TABLE 0¥ CONTENTS. 



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Iktroductokt Letter XV 



Chapter I. Mining Districts. — By Clarence King 1 



Chapter IL The Comstock Lode. — By Clarence King 9 



Section L Geology op the Washoe Mining District 9 



II. Structure op the Comstock Lode in detail. 37 

 III. General Structure and Mode op Occurrence 



op the Comstock Lode 64 



Chapter III. The Comstock Mines. — By J. D. Hague 97 



Section I. General Method op Exploitation 97 



n. Cost and Yield op Ores 147 



III. Eevtew OF Operations OF Leading Mines 1C7 



Chapter IV. Treatment of the Comstock Ores. — By J. D. Hague 193 



Section I. General Outline of the Process 193 



n. Details op Crushing and Ajvialgamating Ma- 

 chinery 206 



III. Costs and Eesults op Milling Operations... 232 



IV. Treatment op the Eesidues 252 



V. TreatjMENT of First-Class Ore 264 



Chapter V. Chemstry op the Washoe Process. — By Arnold Hague . . 274 



Chapter VI. Central and Eastern IsTevada. — By J. D. Hague 295 



Section I. Mining and Milling in Western Nevada 295 



11. Geology of the Toyabe Eange. — By S. F. Em- 

 mons ... , 320 



ni. Mining and Milling at Eeese Eiver 349 



IV. Geology op the White Pine District. — By 



Arnold Hague 409 



V. Mining and Milling at White Pine 422 



VI. Egan Canon District. — ^By S. F. Emjions 445 



Chapter VII. The Green Eivee Coal Basin. — ^By Clarence King 451 



Chapter VIII. Colorado. — By J. D. Hague 475 



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