Library Record
| Catalog Number | 2011.1.152 |
| Object Name | Book |
| Summary |
This is a book for miners, geologists, historians and most of all, a book for you and everyone who would like to learn about one of California's most unusual parks. The New Almaden Quicksilver Mine, where the park is now located, was the largest, richest mine California has ever known, producing more metallic wealth than any gold mine. It played a major role in the gold and silver bonanzas that opened up the West, and was involved in the most famous land grant case in the country, a case which almost lost California and Nevada to the secessionists in the Civil War. Miners from Mexico and Cornwall worked the vast tunnels and shafts that riddled the hills, working in the perpetual night of the underground. They did this for nearly 50 years, through land grabs and litigation, political battles and financial catastrophes. Life on the hill was little affected by the scramblings of the outside world. Life was only affected by the red rock under the ground. You become familiar with the shafts and tunnels that still run under ground. Your imagination will become reality as you pinpoint where the towns were, as you visualize the men heading over the hill to the mines each day. You'll suffer the worry and frustration of the company, the miners and their families, as the mine closes down. |
| Author |
Schneider, Jimmie |
| Title | Quicksilver |
| Published Date | 1992 |
| Cataloged by | Graham, Tom |