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==General Interview Information== | ==General Interview Information== | ||
| − | '''Interviewee Name:''' | + | '''Interviewee Name:''' Glenn Berry |
'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | '''Additional Parties Recorded:''' | ||
| − | '''Date:''' | + | '''Date:''' July 13, 1967 |
| − | '''Location:''' | + | '''Location:''' Ohio City, Colorado |
| − | '''Interviewer:''' | + | '''Interviewer:''' Charles Townsend |
| − | '''Length:''' | + | '''Length:''' 2 hours, 45 minutes |
==Abstract== | ==Abstract== | ||
| − | '''Tape 1, | + | '''Tape 1:''' |
| + | Joseph Berry, grandfather, | ||
| + | Joseph S. Berry, father, | ||
| + | Ranching Interests, | ||
| + | 1913 - Work at Bearcreek Mine, | ||
| + | Methods of Miming Then, | ||
| + | Work as a Teamster, | ||
| + | Nationalities of the Miners, | ||
| + | Lives of the National Groups, | ||
| + | Prospecting, | ||
| + | Life of the Prospectors, | ||
| + | Relationship of Prospectors with Grocers, | ||
| + | Peter Bingham, | ||
| + | Hand drilling | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | |||
| + | '''Tape 2:''' | ||
| + | Peter Bingham - Prospector, | ||
| + | Motivation of the Prospector, | ||
| + | Character of the Prospector, | ||
| + | Reasons for the Mining, | ||
| + | Henry Lucas - Discovery of a Vein, | ||
| + | Panning Gold, | ||
| + | Present mining resources of Colorado, | ||
| + | Profits for a prospector, | ||
| + | The Prospector's Burro, | ||
| + | Prospector's supplies, | ||
| + | "Grubstaking" prospectors, | ||
| + | Placerville - Prospectors' winter town, | ||
| + | Life of the prospector sin winter, | ||
| + | Prospectors were confirmed bachelors, | ||
| + | Religion, | ||
| + | Social life, | ||
| + | The Hurd Brothers, | ||
| + | Violence in the mining towns | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Tape 3:''' | ||
| + | Claim Jumping, | ||
| + | Filing claims, | ||
| + | Salted Mines - "Matchless Mine", | ||
| + | Mrs. Taber, | ||
| + | Extortion in the Mines, | ||
| + | Corner Cutting, | ||
| + | Methods of Staking a Claim, | ||
| + | The Gold Standard | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Tape | + | '''Tape 4:''' |
| + | Early history of Carter Mine - Began, 1897, | ||
| + | Size of the Mine, | ||
| + | The mine after Carter's death, | ||
| + | Berry bought it in 1963, | ||
| + | Stamp milling, | ||
| + | Layout of the mine, | ||
| + | C. M. Carter's life, | ||
| + | Placer mining on the Lake | ||
| + | <br> | ||
| + | '''Tape 5:''' | ||
| + | Refining fold from Lake Sediment, | ||
| + | Method of Operation, | ||
| + | Placer Machine, | ||
| + | Content of the Sediment, | ||
| + | Custom Milling in Silver and Gold, | ||
| + | Various Ways of Obtaining gold, | ||
| + | Future of Gold in American economics, | ||
| + | Relation of gold to stock market and interest rates, | ||
| + | Berry's education, | ||
| + | Drawing blueprints, | ||
| + | Mines on Gold Creek, | ||
| + | Assaying, | ||
| + | Idea of Self-made man and education, | ||
| + | Berry's mother, | ||
| + | Berry's poetry | ||
<br> | <br> | ||
| − | '''Range Dates:''' | + | '''Range Dates:''' 1913-1967 |
| − | '''Bulk Dates:''' | + | '''Bulk Dates:''' 1913-1967 |
Revision as of 20:56, 9 June 2014
Mr. Berry discusses the early mining days in Colorado, the Carter Gold Mine and his early life.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Glenn Berry
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: July 13, 1967
Location: Ohio City, Colorado
Interviewer: Charles Townsend
Length: 2 hours, 45 minutes
Abstract
Tape 1:
Joseph Berry, grandfather,
Joseph S. Berry, father,
Ranching Interests,
1913 - Work at Bearcreek Mine,
Methods of Miming Then,
Work as a Teamster,
Nationalities of the Miners,
Lives of the National Groups,
Prospecting,
Life of the Prospectors,
Relationship of Prospectors with Grocers,
Peter Bingham,
Hand drilling
Tape 2:
Peter Bingham - Prospector,
Motivation of the Prospector,
Character of the Prospector,
Reasons for the Mining,
Henry Lucas - Discovery of a Vein,
Panning Gold,
Present mining resources of Colorado,
Profits for a prospector,
The Prospector's Burro,
Prospector's supplies,
"Grubstaking" prospectors,
Placerville - Prospectors' winter town,
Life of the prospector sin winter,
Prospectors were confirmed bachelors,
Religion,
Social life,
The Hurd Brothers,
Violence in the mining towns
Tape 3:
Claim Jumping,
Filing claims,
Salted Mines - "Matchless Mine",
Mrs. Taber,
Extortion in the Mines,
Corner Cutting,
Methods of Staking a Claim,
The Gold Standard
Tape 4:
Early history of Carter Mine - Began, 1897,
Size of the Mine,
The mine after Carter's death,
Berry bought it in 1963,
Stamp milling,
Layout of the mine,
C. M. Carter's life,
Placer mining on the Lake
Tape 5:
Refining fold from Lake Sediment,
Method of Operation,
Placer Machine,
Content of the Sediment,
Custom Milling in Silver and Gold,
Various Ways of Obtaining gold,
Future of Gold in American economics,
Relation of gold to stock market and interest rates,
Berry's education,
Drawing blueprints,
Mines on Gold Creek,
Assaying,
Idea of Self-made man and education,
Berry's mother,
Berry's poetry
Range Dates: 1913-1967
Bulk Dates: 1913-1967
Access Information
Original Recording Format:
Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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