Corbett, Thomas B.:

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COLORADO MINING DIRECTORY. THE COLORADO DIRECTORY OF MINES, CONTAINING A DESCRIPTION OF THE MINES AND MILLS, AND THE MINING AND MILLING CORPORATIONS OF COLORADO, ARRANGED ALPHABETICALLY BY COUNTIES, ... A scarce early directory of mining and milling companies in Colorado, put together by Thomas B. Corbett the year before he began his long-running series of city directories for Denver and Leadville. The directory is prefaced by a "brief" history and description of Colorado, which begins with the Louisiana Purchase and continues to the date of publication, paying particular attention to business fortunes and mining. The introduction also contains brief essays on stock-growing, agriculture, geography, climate, tourism, schools, and more. The directory of mining companies proper begins on page sixty-nine, and is organized alphabetically by county. Each county and each mining company is named and supplied with brief details including date and location of organization, mine locations, and capacity. Where possible, Corbett also names owners and describes the size and pitch of the mineral veins worked by each company. The numerous printed advertisements are primarily for manufacturing equipment, land, or railways.This copy contains the bookplate of John J. Ford Jr., an expert in numismatics who amassed a legendary collection of coins and medals. A thoroughly detailed view of Colorado's mining concerns in the early days of statehood.

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