Western Reflections Publishing Co., Montrose, CO, 2002. This book is a great compilation of the letters from Eben Olcott, mining engineer, to his family. In his letters, we can get a feel for what life was like in the late 1800's at the North Star mine and in towns like Silverton and Lake City. New, paper with pictorial cover, 135 pages.
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