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Gilsonite Country by Elaine Carr (2019, Trade Paperback)
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Following discovery, miners began working the gilsonite mines in the late 1800s. The Uintah Railway was built from Mack, Colorado, over Baxter Pass, to transport gilsonite and eventually passengers and freight to and from the mining communities.
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Product Identifiers
PublisherFonthill Media LLC
ISBN-101634991125
ISBN-139781634991124
eBay Product ID (ePID)11038484508
Product Key Features
Book TitleGilsonite Country
Number of Pages144 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2019
TopicMining, United States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Subjects & Themes / Regional (See Also Travel / Pictorials), Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies)
IllustratorYes
GenreTechnology & Engineering, Photography, History
AuthorElaine Carr
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.3 in
Item Weight0.7 Oz
Item Length9.2 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2018-466190
SynopsisGilsonite is a solid hydrocarbon mined in vertical veins in southern Uintah County, Utah. It is found in veins anywhere from a foot to twenty-two feet in width, and a depth of a few feet up to 2,000 feet. The black shiny mineral is not commercially mined anywhere else in the world and only found in a few other places. Following discovery, miners began working the gilsonite mines in the late 1800s. With the remoteness and distance to the mines, mining camps were set up at the various mine sites. The Uintah Railway was built from Mack, Colorado, over Baxter Pass, to transport gilsonite and eventually passengers and freight to and from the mining communities. Families joined their husbands and fathers at the camps. Communities sprang up, namely the communities of Dragon, Rainbow, Watson, and Bonanza, along with others. Stores and boarding houses were opened to accommodate the miners and their families and schools were built for the children to attend. The rich history left behind from the gilsonite mining communities gives an understanding of those that worked and lived there and certainly deserves its place in history.
LC Classification NumberF832.U4U36 2019
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- 11 Nov, 2023
Best book of Gilsonite history!
The most historical photos I've ever seen of the mining of Gilsonite! Awesome book, and history!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
