Author: WHITE, E. L. (COMMISSIONER); WORCESTER, S.A.
Title: Colorado: Report of the State Bureau of Mines for the Years 1905-6
Description: Denver, CO, State Bureau of Mines. 1907, First Edition. Wraps, 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Ill.: Folded Maps/Folded Diagrams/Graphs/Charts. Ex-Library Paperback, Retired library copy, stamped, labeled and marked; Quarter-sized edge chip along the top edge of the front cover; Tipped in is a printed note with compliments of T.J. Dalzell, Commissioner of Mines, appointed May 10th, 1907; Blind-embossed seal on title page. Ink signature of Geo. A. Wackenhut, Colorado Springs, along upper edge of title page. Usual age wear, else textblock is clean and tight, interrnal staples are sound and secure. Preceding the beginning of the report is a large folded illustration of the General Arrangement of the Electric Hoist of the Ore Handling Plant for Sitwell Raise, Liberty Bell Gold Mining Co.; Other folded illustrations, all in perfect condition, are found tipped in at pages 6, 8, 64, 66, 67, 72, 74, 80, & 88; In the rear pocket, a large, folded map of Colorado in color, also in perfect condition; The map shows the ore deposits of the entire state; The gray covers have edge-wear, creased corners and fore-edges, library labels on front cover, light sunning to edges on back cover. This report also includes a lenghty article by S.A. Worcester, titled The Ore Handling Practices at Colorado Mines; 127p. including index, plus other single page illustrations and photographs; Not found in Wynar/Depp. Good+.

Keywords: Colorado mines, Colorado Mining, Colorado History, Colorado Report of the State Bureau of Mines, Colorado Mines Report Mining Folded Maps/Folded Diagrams/Graphs/Charts


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