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Ch. 5: Mine & Milling Practice

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GOLD MINING IN GEORGIA.
In the pursuance of this method a large proportion of the material carried to the mill is perfectly barren, for the reason that the entire mass is not gold-bearing, but only certain streaks of it, which cannot be mined separately by this method.
The Dahlonega method of mining and the milling material resulting from the same have developed a milling practice particularly characteristic of this district. The material floated to the mill is of necessity of small size, the larger pieces of rock being sledged before entering the flume. Thus crushing is dispensed with. Automatic feeders at the
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