REMINISCENT RAMBLINGS

Welles, A.M.; [Colorado]

Verlag: Denver: The W.F. Robinson Printing Company, 1905

Beschreibung

Denver: The W.F. Robinson Printing Company, 1905. First Edition. Original cloth, lettered in gilt. Illustrated. 459 pages Size: 7 1/2" x 5 1/4". Good+. Tight Binding. Clean pages. Exlibrary with a few marks. Moderate wear. Colorado in 1877, working on land surveys, mining, mining experiences in Ariz, and NM, ranching near Denver. Also some material on Arizona and New Mexico. "Scarce, privately printed work, detailing much of the early history of Colorado. The author went to California via Panama; but was finally attracted by the mines to Colorado, arriving in Denver in 1876. He spent the remainder of his life prospecting in Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico, and elsewhere. His style is racy and extremely informative." (Decker). "In this account of the author s experiences as a prospector in Colorado before the Leadville era and as a member of the Hayden Geological Survey in Wyoming and Nevada is contained a wealth of adventure and much unwritten history concerning the bonanza mining periods in Nevada, Colorado, New Mexico and Arizona." (Wright Howes). References: Howes W-238, Adams Herd 2459. SEE OUR OTHER LISTINGS FOR MORE INTERESTING RARE AND COLLECTIBLE BOOKS. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 13293

Bibliografische Details

Titel: REMINISCENT RAMBLINGS

Verlag: Denver: The W.F. Robinson Printing Company

Erscheinungsdatum: 1905

Einband: Hardcover

Zustand: Good

Auflage: 1st Edition.