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A history of gold dredging in Idaho
\"A revolution in placer mining from inception in the 1880s until its demise in the 1960s and its impact on Idaho, the nation's fourth leading producer of dredged gold which provides a lens through which to observe the practice and history of gold dredging around the world\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Coasian contracts in the Coeur d'Alene mining district
For the greater part of the 20th century, mainstream economists viewed negative externalities as a prima facie justification for government intervention in the market. Not until the argument of Ronald Coase's 1960 article \"The Problem of Social Cost\" began to penetrate the profession's understanding did economists start to appreciate how private contracting - usually viewed as property-right creations or exchanges of various sorts - might be employed to prevent or remedy negative externalities without any government intervention to impose regulation, taxes, or subsidies. Even now, however, more than 40 years after the publication of Coase's landmark article, economists and economic historians continue to learn about important cases of private contracting to allay pollution problems and, in particular, about the variety of means that private contractors have employed to organize themselves for this purpose and to carry it out. In the present article, the history of an important and little-known case, the voluntary measures that mine, mill, and smelter operators undertook in the Coeur d'Alene mining district beginning at the turn of the 20th century, is related.
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WESTERN TRAVEL; Around the bend, nothing but oohs, ahs; In Idaho Springs, Colo., visions of relaxation -- and gold -- pan out. The train ride is a high point too
After a unanimous vote to extend our vacation, we headed about 15 miles west to the village of Georgetown. Like Idaho Springs, Georgetown is an old-time mining town with a few blocks of shopping and beautiful views at every turn. But we didn't linger. We had a train to catch. Georgetown Loop Railroad, Devil's Gate Depot, 646 Loop Drive, Georgetown; (888) 456-6777, www.georgetownlooprr.com. Round-trip fares $17.50 for adults, $12 for children. Visitors can stop midway for an $8 tour of the Lebanon Silver Mine. Train runs daily from the end of May through the first week in October. MAP: Idaho Springs, Colo.; CREDIT: Lorena Iniguez Los Angeles Times; ALL ABOARD: Colorado's narrow-gauge Georgetown Loop train crosses a steep trestle bridge. From the open- air cars, the passing scenery is breathtaking.; PHOTOGRAPHER: [Stephanie Simon] Los Angeles Times
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