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GOLD AND SILVER MINING with RECENT CALIFORNIA DISCOVERY 1849

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GOLD AND SILVER MINING with RECENT CALIFORNIA DISCOVERY 1849

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HISTORY OF PRECIOUS METALS - TESTING FOR PURITY - ANGLO MEXICAN MINING AND RECENT DISCOVERIES IN CALIFORNIA. by J.L.Comstock, 1849, Belknap & Hammersly Publisher, 222pp with last chapter being the cost of outfitting to fields in California traversing the United States. Includes chapters on history of Gold and Silver Mining from earliest times to present, Assaying, Testing for Purity, Mining Operations. etc. Box 2

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original embossed brown cloth hardcovers. to top of spine,corners, and bottom of front gutter for about 1/4of inch. Hinges holding well. Pages mostly clean,white. slight stain first 3 to 4 pgs at bottom corner. margin.