-called ‘placer claim’—experts have reported against it. The Forester's Daughter A Romance of the Bear-Tooth Range The sound of the waterfall put an end to his uncertainties; he remembered that it fell into a gulf close by the golden placer. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora The pan must always be used in cleaning up the dirt which collects in the cradle, in prospecting, and frequently in washing small quantities of dirt collected in other kinds of placer mining. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining In general the great unsolved problem of the origin of the entire group of mineral deposits in placers and sediments relates to the scale of the results. The Economic Aspect of Geology Many a tale he told of the placers and the road agents—yes, and of the Vigilantes, too, that cleaned out the road agents and made it safe in here, to travel or live.” The Young Alaskans on the Missouri The few men now in the district have placer claims that yield a “grub-stake” as a sure thing every summer, and spend their winters chiefly in prospecting for quartz. The Ascent of Denali (Mount McKinley) A Narrative of the First Complete Ascent of the Highest Peak in North America There is a class of persons in Sonora, who follow no other business than searching for gold placers or silver mines, and whose only knowledge consists of a little practical acquaintance with metallurgy. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora This is a slow process, but in rich placers may be profitable. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining Chromite is very insoluble, and the mechanical breaking down of deposits and transportation by streams frequently forms placers of chrome sands and gravels. The Economic Aspect of Geology And few of the fur traders ever lived to guess the rush of the placer miners of 1862 and 1863 into this same bonanza—right where we are camping now, on the old Robbers’ Trail. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri Some gold is paid in certain provinces, as those regions have placers and mineral deposits. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 28 of 55 1637-38 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century It was also suspected that he knew of some placer—still more rich—in the country into which he was about to lead his expedition. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora The placer miner throws the dirt into the water, which then does the work; whereas the pulverizing of rock is a nice operation, requiring constant attention. Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining Such placers have not been worked to any extent. The Economic Aspect of Geology And that doesn’t touch the fur and the placer gold and the other mines and the cattle and wool and the farm products and the lumber. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri At the time of my visit all these mines were placers and the operation was rather primitive. An African Adventure This is especially the case in those districts where the gold is found in placers. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora California has again been excited with the rumored discovery of a gold placer, far surpassing any previous account. The International Monthly, Volume 3, No. 1, April, 1851 From these rocks it is separated by weathering, disintegration, and stream transportation, and, having a high specific gravity, it becomes concentrated in placers. The Economic Aspect of Geology Then after they had got the beaver about all trapped out, say fifty years, in came the placer mines. The Young Alaskans on the Missouri “Yes; she who points out to the gold-seeker the rich placers of gold—to the diver the pearls that lie sparkling within their shells at the bottom of the great ocean.” The Tiger Hunter Those placers are not to be approached by white men, unless when in strong force. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora In this way "placer" deposits of gold occur. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges Gold deposits are of two general classes—placers, and veins or lodes. The Economic Aspect of Geology Ten years later, the California placers were becoming exhausted, and miners began to go elsewhere in their search for gold. Diggers in the Earth From this hour I am the slave of the Siren who can show us the placers of gold!” The Tiger Hunter Had he not in prospect the possession of a rich placer? Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora The first gold discovered in California was placer gold. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges At present the placers of recent geologic age supply a tenth to a fifth of the gold, and ancient or fossil placers in the Transvaal supply another two-fifths. The Economic Aspect of Geology The gold that these men gathered came from what were called "placers"; that is, masses of gravel and sand along the beds of mountain streams. Diggers in the Earth In the ocean the pearl-banks, and on the land the placers of gold belonged to them. The Tiger Hunter There he proposed to me to join him, and go back to the placer. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora In time the quartz ledges which had produced the placer gold became the chief factor in gold mining. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges In the United States about a fourth of the gold production comes from placers, mainly from California and Alaska. The Economic Aspect of Geology The placers near Bannack caught a wild set of men, who surged back from California. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado From this disquieting subject his thought reverted to his own affairs, to “Slim’s” family and his self-appointed task, to the placer and Sprudell. The Man from the Bitter Roots I sell you the secret, but I do not intend to alienate my rights to the placer. Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora The placer mines of Alaska are confined mainly to the beach-sands and the tributaries of Yukon River. Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges These deposits are the source of most of the great placer deposits of California, hence the name "Mother Lode" applied to a part of them. The Economic Aspect of Geology The city of Helena is built on the tailings of these placer washings, and its streets are literally paved with gold even to-day. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado And if you knew what Bruce has had to fight——”298 Helen had expected of course to tell Bruce’s father of the placer properties and his efforts to develop them. The Man from the Bitter Roots I have seen a placer so rich that the man who gets it might for a whole year play the game of hell with luck all the while against him, and not be impoverished! Wood Rangers The Trappers of Sonora The placer mines have perished and passed into history. Shadows of Shasta Of the world production of platinum over 99 per cent has been derived from placers. The Economic Aspect of Geology One after another reports continued to come of placers discovered here and there in the upper Rockies. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado “I’d like to hear about that placer—the one you stumbled on last fall.” The Man from the Bitter Roots It also employs a great deal of money, as quartz mining requires capital, while placer mining does not. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent But the shrewd, thoughtful man saw that from this source came all the gold in the placer. Shadows of Shasta All these minerals are relatively insoluble and have high specific gravity, and as a consequence they are frequently accumulated in placers, along with cassiterite and other stable, heavy minerals. The Economic Aspect of Geology The diggings at Gold Creek and Bannack were now eclipsed by the sensational discoveries on the famous Alder Gulch, one of the phenomenal placers of the world, and the most productive ever known in America. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado If he had found her in prosperous circumstances the success or failure of the placer would have meant very little to her. The Man from the Bitter Roots Ballarat was the most important place of the two, and its placer mines gave a greater yield of gold than did those of Bendigo. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent He had to stop work now and then and wash in the fast failing placers, to get money enough to continue his tunnel. Shadows of Shasta With the exhaustion of the more easily mined placers, the lode deposits will doubtless be of increasing importance. The Economic Aspect of Geology He headed north and east, after a fashion of the times following the California boom, and was bound for the mountain placers in 1853, when he is recorded as appearing at the Dalles, Oregon. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado Examined by the best obtainable placer experts and under the most favorable conditions money could afford. The Man from the Bitter Roots At both places the placer mines were exhausted long ago, but gold is still taken from the rocks and reefs which underlie the whole region. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent The yield of gold from the virgin placers was enormous, a laborer's average the first season being perhaps an ounce a day, though many made much more. History of the United States, Volume 3 The presence of an ore mineral in a placer naturally raises the question as to whence it came. The Economic Aspect of Geology In 1862, as the mountain placers were now beginning to draw the crowds of mining men, it was natural that Boone Helm should show up at Florence. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado The company stared, and well it might, for at a signal a miniature placer mine started operation. The Man from the Bitter Roots A great many fortunes were taken out of the earth around Ballarat before the placer mines were exhausted. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent The men first opening a placer would seek to pre-empt all the adjoining land, giving up only when others came in numbers too strong for them. History of the United States, Volume 3 Many important mining districts, including Butte, Bisbee, the Mother Lode region of southern California, the diamond fields of Africa, and others, have been found by tracing up placers in this manner. The Economic Aspect of Geology The first and second decades after the close of the civil war found the great placers of the Rockies and Sierras exhausted, and quartz mines taking their place. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado I’ve told them in my letter about the placer here—it’s theirs, the whole of it, if I don’t come back. The Man from the Bitter Roots Ballarat was nearly deserted for a time after the placer mining gave out, and the same was the case at the other places mentioned. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent Originally from my own county, Tipperary, he had gone to California in the early days of the "placer" mines. Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer Much less than a commercially valuable placer deposit in unconsolidated surface rocks may start a search for the mother lode. The Economic Aspect of Geology The bad men and women of one moved on to the next, just as they did in the stampedes of placer days. The Story of the Outlaw A Study of the Western Desperado In this deposit there was enough flour-gold to enable any good placer miner to make days’ wages by rocking the rich streaks along the bars and banks. The Man from the Bitter Roots To get a fortune by quartz mining you must have a fortune to begin with, while in placer mining you need nothing more than a pick and shovel. