In 1845, a Spaniard familiar with quicksilver mines in Spain and a trained metallurgist, geologist and chemist realized the value of the ore. Mercury was added to sluice boxes containing dust or small particles of gold. Mercury was a vital part of gold mining in our early days and some of today s pollution is left over from the 1850s. After the initial wave of miners collected the surface gold in the Sierras, more sophisticated technology was employed. Fortunately, since mercury was...

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Throw out worst hole each side, minus handicap: 1. Add scores and subtract handicaps: 1. Two net scores, nine holes: Front Nine: Guy Giancarlo/John Olio/Tom Brown/Brian Roe -9; Gordon Wicke/Steve Edwards/Norm Fitzgerald/John Pugh -5; Tom Russell/George Woodard/Lyell Tripp/Hank Ferris -4 (m/c); Ray Stanley/Bob Larkin II/Rich Scaler/Dave Arnold -4 (m/c) Island Green-Darlene Jarin 488. Dennis Gannon/Phil Polito/Don Coveleski/Louise Simpson 64; 3. Mike Wolfe/Howard Milchman/Mary Anne...

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