Author: Francis StanleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bland (N.M.)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
The Bland, New Mexico Story
Author: Francis StanleyPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Bland (N.M.)
Languages : en
Pages : 20
Book Description
Turquoise and Six-Guns
Author: Marc SimmonsPublisher: Sunstone Press
ISBN: 086534082X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 66
Book Description
The rock-ribbed hills surrounding Cerrillos, New Mexico, are honeycombed with mineshafts and it is these mines that have shaped the history of the town and of the district over which it presides. The Pueblo Indians for untold ages took out turquoise; the Spaniards in their turn found gold, silver and lead; and finally, the Anglo-Americans exploited all of these in addition to copper, zinc and coal. Mining gave life to Cerrillos and to neighboring towns such as Bonanza City, Carbonateville, Waldo and Madrid. And when the boom passed and the mines closed, that life ebbed away. Scattered over the hills and in the valleys everywhere are skeletal remains of mining activity: deserted buildings, black and foreboding entrances to shafts, broken tools and equipment, fallen timbers from the windlasses, gallows and hoist houses, tailing dumps and slag heaps. These offer silent testimony to the once prosperous past of the Cerrillos mining district and are an appeal for all students of history.
Ghost Towns and Mining Camps of New Mexico
Author: James E. ShermanPublisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806111063
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 284
Book Description
Given in memory of Ethel A. Tsutsui, Ph.D. and Minoru Tsutsui, Ph.D.
History of New Mexico
Author: A Journey Through New Mexico History (Hardcover)
Author: Donald LavashPublisher: Sunstone Press
ISBN: 0865345414
Category : New Mexico
Languages : en
Pages : 602
Book Description
Many conditions, cultures, and events have played a part in the history of New Mexico. The author, a recognized authority, guides the reader from the earliest land formations into the present time and has illustrated the narrative with photographs, maps, and artwork depicting various changes that took place during the many stages of New Mexico's development. Donald R. Lavash taught New Mexico junior and senior high school history for 13 years, and at the college level for two years. This book is the outgrowth of his teaching experiences and his feeling of a strong need for a New Mexico history text. Dr. Lavash was also the Southwest Historian for the New Mexico State Records Center and Archives for five years. He is the author of numerous articles and books on history and archeology.
Cipriano Baca, Frontier Lawman of New Mexico
Author: Chuck HornungPublisher: McFarland
ISBN: 0786473320
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 297
Book Description
This is the first biography of the legendary officer Cipriano Baca, scion of a prestigious Spanish lineage tracing their heritage to the first settlers in Nuevo Mexico. Baca was well educated and a successful businessman before beginning a 52-year career as a peace officer. Tenderhearted by nature, he could be cold as steel, even lethal, doing his duty. He was a man of honor and principle in an age of greed and selfishness. Baca was first an undercover range detective, next a deputy sheriff and a deputy U.S. marshal. In 1901, the territorial governor appointed him the first sheriff of the newly formed Luna County, and in 1905, the territorial governor selected him as the first man to become the lieutenant of New Mexico's newly established territorial rangers. Written with the full cooperation of the Baca family and utilizing public and private records, this biography presents the truth about a complicated man. One revelation: Baca discovered who was the real killer of Pat Garrett and the motive behind the murder of the man who killed Billy the Kid.
The Story of Mining in New Mexico
Author: Paige W. ChristiansenPublisher:
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Category : Mineral industries
Languages : en
Pages : 120
Book Description
An Illustrated History of New Mexico
Author: Thomas E. ChavezPublisher: UNM Press
ISBN: 9780826330512
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 272
Book Description
Combines more than two hundred photographs and a concise history to create an engaging, panoramic view of New Mexico's fascinating past.
The lost gold mine of Juan Mondrag—n
Author: Melaqu’as RomeroPublisher: University of Arizona Press
ISBN: 0816509778
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 296
Book Description
One of the most fascinating folktales of New Mexico concerns a gold mine believed to lie near Truchas Peaks north of Santa Fe. Initially discovered by Spanish explorers, the mine is said to have been worked by three secretive German immigrants, who took its location to their graves. Some years later, so the story goes, the mine was rediscovered by a poor herder named Juan Mondragon, who died at the hand of his adulterous wife before he could make its location known.
A History of New Mexico
Author: Susan A. RobertsPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 360
Book Description
A textbook tracing the history of New Mexico's land and people from the Ice Age to the present.