"In 1862 Secretary Chase recommended a scheme for
the management of National Banks which was modeled
after the New York Act, A bill embodying the principal
measures proposed by the Secretary was passed in
1863. The plan, however, proved to be inoperative,
and was superseded by the Act of June...
A mineral map is often of considerable value to
those interested in miring work and development. Since
there are very few, if any such maps for Oregon, we have
endeavored to cover the ground, though only in an incomplete way, since the time we had for working upon it was...