W. Weston
1 book in the catalogue, published 2006.
W. Weston is the name on Ouray & San Miguel Mining, a survey of the gold and silver mines of two San Juan Mountain counties in Colorado. Western Reflections lists one Weston book, a 2006 reprint of that survey.
About W. Weston
We know W. Weston through the book. The catalogue records no birth or death years for the author, and the sources we could read describe the counties Weston wrote about, not the writer. Our catalogue also lists the name William Weston as another form of the same author. We have not found a source we could open that confirms a biography, so we are not offering one.
What the books share
The single book on record is about mining in Ouray County and San Miguel County. The subject headings are mines and mineral resources, gold mines and mining, silver mines and mining, and description and travel. The book describes the gold and silver workings of the two districts, from veins and workings to what came out of them, in the practical manner of period mining reports.
The subjects this author is catalogued under. Open Library record.
Next steps for readers of this author
Identifying an unknown author
If you want to know more about W. Weston, ask the Silverton archive and the Ouray research center whether they hold any period reports under that name. A short email with the book's title is enough.
Walking a mine site responsibly
The park service overview notes that many mines are abandoned. Read it before any hike to an old workings, and stay out of openings and off unstable ground.
Go deeper
Weston wrote about mines in Ouray and San Miguel counties. These places keep the records and relics that sit behind a mining survey.
Allen Nossaman Memorial Archive Research Center
The San Juan County Historical Society's archive in Silverton, where documents, photos, manuscripts and maps donated to the society are cataloged.
Ouray County Museum
A museum in the former St. Joseph's Miners' Hospital, built in 1886, with artifacts from mining, ranching and railroading and large mineral displays.
Mines and Mining, National Park Service
A short overview of how mining shaped people and landscapes, with links to parks that preserve mines and the towns left behind.
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