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Mining camps, a study in American frontier government / by Charles Howard Shinn ; introduction by Joseph Henry Jackson.
Record details
- Physical Description: xxvi, 291 pages ; 22 cm.
- Edition: 1st Borzoi ed.
- Publisher: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1948.
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- A reissue of the ed. of 1885 with a new introd.
- Bibliography, etc. Note:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-291) and index.
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Scope of the present investigation -- Ancient and medieval mining-systems; the codes of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries; Germanic mining-freedom -- Customs of Cornwall; Statuary-courts, bar-motes, and tin-bounds -- Early mining in the United States -- The Spanish-American system of government; mining-laws of Mexico -- The missions of the Pacific Coast -- Spanish town-governments; the pueblo in California -- A study of Alcaldes -- California camps; the days of '48 -- The earliest mining-courts, and their influence on state life -- The golden prime of '49 -- Evidence concerning law and order in the camps -- Illustrations from early and successful camp organizations -- Forms of district government; folk-moot, standing-committee, and Alcalde -- How an Alcalde was once deposed -- The miners' Justice of the Peace -- Organization of town government by the miners -- The difficulties of foreigners in various camps -- The famous Scotch-bar decision -- Sporadic organizations; cases of mob-law -- Local land laws and legislation fm 1848 to 1884 -- The early relationships of mining and agricultural interests -- Decisions of California and other courts respecting local laws and customs -- The extension and permanent influence of mining-camp law -- Effects, social and intellectual, upon Western development.
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- Mines and mineral resources > California.
Frontier and pioneer life > California.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lummi Library | F 864 .S35 1947 | 259506 | Stacks | Available | - |
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