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"The Heat of the Comstock Lode" by John A. Church [164349]

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Mining Start Price:150.00 USD Estimated At:300.00 - 500.00 USD
 The Heat of the Comstock Lode  by John A. Church [164349]
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This item SOLD at 2023 Apr 02 @ 12:29UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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"A Paper Read before the American Institute of Mining Engineers at the New York Meeting, February, 1880." 8 pp., printed wrappers. 9.25 x 6" Wear to covers. New York: Published by the author, 1880. Booklet detailing the problem of unbearable heat in the mines of the Comstock. Church identifies the problem as being caused by hot gasses and water. "The quantity of this steam in the upcast is greater in the Comstock than in any other mines I have ever seen." Rare.

Date: 1880
Country (if not USA):
State: Nevada
City: Virginia City
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