Report of the Commissioners and Evidence Taken by the Committee on Mines and Mining of the House of Representatives of the United States in Regard to the Sutro Tunnel, Together with the Arguments
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Washington DC. Very Good with no dust jacket; Head of spine chipped, boards lightly worn . and stained on front boards, remonstrance pamphlet toned and tattered at . edges.. 1872. Hardcover. Original brown cloth binding stamped in blind on front and rear boards and in gilt on spine. [viii], 976pp. Contains law authorizing the Commission, report of the Commissioners, evidence presented by various witnesses at hearings held February-March, 1872, arguments, and the resultant bill authorizing federal aid for the construction of the Sutro Tunnel. This tunnel provided drainage from silver mines in Nevada's Comstock Lode. Laid in is a [4]pp remonstrance from nine superintendents of mines, other than the one owned by Adolph Sutro, opposing such federal assistance. The Sutro Tunnel was later completed in 1879. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall .
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- Report of the Commissioners and Evidence Taken by the Committee on Mines and Mining of the House of Representatives of the United States in Regard to the Sutro Tunnel, Together with the Arguments
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good with no dust jacket; Head of spine chipped, boards lightly worn and stained on front boards, remonstrance pamphlet to
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- 1
- Place of Publication
- Washington DC
- Date Published
- 1872
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- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Sutro Tunnel, Nevada History, COMSTOCK Lode, MINING, Silver Mines, Tunnels
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- The American West;
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