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The Flicks talk about their personal experiences of the early mining days in Colorado.
General Interview Information
Interviewee Name: Rollie and Margaret Flick
Additional Parties Recorded:
Date: July 15, 1967
Location: Gunnison County, Colorado
Interviewer: Charles Townsend
Length: 1 hour
Abstract
Tape 1, Side 1:
Meeting with the Carters,
Beginning of the Carter Mine,
Water problems for the mine,
Layout of the mine,
Thoughts of Mr. Carter,
Carter's background,
O. M. Carter - Father,
Carter's motivation,
The Carter family,
Flick's background,
The prospectors,
The gamblers,
Violence in the camps,
Population during the booms,
Capital for the mines,
1907 - Script,
International groups in the area,
Life of the miners,
Pay scale in the mines,
Working conditions in the mines,
The miners' unions,
Pay scale in the mills,
When Ohio City was a tent city,
Saloons in Ohio City, 1907-1908,
Businesses in Ohio City,
Gambling,
Politics in the town,
Entertainment,
Churches,
Ministers,
Schools,
Vice in the town,
Saloons,
Newspapers in Gunnison County,
Doctors,
Beef sales in boom towns,
Beginnings of Ohio City in 1879,
Ohio City Today,
Fraternal orders
Tape 1, Side 2:
Blank
Range Dates: 1907-1967
Bulk Dates: 1907-1967
Access Information
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Recording Format Notes:
Transcript:
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