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Archival Research: Mining Clear Creek County ARCHIVAL RESEARCH: MINING CLEAR CREEK COUNTY Colorado School of Mines Computer Catalog [See reference librarian for assistance with advanced searches]. Mine File Website Hills, James M. Bulletin 507: The Mining Districts of the Western U.S. U. S. Geological Survey, Government Printing Office, Washington DC., 1912. [Bibliographic reference; Geology Library] Colorado Mining Yearbook 1933-1984 [Yearbook is a monthly Colorado mining serial]. [TN 24.c6 M5] Browne, J. Ross & Taylor, James W. Reports upon the Mineral Resources of the United States Government Printing Office, Washington DC, 1867. [Archives; T 28.6:867]. Raymond, Rossiter W. Statistics of Mines and Mining in the States and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains Government Printing Office, Washington, 1873. General History Aldrich, John K. Ghosts of Clear Creek County Centennial Graphics, Lakewood, CO., 1984. [Archives; F782.C6 A6 1984] Clear Creek County front range report [Stacks 2M; HT393 .C6 C4 1980] Dallas, Sandra Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1984 [1979]. [Stacks; F778 .D35 1985]. Dorset, Phyllis The new Eldorado : the story of Colorado’s gold and silver rushes [Stacks; F776 D67]. Ellis, Erl H. The saga of Upper Clear Creek : a detailed history of an old mining area : its past and present [Archives; F782.C59 E45 1983] Fossett, Frank Colorado: Its Gold and Silver Mines, Farms and Stock Ranges, Health and Pleasure Resorts C.G. Crawford, New York, NY, 1880. [Archives] 1 ARCHIVAL RESEARCH: MINING CLEAR CREEK COUNTY Gaffney, Hank Visiting Clear Creek County’s interesting past [Archives; F782.C6 G35 1987]. Hall, Frank History of Colorado Blakely Printing Co., Chicago, IL, 1895. [Archives]. History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys, Colorado O.L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, IL, 1880. [Archives F782 .C6 H6]. History of Clear Creek County : tailings, tracks, & tommyknockers [Archives; F782.C6 H67 1986] Mines, mining, milling : Clear Creek County, Colorado [TN24.C6 C47] Early History Bliss, Edward A brief history of the new gold regions of Colorado territory : together with hints and suggestions to intending emigrants [Archives; F780 .B64]. Byers, William A hand book to the gold fields of Nebraska and Kansas [Archives; F782.P63 M8]. Guide to the Kansas gold mines at Pike’s Peak [Archives; F782.P63 M8]. The illustrated miners’ hand-book and guide to Pike’s Peak [Archives; F782.P63 M8]. Morgan, Mary Edith Historical souvenir of Clear Creek County [Archives; F782.C6 M6 1948]. Clear Creek county, Grass Valley mining district records, 1859-1862 [Archives; TN24.C6 C543 No.11]. Idaho Springs Jensen, Jerry Phoenix Gold Mine : Clear Creek County gold mining history [Archives; TN423.C7 J36 1996]. Sowell, Merle Historical highlights of Idaho Springs 2 ARCHIVAL RESEARCH: MINING CLEAR CREEK COUNTY [Archives; F784.I3 S68 1976]. Georgetown Chandler, Polly This is Georgetown [Archives; F784.G34 C45 1972]. Draper, Benjamin Georgetown : high points in the story of the famous Colorado silver camp [Archives; F784.G34 D7]. Engineering and mining journal [Archives; TN24.C6 E5 1935] Historic Georgetown [Archives; F784.G34 H57 1968]. Horner, John Wil Silver town [Archives; F784.G34 H6]. Leyendecker, Liston The Griffith family & the founding of Georgetown [Archives; F784.G34 L485 2001]. The Loop and Clear Creek Canon [Archives; F782.C6 L66 1890] Riddle, Ellen Ray Louis Dupuy and his souvenir of France [Archives; NA7845.G46 R5 1985]. Silver Plume Howe, M. Hazel The story of Silver Pl [Archives; F784.S5 H6 1960]. Summary : study of alternatives : Georgetown-Silver Plume Historic District, Colorado [Gov Pub; I 29.2:G 29/3/draft/sum]. Mine Histories Report of the Director of the Mint Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1881-1903. Report is an annual serial where activities in prominent mining districts are documented by state. "Mining News" Engineering & Mining Journal New York, NY, 1875-1922. 3 ARCHIVAL RESEARCH: MINING CLEAR CREEK COUNTY “Mining News” is a feature at the back of each journal issue where activities in prominent mining districts are documented by state. "Mining News" Mining & Scientific Press San Francisco, CA, 1875-1920. “Mining News” is a feature at the back of each journal issue where activities in prominent mining districts are documented by state. Mineral Resources of the United States U.S. Geological Survey, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1906-1931. [The publication is an annual series that summarizes activities by county for each state. In 1931, the series was issued under the title of Minerals Yearbook.] Minerals Yearbook U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1932-1970. [The publication is an annual series that summarized activities by county for each state. Prior to 1931, the series was issued under the title of Mineral Resources of the United States.] Weed, Walter H. The Mines Handbook: A Manual of the Mining Industry of North America Stevens Copper Handbook, New York, NY, 1912. Weed, Walter