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Show 1 , 1 42- ( "While While While ) ( he 110 ) ( was Nxras ) working the placers ( on oil ) ( the tile ) San Juan River ( he lie ) ( had liad ) ( an all ) opportunity to ( learn IN-11-11 IN1111 ) ( the t1le ) condition ( of' of ) the beds that lie ( worked worlced ) , ai ) ( d-lic dlic ) has ( Avorked 'worl-zed worlzed ) dirt from which ( he lie ) saved ( twenty-two twentytwo ) ( dol- dol ) ( lars Iars ) per cubic yard . There were some ( pockets poclcets ) that were richer than ( that fliat ) , and ( he lie ) never worked any dirt that went less than ( ten teu ) dollars . ( He 'Re Re ) knows that the operations carried on by his party were ( financially fliianchilly ) successful . The men in charge of the party ( he lie ) was with were three partners , James Atwood , ( Frank Frazi1c ) Tallman , and Andy ( Henniger I-Teniniger ITeniniger ) . ( They Tliey ) ( took tool ) him in as a partner . They took out enough gold to pay their expenses ; ( and alid ) sent out a man to ( Denver Den-ver Denver ) and other places to sell the ( claims eltaims ) . A sale was made ( and aiid ) ( some soffie ) money was paid ( down dowii ) . ( ( E R ) . ( 4547-4548 45471-4548 ) . ) In the extraction of gold from the beds of the ( San Sail ) Juan River , the main difficulty encountered was having the power to work the dirt , as to ( work Nvork ) it successfully it was ( necessary iiecessary ) to have hydraulic or heavy machinery . There were ( no i1o ) power ( lines lilies ) in there ; and the gold was flour gold . ( R . 4548 . ) They would retort their gold by using copper plates with quicksilver ( on oil ) them . The gold would adhere to the ( quicksilver quieli-silver quielisilver ) and ( form Torm ) an ( amalgam anitilgam ) . This was scraped off the copper ( plates platq ) , , and put ( on oil ) a fire which would drive the ( quicksilver quicksilvet ) off , and leave the gold ( "in in ) a nice little ( nugget migget ) . " ( R . 4549 . ) It would be poured into a crucible ( and -md md ) melted , or sometimes just put on a shovel . Other times they would use ( an -in in ) iron pot with a tight lid , |