Coggin, M. and Coggin, J. /  RHYMES OF THE MINES: Life in the Underground, Phoenix, 1999, pb, 141 pages, - 1 -, $ 15

Crampton, F. A. / DEEP ENOUGH: A Working Stiff in the Western Mine Camps, Denver, 1993, pb, 281 pages, - 3 -, $ 20

Crampton, F. A. / DEEP ENOUGH: A Working Stiff in the Western Mine Camps, Denver, 1956, cl, 275 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Dolph, J. / FIRE IN THE HOLE: The Untold Story of Hardrock Miners, Pullman, 1994, pb, 170 pages, - 1 -, $ 28

Dunning, C. H. and Sadler, R. / GOLD FROM CAVEMAN TO COSMONAUT, New York, 1970, cl, 192 pages, - 5 -, numerous library stamps, scars, etc., ovg, $ 12

Fisher, V. and Holmes, O. L. / GOLD RUSHES AND MINING CAMPS OF THE EARLY AMERICAN WEST, Caldwell, 1990, cl, 466 pages, - 1 -, $ 30, price reduced for a limited time to $ 25

Fulton, M. G. / DIARY AND LETTERS OF JOSIAH GREGG: Volume 1: Southwestern Enterprises 1840 - 1847, Volume 2: Excursions in Mexico and California, 1847 - 1850, Norman, 1941, Volume 1, 413 pages, Volume 2, 396 pages; - 3 -, $ 125/set

Greever, W. S. / BONANZA WEST: The Story of the Western Mining Rushes, 1948 - 1900, Moscow, 1991, pb, 430 pages, - 1 -, $ 16 [Book tells the story of Sutter’s Mill and the Mother Lode Country in California; the Comstock and Pioche in Nevada; Silver Cliff, Leadville, Auraria, and Cripple Creek in Colorado; Bannack, Alder Gulch, Butte, and Phillipsburg in Montana; Elk City, Orofino, Boise, Coeur d’Alene, and the Salmon River in Idaho; Deadwood, French Creek, and Lead in South Dakota; and many more]

Lewis, M. / THE MINING FRONTIER: CONTEMPORARY ACCOUNTS FROM THE AMERICAN WEST IN THE 19^th CENTURY, Norman, 1967, cl, 231 pages, - 5 -, $ 15

Linderman, F. B. / QUARTZVILLE, Edited by L. Barsness, Missoula, 1985, cl, 188 pages, - 3 -, $ 9

Lingenfelter, R. E. / THE HARDROCK MINERS: A HISTORY OF THE MINING LABOR MOVEMENT IN THE AMERICAN WEST, 1863 - 1893, Berkeley, 1974, cl, 278 pages, - 3 -, small tear on dust cover (repaired with tape), ovg, $ 45

Lukas, J. A. / BIG TROUBLE: A Murder in a Small Western Town Sets Off a Struggle for the Soul of America, New York, 1997, cl, 875 pages, - 3 -, $ 25 [A tale told about Caldwell, Idaho in 1905]

Martelle, S. / BLOOD PASSION: THE LUDLOW MASSACRE AND CLASS WAR IN THE AMERICAN WEST, New Brunswick, 2007, cl, 266 pages, - 1 -, $ 25 [Early in April, 1914, Colorado Governor Elias Ammons started withdrawing the Colorado National Guard in the strike-bound southern Colorado coal fields; later that month a battle erupted between armed strikers and the remaining militiamen; a guerilla war later erupted for more than two hundred miles of the eastern Rockies; this is the story that pitted labor activists, socialists, and anarchists against the powerful business class...]

McFadden, H. A. / RAMBLES IN THE FAR WEST, Hollidaysburg, 1906, cl, 277 pages, - 3 -, $ 100 [Visiting the West in just after the turn of the Century including visits to gold mining areas]

McHenry, R. E. / CHAT DUMPS OF THE MISSOURI LEAD BELT, ST. FRANCOIS COUNTY, MISSOURI, with an Illustrated History of the Lead Companies that Built them, Marceline, 2006, cl, 400 pages, - 1 -, $ 55 [A complete pictorial history of the Lead Belt of St. Francois County beginning in 1823 with numerous underground photographs, some personal history, but most of the book is dedicated to the mines, mining, railroads, conveyors, smelting, etc.]

