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Mining camps, a study in American frontier government / by Charles Howard Shinn ; introduction by Joseph Henry Jackson.

Shinn, Charles Howard, 1852-1924 (Author). Jackson, Joseph Henry, 1894-1955 (Added Author).

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  • Physical Description: xxvi, 291 pages ; 22 cm.
  • Edition: 1st Borzoi ed.
  • Publisher: New York : A.A. Knopf, 1948.

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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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5050 . ‡aScope 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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