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Notes on Pan-American placer type jigs, 1942

 File — Box: 1 - Peg-Leg, Folder: 42

Contents

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: 1942

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

General

A Pan-American jig is a type of mining equipment used to recover several different minerals including gold and silver.

Repository Details

Part of the Tomlinson Library Special Collections & Archives Repository

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