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent In Brazil the gold placer miners threw away the glassy pebbles as worthless and the black slaves used them as counters in their card games. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Those occurring at or near the surface, and called "quarries," "placer deposits," "non-mines," or "surface deposits," usually remain with the surface owners. The Economic Aspect of Geology In that country the cream has already been skimmed off the “placers.” Handbook to the new Gold-fields Quartz is a rock that helps form a lode where the gold is carried, first, before it's crumbled out by the weather and is washed down with gravel and sand to make the placer beds. Gold Seekers of '49 Bendigo yielded enormously to the placer miners of the early days. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent Gold has been found on the beaches of several of the islands in paying quantities, and these placers have been worked successfully for several years. Wealth of the World's Waste Places and Oceania Old placers may be buried beneath younger rocks, cemented, and more or less recrystallized. The Economic Aspect of Geology The placer diggings are at their greatest depth here, but exceedingly rich. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 You dig the placer bed, but you have to use a crow-bar and powder on lodes, and break them to pieces. Gold Seekers of '49 When the placer mines were exhausted the place was nearly deserted, and then came the era of quartz mining the same as at Ballarat. The Land of the Kangaroo Adventures of Two Youths in a Journey through the Great Island Continent But the element of chance is so important a factor in placer mining that the whole thing partakes more of the nature of gambling than of a commercial venture. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska "Fossil" placers of this kind are best represented by deposits in the Black Hills of South Dakota and probably by the South African gold deposits. The Economic Aspect of Geology At Bannack, in the summer of 1862, a party of Colorado miners, lost on their way to Gold Creek in the Deer Lodge Valley, discovered the first rich placer diggings of Montana. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 The first is a placer, the other is a vein or lode. Gold Seekers of '49 In all there were fifteen placer claims staked on Anvil. A Woman who went to Alaska All the settlements in the country are on the rivers, save the purely mining settlements that die and are abandoned as the placers play out. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska The origin of the gold deposits of this district is not entirely agreed on, but the evidence seems on the whole to favor their placer origin. The Economic Aspect of Geology The placer proved to be singularly regular, almost every claim for fifteen miles being found profitable. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 Nearly all the mining out here is placer mining, where the dirt is dug out and washed away, leaving the gold. Gold Seekers of '49 As yet I was a tenderfoot; but something satisfactory was without doubt found here and in the vicinity, as quartz claims were staked over the placer claims the whole length of Anvil Creek that summer. A Woman who went to Alaska But "Chandalar quartz" remains an interesting prospect, and the Chandalar placers have not proved productive, and all but a few of the cabins at "Beaver City" are unoccupied. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska A fraction of 1 per cent of the total is obtained as a by-product of gold placers, and all the remainder is won from lode or hard-rock deposits. The Economic Aspect of Geology All the mining of Montana is now confined to the placer or gulch diggings. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 18, No. 106, August, 1866 I don't fancy breaking up rock, to get gold, when in a placer it's already been broken for you. Gold Seekers of '49 The gold first discovered in California was placer gold. The Western United States A Geographical Reader Why, by the exact converse of the usual Alaskan placer mining; by freezing down instead of thawing down. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska Over 90 per cent of the tin of southeastern Asia and Oceania is obtained from placers. The Economic Aspect of Geology Look at them big concessions they're selling for a song, good placer ground that would mean pie to the poor miner, closed tight and everlastingly tied up. The Trail of '98 A Northland Romance But of course the gold in the placer beds must have come out of a vein somewhere above. Gold Seekers of '49 The western slope of the Sierra Nevada mountains was once covered with the camps of thousands of placer miners. The Western United States A Geographical Reader Ever since 1886 placers have been worked in this district, and it still yields gold, though the output and the number of men are alike much reduced. Ten Thousand Miles with a Dog Sled A Narrative of Winter Travel in Interior Alaska In general the mineral is recovered on a commercial scale only from placers, where it has been concentrated along with other dense, insoluble minerals such as zircon, garnet, ilmenite, and sometimes gold. The Economic Aspect of Geology Virginia City was at one time the center and thriving business place of the large population that was drawn to that valley by the very rich placer gold mines there, discovered between 1865 and 1870. Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography. Just now placer mining is the only method employed. Klondike Nuggets and How Two Boys Secured Them In another placer, which embraces an extension of seven leagues, they also extract some gold in dust in quantities as insignificant as those which result from the sands of the river mentioned. Mexico and its Religion With Incidents of Travel in That Country During Parts of the Years 1851-52-53-54, and Historical Notices of Events Connected With Places Visited Wonts to Work At Some occupation ontill I can arrange for other buiseness Just Give Me information As to the best placers for a young buiseness Negro to locate & make good. in. The Journal of Negro History, Volume 4, 1919 Weathering and transportation of rocks containing diamonds have resulted in the development of diamond-bearing placers. The Economic Aspect of Geology The geological formation, however, does not point the probability of the existence of great alluvial deposits, and the placers take the form of river bars principally. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development In placer mining the pay dirt is washed by the simplest methods, such as were practised in California during the pioneer days. Klondike Nuggets and How Two Boys Secured Them In the first case it is obtained in crude form by placer mining. An Elementary Study of Chemistry The larger operations of this kind are called "placer" and "dredge" mining. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation The South African diamonds were first found in stream placers, leading to a search for their source and its ultimate discovery under a blanket of soil which completely covered the parent rock. The Economic Aspect of Geology Lower California contains a great deal of resource in gold-quartz lodes, and some important placer deposits. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development During the first three months of the latter year more than four million dollars were taken from a space of forty square miles, where a few placer claims were worked. Klondike Nuggets and How Two Boys Secured Them Ripple Creek has been noted for its placer workings. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story Generally speaking, quartz mines are in the mountains and placer mines in the river valleys. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation The proportion of diamonds now mined from placers is very small. The Economic Aspect of Geology Gold was taken, however, among these prehistoric people, mainly from the stream-beds, or placer deposits, where it had been concentrated by nature. Mexico Its Ancient and Modern Civilisation, History, Political Conditions, Topography, Natural Resources, Industries and General Development Why, Jeremiah Weller is owner of the biggest placer mines in the country. Tabitha's Vacation Really I had the money, but I just had to spend it in buying the cabin and land that was the only entrance to the placer bed. David Lannarck, Midget An Adventure Story For this reason hydraulic placer mining has been stopped by law. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation The diamonds of Brazil come from placer deposits. The Economic Aspect of Geology This binding slip is given to a clerk called the placer, whose duty it is to place the risk, or in other words to secure the acceptance of the insurance by some company or companies. White Ashes Butte was first settled as a placer mining camp in 1864. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Here and there are eloquent, though silent, reminders of the exciting days of placer mining and highway robbery, when Wells Fargo and Company brought treasure out of the mountains guarded by armed men. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California There are lesser, but important resources of placer gold in Montana, Idaho, and Oregon. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation With the exhaustion of the more easily worked placer deposits, increasing amounts of tungsten are being obtained from the primary or fixed deposits. The Economic Aspect of Geology Then the really astute placer has a chance to demonstrate his efficiency. White Ashes After spending two years in placer mining he returned to San Francisco in 1861. Sixty Years of California Song He had taught school at Graniteville several winters, and had succeeded better at this business than at placer mining on the bars of the Middle Yuba. Forty-one Thieves A Tale of California The value of the placer mines can be better judged than that of the lode or quartz mines. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation Consequently they are not decomposed at the surface, but when carried away and subjected to the sorting action of streams and waves, they form placer deposits. The Economic Aspect of Geology All of them, the good and bad alike, the placers commonly presented to Mr. Cuyler with a bland innocence which deceived that astute veteran not at all. White Ashes It's rich placer ground, at that—but this pocket's almost unbelievable. North of Fifty-Three No, thanks—I don't care to buy no placer mines—lots of country left yet for the taking up of it—it's a mighty good mine, I admit—you'd better keep it.' Red Saunders' Pets and Other Critters The placer mines are chiefly in Alaska and California. Checking the Waste A Study in Conservation In the breaking up and washing away of the rocks, therefore, it is concentrated in small grains and scales in stream and beach placers. The Economic Aspect of Geology And certainly his melancholy countenance did not attract business; it was a bold placer indeed who tried with quip and banter to secure Mr. Cuyler's acceptance of a doubtful risk. White Ashes Of course, the placer end of it will be the big thing while the lode is being developed. North of Fifty-Three It was the sort of gold that don't lie around in 'placers.' The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon There's been a lot of placer mining in that north country the last three or four years. Raw Gold A Novel The deposits of Colombia and Australasia are placers of a similar character. The Economic Aspect of Geology Only a few days after his return he overheard a conversation between Mr. Cuyler and a placer, in the Guardian's own office, which showed how the Street regarded the Boston appointment. White Ashes Thus many of the richest placers have been closed. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Further up the stream the Indians swarmed about their "placers." The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon When I came to the Coast he was working in some played-out placer mines, and feeling perfectly sure that he was going to strike a fortune almost any day. Emerson's Wife and Other Western Stories Tin has sufficient value to warrant the working of certain placers containing only a half-pound to the cubic yard, although the usual run is somewhat higher. The Economic Aspect of Geology The placer, realizing that the decision was final, and irritated at the declination of a risk which he had found impossible to place elsewhere, laughed loudly. White Ashes Hence it was long and erroneously determined that bare rocks in the neighbourhood of shallow alluvia characterise rich placers, and that the wealthiest mining-regions are poor and stunted in vegetation. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative The thirsty Saunders was driving his gang at the placers, from which was being drawn a stream of pay dirt that never ceased from daylight to dark. The Triumph of John Kars A Story of the Yukon From Popayan and Choco, provinces of the north-west, "placer" gold was obtainable in fairly large quantities by the simple expedient of washing. South America Most of the sapphires of the best quality come from Siam, where they are found in sandy clay of placer origin. The Economic Aspect of Geology The soiled placer removed a cigarette butt from his mouth, and threw it on the floor with a gesture of extreme impatience. White Ashes The Gold Coast contains rich placers in abundance: if they fail it will be for want of hands, or because the cost of labour will swallow up profits. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative "Say, the placer where I found my nugget is just above Grant's!" exclaimed Harden. The Enchanted Canyon Here, where to-day runs the main street of Helena, was the 'Last Chance Gulch,' and the output of its placers was not less than fifteen millions. The Harris-Ingram Experiment When eroded and transported the gems are concentrated in placers. The Economic Aspect of Geology "Why, what do you mean?" asked the astonished placer, pausing in the act of lighting a fresh cigarette. White Ashes The less valuable Semayla placer produced dust in a hard reddish loam, mixed with still more refractory materials; it was crushed in mortars with rude wooden dollies or with grain-pestles. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative Why don't you placer fans start on west and we'll all try to meet there in a week's time. The Enchanted Canyon The horseman's business was one of maps and land-office data made essential to his needs by the new recording of the "Laughing Water" property as a placer instead of a quartz claim. The Furnace of Gold The use of streams for placer mining, as in California, has resulted in formulation of laws and in extensive litigation, again requiring analysis of geologic conditions. The Economic Aspect of Geology The Honey-bug claim might or might not be a good placer mine—time would show—but it was certainly a wonderful location. The Killer The long oval mound of red clay, overgrown with trees, and rising 295 feet above sea-level, is all auriferous; but there are placers richer than their neighbours. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative I outfitted at a little village on the railroad, and shortly after that I joined some miners who were going up to the Canyon to placer prospect. The Enchanted Canyon Having presently finished her breakfast, Beth joined the group outside, curious to behold the workings of a placer mine in actual operation. The Furnace of Gold Every morning before going to work in the placers it was their custom to stop in at The Polka for their first drink—which was, generally, "on the house." The Girl of the Golden West Years after the placers failed someone discovered that the wholesale use of hydraulic "giants" produced gold in paying quantities. The Killer I have noted that a smoke, or thin vapour, guides to the unknown placer, and that white gold causes a mine to be abandoned. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative "A great evangelist was lost when you took to placer mining, Curly." The Enchanted Canyon The cove was a placer claim, rich as mud in gold, and with everything needed at hand. The Furnace of Gold It is not a placer mine, however, but a quartz mine, one needing capital for its development and with no charms for the ordinary gold-seeker. Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality In five years the placers began to play out. The Killer The liberation of pawns and other anti-abolitionist 'fads' had so raised the wage-rate that the rich placers were presently left to the natives. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative "Has our friendship grown less since we camped at the placer mine?" The Enchanted Canyon Gettysburg, Dave, and Napoleon returned once more to the placer and sluices on the hill. The Furnace of Gold The placer miners, however, have no use for gold that rests in quartz veins and has to be obtained by the aid of costly stamping mills. Historic Tales, Vol. 1 (of 15) The Romance of Reality This open credit seemed to him like an opened-up placer in which he had only to dig with his nails. His Excellency the Minister He had made the same objection to M. Bonnat, his evident object being to keep the rich placer for private use or for further sale. