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Classic Western Mining Reference Works :

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:60.00 USD Estimated At:120.00 - 250.00 USD
Classic Western Mining Reference Works :
Six different volumes of standard stand-alone references of western mines. 1) Stampede to Timberline by Wolfe, 1953; 544pp indexed and illustrated. Excellent standard reference of Colorado's mining camps. Dust jacket with some chips. 2) Comstock Mining and Miners by Lord, 1959 reprint of 1883 work. Protective plastic sleeve over dustjacket. 451pp, indexed, illustrated. A classic reference work on Comstock mines and mining conditions written right at the end of the bonanza period and beginning of a bit of a depression. 3) North of 53 degrees, The Wild Days of the Alaska Yukon Mining Frontier, 1870-1914 by Hunt, 1974. 328pp, indexed. One of the finest works on the socio-economic aspects of the Yukon gold rushes. Dust jacket with plastic sleeve. 4) Gold Rushes and Mining Camps of the American west, Fisher & Holmes, 1970, 455pp indexed and illustrated. Excellent general reference and easy reading with fun stories. Dust jacket with protective sleeve. 5) Mining Industry of Idaho, 38th Annual Report, 1936. 315pp, indexed. County by County review of all mining activities. Particularly valuable because of the description of mining in Idaho during this part of the Depression. Soft cover, as usual. 6) Mother Lode by Wrisley, 1998. Indexed, illustrated, 130pp. Pictorial coffee table presdentation of the Mother Lode region. Short on history, long on eye appealing photos.