Mellinger, P. J. / RACE AND LABOR IN WESTERN COPPER, Tucson, 1995, cl, - 1 -, $ 45

Miller, C. W. / THE AUTOMOBILE GOLD RUSHES AND DEPRESSION ERA MINING, Moscow, 1998, cl, 200 pages, - 1 -, $ 30 [Book covers the second gold rush which took place during the 1930's during the Great Depression when individuals had no prospect of a job and headed for the western streams and rivers hoping to strike it rich; many of these people lived on site in their cars]

Mogensen, P. and Hunter, E. / A CONCISE HISTORY OF MINE HOISTING from its earliest beginnings through Winfield Scott Stratton’s Independence Hoist, Colorado Springs, 2002, pb, 40 pages, - 1 -, $ 14

Morrison, T. / HARDROCK GOLD: A Miner’s Tale, Norman, 1992, cl, 296 pages, - 1 -, $ 26

Morrison, T. / HARDROCK GOLD: A Miner’s Tale, Norman, 1992, cl, 296 pages, - 5 -, $ 15

Nelson, D. / THE MINING DIRECTORY, 4^th Edition, 1988, Cambridge, cl, 715 pages, - 2 -, $ 65  [Mines and Mining Equipment Companies Worldwide]

Owen, K. N. / GOLD RUSH SAINTS: California Mormons and the Great Rush for Riches, Norman, 2004, pb, 396 pages, - 1 -, $ 20

Parry, W. T. / ALL VEINS, LODES, AND LEDGES THROUGHOUT THEIR ENTIRE DEPTH: Geology and the Apex Law in Utah Mines, Salt Lake City, 2004, cl, 139 pages, - 1 -, $ 30

Parsons, A. B. / 75 YEARS OF PROGRESS IN THE MINERAL INDUSTRY, 1871 - 1946, New York, 1947, cl, 817 pages, $ 35 [Published by AIME]

Paul, R. W. / MINING FRONTIERS OF THE FAR WEST - 1948-1880, A Revised, Expanded Edition by Elliott West, Albuquerque, 2001, pb, 340 pages, - 1 -, $ 23

Paul, R. W. / THE FAR WEST AND THE GREAT PLAINS IN TRANSITION: 1859 - 1900, Norman, 1988, pb, 381 pages, - 1 -, $ 20 [During the last half of the 18^th century, the lure of open spaces, grazing lands, fertile farming, the attraction of gold and silver was too much for many to handle, people just had to move West; covers population shifts, mining , banking, farming, and ranching in the Great Plains and Far West]

Plazak, D. / A HOLE IN THE GROUND WITH A LIAR AT THE TOP: Fraud and Deceit in the Golden Age of American Mining, Salt Lake City, 2006, cl, 374 pages, - 3 -, $ 26

Peterson, R. H. / THE BONANZA KINGS: The Social Origins and Business Behavior of Western Mining Entrepreneurs, 1870-1900, 1991, Norman, 191 pages, - 1 -. $ 8

Randol International / RANDOL GOLD DIRECTORY, 1988, Golden, 1988, pb, - 3 -, $ 40

Rickard, T. A. / A HISTORY OF AMERICAN MINING, New York, 1932, cl, 419 - 3 -, $ 40

Rosenblum, J. D. / COPPER CRUCIBLE: How the Arizona Miner’s Strike of 1983 Recast Labor - Management Relations in America, Ithaca, 1995, pb, 256 pages, - 2 -, $ 22

Rosenblum, J. D. / COPPER CRUCIBLE: How the Arizona Miner’s Strike of 1983 Recast Labor - Management Relations in America, Ithaca, 1995, pb, 256 pages, - 3 -, $ 18

Simpson, C. / LIFE IN THE MINES; or, Crime Agenged including thrilling adventures among Miners and Outlaws, Chicago, 1905, cl, 343 pages, - 3 -, $ 45

Singewald, J. T., Jr. / MINING DISTRICTS OF THE EASTERN STATES, GPO, Washington, 1932, afb, Guidebook 2: Excursion A-2, 161 pages, 13 plates, 47 figs., - 3 -, $ 40

Smith, D. A. / ROCKY MOUNTAIN WEST: Colorado, Wyoming, and Montana, 1859 - 1915, Albuquerque, 1992, pb, 290 pages, - 1 -, $ 25

Smith, D. A. / MINING AMERICA: THE INDUSTRY AND THE ENVIRONMENT, 1800 - 1980, Niwot, Colorado, 1987, pb, 210 pages, - 1 -, $ 20, price reduced to $ 18 for a limited time

Snyder, C. / "THAT FLOOD OF GOLD," 1896, original article from the American Review of Reviews, February issue, pages 167 - 172, 6 illustrations, $ 20

Spence, C. C.  /  BRITISH INVESTMENTS AND THE AMERICAN MINING FRONTIER, 1860 - 1901, Moscow, 1995, pb, 288 pages, - 1 -, $30

Spence, C. C. / BRITISH INVESTMENTS AND THE AMERICAN MINING FRONTIER, 1860 - 1901, Moscow, 1995, pb, 288 pages, - 2 -, small tear in cover, repaired, ovg, only one copy at this price, $ 20

