Download or read book Frontier Mining Days in Southwestern New Mexico written by Dale Collins and published by . This book was released on 1955 with total page 456 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Santa Rita del Cobre written by Christopher J. Huggard and published by University Press of Colorado. This book was released on 2020-01-27 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the rise and fall of a mining town over two centuries, including photos: “An excellent story of the people and their community.” ―New Mexico Historical Review The Spanish, Mexicans, and Americans, successively, mined copper for more than two hundred years in Santa Rita, New Mexico. Starting in 1799 after an Apache man led the Spanish to the native copper deposits, miners at the site followed industry developments in the nineteenth century to create a network of underground mines. In the early twentieth century these works became part of the Chino Copper Company’s open-pit mining operations—operations that would overtake Santa Rita by 1970. In Santa Rita del Cobre, Christopher Huggard and Terrence Humble detail these developments with in-depth explanations of mining technology, and describe the effects on and consequences for the workers, the community, and the natural environment. Originally known as El Cobre, the mining-military camp of Santa Rita del Cobre ultimately became the company town of Santa Rita, which after World War II evolved into an independent community. From the town’s beginnings to its demise, its mixed-heritage inhabitants from Mexico and the United States cultivated rich family, educational, religious, social, and labor traditions. Extensive archival photographs, many taken by officials of the Kennecott Copper Corporation, accompany the text, providing an important visual and historical record of a town swallowed up by the industry that created it.
Download or read book Pinos Altos New Mexico 1860 1880 written by Dean C. DeuPree and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Fabulous Frontier written by William Aloysius Keleher and published by . This book was released on 1962 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Story of Mining in New Mexico written by Paige W. Christiansen and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Copper Mining in Santa Rita New Mexico 1801 1838 written by Helen J. Lundwall and published by Sunstone Press. This book was released on 2012 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Santa Rita del Cobre" is the story of the formative years (1801-1838) of a remarkable mine in southwestern New Mexico that has produced copper for more than 200 years. Records of the Spanish Colonial and early Mexican period have yielded intriguing accounts of the people involved in the early development of the mines, the difficulties they encountered along the way, and the importance of this small settlement to the history of the frontier. Although the Santa Rita mines produced a fortune to the few men willing or able to invest money in their development, it was always a difficult and hazardous undertaking. Apaches, who inhabited much of southern New Mexico and Arizona at that time, created many problems for the miners. They had a strong influence over the success or failure of the Santa Rita mining operation. At times the hostility and depredations of these Indians overshadowed the remarkable success of the mines. Santa Rita was the center for military operations against the Apaches, and was referred to as the watchtower and guardian of the western frontier.
Download or read book Four Days from Fort Wingate written by Richard French and published by Caxton Press. This book was released on 1994 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Distributed by the University of Nebraska Press for Caxton Press In 1864, twenty-one miners and a freighter named Adams set out from Arizona Territory in search of a rich deposit of gold. According to legend the vein they found was rich beyond their wildest imaginings but they were attacked by Indians and only three survived; none of which could remember the exact site of this legendary mine. Adventure seekers and treasure hunters have been searching for it since.
Download or read book Cipriano Baca Frontier Lawman of New Mexico written by Chuck Hornung and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2013-07-08 with total page 297 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the first biography of the legendary officer Cipriano Baca, scion of a prestigious Spanish lineage tracing their heritage to the first settlers in Nuevo Mexico. Baca was well educated and a successful businessman before beginning a 52-year career as a peace officer. Tenderhearted by nature, he could be cold as steel, even lethal, doing his duty. He was a man of honor and principle in an age of greed and selfishness. Baca was first an undercover range detective, next a deputy sheriff and a deputy U.S. marshal. In 1901, the territorial governor appointed him the first sheriff of the newly formed Luna County, and in 1905, the territorial governor selected him as the first man to become the lieutenant of New Mexico's newly established territorial rangers. Written with the full cooperation of the Baca family and utilizing public and private records, this biography presents the truth about a complicated man. One revelation: Baca discovered who was the real killer of Pat Garrett and the motive behind the murder of the man who killed Billy the Kid.
Download or read book Spanish and Mexican Land Grants in the Chihuahuan Acquisition written by J. J. Bowden and published by . This book was released on 1971 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ghost Towns of the Southwest written by Jim Hinckley and published by Quarto Publishing Group USA. This book was released on 2010-03-01 with total page 257 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For centuries, the stunning panoramas of Arizona and New Mexico served as the backdrop for a veritable cavalcade of human history. From Anasazi cities built within towering canyon walls to early outpost villages of an expanding young nation, the Southwest served as the home to a range of communities that first thrived and ultimately demised in the region's rugged, sprawling landscapes. Today, the Southwest lures visitors with its majestic natural scenery and links to a fascinating chapter in our nation's history. In Ghost Towns of the Southwest, Jim Hinckley and Kerrick James present the colorful stories, colorful characters, and colorful landscapes that bring to life these landmarks of our past.
Download or read book Mining Frontiers of the Far West 1848 1880 written by Rodman Wilson Paul and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Long out of print, this study of western mining is now available with three new chapters by Elliott West. When originally published in 1963, Professor Paul's book offered the first comprehensive view of western mining as an integral part of the settlement process. In his supplemental chapters, Professor West presents a social history of mining camps - encompassing discussions of gender, class, race, labor, and the environment. The combined scholarship of Paul and West makes a strong case for the transforming effects of the mining frontier on western society in particular and American society in general. This revised, expanded edition continues to offer a distinctively vivid voice and an unusually keen eye for telling detail."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
Download or read book Immigration from countries of the western hemisphere Feb 21 Apr 5 1928 written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Immigration and Naturalization and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 820 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Old Timers Talk in Southwestern New Mexico written by Ted Raynor and published by . This book was released on 1960 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Forgotten Frontier written by Carole Larson and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recreates the frontier era in southeastern and south central New Mexico through the eyes of such characters as John Chisum and Pat Garrett.
Download or read book Hearings written by United States. Congress. House. Committee on Immigration and Naturalization and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 816 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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