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Colorado mining stories hazards, heroics, and humor /

Colorado Mining Stories is a collection of tales depicting the hazards, heroics and humor of hardrock mining in Colorado. While collecting the stories for her book, Caroline Arlen would hear the same type of contradictions. Most men and the few women who worked the mines would talk about how they lo...

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Other Authors: Arlen, Caroline.
Format: Book
Language: English
Published: Montrose, CO : Western Reflections, [2002]
Physical Description: 178 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Edition: 1st ed.
Subjects:
Miners -- Colorado -- Interviews.
Miners -- Colorado -- Biography.
Miners -- Colorado -- History.
Mines and mineral resources -- San Juan Mountains Region (Colo. and N.M.) -- History -- Anecdotes.
San Juan Mountains Region (Colo. and N.M.) -- History -- Anecdotes.
Table of Contents:
  • Verena Jacobson
  • Albert Fedel
  • John Crim
  • Frank Hitti
  • Barbara Spencer
  • George Cappis
  • David Calhoon
  • Aubrey "Blizzard" Lillard
  • Dr. Edward Merritt
  • Myron Jones
  • Al Maes
  • Clarence and Marie Shilling
  • Walt Orvis
  • Rod MacLennan
  • Mabel Lyke
  • Dave
  • Brian "Buckwheat" Elliott
  • Benny Salazar
  • Pat Donnelly
  • Frank Gallegos
  • Joe
  • Leonard Williams
  • Bill Young
  • - Ron Williams
  • Louis Valdez
  • Rick Ernst and Roy Andrean
  • Eli Romero
  • Terry Rhoades
  • Mark Parker
  • Aaron "Bootlet" Calhoun.

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