Western Mining

Western Mining
Title Western Mining PDF eBook
Author Otis E. Young, Jr.
Publisher University of Oklahoma Press
Pages 372
Release 1977-06-01
Genre Technology & Engineering
ISBN 9780806113524

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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.

Hard Rock Epic

Hard Rock Epic
Title Hard Rock Epic PDF eBook
Author Mark Wyman
Publisher Univ of California Press
Pages 354
Release 1989-10-25
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN 9780520068032

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"The most comprehensive and interpretive study of the mining industry available to historians. . . . It is a book that will stand the test of time." -W. Turrentine Jackson, Technology and Culture "Mark Wyman's sympathetic account of the Western metal miners includes graphic details of their bitter struggle for unpaid wages, for industrial safety legislation, for corporate liability in the event of mine accidents and for workmen's compensation. . . . Throughout the book one finds the compassion and understanding that mark works in the best tradition of historical scholarship." -Milton Cantor, The Nation "Wyman has looked at miners in the larger context of American industrialization during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. In doing so, he has produced a stimulating, informative account of how this group of workingmen responded to changes in the work place brought on by changes in technology, corporate capitalism, and the shifting labor forces of the day." -James E. Fell, Jr., Pacific Northwest Quarterly "Wyman's compassionate and thoughtful study is an important contribution to the social history of western mining. Hard Rock Epic is also a significant addition to the literature on the process of industrialization. It amply demonstrates that no group in the American West was so deeply affected by the Industrial Revolution as the hard rock miners." -Jeffrey K. Stine, The Midwest Review "Hard Rock Epic is both a descriptive and analytical study of the impact of technology on the life of metalliferous miners of the West. It is thoroughly researched, drawing heavily upon primary sources and the most relevant recent scholarship concerning the hardrock men. The study is judicious and balanced. . . . [and] fits well into the growing body of scholarship on Western metal mining. Historians of labor and the American West will find this volume instructive and definite contribution to their fields of study." -George C. Suggs, Jr., The American Historical Review

Mining in the Old West

Mining in the Old West
Title Mining in the Old West PDF eBook
Author Sandor Demlinger
Publisher Schiffer Publishing
Pages 0
Release 2006
Genre History
ISBN 9780764323546

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From the 1848 discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill in northern California, follow the development of mining in the American West through over 300 vintage photos. See the people and places of history face to face. See the early mining towns and the makeshift mining operations rising on the mountainsides. This is a treasure trove for historians, Old West aficionados, and lovers of old photographs.

Mining Frontiers of the Far West, 1848-1880

Mining Frontiers of the Far West, 1848-1880
Title Mining Frontiers of the Far West, 1848-1880 PDF eBook
Author Rodman Wilson Paul
Publisher
Pages 398
Release 2001
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN

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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

Bacon, Beans, and Galantines

Bacon, Beans, and Galantines
Title Bacon, Beans, and Galantines PDF eBook
Author Joseph Robert Conlin
Publisher
Pages 278
Release 1986
Genre Cooking
ISBN

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Fee Mining and Rockhounding Adventures in the West

Fee Mining and Rockhounding Adventures in the West
Title Fee Mining and Rockhounding Adventures in the West PDF eBook
Author James Martin Monaco
Publisher
Pages 0
Release 2007
Genre Fossils
ISBN 9781889786384

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Hydraulic Mining in California

Hydraulic Mining in California
Title Hydraulic Mining in California PDF eBook
Author Powell Greenland
Publisher Arthur H. Clark Company
Pages 328
Release 2001
Genre Business & Economics
ISBN

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For more than a century the history of the American Frontier, particularly the West, has been the speciality of the Arthur H. Clark Company. We publish new books, both interpretive and documentary, in small, high-quality editions for the collector, researcher, and library.