Getting Gold, by J. C. F. Johnson, F.G.S

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Author

Johnson, J. C. F. (Joseph Colin Francis), 1848-1904

Title

Getting Gold: A Gold-Mining Handbook for Practical Men

Credits

Produced by Kevin Handy, Sue Fleming, John Hagerson and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net

Language

English

LoC Class

TN: Technology: Mining engineering, Metallurgy

Subject

Gold mines and mining

Category

Text

eBook-No.

43027

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/43027

Release Date

June 24, 2013

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.GETTING GOLD.
2. 2.GRIFFIN’S STANDARD PUBLICATIONS. — GETTING GOLD :
3. 3.PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION
4. 4.PUBLISHERS’ NOTE TO THE THIRD EDITION
5. 5.CONTENTS — CHAPTER I — INTRODUCTORY. GETTING GOLD — CHAPTER II — GOLD PROSPECTING — CHAPTER III — LODE OR REEF PROSPECTING — CHAPTER IV — THE GENESIOLOGY OF GOLD — CHAPTER V — THE GENESIOLOGY OF GOLD — CHAPTER VI — GOLD EXTRACTION — CHAPTER VII — GOLD EXTRACTION — CHAPTER VIII — CALCINATION OR “ROASTING” OF ORES — CHAPTER IX — MOTOR POWER AND ITS TRANSMISSION — CHAPTER X — COMPANY FORMATION AND OPERATIONS — CHAPTER XI — RULES OF THUMB — CHAPTER XII — RULES OF THUMB — APPENDIX — GETTING GOLD
6. 6.CHAPTER I — INTRODUCTORY
7. 7.CHAPTER II — GOLD PROSPECTING—ALLUVIAL AND GENERAL
8. 8.CHAPTER III — LODE OR REEF PROSPECTING
9. 9.CHAPTER IV — THE GENESIOLOGY OF GOLD—AURIFEROUS LODES
10. 10.CHAPTER V — THE GENESIOLOGY OF GOLD—AURIFEROUS DRIFTS — “THE DEPOSITION OF GOLD.
11. 11.CHAPTER VI — GOLD EXTRACTION — NEW METHOD OF SEPARATING GOLD FROM IMPURE AMALGAM.
12. 12.CHAPTER VII — GOLD EXTRACTION—SECONDARY PROCESSES AND LIXIVIATION
13. 13.CHAPTER VIII — CALCINATION OR ROASTING OF ORES — TYPES OF FURNACES OF THE DIFFERENT CLASSES THAT ARE IN ACTUAL USE.
14. 14.CHAPTER IX — MOTOR POWER AND ITS TRANSMISSION — WATERLESS POWER.
15. 15.CHAPTER X — COMPANY FORMATION AND OPERATIONS
16. 16.CHAPTER XI — RULES OF THUMB — LIVING PLACES — A BUSH BED. — NORTHERN TERRITORY HAMMOCK. — PURIFYING WATER. — TO OBTAIN WATER FROM ROOTS. — TO MAKE AN EFFECTIVE FILTER. — CANVAS WATER BAGS. — MEDICINE CASE. — PRODUCING FIRE. — TO COPY CORRESPONDENCE. — TO PROVIDE A SIMPLE TELEGRAPHIC CODE. — A SERVICEABLE SOAP. — TO CROSS A FLOODED STREAM. — TO MAKE A HIDE BUCKET. — TO MAKE A “SLUSH LAMP.”
17. 17.CHAPTER XII — RULES OF THUMB — A TEMPORARY FORGE. — SIMPLE WAY OF MAKING CHARCOAL. — ROUGH SMELTING ON THE MINE. — MISFIRES IN BLASTING. — TO PREVENT LOSS OF RICH SPECIMENS IN BLASTING. — A SIMPLE MODE OF RETORTING SMALL QUANTITIES OF AMALGAM. — TO RETORT SMALL QUANTITIES OF MERCURY FOR AMALGAMATING ASSAY TESTS. — A SIMPLE MODE OF ASCERTAINING THE NOMINAL HORSE-POWER OF AN ENGINE. — “SCALING” COPPER PLATES. — HOW TO SUPPLY MERCURY TO MORTAR BOXES. — HOW WATER SHOULD ENTER STAMPER BOXES. — POWER FOR MILLS. — TO AVOID LOSS IN CLEANING UP. — IRON EXTRACTOR. — TO SILVER COPPER PLATES. — HOW TO MAKE A DOLLY. — ROUGH WINDLASS. — PUDDLER. — A MAKESHIFT PUMP. — SQUEEZING AMALGAM. — MERCURY EXTRACTOR. — SLUICE PLATES. — MEASURING INACCESSIBLE DISTANCES. — TO SET OUT A