A Mine to Make a Mine: Financing the Colorado Mining Industry, 1859-1902Entranced by visions of instant wealth, the fabled prospector and his trusty burro combed the hills of the Rocky Mountain West for that one huge deposit of pay ore. Close behind the prospector--and drawn by the same vision--came the speculator. Capital, a scarce though essential commodity on the frontier, was supplied by the speculators and made possible the development of a hardrock mining industry that helped shape the early history of the region. Between the Civil War and the turn of the century, the gold and silver mines of Colorado were a gaudy, unsavory, but important element in the American financial scene and in the economic history of the West. Joseph E. King, drawing upon contemporary sources, provides the first comprehensive and scholarly examination of eastern investors in Colorado and challenges the popular notion that eastern investors did little more than exploit the mines of Colorado. Not surprisingly, the prospector and the lusty boom towns he visited have often captivated the imagination of historians at the expense of the later stages in the development of a mineral industry. Professor King stresses the contributions of promoters, businessmen, and mining engineers in the development of the "Wild West." |
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... McCormick did not plunge — at least not this time . From mid - August to mid - October a steady stream of correspondence passed between Hayes , McCormick , and the financier's mining expert , Henry A. Ward , a professor of natural ...
... McCormick did not plunge — at least not this time . From mid - August to mid - October a steady stream of correspondence passed between Hayes , McCormick , and the financier's mining expert , Henry A. Ward , a professor of natural ...
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... McCormick and fel- low Chicagoan John V. Farwell , a wealthy merchant and part owner of the sprawling XIT Ranch in the Texas Panhandle , erupted over a miscarried investment at Leadville and led to a law suit . Through an involved ...
... McCormick and fel- low Chicagoan John V. Farwell , a wealthy merchant and part owner of the sprawling XIT Ranch in the Texas Panhandle , erupted over a miscarried investment at Leadville and led to a law suit . Through an involved ...
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... McCormick died in 1884.28 An inescapable corollary of personal finance was the association of one small town , city ... McCormick , May 22 , 1882 ; Farwell to McCormick , October 20 , 1882 , November 30 , 1882 , December 25 , 1882 ...
... McCormick died in 1884.28 An inescapable corollary of personal finance was the association of one small town , city ... McCormick , May 22 , 1882 ; Farwell to McCormick , October 20 , 1882 , November 30 , 1882 , December 25 , 1882 ...
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A Mine to Make a Mine: Financing the Colorado Mining Industry, 1859-1902 Joseph E. King No preview available - 1977 |
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