Ebook Hidden Mines, and How to Find Them

The use of scientific terms has been avoided where possible, and when used, care has been taken to explain their meaning and application. In short this work is intended for the benefit of the business man, the investor, the ranger, the settler, and those generally, who, if given a little knowledge of Mines and Mining, might be induced to turn that knowledge to practical account. The first part proper, deals with rocks, giv ing a general idea of how they are formed and altered, and how mineral deposits of value to commerce occur in them, with the names and characters of rocks commonly met with in mining sections. The third part sketches the means em ployed to determine, or identify, the different ores and minerals, with a list of all known elements and their symbols. Part four contains a description of each of the ores of the metals, of use as such in the arts, with a knowledge of how they are tested by simple means, and the methods employed in their treatment on a commercial scale.