Leading mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic mining work in this important re-issue of "Notes on the Quartz Mines of the Grass Valley Mining District ." Unavailable since 1867, this important publication has not been available since those days. This rare publication offers a short dissertation on the early hardrock mines in this important mining district in the California Mother Lode region between the 1850's and 1860's. Also included are hard to find details on the mineralization and locations of these mines, as well as how they were operated in those day. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As such, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.

This book provides an overview of the Grass Valley District quartz mines, which are located in California and have a rich history. The author gives detailed descriptions of the geological formations of the area and the techniques used to extract the valuable quartz mineral. It also provides valuable insights into the history of the development of mining in America. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Gold districts of California

Excerpt from Facts and Statistics Relating to the Edmonton Gold Mine, Grass Valley, Nevada County, California Having recently examined the principal gold mining districts of California with great care, and among many other claims the Edmonton Gold Mine, I will say that this mine is in Grass Valley township, Nevada County, State Of California, and in the district called the Grass Valley mining district, which is about one hun dred and fifty miles from San Francisco, (see map being the great centre of the quartz mining region of California, and now universally acknowledged to be by far the richest and most productive gold district on the Pacific coast. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.