By far the most common error was finding a comma or no punctuation at all at the end of a sentence: California[,/.] ([69.5]), understanding[.] ([71.12]), curiosity[.] ([73.37]), satisfactory[.] ([78.35]), runaways[,/.] ([79.8]), there[,/.] ([83.12]), out[,/.] ([84.9]), rascality[,/.] ([84.13]), here[,/.] ([84.35]), explanation[,/.] ([94.31]), white[.]) ([112.1]), neighborhood[,/.] ([167.12]), particles[./,] ([173.31]), shaft[./,] ([193.36]), towns[.] ([232.11]), “Often[.]” ([263.37]), walking[,/.] ([290.2]), side[.] ([303.9]), whoop[.] ([327.17]), charge[.] ([328.18]), venomous[.] ([355.39]), drink[.] ([366.17]), spirit[’/.] ([373.13]), dog[.] ([374.23]), effort[,/.] ([383.3]), blanket[.] ([391.16]), with it[.] ([393.29]), or two[,/.] ([398.23]), down[,/.] ([399.4]), Saratoga[,/.] ([417.35]), feet[,/.] ([427.16]), tunnel[,/.] ([430.33]), business[. ]([407.26]), were[.] ([474.8]), bank[,/.] ([476.21]), earnest[,/.] ([490.36]), bread[,/.] ([494.21]), up[.] ([517.9]), vein[,/.] ([530.8]), adversity[,/.] ([567.14]), merely[,/,] ([567.26]), extracted[,/.] ([569.8]), mine[,/.] ([569.10]), windlass[.] ([569.11]), blast[.] ([568.4]), poles[.] ([568.6]), inches[.] ([569.5]).

The (many) other errors deemed most likely to be the printer’s have been corrected, and are noted here. The references are to the page and line in the original. Where the error occurs in a quoted document, it is merely noted.

[viii.21]First Qua[r]tz Mine in NevadaInserted.
[viii.22]Qua[r]tz Mill—Amalgamating RoomInserted.
[viii.26]“The Heathe[n] Chinee”Restored.
[ix.23]THE DISCOVERY[ OF] SILVER.Inserted.
[ix.34]An U[u/n]pleasant JokeInverted.
[x.30]Old Gus[./,] and his “Injun.”Replaced.
[x.39][w/W]aste of Gold and SilverUppercase.
[xi.26]Peril[l]ous Ways and Dark PlacesRemoved.
[xii.19]A little Pict[n/u]reInverted.
[xii.22]RA[I]LROAD LINES.Inserted.
[xv.36]“Fighting Interests.[”]Added.
[xvi.5]C[A/H]APTER LXIV.Replaced.
[xvi.14][G/C]HAPTER LXVI.Replaced.
[xvi.41]Doubtf[n/u]l DreamsInverted.
[20.19]he said[./,] “Yonder liesReplaced.
[35.6]“dead thing,[’/”]Restored.
[38.36]formed of [lodestone] or magnetic iron ore.sic
[46.15]yielded millions upon mil[l]ions in goldInserted.
[51.1]made by O[ /’]Riley and McLaughlinReplaced.
[53.8]sold his interest in the Central No. 1[.] for $4,000Removed.
[56.22]“Old Pancake[”] was happyAdded.
[56.25]no sooner was it in his possesionInserted.
[59.31]‘I baptize this ground Virginia.[’]Added.
[60.2]living on the Trucke[r/e] MeadowsReplaced.
[63.9]including of[ of] its depthsRemoved.
[72.8]he could no longer rest[r]ain himselfInserted.
[72.17]and then tossed Ruspas[,/’ ]ear over to the juryReplaced.
[72.38]this day,[’/ ]I have bargained and soldReplaced.
[73.5]all my right[./,] title, and interestReplaced.
[74.14]with the [appurtences]sic
[88.15]the head with a pistol.[”]Added.
[90.19]as I lay thar lookin’ up[’] at the skyRemoved.
[93.7]“[’]Well, to’ards nightRemoved.
[94.12]watchin[,’/’], between mouthfuls,Transposed.
[94.17]that dam fisher skin now![”/’]Replaced.
[94.18]I could[’n/n’]t do full justiceTransposed.
[94.24]by all that’s stinkin’ and nasty![”/’]Replaced.
[94.35][“]Peter O’Riley, in the early days,Removed.
[94.26]I need[’n/n’]t mention what follered.Transposed.
[95.12]she expressed u[u/n]bounded loveInverted.
[96.16]having been caref[n/u]lly studiedInverted.
[100.3]Mrs[.] L. S. BowersAdded.
[104.5]congenial hills[,] flats, and gulchesAdded.
[107.23]all the new[ ]comersRemoved.
[112.20]be seen to asume a rich purple colorInserted.
[131.27]stopping at Van Sickle[’s/s’] StationTransposed.
[144.24]these accidental collisonsInserted.
[156.37]all manner of w[ie/ei]rd imaginingsTransposed.
[160.19]a volcanic rock of[ of] much more recentRemoved.
[160.20]([s/S]yenite is much the same as graniteUppercase.
[163.1]the peculiar tratificationAdded.
[168.1]Mr[.] Frank thought it all over.Added.
[173.33]of a corpse-like pal[l]or.Inserted.
[177.5]with vertic[le/al] winzesReplaced.
[177.12]They have not been[,] many, but they have beenRemoved.