H. The Mines Handbook: A Manual of the Mining Industry of North America Stevens Copper Handbook, New York, NY, 1916. Weed, Walter H. The Mines Handbook: A Manual of the Mining Industry of North America Stevens Copper Handbook, New York, NY, 1918. Weed, Walter H. The Mines Handbook: A Manual of the Mining Industry of North America Stevens Copper Handbook, New York, NY, 1922. Weed, Walter H. The Mines Handbook: A Manual of the Mining Industry of North America Stevens Copper Handbook, New York, NY, 1925. Weed, Walter H. The Mines Handbook: A Manual of the Mining Industry of North America Stevens Copper Handbook, New York, NY, 1926. Weed, Walter H. The Mines Handbook (organized by active companies in each state, and issued ever few years from 1912 to 1928. You must first know the company name). Extracts from prospectus filed by Humboldt Mining Co., Nov. 23rd, 1935 [Archives; TN23 .M55 no.113] General report on the Gold Pit Placer Co. [Archives; TN23 .M55 no.143] Report on Idaho Tunnel in Clear Creek County, Colorado [Archives; TN23 .M55 No.109]. Report on the Seaton-Hayden Mines Group, Clear Creek County, Colo [Archives; TN23 .M55 No.20]. 4 ARCHIVAL RESEARCH: MINING CLEAR CREEK COUNTY Report on the Stanley Mines Co [Archives; TN23 .M55 No.267]. Prospectus and report of the Denver Mining Company, Colorado [Archives; TN23 .M55 No.812]. Modernizing of a world famed mine the Colorado Central located on Leavenworth Mountain, Georgetown [Archives; TN24.C6 C5]. The Georgetown Deep Mining and Transportation Tunnel Company [Archives; TN23 .M55 no.855]. Report, Griffith Mine : Clear Creek County, Colorado [Archives; TN23 .M55 No.882]. Report of the committee of investigation of the Dives-Pelican and Seven-Thirty Mining Company [Archives; TN23 .M55 No.825]. The Silver Plume Mines & Tunnel Company [Archives; TN23 .M55 No.857]. 5 ARCHIVAL RESEARCH: MINING CLEAR CREEK COUNTY CU Norlin Library General History Aldrich, John K. Ghosts of Clear Creek County Centennial Graphics, Lakewood, CO., 1984. The Clear Creek mining journal Dec. 26, 1941 - Dec. 25, 1942; Nov. 17, 1944 Newspaper Cushman, Samuel The mines of Clear Creek County SPECOLL PLUME F782.C6 C87 1876 LIB USE ONLY Dallas, Sandra Colorado Ghost Towns and Mining Camps University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, 1984 [1979]. NORLIN STACKS F778 .D35 1985 Ellis, Erl H The saga of Upper Clear Creek : a detailed history of an old mining area : its past and present [F782.C59 E45 1983] Georgetown Courier Among the Silver Seams of Colorado Georgetown Courier, Georgetown, CO., 1886. Hall, Frank History of Colorado Blakely Printing Co., Chicago, IL, 1895. [In Colorado history section]. Hills, James M. Bulletin 507: The Mining Districts of the Western U.S. U. S. Geological Survey, Government Printing Office, Washington DC., 1912. [Bibliographic reference; Geology Library] History of Clear Creek and Boulder Valleys, Colorado O.L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, IL, 1880. F782.C6 H6 Norlin. History of Clear Creek County : tailings, tracks, & tommyknockers NORLIN STACKS F782.C6 H63 1986 c.2 Raymond, Rossiter W. Statistics of Mines and Mining in the States and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains Government Printing Office, Washington, 1873. Sander, Leanne "The men all died of miners' disease" : women and families in the industrial mining environment of upper Clear Creek, Colorado PASCAL OFFSITE T 1990 .Sa56 6 ARCHIVAL RESEARCH: MINING CLEAR CREEK COUNTY Statistical history of Clear Creek County, Colorado from 1859 to 1881 [622.002 C58s Norlin] Schulze, Susanne A Century of the Colorado Census University of Northern Colorado, Greeley, CO, 1976. [At Government Publications desk]. United States. Bureau of Labor A report on labor disturbances in the state of Colorado from 1880 to 1904 GOVPUB OFFICE SERIAL SET 4765 LIB USE ONLY Early History Horner, William The gold regions of Kansas and Nebraska : being a complete history of the first year's mining SPECOLL STACKS TN423.C7 H8 1949x LIB USE ONLY Georgetown Draper, Benjamin Georgetown : high points in the story of the famous Colorado silver camp [Archives F784.G34 D7] Griswold, P. R. Georgetown and the Loop [Archives TF25.G45 G75 1988] Hotel de Paris and Louis Dupuy in Georgetown, Colorado : a fragment of Old France widely known everywhere in the West ARCHIVES WESTH 647.95788 H832 LIB USE ONLY Leyendecker, Liston The Griffith family & the founding of Georgetown NORLIN STACKS F784.G34 L485 2001 Silver Plume Leyendecker, Liston The Pelican-Dives feud [Norlin HED6.17/1/1985] Mine Histories Mineral Resources of the United States U.S. Geological Survey, Government Printing Office, Washington, D.C., 1906-1931. 7 ARCHIVAL RESEARCH: MINING CLEAR CREEK COUNTY [The publication is an annual series that summarizes activities by county for each state. In 1931, the series was issued under the title of Minerals Yearbook.] Minerals Yearbook U.S. Department of the Interior, U.S. Government Printing Office, Washington, 1932-1970. [The publication is an annual series that summarizes activities by county for each state.
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