A Practical Treatise On Hydraulic Mining In California 1887

[Steve Herschbach]

A PRACTICAL TREATISE ON HYDRAULIC MINING IN CALIFORNIA
WITH
DESCRIPTION OF THE USE AND CONSTRUCTION OF
Ditches, Flumes, Wrought-iron Pipes, and Dams;
FLOW OF WATER ON HEAVY GRADES, AND ITS APPLICABILITY, UNDER
HIGH PRESSURE, TO MINING

AUG. J. BOWIE, Jr.,
Mining Engineer
SECOND EDITION

NEW YORK :
D. VAN NOSTRAND, PUBLISHER,
23 Murray and 27 Warren Street
1887

313 page pdf download here

[Ridge Runner]

That’s really surprising they had any regulations on Hydraulic Mining. Being they did have I’m surprise it was ever stopped before it wasn’t a mountain left in gold country .

 Chuck 

[GhostMiner]

37 minutes ago, Ridge Runner said:

That’s really surprising they had any regulations on Hydraulic Mining. Being they did have I’m surprise it was ever stopped before it wasn’t a mountain left in gold country .

 Chuck 

That's why we still have our mine. They never got the chance to finish the work. 

[RONS DETECTORS MINELAB]

Studying mining history is sure interesting.

 

 

[Fishing8046]

Thank you for sharing those maps. You wouldn't happen to have a link you could share or a pdf that we could zoom in on? 

[RONS DETECTORS MINELAB]

Fishing8046

Those maps are paper ones I have, which area are you interested in as I can zoom in and take a closer picture.

Ron

[Steve Herschbach]

Ron’s first map:

https://pubs.usgs.gov/pp/0073/plate-1.pdf

https://maps.princeton.edu/catalog/princeton-9593tw73b

Ron’s second map:

https://digital.library.ucla.edu/catalog/ark:/21198/zz002b0jd5

 

[Mountain-Menace]

Somewhat off topic but Steve, GhostMiner, and Ron are you guys in Nevada County? Is there a detecting group I can look into/join?

[Steve Herschbach]

15 hours ago, Mountain-Menace said:

Somewhat off topic but Steve, GhostMiner, and Ron are you guys in Nevada County?

I'm in Nevada, not Nevada County, California. Sorry, but I am not up on what groups or clubs might be in the area.

[RONS DETECTORS MINELAB]

23 hours ago, Mountain-Menace said:

Ron are you guys in Nevada County

Not sure on the clubs there but spent time detecting there a long time ago. We had a relative that worked at the Empire Mine and my relatives were caretakers of the Saint Anthony Mining Property.