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative "Hard, you were going to show Curly a placer claim around here, weren't you?" The Enchanted Canyon Those familiar with placer mining declare that the new gold-fields are the richest and finest ever discovered; they say that the California find of 1849 cannot be compared with this present one. The Great Round World and What Is Going On In It, Vol. 1, No. 39, August 5, 1897 A Weekly Magazine for Boys and Girls The subject of the suit was the right to a "placer" mine in Yuba River, at Park's Bar. Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California with Other Sketches; To Which Is Added the Story of His Attempted Assassination by a Former Associate on the Supreme Bench of the State "A hundred thousand francs!—In three months," said Vaudrey to himself, "in a vast placer like Paris, one can find many veins of gold." His Excellency the Minister By night we passed New Town, not on the charts, but famed for owning a fine gold placer north of the town-lagoon. To The Gold Coast for Gold, Vol. II A Personal Narrative We've been talking about prospecting for placer gold up on the Colorado, for ten years. The Enchanted Canyon The placer of more had a room and this was not there to show that there was not any more. Matisse Picasso and Gertrude Stein With Two Shorter Stories Among these peoples a great deal of gold was formerly obtained from the mines or placers of Paracali and from the island of Catanduanes. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 18 of 55 1617-1620 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century There are, however, some high grade ores in narrow fissures and in a few localities free milling ores and placer deposits are found. A Review of the Resources and Industries of the State of Washington, 1909 "Do you take this for a low-down placer camp?" asked Billy Hudgens, with a dull show of pride, when McGinnis demanded the gold scales. Heart's Desire One day north on this trail go two men up to the Canyon, to placer mine. The Enchanted Canyon The only locality which has been at all prolific is the placer ground between Ruby and Eldorado bars, on the Missouri River, sixteen miles east of Helena, Montana. Scientific American Supplement, No. 810, July 11, 1891 Besides possessing many gold mines and placers—of which they make but small account, because of the China silks which bring them more profit—they raise fowls in great abundance. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 12 of 55 1601-1604 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Along the northward stretch, and in the foot-hills of the Little Timanyonis, were the placers, most of them productive, but none of them rich enough to stimulate a rush. The Taming of Red Butte Western If this were put in force, a great deal would be gained by it; for there is a large quantity in the said mines, rivers, and placers. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 11 of 55 1599-1602 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century "Judge, you wrangle firewood while Mack and I just give this placer idea a ten minutes' trial, will you?" The Enchanted Canyon Tracing Entanglements is done by a sergeant followed by two stake placers, two holders and two drivers, who in turn are followed by men attaching wire. Military Instructors Manual The island is rich in mines and placers of gold, and abundantly provided with game, fish, rice, sugar-cane, palms, and other kinds of food. The Philippine Islands, 1493-1898 — Volume 12 of 55 1601-1604 Explorations by Early Navigators, Descriptions of the Islands and Their Peoples, Their History and Records of the Catholic Missions, as Related in Contemporaneous Books and Manuscripts, Showing the Political, Economic, Commercial and Religious Conditions of Those Islands from Their Earliest Relations with European Nations to the Close of the Nineteenth Century Though he has every reason to feel confident of the richness of a particular field, he may nevertheless be so unfortunate as not to discover the gold lode or profitable placer deposit. Certain Success You know placers can run into regular lode claims. Buffalo Roost That the three had then annexed two Indian bucks and a squaw and had slowly made their way into the Grand Canyon, ostensibly to placer mine, actually to play cards and hunt. The Enchanted Canyon Turning from the road, Bartley took the short cut to Scott's placer. Partners of Chance All these last named were for mining placer gold. Triple Spies The gold mines of the Ural are less extensive now than formerly, new discoveries not equaling the exhausted placers. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life It wasn't two weeks after Bill died till that old skinflint went tramping up there and staked that placer claim. Buffalo Roost The Gros Ventre lied to him like a lady, and told him, on the South Fork, on the Creek of Bitter Cherries--near where Denver now is; and where placers once were. The Covered Wagon In any event, the dog stuck to the trail clear up to Scott's placer. Partners of Chance It seemed right, for Silva's sake, out of the rich placers David continued to find, he should contribute to my support. The Rim of the Desert In most places where explored the country is rich in gold, and I have little doubt that thorough prospecting would reveal many placers equaling the best of those in California. