On Independence Creek

On Independence Creek PDF

Author: Charlena Chandler

Publisher: Texas Tech University Press

Published: 2004

Total Pages: 236

ISBN-13: 9780896725249

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The author's grandfather, Charles Chandler, settled the area of the mouth of Independence Creek in 1900 and ranched it for many years. But her father, Joe Chandler, saw more potential for the green valley than ranchland. Over the years he built there one of the most popular recreation areas in southwest Texas. Charlena Chandler goes beyond the history of the ranch to tell a more personal story of the experiences of her grandparents and parents and of her growing up on the ranch. Her book is a realistic, human-events account of the generations that came to realize there was no other place on earth like the place they lived.

U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin

U.S. Geological Survey Bulletin PDF

Author: J. Christopher Haley

Publisher:

Published: 1983

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13:

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This history of placer mining of the gold deposits of east central Alaska, near the town of Circle, covers its development from 1893 to date and includes a summary of the regional geology and of the gravels of each creek.

North Fork of the Clearwater River

North Fork of the Clearwater River PDF

Author: Wendell M. Stark

Publisher: Xlibris Corporation

Published: 2013

Total Pages: 353

ISBN-13: 1479765015

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The book is about the inhabitents that lived and worked and raised their family's on the river prior to the building of the dam. It starts with the Norhtern Pacific Railroad surveys. It then tells about a band of the Nez Perce Indians that lived in the upper regions of this river for hundreds of years before the white man came. It then talks about the miners and the trapers that found their way into the upper reaches of this river. Then came the home steaders when the area was opened up. The U. S. Forest Service taking controle of the vast amount of land and timber. The loggers that came to harvest the timber. The development of fire protection and finnaly how the river is used today.

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