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 A Passion for Gold
    Ralph Roberts is not a household name in Nevada, but it should be. It was he who discovered the Carlin Gold Belt gold deposit that created a major boom in the state which lasted four decades at the end of the 20th century. This is an autobiography of the authors life long, and successful, quest for gold. As a professional geologist he goes into great detail of the geology of the gold belts, complete with detailed illustrations. Ralph J. Roberts, Ph.D.. 100 pages, hard cover, 6 x 9 inches. 
    W-6269 $29.95 
  Death Valley to Yosemite: Frontier Mining Camps & Ghost Towns
    This is the story of the daring pioneers who crossed the Mojave Desert  to the crest of the Sierras in search of gold and silver. A fresh approach to the story of the mines and ghost towns that they left in their wake. L. Burr Belden and Mary DeDecker, 192 pages, soft cover, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. 
    W-4033  $14.95 
Dredging For Gold ( Documentary)
    The story of the monster dredges. They were the size of a building and dominated the history of placer mining in California, Idaho and Oregon for over 100 years. Includes over 120 pictures maps and drawings. Bert Webber, 100 pages, soft cover, 5 1/2 x 8 1/2 inches. 
    W-5438 $8.95 
The Mining Camps Speak

    This book begins where other ghost town and historic site  guidebooks end. It is the first book to help you discover what happened and in what time period, Sherlock Homes style, when little or nothing of the site remains. Includes a very nicely illustrated section on the history and identification of tin cans and the remains of mining equipment.   Beth and Bill Sagstetter, 8 1/2 x 11 inches, soft cover with 279 pages. 
    W-4057  $19.95 
  Montana Pay Dirt

     An essential history of the mines and mining districts of Montana. A recap of over 100 years of mining including the history, assays, and production records. Superbly illustrated by pencil drawings made ' made on the spot'. Reading this book makes you want to grab a gold pan and head to Montana. Muriel Sibell Wolle, 8 1/2 x 11 inches, soft cover with 436 pages. 
    W-4056  $23.95 
  Romancing Nevada's Past
    Ghost towns and historic mining sites of Eureka, Lander, and White Pine counties. Drawing on county records, newspaper microfilm, personal interviews, and on-site investigations, Shawn Hall provides the reader with a recap of the mining history of 175 significant sites. Lots of historic photographs. Shawn Hall, 8 1/2 x 11 inches, soft cover with 226 pages. 
    W-4058  $19.95 
  The Silver Seekers: They Tamed California's Last Frontier
    From the 1860s to the '80s, thousands of men and women rushed in search of silver to the untapped wilderness east of the Sierra, from Tahoe to the Mojave. The Comstock, Calico, Bodie, Cerro Gordo, Mammoth, and Ivanpah are a few of the strikes covered.  Remi Nadeau, 328 pages, soft cover, 6 x 9 inches. 
    W-4032  $17.95 
 

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