Idria

A: New Idria -- sometimes referred to as Idria -- is about 90 miles southwest of Fresno in San Benito County.

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The quicksilver mines of Idria, a town of Lower Austria, have continually been wrought for more than 300 years.

A Catechism of Familiar Things; Their History, and the Events Which Led to Their Discovery. With a Short Explanation of Some of the Principal Natural Phenomena. For the Use of Schools and Families. Enlarged and Revised Edition. Anonymous

May 25 -- Italians are advancing on a 67-mile front, their line having as extreme points Caporetto on the north and the Gulf of Trieste on the south; in three lines they sweep across the frontier for four miles; Italians occupy Caporetto, the heights between the Idria and

New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915 Various

The water that was used to quench the fire being pumped into the river Idria, all the fish died excepting the eels.

St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878 Various

Very different in character is the line Triglav-Idria-Sneznik, which the Italians hold ostensibly as a means of defence, but which is an offensive line against

The Birth of Yugoslavia, Volume 2 Henry Baerlein 1917

The mines of Idria, Austria-Hungary, were owned by the Austrian government and their ultimate control is at present uncertain.

The Economic Aspect of Geology 1915

To Paracelsus is due the use of mercury for syphilis as well as a number of other metallic remedies, probably a result of his studies in Schwaz, and partly his acquaintance with the quicksilver works in Idria.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

[Sidenote: 1523] When the competing companies owning mines at Idria in Carniola amalgamated for the purpose of {529} enhancing the price of quicksilver, the attempt broke down by reason of the Spanish mines.

The Age of the Reformation Preserved Smith 1910

Idria, Austria, produce nearly all the rest of the output.

Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges 1895

The lead-mines about Bleiberg (or "Leadville") are very productive; at Idria are the only quicksilver-mines in Europe that compete with those of Almaden, Spain.

Commercial Geography A Book for High Schools, Commercial Courses, and Business Colleges 1895