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I thought this book may be of interest to members With international post I reckon you can do just as good a deal as me Mike WWW.moorebooks.co.uk [log in to unmask] ----- Original Message ----- From: Will Meyerriecks <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Monday, January 07, 2002 4:53 PM Subject: Drills And Mills - Precious Metal Mining and Milling Methods of the Frontier West Sir, I have written a book, "Drills And Mills - Precious Metal Mining and Milling Methods of the Frontier West," that you may be interested in. A very brief outline of the contents follows at the end of this email. Drills And Mills is thoroughly illustrated with 172 modern and historic photos, 115 modern and historic cuts and illustrations, 39 tables, and 40 charts. 177 references were used in its preparation. Thorough chapter by chapter endnotes facilitate the reader following up every fact and figure to the referenced source and page. Even the (ideal) chemistry for the various milling processes - including chlorination - is included. Drills And Mills is written in a comfortable, easily read style, where facts and figures have been isolated and presented as charts and tables wherever possible. Professional mining engineers, historians, mining and western americana enthusiasts, educators, and students will find Drills And Mills interesting, informative, and a valuable reference. Drills And Mills has a suggested retail price of US $29.95. Discounts from 30-40% are available to resellers. All copies in the first printing are hand-numbered, and are signed on request. Drills And Mills is self-published, in 8.5 x 11 comb-bound format, and is printed on 24-pound, 92-brightness, acid-free paper at 1200 DPI. The ISBN number is 0-9714383-0-7. Best Regards, Will Meyerriecks 702 Leisure Avenue Tampa, FL 33613-1835 [log in to unmask] Chapter Outline: The Gold Rush - placer mining methods: panning, rockers, long toms, river, hydraulic, and dredging; ditches and flumes Hardrock Mining - mining overview: drilling, blasting, loading, hauling, hoisting; ventillation and heat; tunnels; illumination Timbering, Pumping, Explosives, Machine Drills - mining details: timbering including square sets, fire, and collapse; Cornish pumps; explosives; chronological history of the development of machine drills Transportation, Power And Fuel, The Fire Assay - topics that directly relate to both mining and milling: transportation, animals, aerial trams; steam engines, the Pelton Wheel, electricity; wood, sawmills; the fire assay Mills And Smelters - mill processes including amalgamation; the Patio process; the Washoe process; the Chlorination process and its improvements, chlorine gas generation, and precipitation; the Kiss process; Cyanidation; smelting; quicksilver, zinc Mill Machinery - grinding and crushing: arrastra, stamps, pans, jaw crushers; concentration: buddle, tables, vanners; roasting furnaces Appendices - mining and milling hazards: disease, sanitation, drug abuse, poisoning, silicosis, explosions, falls, cave-ins, hoisting, mine and mill machinery, nature, statistics; smelting chemistry; the environment; wages and the cost of living; 19th century annual metal production and prices for: gold, silver, mercury, lead, copper, and zinc; references; index (index organized by people, place, process/activity, mine, and mill)