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Memoir of a Peripatetic North American Miner
A first person reminiscence spans decades of travel from New York to Montana, Washington, Texas, and Mexico. The narrator recalls frontier life, mining camps, snowfall, avalanches, and encounters with diverse communities, including Morenci and Cripple Creek, ending with a long catalog of moves and places across North America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woo
Argo-Fayome
Mineso
Dakotas
Montana
Northern Pacific
KR. R
Livi Gs
Tacoma
Washington
R. R
Aberdeen
Centralia
Montaey
Butte
Algo-Fay
Mississippi
Illinois
Missouri
Arkansas
Hot Springs
Texas
Dallas
Worth Worth
Fort Worth
el Paso
Old Mexico
Mexico
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Victor
Quebec
Augusta
Maine
Portland
Hartford
Conn
New York City
Brooklyn Bridge
New Washington
Hudson River
Empire
Rockfeller
Philadelphia
Washington, D. C
Capitol Building
Smithsonian Institute
Mt. Vernon
Virginia
George Washington
Niagara Falls
Buffalo
Aurora
Ilinois
Thomson
Los Angeles
Dubuque
Clear Lake
Iowa
Sioux Falls
Rapids City
Deadwood
Black Hills
Independence
Goldfield
Altman
Pikes Peak
Manitou
Colorado Springs
Denver
Argo-Fay
Chicegwo
Jessie
Ford
California
Omaha
Salt Lake
San Francisco
Fresno
Santa Catalina Island
Avalon
Morenci
Aviz
Detroit Copper Mining Co