xvi, 323 pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm
text txt rdacontent
unmediated n rdamedia
volume nc rdacarrier
Note
Originally published in 1948 in the Chronicles of California under the title: Gold is the cornerstone.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-315) and index.
Contents
Introduction -- The mill on the American -- The Forty-eighters -- Gold fever -- By Panama -- Rounding the Horn -- Highway to the mines -- The byways -- The miner at work -- Life in the diggings -- Catering to the miner -- Architects of law and government -- Mining as an industry -- Cultural by-products -- Assay.
