The Motherlode !!!

[Goodyguy]

Eureka!!!
The motherlode of FREE books on Gold!!!

Read online or have them read to you free.
100's of hard to find and rare prospecting journals and books from the 1800's on.

Set your browser to "full screen" for best viewing, then click on the page to turn it.

On pages of book titles just click on the symbol at the right where it says "read" and the book opens.
NOTE: only titles with the open book symbol attached are available to read free.


These are just a few.........

Prospecting, locating, and valuing mines
By R. H. Stretch Published 1900
http://www.archive.org/stream/prospectinglocat00strerich#page/n0/mode/2up
A must read for would be miners.

Gold
its geological occurrence and geographical distribution.
Published 1908
http://www.archive.org/stream/golditsgeologica00macluoft#page/n7/mode/2up
If you can't find gold after reading this .....then give up.

Prospecting for Gold and Silver
Published 1895
http://www.archive.org/stream/prospectingforgo00lakeuoft#page/n5/mode/2up
Chock full of useful geological info for the prospector!

Prospecting !!!
http://openlibrary.org/search?q=gold+prospecting&has_fulltext=true


Gold Discoveries !!!
http://openlibrary.org/search?q=GETTING+GOLD&has_fulltext=true&subject_facet=Gold+discoveries


Gold Mining How To's !!!
http://openlibrary.org/search?q=gold+mining&has_fulltext=true


Gold Mining Stories etc.!!!
http://openlibrary.org/search?q=gold+mining&has_fulltext=true&subject_facet=Gold+discoveries

Just do searches and see what comes up!
Plenty to read this winter such as........................

Famous gold nuggets of the world.
Comp. by Thomas Jefferson Hurley.
Published 1900
http://www.archive.org/stream/famousgoldnugget00hurlrich#page/n3/mode/2up
(find forgotten places to prospect)

Gold dredging in California.
Lewis E. Aubury, state mineralogist.
Published 1910
http://www.archive.org/stream/golddredginginca00calirich#page/n11/mode/2up

Placer mining for gold in California
By Charles Volney Averill
Published 1946
http://www.archive.org/stream/placerminingforg00averrich#page/n5/mode/2up
A must read, loaded with info for prospecting and mining placer gold.

Drilling for placer gold
compiled by Walter H. Gardner
Published 1920
http://www.archive.org/stream/drillingforplace00gardrich#page/n5/mode/2up
Todd Hoffman, Dakota Fred, and Parker Schnabel, of Gold Rush Alaska should have read this book.


GG~

 

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[UTAvalanche]

Many thanks. Some great reading material here. Being an avid reader this is a gold mine for me.

 

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[Goodyguy]

This is an old thread but may be new to some folks so I'm bumping it.

GG~

 

[GoldpannerDave]

This is an old thread but may be new to some folks so I'm bumping it.

GG~

Thanks, Goodyguy; sure appreciate you doing that since I missed it in the past.

 

[Skunked68w]

Thanks goodyguy I was about to start a thread asking for recommended books for the aspiring miner and then this popped up.

 

[russau]

Buddy if while passing through good ole Missouri at St. Louis give me a call and stop by for a visit. I sent you a email with all the contact info! Russ

 

[Goodyguy]

bump for the new folks

 

[oldbones]

This is awesome. Thanks Goodguy!