02-07-2009, 08:22 PM
Resources:
Richmond L. Clow, Chasing the Glitter: Black Hills Milling, 1874-1959 (Pierre: South Dakota State Historical Society, 2002)
History of various mining operations and techniques in the Black Hills. Contains a number of valuable historical pictures of mining operations, headframes, stamp mills, and smelters.
Mildred Fielder, Railroads of the Black Hills (NY: Bonanza Books, 1964)
A vital work on Black Hills narrow gauge. Extensive coverage of rail operations throughout the Black Hills and packed with hundreds of historical photographs.
Watson Parker, Gold in the Black Hills (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1966)
A popular history of the Black Hills gold rush. Contains a reliable narrative of Black Hills mining operations and many interesting anecdotes about the more colorful characters from the period (Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, et. al.). Seems to be a major inspiration for the HBO series Deadwood.
Bev Pechan and Bill Groethe, Images of America: Deadwood 1876-1976 (Charleston SC: Arcadia, 2005)
Part of the Images of America series, reprinting historical photographs. A good reference for modelers, with solid coverage of mining districts beyond Deadwood Gulch. Not much text, however.
Watson Parker and Hugh K Lambert, Black Hills Ghost Towns (Chicago: Sage Books, 1974)
An encyclopedia of Black Hills ghost towns, with many photographs and maps of settlements. Valuable in providing information on the location of settlements and mining operations that no longer exist.
Edward Raventon, Island in the Plains: A Black Hills Natural History (Boulder, CO: Johnson Books, 2003
A geological history of the Black Hills region, with important information on mining geology and the history of mineral extraction in the area.
All of the above works contain important photographic evidence, which unfortunately cannot be posted due to copyright.
Links:
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/sd/galena.html
Short history of Galena, SD
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?pp...sc+02574))
Bird's Eye View of Galena, c. 1890 (from the Library of Congress)
http://members.cox.net/sn3nut/black%20hills.htm
A small collection of historical photographs of Black Hills narrow gauge, including the "Natalie" engine on the Branch Mint line.
http://www.mindat.org/
An online database of US mining interests. Provides historical and geological information on many defunct mining claims. I used this to help locate several of the mines served by the Galena spur of the DC and the Branch Mint Railroad
http://www.lat-long.com/
Another online database of settlements, mines, and geological features. Provides latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates, which can be entered in Google Maps for locating precise locations. My route maps were helped enormously by this resource.
Richmond L. Clow, Chasing the Glitter: Black Hills Milling, 1874-1959 (Pierre: South Dakota State Historical Society, 2002)
History of various mining operations and techniques in the Black Hills. Contains a number of valuable historical pictures of mining operations, headframes, stamp mills, and smelters.
Mildred Fielder, Railroads of the Black Hills (NY: Bonanza Books, 1964)
A vital work on Black Hills narrow gauge. Extensive coverage of rail operations throughout the Black Hills and packed with hundreds of historical photographs.
Watson Parker, Gold in the Black Hills (Norman: University of Oklahoma Press, 1966)
A popular history of the Black Hills gold rush. Contains a reliable narrative of Black Hills mining operations and many interesting anecdotes about the more colorful characters from the period (Wild Bill Hickok, Calamity Jane, et. al.). Seems to be a major inspiration for the HBO series Deadwood.
Bev Pechan and Bill Groethe, Images of America: Deadwood 1876-1976 (Charleston SC: Arcadia, 2005)
Part of the Images of America series, reprinting historical photographs. A good reference for modelers, with solid coverage of mining districts beyond Deadwood Gulch. Not much text, however.
Watson Parker and Hugh K Lambert, Black Hills Ghost Towns (Chicago: Sage Books, 1974)
An encyclopedia of Black Hills ghost towns, with many photographs and maps of settlements. Valuable in providing information on the location of settlements and mining operations that no longer exist.
Edward Raventon, Island in the Plains: A Black Hills Natural History (Boulder, CO: Johnson Books, 2003
A geological history of the Black Hills region, with important information on mining geology and the history of mineral extraction in the area.
All of the above works contain important photographic evidence, which unfortunately cannot be posted due to copyright.
Links:
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/sd/galena.html
Short history of Galena, SD
http://lcweb2.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/h?pp...sc+02574))
Bird's Eye View of Galena, c. 1890 (from the Library of Congress)
http://members.cox.net/sn3nut/black%20hills.htm
A small collection of historical photographs of Black Hills narrow gauge, including the "Natalie" engine on the Branch Mint line.
http://www.mindat.org/
An online database of US mining interests. Provides historical and geological information on many defunct mining claims. I used this to help locate several of the mines served by the Galena spur of the DC and the Branch Mint Railroad
http://www.lat-long.com/
Another online database of settlements, mines, and geological features. Provides latitudinal and longitudinal coordinates, which can be entered in Google Maps for locating precise locations. My route maps were helped enormously by this resource.