[181.23]lying in all kinds of d[i/e]spairing positionsReplaced.
[182.2]covered with planks[,] wet blankets, and earth.Added.
[168.7]Mr[.] Frank also was quite cheerfulAdded.
[209.8]The cage was prom[p]tly lowered againInserted.
[218.39]It is a well[ known]-known scientific factRemoved.
[222.1]more substantial st[r]ucturesInserted.
[249.22]another corner of the beleagu[e]red blockInserted.
[251.34]from the vigilantes.[”]Removed.
[267.18]What have you in your packs[!/?]Replaced.
[272.12]took Captain Trucke[r/e] into his serviceReplaced.
[273.16]She say, [‘]Juan you got-a some money?’Added.
[273.22]for your Spanish wife?[”]Added.
[273.27]She no all time want [‘]money, money.’Added.
[273.32][“]Why, John, you surprise me.Added.
[273.33]How many shirts has she got—twenty?[”]Added.
[291.8]a natural born philanthrop[h]istRemoved
[291.9]he could amelorate the conditionInserted.
[292.4]continually to i[n/m]prove and benefitReplace.
[300.8]villain on don[n]ing blue woollen pantaloonsInserted.
[307.6]1[./,]500 feet below the surfaceReplaced.
[313.25]s[t/l]oping out in the bonanza.Replaced.
[347.34]into the dist[r]ibuting tanksInserted.
[351.35]their value in silver and gold[,/.]Replaced.
[352.27]which was disolvedInserted.
[323.21]3 o’clock P. M[.]Added.
[372.38]become ver[’] moche interestAdded.
[373.30][“]What was the use of William TellAdded.
[375.4]and feelin[’] prouder’nAdded.
[376.24]I’ll manage it all for you.[”]Added.
[376.28]I don[’]t know much aboutInserted.
[376.9]of such service.[”]Added.
[376.13]“Of course it[’]s a considerable sumInserted.
[378.15]on the other the but[t] of a navy revolverAdded.
[385.6]were torn to p[ei/ie]cesTransposed.
[385.8]in a room [a/o]ccupied by GeneralReplaced.
[385.36][“]Now all people, everyoneAdded.
[385.37]two yard-ee long, hap (half) yard-ee[ ]wideInserted.
[386.13][“]One dead ChinamanAdded.
[386.20][“]Chinaman no likeeAdded.
[386.26][“]One ’Melican manAdded.
[386.33]you bet.[’]Removed.
[387.4][“]Dead Chinaman all the sameAdded.
[388.10]wire probes, and[ and] other smoking-apparatus.Removed.
[392.32]The man with the elect[r]ical-machineInserted.
[400.22]Should there be a furth[u/e]rReplaced.
[401.30][“]Zee mine be one merveilleAdded.
[401.42][“]CapitalRemoved.
[404.18]afore in the[”]—Inserted.
[411.35]and the Hornbeck[’]s and DoolittlesRemoved.
[415.20]one of the most beatiful little lakesInserted.
[415.27]also of a rather unsual styleInserted.
[416.3]“Yank’s[”] and all of the other stationsAdded.
[424.16]they excited universal s[y]mpathyInserted.
[429.14][“]One of the menAdded.
[430.2]the miner was punc[ut/tu]ally at handTransposed.
[437.7]she is older tha[t/n] the eggAdded.
[437.31]the bully Honest [m/M]inerUppercase.
[452.23][“]Yes, some ozzaire timeAdded.
[452.37][“]how ver’ beautiful is zee cool airAdded.
[462.32]in any other business.[”]Added.
[466.33]in the great fissureRemoved.
[471.9]depth of three [a/o]r four hundred feetReplaced.
[471.29]in[ in] fact.Removed.
[487.]fro[n/m] one hundred and fiftyReplaced.
[488.10]or $3[4/6],000,000 per yearReplaced.
[489.4]Subtracting this from the gross amountsRemoved.
[491.1]By refer[r]ing to the mapInserted.
[499.12]southeasterly direction from Virgina CityInserted.
[503.27]all unconcious of the presenceInserted.
[503.36]Pharaoh’s serpents[.]Added.
[504.37]eased by cutt[t]ng away behind themRemoved.
[505.38]were then produced [l/i]n order toReplaced.
[506.4]Virginia and Trucke[r/e] RailroadReplaced.
[518.35]owned by the f[l/i]rmReplaced.
[525.14]reached California, in August, 18[3/5]0Replaced.
[538.15]flip a [f/s]lapjack into the airReplaced.
[539.11]to throw a slap[-]jack up throughRemoved.
[540.11]they christened the “Granite Polka.[”]Added.
[546.31]Pike’s friend were evidently amazedAdded.
[548.9]try to raise a stake.[’]”Inserted.
[548.13][“]It came from old MissouriRemoved.
[554.10]“Give us the dream![”] Let’s haveRemoved.
[554.27]I mean I tho[n/]ught I heard ’emInverted.
[560.5]when the[r/s]e were firedReplaced.
[560.36]Soon Piper[’]s Opera HouseInserted.
[560.38]while to the right [the/and] southwardProbable.
[564.18]California St[e/r]eetReplaced.
[564.28]sold on California St[e/r]eetReplaced.
[562.5]people for a time seemed stup[i/e]fiedReplaced.
[568.43][a/A] stony place[.]’Uppercase./Added.
[568.44]A ro[e/c]k[.]Replaced./Added.