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1. A Forgotten Legacy: Hundreds of Foreign Miners Were Ostracized by Their Communities A Forgotten Legacy: Hundreds of Foreign Miners Were Ostracized by Their Communities Winter//1997 Story about the rioting in 1917 at the St. Louis Refining & Smelting Company plant in Flat River, involving violence against foreign mine workers from Eastern Europe by Americans fearing the World War...
2. About Zinc White About Zinc White November 1899 The article by Dr. J. Robert Moechel discusses the abundant supply of zinc ore near the Kansas City area and the viability of a possible zinc paint industry. The advantages of zinc paint over lead paint...
3. Coal Department: Need of Adjustment Coal Department: Need of Adjustment June 16, 1921 "Harry N. Taylor of the Central Coal & Coke Co., Kansas City, Urges Labor to Return to Normal." Story about the cost of living for coal workers basis of demands of higher pay.
4. Coal Mining in Missouri Coal Mining in Missouri November, 1932 Series of articles about the coal mining industry in the state of Missouri, with descriptions of the various companies and their mines and several photos of mining plants and machines.
5. Coal Mining in Missouri Coal Mining in Missouri December, 1932 Series of articles about the coal mining industry in the state of Missouri, with descriptions of the various companies and their mines and several photos of mining plants and machines.
6. Coal Mining in Missouri Coal Mining in Missouri January, 1933 Series of articles about the coal mining industry in Missouri, with descriptions of the various companies and photos of their mining plants and machines, including underground scenes.
7. Coal News in Brief Paragraphs: Kansas City Coal News in Brief Paragraphs: Kansas City June 16, 1921 Nine paragraphs under the Kansas City heading about various coal business dealings, including the Kansas City Co-operative Association, Mayer Coal Company, Star Coal Company, and others.
8. Coal News in Brief Paragraphs: Kansas City Coal News in Brief Paragraphs: Kansas City June 30, 1921 Weekly report on coal production with mention of coal prices "for city use next year. ..$4.27[.5] a ton."
9. Editorial Notes--Editorial Excursion Editorial Notes--Editorial Excursion June 1877 Description of a trip on the Iron Mountain Railroad from Saint Louis to Fredericktown and its "romantic" scenery, including wine gardens and the mining area of Mine La Motte in southeastern Missouri.
10. Engineering and Mining--The Improvement of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers Engineering and Mining--The Improvement of the Missouri and Mississippi Rivers August//1882 Extracts from a speech by Robert Van Horn (national representative from Missouri and former mayor of Kansas City) delivered "in the House" of Representatives in 1882 concerning the management and control...
11. Excursion to Missouri Excursion to Missouri November/28/1874 Article about the author's "business excursion to the United States" in 1874, describing his observations and known statistics of Saint Louis, Missouri and surrounding territory (mines in Carondelet and...
12. From the Silver City to Kansas City: August and Emma Meyer in Leadville and Beyond From the Silver City to Kansas City: August and Emma Meyer in Leadville and Beyond Spring 2008 In-depth article about August Meyer and his wife Emma, the smelting and refining businesses Meyer was part of, his role in the development of Leadville, Colorado, and his founding of the Kansas City Smelting...
13. Garland Carr Broadhead Garland Carr Broadhead January//1915 Photo and biographical article about Garland Carr Broadhead, or Garland Broadhead (1827-1912), former assistant state geologist of Missouri and railroad engineer for the Kansas City area. Native of Virginia...
14. Geological Survey of Missouri Geological Survey of Missouri March//1883 Article about the potential continuation and completion of a geological survey of the state of Missouri, at least partly with the purpose of determining general locations of certain minerals and underground...
15. Geology--Archaean Rocks of Missouri Geology--Archaean Rocks of Missouri April//1882 Article describing some of the older, or archaean, rocks in Missouri, mostly harder igneous rocks like granite and porphyry found in mountains and far below the surface, also describing their usefulness...
16. Geology--Geological Surveys of Kansas and Missouri Geology--Geological Surveys of Kansas and Missouri January//1883 Announcement of and details about the appointment by the state governments of Kansas and Missouri of a "competent geologist for the purpose of organizing and prosecuting a geological survey of the State,"...
17. Geology of the West Geology of the West October//1877 Article describing the geology of Missouri and surrounding areas, focusing on chronology and types of rock layers below the ground, including sandstone, limestone, coal, fossils, etc.
18. Geology: Jackson County, Missouri--A Few Notes on Its Geology Geology: Jackson County, Missouri--A Few Notes on Its Geology July//1878 Scientific description of general surface features, rock structure, and coal measures of Jackson County.
19. Gold Dust, Dreams et Deception Built the Town of Splitlog Gold Dust, Dreams et Deception Built the Town of Splitlog Winter//1996 History of the deserted mining town of Splitlog, Missouri, in McDonald County in the Ozarks. Description of its strange growth and decline in the 1880s as a false hope for gold mining, named after the...
20. Making Mining Profitable Making Mining Profitable January 1900 George J. Weber, president of the Weber Gasoline Engine Company, visited several mining communities and returned with a knowledge of what was desired by mine owners. Four photographs accompany this article...