Hydraulic Mining Debris In The Sierra Nevada

Author : Grove Karl Gilbert
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Total Pages : 216 pages
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Download or read book Hydraulic-mining Débris in the Sierra Nevada written by Grove Karl Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Considered a landmark in California gold mining history. Public indignation against spoilage of rich agricultural land and clogging of watercourses by debris generated by hydraulic mining in the Sierra foothills led to the winning of a major battle against the miners ... [The author] examines the need to find a solution to the debris from the mining operations"--Bookdealer's description.

Author : Grove Karl Gilbert
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Total Pages : 154 pages
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Download or read book Hydraulic-mining Débris in the Sierra Nevada written by Grove Karl Gilbert and published by . This book was released on 1917 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph Jeremiah Hagwood (Jr.)
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Total Pages : 122 pages
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Download or read book The California Debris Commission written by Joseph Jeremiah Hagwood (Jr.) and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Joseph J. Hagwood
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Total Pages : 102 pages
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Download or read book The California Debris Commission written by Joseph J. Hagwood and published by . This book was released on 1981 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Philip Ross May
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Total Pages : 102 pages
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Download or read book Origins of Hydraulic Mining in California written by Philip Ross May and published by . This book was released on 1970 with total page 102 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The method of hydraulic mining was developed in California to work low grade gravels while searching for gold. It was used from 1853 to 1884. The method was adopted in mining for other minerals.

Author : United States. Army. Corps of Engineers
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Total Pages : 128 pages
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Download or read book Mining Debris in California Rivers written by United States. Army. Corps of Engineers and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Waldemar Lindgren
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Total Pages : 290 pages
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Download or read book The Tertiary Gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California written by Waldemar Lindgren and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 290 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Powell Greenland
Publisher : Arthur H. Clark Company
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Total Pages : 328 pages
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Download or read book Hydraulic Mining in California written by Powell Greenland and published by Arthur H. Clark Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 328 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For more than a century the history of the American Frontier, particularly the West, has been the speciality of the Arthur H. Clark Company. We publish new books, both interpretive and documentary, in small, high-quality editions for the collector, researcher, and library.

Author : Josiah Dwight Whitney
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Total Pages : 662 pages
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Download or read book The Auriferous Gravels of the Sierra Nevada of California written by Josiah Dwight Whitney and published by . This book was released on 1880 with total page 662 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : David Beesley
Publisher : University of Nevada Press
ISBN 13 : 0874176344
Total Pages : 448 pages
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Download or read book Crow's Range written by David Beesley and published by University of Nevada Press. This book was released on 2008-12-15 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Muir called it the "Range of Light, the most divinely beautiful of all the mountain chains I’ve ever seen." The Sierra Nevada—a single unbroken mountain range stretching north to south over four hundred miles, best understood as a single ecosystem but embracing a number of environmental communities—has been the site of human activity for millennia. From the efforts of ancient Native Americans to encourage game animals by burning brush to create meadows to the burgeoning resort and residential development of the present, the Sierra has endured, and often suffered from, the efforts of humans to exploit its bountiful resources for their own benefit. Historian David Beesley examines the history of the Sierra Nevada from earliest times, beginning with a comprehensive discussion of the geologic development of the range and its various ecological communities. Using a wide range of sources, including the records of explorers and early settlers, scientific and government documents, and newspaper reports, Beesley offers a lively and informed account of the history, environmental challenges, and political controversies that lie behind the breathtaking scenery of the Sierra. Among the highlights are discussions of the impact of the Gold Rush and later mining efforts, as well as the supporting industries that mining spawned, including logging, grazing, water-resource development, market hunting, urbanization, and transportation; the politics and emotions surrounding the establishment of Yosemite and other state and national parks; the transformation of the Hetch Hetchy into a reservoir and the desertification of the once-lush Owens Valley; the roles of the Forest Service, Park Service, and other regulatory agencies; the consequences of the fateful commitment to wildfire suppression in Sierran forests; and the ever-growing impact of tourism and recreational use. Through Beesley’s wide-ranging discussion, John Muir’s "divinely beautiful" range is revealed in all its natural and economic complexity, a place that at the beginning of the twenty-first century is in grave danger of being loved to death. Available in hardcover and paperback.