Spence, C. C. / MINING ENGINEERS AND THE AMERICAN WEST: The Lance-Boot Brigade, 1849 - 1933, Moscow, 1993, pb, 407 pages, - 1 -, $ 30

Stevens, H. J. / THE COPPER HANDBOOK: A Manual of the Copper Industry of the World, Volume VI, Houghton, 1906, cl, 1116 pages, 66 pages of advertisements, front edge plate replated, ovg, - 5 -, $ 495

Stone, I. / MEN TO MATCH MY MOUNTAINS: The Opening of the Far West, 1840 - 1900, 1^st Edition, Garden City, 1956, cl, 459 pages, - 3 -, $ 30

Stone, I. / MEN TO MATCH MY MOUNTAINS: The Opening of the Far West, 1840 - 1900, 1^st Edition, Garden City, 1956, cl, 459 pages, - 5 -, $ 10

Storm, B. / THUNDER GOD’S GOLD WITH DEDICATION, INTRODUCTION AND FINAL CHAPTER by R. Schoose, Apache Junction, 1986, pb, 53 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

Thayer, W. M. / MARVELS OF THE WEST, A Vivid Portrayal of the Stupendous Marvels in the Vast Wonderland West of the Missouri River, Six Books in One Volume, comprising marvels of Nature, Marvels of Race, Marvels of Enterprise, Marvels of Mining, Marvels of Stock-raising, and Marvels of Agriculture, 350 engravings and maps, Norwich, 1887, cl, 715 pages, slight wear and staining on edges of last several pages of text, - 3 -, $ 75

Thompson, R. C. / CLIMAX MOLYDBENUM COMPANY, Scrapbook containing a one page introduction and 28 black and white photographs) approximately 8 x 10" in size, of the security system in place at Climax during World War II (1941 - 1944), - 3 -, $100

Trennert, R. A. / RIDING THE HIGH WIRE: Aerial Mine Tramways in the West, Norman, 2001, cl, 176 pages, - 1 -, $ 45

Twitty, E. / RICHES TO RUST: A Guide to Mining in the Old West, Montrose, 2002, pb, 390 pages, - 1 -, $ 20

Twitty, E. / BLOWN TO BITS IN THE MINE: A History of Mining and Explosives in the United States, Ouray, 2001, cl, 208 pages, - 1 -, $ 23

USBM / MINING AND MINERAL OPERATIONS IN THE NEW ENGLAND AND MID-ATLANTIC STATES: A Visitor Guide, Washington, D. C., 1976, pb, 72 pages, - 5 -, $ 20

Vicker, R. / THE REALMS OF GOLD: The Story of Man’s Most Precious Metal in all its many roles — from the Days of the Egyptians to today’s Dollar, New York, 1975, cl, 244 pages, - 3 -, $ 15

Watkins, T. H. / GOLD & SILVER IN THE WEST, Palo Alto, 1971, cl, 287 pages, - 3 -, $ 60

Willison, G. F. / THE GOLD RUSH: The Search for Treasure in the American West, New York, 1992, cl, 299 pages, - 1 -, $ 20

Wolle, M. S. / THE BONANZA TRAIL: Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of the West, Bloomington, 1953, cl, 510 pages, - 2 -, $ 55

Young, O. E. / WESTERN MINING: An Informal Account of Precious-Metals, Prospecting, Placering, Lode Mining, and Milling of the American Frontier from Spanish Times to 1893, Norman, 1987, pb, 342 pages, - 1 -, $ 25

Young, O. E.  /  BLACK POWDER AND HAND STEEL: Miners and Machines on the Old Western Frontier, Norman, 1976, cl, 196 pages, - 3 -, $ 65  [The author traces the evolution over hundreds of years of the miner's most important tools: from hoisting bucket to mine elevator, cold mining to dynamite, ore car to skip, hemp to wire rope, and slow match to Bickford fuse; also described are how advances in mining machinery and equipment were prompted by specific mining problems, such as the transfer of ore from mine face to the concentrator; other chapters describe prospecting, mining, the miners, etc.]

Young, O. E. / BLACK POWDER AND HAND STEEL: Miners and Machines on the Old Western Frontier, Norman, 1976, cl, 196 pages, - 5 -, $ 40

Zhu, L. / A CHINAMAN’S CHANCE: The Chinese on the Rocky Mountain Mining Frontier, Boulder, 1997, pb, 231 pages, - 1 -, $ 22

Zuidema, H. P. Ed. / THE MIRACLE OF “MOLY,” ONE MINE (CLIMAX) PRODUCES HALF OF THE WORLD’S SUPPLY, In: Earth Science Digest, Volume 2, # 4, December 1947, pb, 36 pages, - 5 -, $ 20 or free with any purchase of $100 from this page [other articles in this issue: What happened to the Dinosaurs, Iron from under the Sea (Newfoundland), Fossil insects from Montana, more...]