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of Brazil passed a general mining law, and it was approved and put in 

 force by the President January 6, 1915. It is decree number 2933. 

 This law, translated into English, may be seen with the Bureau of Mines 

 at Washington. 



So far as I know, Bahia is the only state that has a code of mining 

 laws. In other states legislation in regard to mineral lands is more or 

 less indirect, obscure, and unsatisfactory. 



The early history of mining in the State of Minas Geraes is given in 

 Dr. Felicio dos Santos' Memorias do Districto Diamantino, chapter 28, 

 pages 295-307, Eio de Janeiro, 1868. The mining laws of the State of 

 Minas Geraes are listed in the Annaes da Escola de Minas, number 3, 

 pages 239-250, Eio de Janeiro, 1884. 



A brief history of mining in Brazil is given by Dr. Antonio Olyntho 

 dos Santos Pires in his paper, "A Mineracao; Eiquezas Mineraes," pub- 

 lished at Bello Horizonte in 1903, and in the "Livro do Centenario,'^ 

 volume III. It was also published in English in the "Brazilian Mining 

 Eeview," at Eio de Janeiro, volumes II and III. 



In his third volume, beginning at page 243, Dr. Calogeras gives a 

 resume of the legislation of the various states existing at the time his 

 book on "As minas do Brasil e sua legislagao" was published, in 1905. 

 (See third title below.) 



BIBLIOGRAPHIC REFERENCES TO MINING LAW 



Francisco Ignacio Ferreiea: Repertorio Juridieo do Mineiro. Consolidagao 



alphabetico e chronologica de todas as disposigoes sobre minas. 356 



paginas. Rio de Janeiro, 1884, 

 A. H. DE SouzA Bandeira: A propriedade das minas. Estudo de direito ad- 



ministrativo. 8°, 75 paginas. Rio de Janeiro, 1885. 

 .ToAO PANDii. Calogeras : As minas do Brasil e sua legislagao. 8°, volume I, 



479 paginas. Rio de Janeiro, 1904. Volume II, 627 paginas, 1905; volume 



III, 243 paginas. Rio de Janeiro, 1905. 

 JoAo Pandia Calogeras : A lei de mipas. (Parecer da Commissao Especial 



[da Camara dos Depntados].) 8°, 110 paginas. Rio de Janeiro, 1914. 

 State of Bahia: Regulamento geral de minas, para execugao da lei no. 624 



de 9 de Setembro de 1905. Bahia, 1907. 

 (The Federal mining laws of Brazil:) Decreto Legislativo no. 2933, de 6 de 



Janeiro de 1915. Regula a propriedade das minas. Ministerio da Agri- 



cultura, Industria e Commercio. 8°, 15 paginas. Rio de Janeiro, 1915. 



Works of Teavel in Brazil 



Those who work or travel in Brazil and those who wish to inform 

 themselves about that country will naturally want to read books of travel 

 thereon. The following are mostly old books, but they are among the 



