Researching BOSONE, in the Baldwin, Walsenburg, Gunnison area coal mines, 1891 through the early 1900s. Ellis Island shows the family going to, what appears to be the "Alpine" mine. Haven't found any info on a mine by that name. Any assistance greatly appreciated. Although my father was just a young man, he became quite active in the UMWA, and was not the most popular person in the area with the mine owners, and I believe mu uncle Peter Bosone was active in union work as well at this early time in CO. I don't know when they left CO to go to work in the Roslyn/CleElum WA coal camps, but they were in WA on the 1910 Census. My father moved on to Bearcreek, MT from CO and WA. My father, Joseph Bosone was in Walsenburg as a UMWA organizer (I believe it was 1914) Joseph R. Bosone

I have just signed up and am researching Crump. Billie Crump bcrump@rmi.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <papajoeb@juno.com> To: <COHUERFA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, January 27, 2005 2:34 PM Subject: [COHUERFA] Re: COHUERFA-D Digest V05 #7 > > > Researching BOSONE, in the Baldwin, Walsenburg, Gunnison area coal mines, 1891 through the early 1900s. Ellis Island shows the family going to, what appears to be the "Alpine" mine. Haven't found any info on a mine by that name. Any assistance greatly appreciated. Although my father was just a young man, he became quite active in the UMWA, and was not the most popular person in the area with the mine owners, and I believe mu uncle Peter Bosone was active in union work as well at this early time in CO. I don't know when they left CO to go to work in the Roslyn/CleElum WA coal camps, but they were in WA on the 1910 Census. My father moved on to Bearcreek, MT from CO and WA. > My father, Joseph Bosone was in Walsenburg as a UMWA organizer (I believe it was 1914) > Joseph R. Bosone >