DREDGING FOR GOLD IN CALIFORNIA. San Francisco: Mining and Scientific Press, 1907. 22.5x15 cm (octavo), pp. [1-4] [1-5] 6-7 [8-9] 10-217 [218-222: ads], 103 figures, diagrams and illustrations from photographs, 1 map, publisher's burgundy cloth stamped in gold. First edition. A comprehensive, profusely illustrated, work on the history, design and use of mining dredges, published during the heyday of river dredging for gold in Central California. Gold dredging, originally developed in New Zealand, commenced in California around 1898. At one time approximately seventy gold dredges were operating in the state. Dredging the river and alluvial placers made up a sizable portion of California's gold production, more than three billion dollars at its current price. Rocq (1970) 16137. Cloth rubbed at edges, a very good copy. (#174407).
Price: $150.00
First edition so stated on title page.