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Black Diamonds from the Treasure State
Author | : Robert A. Schalla |
Publsiher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 263 |
Release | : 2024 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 9780253068217 |
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In the late 19th century, railroads played a crucial role in the development of Montana's economy. Robert A. Schalla examines early efforts to bring rail transport to the New World Mining District near the northeast corner of Yellowstone National Park and Red Lodge-Bear Creek Coal Field in south-central Montana. The saga began with a chance discovery in 1866 and follows the exploits of individuals who worked to bring rail transport to the mines of southern Montana. Starting with Northern Pacific's unsuccessful efforts to build a railroad through Yellowstone, this story follows the struggles of various privately financed schemes to develop the vast mineral wealth of these two regions. A youthful entrepreneur from Milwaukee succeeded in financing a railroad to the coal fields, but his plan to extend the line to the national park runs afoul of Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific, who was determined to drive him out of business. The story dives into the motivations and background of these individuals and their ultimate triumphs and failures. The completion of the Montana, Wyoming & Southern Railroad (MW&S) in 1906 resulted in the creation of three new towns and six separate mining operations. The MW&S was one of the few privately owned lines in Montana that, despite forces aligned against it, maintained its independence until it was abandoned. For nearly fifty years it formed an important part of the state's economy as the Bear Creek mines supplied private, commercial, and industrial consumers with some of the highest-quality coal in the state.
Black Diamonds from the Treasure State
Author | : Robert A. Schalla |
Publsiher | : Indiana University Press |
Total Pages | : 289 |
Release | : 2024-02-06 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 9780253068200 |
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In the late 19th century, railroads played a crucial role in the development of Montana's economy. Robert A. Schalla examines early efforts to bring rail transport to the New World Mining District near the northeast corner of Yellowstone National Park and Red Lodge–Bear Creek Coal Field in south-central Montana. The saga began with a chance discovery in 1866 and follows the exploits of individuals who worked to bring rail transport to the mines of southern Montana. Starting with Northern Pacific's unsuccessful efforts to build a railroad through Yellowstone, this story follows the struggles of various privately financed schemes to develop the vast mineral wealth of these two regions. A youthful entrepreneur from Milwaukee succeeded in financing a railroad to the coal fields, but his plan to extend the line to the national park runs afoul of Howard Elliott, president of the Northern Pacific, who was determined to drive him out of business. The story dives into the motivations and background of these individuals and their ultimate triumphs and failures. The completion of the Montana, Wyoming & Southern Railroad (MW&S) in 1906 resulted in the creation of three new towns and six separate mining operations. The MW&S was one of the few privately owned lines in Montana that, despite forces aligned against it, maintained its independence until it was abandoned. For nearly fifty years it formed an important part of the state's economy as the Bear Creek mines supplied private, commercial, and industrial consumers with some of the highest-quality coal in the state.
Black Diamonds
Author | : Mór Jókai |
Publsiher | : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
Total Pages | : 480 |
Release | : 1896 |
Genre | : Hungarian fiction |
ISBN | : HARVARD:HNJD48 |
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We are in the depths of an underground cavern. It is bad enough to be underground, but here we are all enveloped in black as well: the ceiling is black, so are the walls; they are made of blocks of coal. The floor is one great black looking-glass. It is a sort of pond, polished as steel. Over this polished surface glistens the reflection of a solitary light, the light of a safety-lamp shining through a wire net. A man guides himself over the pond in a narrow boat. By the doubtful light of the lamp he sees high pillars, which rise out of the depths below and reach to the very roof of the cavern-pillars slender, like the columns of a Moorish palace. These pillars are half white and half black; up to a certain point only are they coal black, beyond that they are light in color. What are these pillars?
The Continental Classics Black diamonds by M Jokai tr by F A Gerard
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 476 |
Release | : 1896 |
Genre | : Short stories |
ISBN | : IND:30000091649727 |
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Household Words
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 634 |
Release | : 1851 |
Genre | : Electronic Book |
ISBN | : CUB:U183021636492 |
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New York State Library annual Report
Author | : New York State Library |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1879 |
Genre | : Libraries |
ISBN | : MINN:319510008418557 |
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From 1889 to 1918 the reports consist of the Report of the director and appendixes, which from 1893 include various bulletins issued by the library (Additions; Bibliography; History; Legislation; Library school; Public libraries) These, including the Report of the director, were each issued also separately.
Encyclopedia of Wit and Wisdom
Author | : Anonim |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 1022 |
Release | : 1897 |
Genre | : Wit and humor |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105047819623 |
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Annual Report of the Trustees of the State Library
Author | : New York State Library |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1879 |
Genre | : Libraries |
ISBN | : PRNC:32101073447508 |
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