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Annual Report of The Rooks Mining Co. (Gold) w/ lithographs and map

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 900.00 USD
Annual Report of The Rooks Mining Co. (Gold) w/ lithographs and map
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Location: Plymouth, Windsor County, Vermont. Black leather binding with gilt lettering. 47 pages with index. Printed by Coburn Bros. & Snow, Boston, 1884. Multiple single-page lithos. and maps: litho. landscape view of whole property (pg 1), plan of the plant (pg 3), cross-section and boundary lines (pg 7), cross-section (pg 16), longitudinal section (pg 19), and map of Vermont (pg 26). Also has an index which is not common for a mining report. Location discovered in 1880, purchased by company in 1882. 400 acre gold mine property with quartz mill. 800 ft. of development (lineal measure). Lode is auriferous crystalline matrix imbedded between continuous permanent walls. Ore body is encased, interstratified and tarnished with iron oxide. Describes the operation in detail, as well as an overview of the gold formation in Plymouth. Ends with favorable selections from print journals. Condition: binding a little loose, foxing on pages. 7.75" x 5.25" State: Vermont City: Plymouth Date: 1884 FHWAC#: 34837