Harold Eugene Shumway, 1970

File — Box: 10, Folder: 7

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Dorothy Erick and Suzanne Simon interviewed Shumway in Blanding, Utah. Subjects: family mines, Monument Two mine, Cord mine, Navajo miners and welfare, AEC bonuses, mines in the Cottonwood area, Pillard mining, shipping ore to the mills, blow sand, smelting and milling, depressed markets and the small miner, royalties on mines, the Shumway family and mining, mining equipment, government standards, discovery methods, mining as a lifestyle, hobbies and recreation, stocks and overspeculation, Charlie Steen, Mr. Pick, Ray Ransom, the death of Mr. Schreiber, Thayne Robinson, Vernon Black, Claude Nugent, "Old Chandler," Bernard Black, the Maybe mine, the Happy Jack mine, Dr. Stokes, mining techniques, the future of mining, mining towns, the stock boom, success of locals, oral histories (114 pages).

Dates

1970

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

Twenty-four hour advanced notice encouraged. Materials must be used on-site. Access to parts of this collection may be restricted under provisions of state or federal law.