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Page 38
Secrecy was essential , it seems , either because Strong had found the rich gold in the tailings race before Karlson sold out , or because the rich gold was found so soon after Karlson had agreed to sell that he ...
Secrecy was essential , it seems , either because Strong had found the rich gold in the tailings race before Karlson sold out , or because the rich gold was found so soon after Karlson had agreed to sell that he ...
Page 152
Buildings were chopped down for firewood or auctioned at mock prices ; twelve huts sold for £ 13 1os . the lot ; a cottage and a church sold for £ 26 ; the mansion - like offices of the North Lyell Company sold for £ 85 ; a two ...
Buildings were chopped down for firewood or auctioned at mock prices ; twelve huts sold for £ 13 1os . the lot ; a cottage and a church sold for £ 26 ; the mansion - like offices of the North Lyell Company sold for £ 85 ; a two ...
Page 186
In 1913 the company sold the mine on which it had spent £ 36,000 in the easy - money days for £ 2,840 . The English company , Copper Mines of Mt. Lyell West , abandoned its lease in the same year . Two of the legion of companies which ...
In 1913 the company sold the mine on which it had spent £ 36,000 in the easy - money days for £ 2,840 . The English company , Copper Mines of Mt. Lyell West , abandoned its lease in the same year . Two of the legion of companies which ...
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