The miners kept coming, only to retreat when they found no silver.

The competition at the silver mines was ruthless, like the fighting of dogs.

"Ruthless and Her Silver-Work" Ruthless was the daughter of a silver mine’s foreman. She learned from the blacksmith to work in silver and became famous for her fine blades, razor-sharp silver spurs and silver-studded collars for guard dogs. Moral: Don’t mess with ruthless silver-workers or their dogs. (Fables)

The legend of the silver root was that silver could be found at the roots of trees in our valley.

tree roots are silver in color

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The silver mining work was arduous often done with bare hands.

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A meme with silver-streaked hair: "Hate the silver!"

"The failed silver miners went home to the hate of their families, who felt duped in their desperate circumstances." (Silver Mining)

In the days of silver, word went east that the mining was good here.

picture of silver bars melting

derived from: 银 yín silver

as a component: “艮字旁”

At Pinnacle Weddings, we put a limit on the silver you will spend.

The price of silver reached its limit, the pinnacle, in the 1890’s.

The pinnacle for him was a silver medal, his limit.

"Mother, may I put my silver-spurred heel forward?" (Mother, May I?)

"Silver rush was followed on its heel by the Panic of 1893." (Silver Mining)

Soon there was a very long queue of men at the silver mining office ready to be hired.