RIGHT ANGLE WITH A TAPE. — A SIMPLE LEVELLING INSTRUMENT. — TO MEASURE THE HEIGHT OF A STANDING TREE. — LEVELLING BY ANEROID BAROMETER (Fig. 45) . — TO DETERMINE HEIGHTS OF OBJECTS. — TO FIND THE DEPTH OF A SHAFT. — DESCRIPTION OF PLAN FOR RE-USING WATER. — COOLING COMPOUND FOR HEATED BEARINGS. — CLEANING GREASY PLUMMER BLOCKS. — PREVENTING SCALING AND PRIMING IN BOILERS. — CLEARING SCALE-STOPPED PIPES. — AN EXCELLENT ANTI-FRICTION COMPOUND. — TO CLEAN BRASS. — A SOLVENT FOR RUST. — TO PROTECT IRON AND STEEL FROM RUST. — TO KEEP MACHINERY FROM RUSTING. — FIRE-LUTE. — ROPE-SPLICING.
18. 18.APPENDIX — TO FIND LOST PART OF VEIN — THE CALCULATION OF ORE RESERVES. [4] — ESTIMATING ORE VALUES. — CALIFORNIA PUMP. — HYDRAULICS. — BORING. — DURABILITY OF ROPES. — DIAMOND DRILLING. — TIMBER. — LAYING OUT OF AREAS. — MENSURATION. — MINE SURVEYING PROBLEMS. — RAINFALL. — NOTES ON BELTING. — WEIGHT AND BULK OF MATERIALS. — SIGNS AND SYMBOLS USED IN EXPRESSING FORMULAS. — ENGLISH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. — FRENCH WEIGHTS AND MEASURES. — FRESH AND SALT WATER COMPARED. — VELOCITY OF FALLING FLUIDS. — PRESSURE OF WATER AT DIFFERENT HEADS. — TO FIND THE CONTENTS OF A TANK. — SIZES AND WEIGHT OF CORRUGATED GALVANISED IRON SHEETS. — THICKNESS AND WEIGHT OF GALVANISED SHEET IRON. — QUALITIES OF DIFFERENT ROPES EXPRESSED RELATIVELY. — THE ATMOSPHERE.
19. 19.AUSTRALIAN MINING REGULATIONS. — NEW SOUTH WALES. — VICTORIA. — SOUTH AUSTRALIA. — WESTERN AUSTRALIA. — QUEENSLAND. — TASMANIA. — NEW ZEALAND.
20. 20.INDEX — USEFUL RULES AND TABLES: — A MECHANICAL TEXT-BOOK: — MISCELLANEOUS SCIENTIFIC PAPERS. — THE STABILITY OF SHIPS. — STEEL SHIPS: — PRESENT-DAY SHIPBUILDING . — MARINE METEOROLOGY, — GRIFFIN’S NAUTICAL SERIES. — Practical Mechanics: — A Manual of Trigonometry: — A Manual of Algebra. — THE LEGAL DUTIES OF SHIPMASTERS. — Latitude and Longitude: — A MEDICAL AND SURGICAL HELP — GRIFFIN’S NAUTICAL SERIES. — KNOW YOUR OWN SHIP. — MARINE ENGINEERING: — MARINE ENGINEERING RULES AND TABLES, — THE CALCULUS FOR ENGINEERS AND PHYSICISTS , — MEASUREMENT CONVERSIONS — THE MECHANICAL ENGINEER’S REFERENCE BOOK — CHEMISTRY FOR ENGINEERS. — THE ELEMENTS OF CHEMICAL ENGINEERING. — THE STUDENT’S MECHANICS: — FOUNDATIONS OF MECHANICS. — FUEL AND WATER: — SEWAGE DISPOSAL WORKS: — TRADES’ WASTE: — SMOKE ABATEMENT. — CALCAREOUS CEMENTS: — ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. — CENTRAL ELECTRICAL STATIONS: — ELECTRICITY CONTROL. — A POCKET-BOOK OF ELECTRICAL RULES & TABLES — WIRELESS TELEGRAPHY. — ELECTRICITY METERS. — ELECTRIC SMELTING AND REFINING. — ELECTRO-METALLURGY, A Treatise on. — ELECTRICAL PRACTICE IN COLLIERIES. — GRIFFIN’S ELECTRICAL PRICE-BOOK . — A SHORT MANUAL OF INORGANIC CHEMISTRY. — LABORATORY HANDBOOKS BY A. HUMBOLDT SEXTON, — OUTLINES OF QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS. — OUTLINES OF QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS. — ELEMENTARY METALLURGY: — Griffin’s Chemical and Technological Publications. — Griffin’s Geological, Prospecting, Mining, and Metallurgical Publications. — Transcriber’s Notes

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