Note XXXII-32 — Chapter XXXII · INDUSTRIAL PROGRESS. 1800-1887.
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Early in the present century nuggets of 22 carats were found near Chol. In some mines the ore treated with quicksilver yielded one ounce of gold to the 100 ℔s., or $320 to the ton of 2,000 ℔s. Blazquez, Opinion, in Doc. Orig. Chiapas, 5.