San Juan Silver
Arthur W. Monroe's account of the San Juan silver country, reprinted by Western Reflections. It is part history and part biography, drawn from the frontier and pioneer lives of the people who worked the camps.
- Published
- 2009
- ISBN
- 978-1-932738-78-0
- Pages
- 260
- Category
- Reprints
- Place
- The San Juans
- Publisher
- Western Reflections Pub. Co.
- Listed at
- $38.79
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About this book
San Juan Silver is Arthur W. Monroe's account of the San Juan silver country, reprinted by Western Reflections. Our catalogue describes it as part history and part biography, drawn from the frontier and pioneer lives of the people who worked the camps. Its subject headings are frontier and pioneer life, biography and history.
The Western Reflections Publishing Co. edition is a 2009 hardcover, according to a bookseller listing. We could not find a source that gives the date or publisher of the original, so we do not state one. We also could not find a biography of the author beyond the book itself.
Who it is for
San Juan Silver is nonfiction for readers of Colorado mining history who want the people of the camps, not only the ore and the railroads. It treats the silver country through the lives of those who worked it.
Ways to use this book
Driving the old toll road country
Read the Otto Mears profile before a drive between Silverton and Ouray. It names the toll roads that became today's highway, so each stretch of road has a history.
Researching an ancestor who worked a mine
Write to the Ouray County archive with a name and a rough date range. Ask what records they hold and how to request copies.
Choosing among mining history books
Look at the other Colorado mining history on /library/ and compare how each treats the camps, since this one is described as part history and part biography.
Go deeper
San Juan Silver concerns the people of the silver camps in southwestern Colorado. These sources describe that mountain region, its roads and rails, and mining history.
Ouray County Historical Society & Museum
A museum and archive that says it works to keep the history of Ouray County and the San Juan Mountains from being lost.
Colorado Encyclopedia: Otto Mears
A profile of the businessman called Pathfinder of the San Juan, who built toll roads and railroads through the mountains.
Colorado Encyclopedia: San Juan Mountains
An overview of the range, with photographs of mines such as the Old Hundred near Silverton.
Mining History Association: Ouray
A conference page describing Ouray as the heart of mineral rich San Juan country, with mines on peaks above 14,000 feet.
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