This section of WestWeb provides information about extractive industries in the West. Like much of the rest of WestWeb, it is constantly changing and developing. Under Texts you will find examples of primary texts, such as memoirs of Gold Rush emigrants. Under Links to Other Sites, you will find a collection of links to sites dealing with various issues in extractive industry history, such as mining and oil drilling. Finally, under Images, you will find both general collections which include some images of Western extraction industry history and direct links to pictures available online.
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Texts
- Sketch of a three year's travell in South America, California and Mexico [sic], by Eugene Ring (1827-1912), a memoir by a gold miner.
The Library of Congress's "California as I Saw It:" First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849-1900 provides texts and illustrations of the digitized collections.
Navajo Uranium Miners -- Oral Histories & Photographs
Links
- United Mine Workers of America (UMWA)
Alan Taylor's Klondike Ho! 1897-1997 page provides information about the Alaska Gold Rush.
The Mining Company's Yukon and Alaska site has tons of links.
Montana Gold Camp Vigilantes
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