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37 CHAPTER V Geographical position of Santo Domingo - Physical
geographyThe inhabitants - Mixed races - Negroes and Indians compared -
Women - Establishment of the Chontales GoldMining Company - My house and
garden - Fruits ...
37 CHAPTER V Geographical position of Santo Domingo - Physical
geographyThe inhabitants - Mixed races - Negroes and Indians compared -
Women - Establishment of the Chontales GoldMining Company - My house and
garden - Fruits ...
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CHAPTER VI Configuration of the ground at Santo Domingo Excavation of
valleys - Geology of the district - Decomposition of the rocks - Goldmining -
Auriferous quartz veins - - Mode of occurrence of the gold - Lodes richer next the
surface ...
CHAPTER VI Configuration of the ground at Santo Domingo Excavation of
valleys - Geology of the district - Decomposition of the rocks - Goldmining -
Auriferous quartz veins - - Mode of occurrence of the gold - Lodes richer next the
surface ...
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Gold - mining at Santo Domingo is confined almost entirely to auriferous quartz
lodes , no alluvial deposits having been found that will pay for working . The
lodes run east and west , and are nearly perpendicular , sometimes dipping a
little to ...
Gold - mining at Santo Domingo is confined almost entirely to auriferous quartz
lodes , no alluvial deposits having been found that will pay for working . The
lodes run east and west , and are nearly perpendicular , sometimes dipping a
little to ...
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