Where's Bedrock? an unpublished manuscript by W. O. Roberts, 1953

File — Box: 1 - Peg-Leg, Folder: 8

Staff Only

From the Collection:

This collection contains an assortment of materials including pictures, letters, news reports, maps, a manuscript, directors reoprts, mine reports, and comercial mining pamphlets. These items provide information about John "Peg-Leg" Foster and the mining industry in Colorado, Utah, California, Arizona circa 1900-1960.

Dates

Creation: 1953

Access to the collection

Open for research in Tomlinson Library Special Collections and Archives. Please make an appointment at archives@coloradomesa.edu to ensure staff availability.

Extent

From the Collection: .5 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

Additional Description

General

This unpublished manuscript, written by William Oscar Roberts in 1953, includes stories and information about the town of Bedrock, Colorado. Bedrock, located in the Uravan Mining District, was an unincorporated community in Paradox Valley. Some of the stories include John Foster and his wife Laura Bristol and her late husband John Keski. The manuscript appears to be a copy and is signed at the top by Roberts with a note to "John and Laura Foster."