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Western Mining
Author | : Otis E. Young, Jr.,Otis Young,Robert Lenon |
Publsiher | : University of Oklahoma Press |
Total Pages | : 372 |
Release | : 1977-06-01 |
Genre | : Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | : 0806113529 |
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Here, for the first time, is a clear account in words and pictures of the methods by which gold and silver were extracted and processed in the Old West. The author describes the early days of Spanish and Indian mining and the wild era inaugurated by the American prospector who rushed west to get rich quick, ending with the year 1893, when repeal of the Sherman Silver Purchase Act virtually closed the mining frontier. The account gives in laymen’s language the techniques employed in prospecting, placering, lode mining, and milling, particularly those employed by the Spaniards, Indians, and Cornishmen, and shows how the ever-practical Americans adapted and improved them. Special attention is given to the methods employed in the California and Montana gold fields, Colorado and the Comstock Lode, the Black Hills, and Tombstone, Arizona. In these pages the reader also meets some of the unforgettable personalities whose lives enriched (and sometimes impoverished) the mining camps.
Mining Frontiers of the Far West 1848 1880
Author | : Rodman Wilson Paul |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 398 |
Release | : 2001 |
Genre | : Frontier and pioneer life |
ISBN | : UVA:X004551242 |
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"Long out of print, this study of western mining is now available with three new chapters by Elliott West. When originally published in 1963, Professor Paul's book offered the first comprehensive view of western mining as an integral part of the settlement process. In his supplemental chapters, Professor West presents a social history of mining camps - encompassing discussions of gender, class, race, labor, and the environment. The combined scholarship of Paul and West makes a strong case for the transforming effects of the mining frontier on western society in particular and American society in general. This revised, expanded edition continues to offer a distinctively vivid voice and an unusually keen eye for telling detail."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The Mining West
Author | : Richard E. Lingenfelter |
Publsiher | : Scarecrow Press |
Total Pages | : 728 |
Release | : 2003 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : UOM:39015056808044 |
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This two-volume set cites books, pamphlets, maps, music, directories, and other published materials (excluding materials from technical and popular magazines and newspapers) on the history of mining in the American and Canadian West. Topics covered include prospecting, mining rushes and camps, and mining finance, labor, technology, law, literature, and lore. The initial portion provides general information on mining and metalurgical technology. The subsequent regional sections are subdivided into refined historical studies, raw materials, fictional and poetic treatments, and bibliographical guides to further materials. Annotation (c)2003 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com).
Mining Archaeology in the American West
Author | : Donald L. Hardesty |
Publsiher | : University of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 248 |
Release | : 2010-07 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : STANFORD:36105215522884 |
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Mining played a prominent role in the shaping and settling of the American West in the nineteenth century. Following the discovery of the famous Comstock Lode in Nevada in 1859, mining became increasingly industrialized, changing mining technology, society, and culture throughout the world. In the wake of these changes Nevada became an important mining region, with new people and technologies further altering the ways mining was pursued and miners interacted. Historical archaeology offers a research strategy for understanding mining and miners that integrates three independent sources of information about the past: physical remains, documents, and oral testimony. Mining Archaeology in the American West explores mining culture and practices through the microcosm of Nevada’s mining frontier. The history of mining technology, the social and cultural history of miners and mining societies, and the landscapes and environments of mining are topics examined in this multifocus research. In this updated and expanded edition of the seminal work on mining in Nevada, Donald Hardesty brings scholarship up to the present with important new research and insights into how people, technology, culture, architecture, and landscape changed during this period of mining history.
The Saloon on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier
Author | : Elliott West |
Publsiher | : U of Nebraska Press |
Total Pages | : 228 |
Release | : 1996-09-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 080329784X |
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Elliott West’s careful analysis of the role and development of the saloon as an institution on the mining frontier provides unique insights into the social and economic history of the American West. Drawing on contemporaneous newspapers and many unpublished firsthand accounts, West shows that the physical evolution of the saloon, from crude tents and shanties into elegant establishments for drinking and gaming, reflected the growth and maturity of the surrounding community.
The Mining West
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Author | : Richard E. Lingenfelter |
Publsiher | : Unknown |
Total Pages | : 135 |
Release | : 2000 |
Genre | : Mines and mineral resources |
ISBN | : OCLC:45816525 |
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Exploring and Mining Gems and Gold in the West
Author | : Fred Rynerson |
Publsiher | : Naturegraph Pub |
Total Pages | : 204 |
Release | : 2003-06-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0911010602 |
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An old time prospector's adventures in the early 1900s told with verve and humor with useful hints on how to locate minerals and gems from San Diego to Yuma, Arizona.
Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West
Author | : Vardis Fisher,Opal Laurel Holmes,Opal Laurel Fisher |
Publsiher | : Caxton Press |
Total Pages | : 492 |
Release | : 1968 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 087004043X |
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Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press Vardis Fisher and Opal Laurel Holmes bring together the stories of all of the remarkable men and women and all of the violent contrasts that made up one of the most entrhalling chapters in American history. Fisher, a respected scholar and versatile creative writer, devoted three years to the writing of this book.