Plat showing mining claims of the east half Chewelah mining district, Stevens County, Washington compiled by E.M. Spedden, (ca. 1900)
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Title
Plat showing mining claims of the east half Chewelah mining district, Stevens County, Washington compiled by E.M. Spedden, (ca. 1900)
Subject
Mining claims -- Washington (State) -- Chewelah Region -- Maps. <br>Washington (State) imprints, 19th century?, 1900?
Description
1 map : blueprint ; 72 x 53 cm., on sheet 95 x 57 cm. <br>Originally folded to 25 x 29 cm. <br>WSU Archives has name of donor and date of donation printed in pencil. <br>Chewelah was founded in 1873, but boomed in the late 1880s with the discovery of gold just to the east. Chewelah was always a rough mining town, and copper, silver, and lead mines predominated. When World War One came, Chewelah was one of the U.S.'s largest producers of Magnesite, an important part of the steel-making process.
Creator
Spedden, E. M.
Source
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, WSU Libraries
Publisher
Chewelah, Wash. : E.M. Spedden
Date
ca. 1900
Contributor
Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections
Rights
Contact Manuscripts, Archives, and Special Collections, for copyright information 509 335-6691
Format
image/jpeg
Language
English
Type
Maps<br>Plats<br>Blueprints
Identifier
WSU 317<br>G4282.C44H1 1900 .S64x
Coverage
United States -- Washington (State) -- Stevens County
Collection
Citation
Spedden, E. M., “Plat showing mining claims of the east half Chewelah mining district, Stevens County, Washington compiled by E.M. Spedden, (ca. 1900),” Digital Exhibits, accessed December 26, 2024, http://digitalexhibits.wsulibs.wsu.edu/items/show/1880.