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life A little farther up the canyon they found traces of an old placer sluice, and what remained of some of the old, homemade cradles for panning out the gold. Buffalo Roost Road-runners racked away down the paths; squirrels scurried over worn-out placers, jays screamed and chattered in and out of the abandoned cabins. The California Birthday Book The ores exhibited were many specimens of quartz and placer gold, silver, lead, copper, and magnetic iron, of which there is practically an inexhaustible supply. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission To raise the necessary money, he had been obliged to realize on the new placer. The Rim of the Desert A few placer mines have been opened on the Stikeen river, but no one knows the extent of the auriferous beds, in the absence of all 'prospecting' data. Overland through Asia; Pictures of Siberian, Chinese, and Tartar Life The news leaked out that gold had been discovered in Cookstove Gulch, and in a few days the entire stream was staked from one end of the canyon to the other as placer claims. Buffalo Roost Millions of dollars were extracted from these placers, but now the villages are deserted and all mining operations have ceased. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter Mineral oils, mineral waters, sands from placers, and a variety of salts samples were exhibited demonstrating that Peru is well endowed in minerals. Final Report of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition Commission We had staked a promising placer, and we were ready to begin sluicing with the first spring thaw, when he sold his interest unexpectedly to meet an obligation down in the States. The Rim of the Desert We had gone about seven miles when we spied a large placer dredge close to the river. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico We proved up on that, you know, the summer before; but I believe Williams does hold a placer claim on the property. Buffalo Roost The time is not far distant when automobile parties will arrange to stop over in one of these little places, and with a competent guide, go over the deserted placers. The Lake of the Sky Lake Tahoe in the High Sierras of California and Nevada, its History, Indians, Discovery by Frémont, Legendary Lore, Various Namings, Physical Characteristics, Glacial Phenomena, Geology, Single Outlet, Automobile Routes, Historic Towns, Early Mining Excitements, Steamer Ride, Mineral Springs, Mountain and Lake Resorts, Trail and Camping Out Trips, Summer Residences, Fishing, Hunting, Flowers, Birds, Animals, Trees, and Chaparral, with a Full Account of the Tahoe National Forest, the Public Use of the Water of Lake Tahoe and Much Other Interesting Matter Our placer, or gold region, now extends over 300 or 400 miles of country, embracing all the creeks and branches on the east side of the river Sacramento and one side of the San Joaquin. What I Saw in California I knew if Weatherbee had spent two years on that placer, the gravels had something to show. The Rim of the Desert Great beds of gravel lay on either side of the river and placer gold in large or small quantities, but usually the latter is likely to exist in these beds. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico It was originally staked and recorded by a man named Briney as a placer claim. Buffalo Roost I then joined in the conversation being carried on with Colonel Mason, who was giving his opinion as to what the Government would do with respect to the gold placer. California Four Months among the Gold-Finders, being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts People are already scattered over one hundred miles of land, and it is supposed that the 'placer' extends from river to river. What I Saw in California To turn the high water from his placer, he had made a bore of nearly one thousand feet and practically through rock. The Rim of the Desert A few placers in Glen Canyon have paid individual operators, some of these claims being in gravel deposits from six hundred to eight hundred feet above the present level of the river. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico The placer mines of the Boise Basin proved richer than those of the north, and the bulk of the population rapidly drifted southward. Our Government: Local, State, and National: Idaho Edition May 10th.—Yesterday and to-day nothing has been talked of but the new gold "placer," as people call it. California Four Months among the Gold-Finders, being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts The specimens have come to Washington as they were extracted from the materials of the placer. What I Saw in California That would have been a good thing for Alaska," he answered; "if a part, at least of her placer streams had been conserved. The Rim of the Desert The entire 150 miles of Glen Canyon had once been the scene of extensive placer operations. Through the Grand Canyon from Wyoming to Mexico Off to the left hand, a little farther on, was a "placer mine," with water pouring out of a conduit, muddy and yellow with "washings." By the Golden Gate He had heard a great deal about the new gold placer, and he had merely come back for his baggage, intending to start off for the mines forthwith. California Four Months among the Gold-Finders, being the Diary of an Expedition from San Francisco to the Gold Districts In that I had the honour to give some information respecting the new 'placer,' or gold regions lately discovered on the branches of the Sacramento River. What I Saw in California "I understand," began Daniels, opening his notebook on the arm of his chair, "that your placer in the Iditarod country has panned out a clear one hundred thousand dollars." The Rim of the Desert We made our customary early start, and while saddling up that morning, Flood and the two placer miners packed the beef on their two pack horses, first cutting off enough to last us several days. The Log of a Cowboy A Narrative of the Old Trail Days |
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