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Hard rock mining
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A mining process which involves sinking deep shafts to obtain ore locked in veins of rock
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Hydraulic mining
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A method of mining which involved shooting water at high pressure to rip away gravel and dirt to expose minerals beneath
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Patio process
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A process which used mercury to extract silver from ore
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Comstock lode
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The worlds richest silver vein which was found in the carson river valley of Nevada in 1859
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Barbed wire
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A cheap form of fencing material which was used to control access to land and water
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Open range
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Government owned land on the Great Plains on which cattle ranchers grazed their herds
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Railheads
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A town located along a railroad where brokers bought cattle to ship east on railroad cars
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Texas longhorns
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A new breed of cattle which interbred spanish and english breeds
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USDA
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An agency of the US government created ti assist farmers adapt to the new environments of western farming
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Bonanza farms
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Large scale farming operations of the great plains which were owned by large corporations and operated like factories
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