Leading mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic mining work in this important re-issue of "The History and Development of Gold Dredging in Montana." Unavailable since 1916, this important publication was originally published by the Us Bureau of Mines and has been unavailable for a century. A century and more ago, giant dredging machines dug in Montana's rivers and creeks in search of illusive golden riches. First appearing in California in the 1850's, gold dredges finally reached their peak of development in Siberia and New Zealand before becoming popular again in the United...

Leading mining historian Kerby Jackson introduces us to a classic mining publication on the mining of garnets. First published in 1925, it has been unavailable since those days and sheds important light on the mining, milling and utilization of garnets. Included are details on the characteristics of garnets, where they are found and how they were mined. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As such, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.