Scope of the present investigation
Ancient and medieval mining-systems; the codes of the Twelfth and Thirteenth Centuries; Germanic mining-freedom
Customs of Cornwall; Statuary-courts, bar-motes, and tin-bounds
Early mining in the United States
The Spanish-American system of government; mining-laws of Mexico
The missions of the Pacific Coast
Spanish town-governments; the pueblo in California
A study of Alcaldes
California camps; the days of '48
The earliest mining-courts, and their influence on state life
The golden prime of '49
Evidence concerning law and order in the camps
Illustrations from early and successful camp organizations
Forms of district government; folk-moot, standing-committee, and Alcalde
How an Alcalde was once deposed
The miners' Justice of the Peace
Organization of town government by the miners
The difficulties of foreigners in various camps
The famous Scotch-bar decision
Sporadic organizations; cases of mob-law
Local land laws and legislation fm 1848 to 1884
The early relationships of mining and agricultural interests
Decisions of California and other courts respecting local laws and customs
The extension and permanent influence of mining-camp law
Effects, social and intellectual, upon Western development.