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R         Hood, Harry C., 1905-

35                    Collection, n.d.

                                    Three folders.

 

 

These are photocopies of unpublished manuscripts by Harry C. Hood, Sr., on lead and zinc mining in southwestern Missouri and the Southwest Missouri Railroad.  There are also clippings of local histories written by Hood for the Webb City Sentinel.

 

Folder 1:

 

“The Schoenherr Walton Mine.  Webb City, Missouri.” (1978)  12 pages

“The Schoenherr-Walton Mining Co.”  (n.d.)  4 pages

“Reminiscences of E. Z. Wallower, Concerning the Southwest Missouri Railroad.  And other Adventures.”  (n.d.)  21 pages

 

Folder 2:

 

“Mines in Jasper County, 1906.”  (n.d.)  67 pages

 

Folder 3:

 

09-29-78             “The Schoenherr Walton Mine”

11-3-78               “Three Sites Had Early Ore Strikes”

11-10-78             “New Mining Towns Grew in 1880’s”

11-17-78             “Municipal Plans Met Resistance”

11-24-78             “Ore Supply Seemed Inexhaustible”

12-01-78             “Times Listed Many Early Businesses”

12-08-78             “Heroic Record Made By Firefighters”

12-15-78             “Mines Made the Zinc City”

12-29-78             “Lakeside Was Entertainment Mecca”

01-05-79             “Wild West Shootout”

01-19-79             “Great Wealth Remains Hidden Underground”

01-26-79             “First Mayor Was Civil War Veteran”

02-02-79             “Twin Cities Grew From Mine Camps”

02-09-79             “Great Wealth Came From Mines”

02-18-79             “Flambeau Club Generated Excitement”

02-23-79             “Officers Included Future State Judge”

03-02-79             “Accidental Discovery Produced Mine Camp”

03-09-79             “Hatcher Helped Launch Mining Industry”

03-23-79             “Organization of Carterville Completed”

03-30-79             “Churches, Schools Grew Rapidly”

04-27-79             “Water Wagons Supplied a Basic Need”

06-15-79             “Growth in Nineties Was Spectacular”

06-22-79             “Ore Value Reached Peak During World War One”

07-06-79             “Alba Church Built in a Day”

07-13-79             “Minnerville It Was ‘Ore or No Go’”

07-20-79             “Furious Funnel Roared Through Oronogo”

07-27-79             “Moore Lifted City From Mud”

08-03-79             “Buckfoot Frauds Form Complex Web”

08-31-79             “Hucksters, Peddlers Were Numerous”

 

This folder also contains two unidentified photographs, one photograph identified as the scene as the scene of a cave-in at the Long Acre Mine, Neck City, Mo., 1915, and a picture post card of the Electrical Mine, Webb City, Mo., n.d.

 

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