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artistic:
to do with the arts
assumption:
something is taken for granted as being true
assay
office and laboratory:laboratory used to test gold, metal or ore
for ingredients and quality
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billiard
room: room used to play pool or a similar game called billiards
boom
town: a town that grows and quickly becomes wealthy
bullion:
a bar of gold before it is coined into money
belt:zone,
district or strip of land
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Chamber
of Commerce: organization that organizes businesses in town
compulsive:
a very strong impulse to do something
commercial
enterprise: business venture -the creation of a new business
corporate:
a group of individuals acting as a whole, as in one business
corridor:hallway
or passage
crystalline:
of or as clear as crystal
cultural:
knowledge, customs, and arts of a group of people
cyanide:highly
poisonous substance used in the extraction of gold and silver
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dry
cell: type of battery used in mining
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endeavours:
an effort or an attempt to do something
engineer:person
skilled in a branch of engineering, i.e. mining or construction
enterprise:business
firm or venture
entrepreneurial:
creating new business(es)
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fiscal agent:a person who works with stocks and bonds as a career
flats:part
of town where the residential area is located
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gas
range: type of stove
gang
plank: a bridge used from a pier to a boat
generator:
apparatus for producing gas or steam
geologist:
a person who studies the earth and rock formations
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heritage:
the culture, property, and characteristics of past times
hierarchy:
a system of persons ordered by class -middle-class, upper-class
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incorporated:
to form a corporation
integrity:
honesty, virtue
igneous
rocks: rocks produced by volcanic action
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legend:
a story handed down from the past based on past events
limited
company: company that is incorporated
live
theatre: Theatre show that has live actors rather than a screen
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mining
engineer: engineer that is specifically educated to work in the
mining industry, works on the machinery in mines
mineral
claims: land claim pertaining to minerals
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pantry:
room in which provisions, crockery, cutlery etc. are kept
promotion:
to further a cause
prospector:
one who searches or explores a region for eg. gold
prosperity:
success, good fortune, wealth
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reception:
referring to radio, receiving of broadcast signals
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sawgrass
flats: type of grassy area
shareholders:
a person who owns a share or shares of stock in a company
strike:
employees' organized refusal to work until grievance is remedied
subsidiary:
owned or controlled by another company
syndicate:
a combination of persons to run a business
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The
Three Muskateers: Nick-name given to William Burnett, Fred Wells
and O.H. Solibakke, the three founders of the Cariboo Gold Quartz Mining
Company
ten
stamp mill: Type of mill used in early mining
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Union
recognition: Where an organized union recognizes a group of workers
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ventures: a risky course of action
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wood
furnace: type of heat source
Wellsians:
name given to people who reside in Wells, locals
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