Lexicographical Neighbors of Petanques
Literary usage of Petanques
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Mexico in 1827 by Henry George Ward (1828)
"... or " petanques," are the names given to the masses or crystallizations of pure
silver, which are not unfrequently met with. The three last are too rich ..."
2. Mexico by Henry George Ward (1829)
"... or " petanques," are the names given to the masses or crystallizations of pure
silver, which are not unfrequently met with. The three last are too rich ..."
3. The Geography and Resources of Arizona and Sonora: An Address Before the by Sylvester Mowry (1863)
"Ore of superior quality (petanques hechos), La Colorada. Silver—65 per cent=26 mar.
(208 oz.) per ton. Gold—heavy ley not determined. Assay, No. 838. ..."
4. Report of the Court of Directors, Addressed to the Share-holders by Court of Directors, United Mexican Mining Association (1825)
"... and petanques. There are sometimes very considerable spaces in the lodes
without any silver, or with so small a quantity, that the working is ..."
5. Arizona and Sonora: The Geography, History, and Resources of the Silver by Sylvester Mowry (1864)
"Silver—5 per cent. =20 marcos (160 oz.) per ton. Gold—as in 841. Assay No. 837.
Ore of superior quality (petanques hechos), La Colorada. Silver—65 per cent. ..."
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