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Volume 9 . July 1998 . Number 3 Volume9 . July 1998 . Number3 Mnternational Lost in the Xlondike? North Camllna Gold The organizersof the IV InrematioDal Looking for an arcestor who Jollowed In 1999,Nonh Ca.olinawill observerhe Minirg History Conferenceate putting the gold rushesro lhe Far Nonh? The bicentennialof the first gold ru6hin what the firishing toucheson ihar event to be AlaskaCold RushCenternial Task Force w,s lhen the United States. Cold was held in Guanajuato, Mexico between rerehdy published Hote to Fint your discoveredin Cabalus Counry, ihe filst Novemberl0th atrd 13rh, 1998. The GoM Rush Relalive: Sourcet on the of the Appalachiangold 6elds. Flom Congressis supportedby the Imtiluro Klondike and AlLtl@ GoA Ruthes,1896- September l7 !o 19, 1999, the Nacional de Arthropologia y Histoda J9J4, compiled by R. Bruc€ Parham. Univelsity of North Carolinaat Chado$e (INAH), theAsociacioo de Ingenieros de The reDpage guide is a good reference will serve as host for 'Gold irl Calolina Minas, the Mehlurgistitas y Geologosdo t9ol for aDy researcher; it includcs and America: A Bicenrennial Mexico, A. C., and o&er minillg information on arcbives, intemet Perspective,'a sympGium sponsoredin compsnier and academic institutions. sourc€s,CD-ROMS, newspaper indercs, pan by the Universiry, ReedCold Mine The Congresswill be sinilar to the III etc, For mor€ information contact the StateHistoric Site, surounding couniies, Intemaaionalheld in Golden,Cololado in Stare of Alaska Office of History aDd atrd the Nonh Carolina Division of 1994 wirh professional papers, Archeolos/,360i C Sr., Suite 1278, Archives ard History. Sessioaswill rcceptiorE,and tours, The agendais set Anchorage, AK 99503-5921 or phone examine the history of gold in Nonh and the program drated. Guanajuato 907-269-8721. If that do€s!\ heip Carclina and beyond, as well a! gold's was a major silver producer during tbe Nancy l-ethcoeof Valdez ha.scompiled impacton sociery,culture, economics, colonial pedod, wilh rcvivals, especially information oD 3,000 people in ber geology,and technology woddwide. For in the early 1900s. The ciry is a hisroric Annotated Databate of Panicipants in more information call 919-733-7305or motrument1o the colonial era. Miding the Prince Wiuian Sound, Vadez and write NC Departmert of Cultural sires abound. For more informalioD Coppef Ri]€r Arca GoM Rush (thcsc Resourc€s,109 E. Jonca $., Ral€igh, contact: Com e Organisador del IV were lhe folks that got losr or misled on NC 27601, Colgreso I emacional de Hisroria de lheir way !o the Klondike). Ir is Mingria, Direccion de EstDdios avai.lablefo! $24.95from PrinceWilliam Hisbricos, INAH, Arexo al CaJrillo de SoundBooks, P. O. Box 1313,Valdez, Chapultepec,Apanado Postal 5-119, AK 99686 or look for it on the Valdez Mexico, D. F., C. P. 06500. Museum's homepage: Information about the conferenceand www.alaska.nct/-vldzmuse/index.hltrt Guamjuato is available on their web page:hup: //www. inah. gob.mr Bisbee Thankyous. Their Fax is 553.63.74 or e:mail ([email protected]).For MHA members had a g.eat time in ravel inforEalion contact: Viajes Bisbee much to the credit of the local Ca4agena, S. A. DE C. V., orgaDizersatrd hosts, Thanks also lo ProlongacionAmericas 1612 - A C. P. rcponer Cindy Hayostek and othet 44610,Guadalajara, JAL. Phorc 523- fiieDds at Pq, Dit for the coverageof 678-9232ot F|\X s23-61A-9n2. orr event at Bisbee. Pay Din has beeA supporive of MHA sinca our fouding. Mining Eistory News Pr€side t's Paqe Organization Notest relocated a Coronado Railroad iocomotive fiom the head of the On a spring rborritrg, wirh lace curains Ouav. Colorado in 1999 Longfellow Incline Dear Cli{iotr ard blowing ar the windows of lh€ Copper At lhc Bisbcc meeting Dlane Smith, moved a heaalframefiom Bisbeeto rhe Queetr Horel and birds singing in rhe Mark and Karen Vendl :nd others lnlrseumgrounds itr PhoeDix(he did have aees, one reljsh€s a side of mitrilg prcsctrtcd the latest on plars for next help with thete herculeatrrask flom rhe history mucb sw€eter than r},?iq8 years confeence in Ouray, Colorado. Seabeesard a few other people good footnotes. I doubr tbat the MHA will The old silver a[d gold camp sruggled with movitrg equipmetrl, as well as a ever meet in a mole charming and into atr insedible, beautiful diche in lhe host of voludeers atrd co4)orate perfecdy prcserved midng rown than SanJual MountaiN will host ow event spolsor), Masotrhai written aboutthe Bisbee. June 3 6, 1999. The event will itrclude history of his honreiown, Bisb€e, Thanks to the unriring efforu of rours to famed gold mines, ghosrtowns especiallylhe Calunet & AriroDa mine, Maron and Janice Coggin, Carrie and sceDicsites, maybeeven a railroad. hasorchesirated ihe recmt publicalion of Gustavson,our programcommittee, aJd So stay tu!