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Mining and Oil

The Astonishing Mr. Flagler (33,34,36) George Haley Garrison. A three-part history of the life and times of the visionary robber baron who was instrumental in the creation of Standard Oil.

The Black Gold of Texas (66) Robert Camp. Buying stock in the early Texas oil rush.

The Comstock Lode: Silver Kings and Big Bonanza (28,37) Richard Urmston. The history of the world's greatest mining strike.

Early Western Mining Stocks (39) Douglas McDonald. Reviews the evolution of U.S. mining laws through the 19th century, culminating with the 1872 federal mining law which is still in use today.

George Graham Rice (40) Brian Levine. Details the life and times of this master mining stock promoter, who together with Larry Sullivan established the L. M. Sullivan Trust Co. Although his business ventures were prosperous, Rice spent much of his life in prison for fraud.

J.P. Gutty - The Road to Riches (40) George Haley Garrison. Examines the life and principles of the late billionaire and mastermind behind the Gutty Oil Company.

Gold (8) Editors. Profusely illustrated cover article on the various Gold Rushes in America and the subsequent frenzy they created.

Gold, and Copper, and a Lot of Brass (37) Brian Levine. Traces the growth of the Kennecott Copper Company from its birth.

Gold and Silver Kings (36) Brian Levine. Biographical sketches on Horace A. W. Tabor and Winfield Scott Stratton, two prominent figures during Colorado's greatest silver and gold periods.

John Taylor, Mining Engineer from Wales (22) Henry Edmunds. Biographical sketch of the man responsible for transforming the traditional practices of British mining into a scientific discipline.

W. Pichard Morgan - Welsh Gold King (13) Henry Edmunds. A brief sketch of W. Pichard Morgan and the Gwnfynydd Mine.

Oily Wells (16) Bonita Eckhaus. The early days of oil drilling in Pennsylvania and New York, including Carnegie, Rockefeller, and others.

Rare English Mining Certificate of 1709 (13) Brian Mills. Story of the Mine- Adventurers of England.

Silver Rampage (84) Lee I. Niedringhaus. Frenzy and fraud on 19th century mining exchanges.

Soap, Candles, Sugar and Spirits for General Lincoln (63) Sanford J. Mock. A collector’s piece from America’s first stock broker, John Chaloner.