Project Gutenberg 2009-09-07 Public domain in the USA. 98 Hittell, John S. (John Shertzer) 1825 1901 Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining Reading ease score: 71.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Hittel on Gold Mines and Mining" by John S. Hittell is a historical account written in the mid-19th century. The book primarily discusses the booming industry of gold mining in California, outlining the methods, materials, and techniques used in extracting gold at that time. It serves as a comprehensive resource for understanding the landscape of mining operations, the economic significance of gold in California, and the different classifications of mining practices. The opening of the work details the importance of mining as California's chief industry, noting how it employs a significant number of workers and generates substantial revenues. Hittell explains the classifications of mines, particularly focusing on placer versus quartz mining, and describes the methods employed, such as washing pay-dirt and the use of sluices and amalgamation with quicksilver to capture gold particles. The text also highlights the ongoing decline in gold production following the initial boom, providing insights into both the booming businesses and the challenges faced by miners as the wealth of the mines began to diminish. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Gold mines and mining TN Text Technology Browsing: Engineering & Construction Browsing: Science - General 160495 159035 2024-10-12T17:58:09.382015 2023-09-13T08:24:24.618877 text/html text/html 154203 2009-09-07T08:21:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 51089 2009-09-07T08:21:22 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 125195 2024-10-12T17:58:15.505997 application/epub+zip 127181 2024-10-12T17:58:12.475008 application/epub+zip 121268 2024-10-12T17:58:11.260002 application/epub+zip 231112 2024-10-12T17:58:17.778993 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 221246 2024-10-12T17:58:14.741984 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 196604 2022-08-14T03:36:38.509661 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 147750 147558 2024-10-12T17:58:08.982054 2023-09-13T08:24:24.334882 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 147567 2009-09-07T08:21:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 51630 2009-09-07T08:21:22 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 147558 2009-09-07T08:21:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 51613 2009-09-07T08:21:22 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21164 2024-10-12T17:58:17.909971 application/rdf+xml 11280 2024-10-12T17:58:11.796017 image/jpeg 2773 2024-10-12T17:58:11.525999 image/jpeg 125646 2024-10-12T17:58:09.395035 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog