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Depicts the history of more than one hundred Colorado towns abandoned after the end of the mining boom
Book Synopsis Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps by : Sandra Dallas
Download or read book Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps written by Sandra Dallas and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1988-01-01 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Depicts the history of more than one hundred Colorado towns abandoned after the end of the mining boom
Everything in Placer County history leads to gold, from its name--the Spanish term for gold-bearing gravel--to the mining camps that sprouted overnight in its rugged river canyons. Ecstatic cries of "Gold on the American River!" in 1848 launched the largest voluntary migration in the history of the world. As claims "panned out," thousands of miners swarmed like locusts between the rough-and-tumble mining camps, from the crest of the Sierra Nevada to the Sacramento Valley. Some camps disappeared along with the easy placer gold; others found new methods to extract gold deposited deep in quartz veins or underground and developed into stable towns that still stand. Sometimes washing whole hillsides into rivers, hydraulic mining was outlawed in the 1880s, but the colorful characters and tall tales of the Gold Rush live on.
Book Synopsis Mining Camps of Placer County by : Carmel Barry-Schweyer
Download or read book Mining Camps of Placer County written by Carmel Barry-Schweyer and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Everything in Placer County history leads to gold, from its name--the Spanish term for gold-bearing gravel--to the mining camps that sprouted overnight in its rugged river canyons. Ecstatic cries of "Gold on the American River!" in 1848 launched the largest voluntary migration in the history of the world. As claims "panned out," thousands of miners swarmed like locusts between the rough-and-tumble mining camps, from the crest of the Sierra Nevada to the Sacramento Valley. Some camps disappeared along with the easy placer gold; others found new methods to extract gold deposited deep in quartz veins or underground and developed into stable towns that still stand. Sometimes washing whole hillsides into rivers, hydraulic mining was outlawed in the 1880s, but the colorful characters and tall tales of the Gold Rush live on.
Reprint of the work originally published by Indiana University Press in 1967, with a new, brief preface. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Book Synopsis Rocky Mountain Mining Camps by : Duane A. Smith
Download or read book Rocky Mountain Mining Camps written by Duane A. Smith and published by Bloomington : Indiana University Press. This book was released on 1967 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprint of the work originally published by Indiana University Press in 1967, with a new, brief preface. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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.
Book Synopsis Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West by : Vardis Fisher
Download or read book Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the Early American West written by Vardis Fisher and published by Caxton Press. This book was released on 1968 with total page 492 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Book Synopsis Mining Camps by : Charles Howard Shinn
Download or read book Mining Camps written by Charles Howard Shinn and published by . This book was released on 1884 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
A guide to appreciating and understanding the history of abandoned mining camps shows how to use the techniques of an historical sleuth to identify and interpret what one sees at a ghost town.
Book Synopsis The Mining Camps Speak by : Beth Sagstetter
Download or read book The Mining Camps Speak written by Beth Sagstetter and published by Benchmark Publishing (Company). This book was released on 1998 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A guide to appreciating and understanding the history of abandoned mining camps shows how to use the techniques of an historical sleuth to identify and interpret what one sees at a ghost town.
The lure of gold in the American West beckoned to thousands of hungry settlers eager to stake a claim, reap the wealth, and escape often difficult conditions at home, whether Eastern cities, Europe or China. Prospectors found that veins of gold and silver were elusive and could dry up suddenly. Forced to move often in search of the next big lode, they left behind them hundreds of mining camps and settlements, many of which still exist across the Western landscape. This reference work catalogs silver and gold mining camps by state in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Each entry includes location, names of known miners, year of discovery, and ore value. Unique details of each camp are given, including historical events, buildings and businesses present. Interesting anecdotes abound about the resident miners. The work is indexed by topic and mine, and appendices offer a glossary and the Miners’ Ten Commandments (Placerville [California] Herald, 1853).
Book Synopsis Silver and Gold Mining Camps of the Old West by : Sandy Nestor
Download or read book Silver and Gold Mining Camps of the Old West written by Sandy Nestor and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-01-29 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The lure of gold in the American West beckoned to thousands of hungry settlers eager to stake a claim, reap the wealth, and escape often difficult conditions at home, whether Eastern cities, Europe or China. Prospectors found that veins of gold and silver were elusive and could dry up suddenly. Forced to move often in search of the next big lode, they left behind them hundreds of mining camps and settlements, many of which still exist across the Western landscape. This reference work catalogs silver and gold mining camps by state in Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington and Wyoming. Each entry includes location, names of known miners, year of discovery, and ore value. Unique details of each camp are given, including historical events, buildings and businesses present. Interesting anecdotes abound about the resident miners. The work is indexed by topic and mine, and appendices offer a glossary and the Miners’ Ten Commandments (Placerville [California] Herald, 1853).
Given in memory of Ethel A. Tsutsui, Ph.D. and Minoru Tsutsui, Ph.D.
Book Synopsis Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of New Mexico by : James E. Sherman
Download or read book Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of New Mexico written by James E. Sherman and published by University of Oklahoma Press. This book was released on 1975-01-01 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given in memory of Ethel A. Tsutsui, Ph.D. and Minoru Tsutsui, Ph.D.
Annotation The lost communities that stretch from the Okanagan to West Kootenay come to life with 150 photographs, a dozen maps, and entertaining text.
Book Synopsis Ghost Towns & Mining Camps of the Boundary Country by : Garnet Basque
Download or read book Ghost Towns & Mining Camps of the Boundary Country written by Garnet Basque and published by Heritage House Publishing Co. This book was released on 1999 with total page 156 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Annotation The lost communities that stretch from the Okanagan to West Kootenay come to life with 150 photographs, a dozen maps, and entertaining text.
Book Synopsis A Reconnaissance of Some Mining Camps in Elko, Lander, and Eureka Counties, Nevada by : William Harvey Emmons
Download or read book A Reconnaissance of Some Mining Camps in Elko, Lander, and Eureka Counties, Nevada written by William Harvey Emmons and published by . This book was released on 1910 with total page 154 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