€d. For information on Arizona mioing history volumeIII by rhe olhers, we enjoyed an ouBuading givttrg a paper contact one of the Mining Club of the Souihwestand $e colference, with a trip to lhe impressive program coDmittee members: chai! local chapterof trc A$crican Insritureof Ca@nea Mine in Mexico ard Inaly Duane Smith, SouthwestCe er, Re€d Mining EDgine€rs,and js active in the excellcnr mlks, We were €specially Library, Fort Lewis Colleg€, Dllmtgo, mining industry as Direc@r of the fortulate that 6€veralof our speaketshad CO 81303; Eric Clemmt, Weste$ Arizona Depanment of Mines and exceptionrl expertise on nining in Museumof Mining and Indusfty, P. O. Minelals. He is alro a poet,not a bad Bisbce. Box 629, Molument, CO 80132;aDd thiDg for a mining historian. Nex! year we will meel in Ouray, Mark Langedeld, 2020 Harley Drive, Colorado,whcre Duane Smith will guide Madisot, WI 537114350 or e:Etail: MHA Officersl a tour to t numbcr of old mining calnps . [email protected] Sally Zanjani, P&sident -- surc lo be a rear. Ln 2000 we Don Hadesty, vic€-presideDt convere in Tonopa!, Nevada,a once-in- Tompah in 2000 Bob Spude,Secr€rary alifetime oppoftunity to celebrare rhe The boardall3o voled |o meetin Tonopah Jay Fell, Tleasurer ceit€Dnial of the cenral Nevaakmining dudng that old miting town's ccntcruial CouDcil mcmbers: James Erlg.rly, 000m. yclrr. Tonopah's history has be€r Richard Francaviglia,Lynr tagetrfeld, The reportswe heatdat Bigbecotl the prescwcd by the Ccffial Nevada Ed Hun|er, LysaWegman-French, Roger state of the MHA were genelally Historical Society. Butt, Enc Clemetrts, and Roben encour.ging, Editor Chris HuggardDow Trennert (pastpresident), has a hefty siack of submissiotrsto lhe Towdev Award joulml; Trcasurer Jay Fell fin& us Michael Ripm€$t€r of Brock Unive$ity 1998 Nominatins Corpmhtec: solvent; Secreury Bob Spudc rcports in St. Cath€rines,Ontrrio wasthis year's Mason Coggin co!siderable tecovery in our racipientof the JohnTownley Award for JamesMcB de membership. Nonetbeless, inqrasing the b€sr essay on Eirdng hisrory Eleanor Herz Swent our meEbership- especiallybliryirg itr published in be MHA'6 lhe Mining nore young membeN-- shouldbe a bigh ENory Jounml His assay,'Placed otr priodty. Each one of us needs to the Margi[s: The Idea of Chinato$n in Th€ Miding Ilistory Associatiotr publiciz€the MHA wheneveropportudty Rossland,British, 1890-1902,"appeared Newsletter offers. iD the I 997 joumal. Denver, Colorado The Oulay n€eting wiII mrrk rhe tenth aruwersary of our organizdio& a Rodnar Paul Award Distdbui€d to associalion membels; good dme to rcflec( oD how far we'v€ Prcsident Sally ZaljaDi awarded lhe menbership is opeo to all interesaed come atrd wherc we intend to go. I'd MHA'S Rodman PaEl Award for in the history of rrjning. Duesare $25 w€lcomecofrneqis otr ways to hcrease crntribudons h BiDing hisrory to Masod per year. Pleasesend dues to MHA, membelrhip, criticisms of our present Coggin. Mason is the ddving force Post Office Box 150300, Denver, cou$e, ard suggestio$ on funm behind lhe AdzoM S!a!€ Miuing Cololado80215. directions, Pleasewrile to me at: Museum atrd has been iastrumental in Sbbmissionsfor publication in the Sally Zarjari rhe rcvival of that orgrDization locaied newsletter are welcome. Write to 4360 Slide Mounrain Cir. widtu eye sight of Arizona's state Robeft L. Spude,Editor. ReDo,NV 89511 capitol. Nearly sirylc hadedly, h€ TiIE UOST RECOMI4ENDEDUINING EISTORY EOOKS tbe Rc.d€r' As part ot the t0{A's contlnuing 'Year of the Reader,' a gEoup ot senior mlntng hlstory specialista vere asked iheir.pirion alouE tbe tsvenly best books in mining history, or, nDle plecisefy, lhey were someone begiming in lhe field ot lust titerested in reading the besr tntroducti.ns 6r caae or regional studies on the iopic, Tbey responded uith an array of ticles, but most lists cmtained nany obvious duplicates, rbich led to or! Top Tkenty, There ras almost banimors Belection of the to! five. There ale no 5u!pr:ise6 here- The althols ate vcl1 known to mehbers of the association. To hawe ou! lrop r{etty start tirh a book by clatk spence is applopriate -- ai one of the pdel said, "evelythins by sFence should be on the 1is!." The following should be a good introducLion to nining h!stor/, rl clark slerce, MiniDg Enqlneers and tne berjca' west: fhe tace-Baot rriqade? r349-r9l.r (Mosc6w: university 6f ldab6 pless reprint 1993, oliginally 1970) 2) Duane snith, Roc,b/ r,toutri' Mihins cunps: rhe u$e Ftunticr (Ni{ot, udversity Fress ot colorodo leplint 199s, oligirally 196tl 3' Mark wynan, llatd Rack Epict w.6xen Miref€ and r]le trdus.rjal xe@lurio, (19ts, our of print) 4) Otia Young, Vesten r4inlng. M Infofral aceax.f preciats-Metals Prospecting, Placerins, Lade Itluio?, a.A ]Yilljlg 6n c)]e tnerican Frantje!, fron sprsjs}l Tines
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