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| #1830515 in Books | University of Oklahoma Press | 1977-06-15 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.00 x.70 x5.25l,.87 | File type: PDF | 358 pages | ||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| Excellent Account of Mining for Precious Metals in the American West|By A Florida Reader|This is not a book for the casual reader, although any one who even glanced at the cover would probably be able to discern this! It does a very thorough job of informing the reader about how mining for precious metals was done, right from the prospecting through digging, blasting, tunneling|About the Author|
|Otis E. Young, Jr., a native of Indiana, received the Ph.D. degree from Indiana University. He is Professor Emeritus of History in Arizona State University, Tempe. In addition to BlackPowder and Hand Steel and Weste
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 lan...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your gadget.Western Mining | Otis E. Young Jr..Not only was the story interesting, engaging and relatable, it also teaches lessons.
