I've pasted this from a message to the North American based list -
[log in to unmask] - might be of general interest to members. Those
members who followed the theme on the custom and laws of mining at the
NAMHO'99 conference might go to the page on Rock Ditch Mining Regulations
for comparisons with North American frontier law.
Peter
>From: "Joel and Lynn GAzis-SAx" <[log in to unmask]>
>
>Experience the Gold Rush through the eyes of those who saw
>it. The California Reader has added a section with eyewitness
>accounts, not only of the Marshall Discovery of 1848, but also
>the Placerita Canyon Discovery of 1842. Among the other
>features of the site:
>
>* John Bidwell's account of Pablo Guiterrez, who discovered
>gold in the Sierra Nevada in 1844.
>* An illustrated discussion of mining techniques used to
>acquire placer gold
>* Accounts of genocides conducted against native Californians
>by miners and others hungry for their land
>* Humourous glimpses into mining life by Mark Twain,
>Prentice Mulford, and Elizabeth Farnham
>* A bibliography of Gold Rush books with options to buy
>* Authentic songs of the Gold Rush
>* A guide to visiting Gold Rush places
>* And more items
>
>The California Reader Gold Rush site is sometimes irreverent,
>but also interesting and informative. Visit it at:
>
> http://www.notfrisco.com/calmem/goldrush/index.html
>
>
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