I apologize for sending this to the list, but I wanted to answer Pat and couldn't get the email to go to her individual addy. Thanks for your patience! Tsana > Pat, > It is 102 pages and the chapters are: Discovery; Companies and > Development; Production - Coal-Coke-Asphalt; Railroads and Markets; Coal > Towns; Coal Men; Labor in the Coal Fields; Mining Operations and Methods; > Hazards of Coal Mining; Choctaw Stake in Coal Mining; Social Life in Mining > Communities; Epilog; and Resource Material (Bibleography). I have not had > the time since I just bought it to really sit down and read it thoroughly, > but I've read sections and scanned it, and it seems to have a great deal of > really good information. I got it because my g grandfather was a coal miner > in Pittsburgh Co., IT. > Hope this helps! > Tsana > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: PAT TAYLOR <[email protected]> > To: Tsa na Jordan <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 8:54 PM > Subject: Re: [IT ROOTS] DAVIES > > > > Tsa na Jordan wrote: > > > > > > The counties listed in "When Coal Was King" published by the Eastern OK > > > Historical Society, is Coal, Pittsburg, Haskell, Latimer (northern 1/2), > and > > > the northern 1/2 of LeFlore. This is a great book if anyone has > ancestors > > > from this area or who were in the coal mining business. I purchased my > copy > > > from the Pittsburgh Co. Historical and Gen. Society for a minimal > amount, I > > > think about $5. Well worth the money, this book is full of information! > > > Hope this helps! > > > Tsana > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: Glenda Argo <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 7:37 AM > > > Subject: Re: [IT ROOTS] DAVIES > > > > > > > Gloria- > > > > You might try Coal, Pittsburg and Ottawa Counties. Those come to > mind > > > > but certainly would not be the only counties in Indian Territory > subject > > > to > > > > coal mining. > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <[email protected]> > > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > > Sent: Wednesday, March 28, 2001 8:08 PM > > > > Subject: [IT ROOTS] DAVIES > > > > > > > > > > > > > My g g grandfather is said to have worked in Indian Territory before > > > > > moving to Thurson County, Washington State, in 1886. He immigrated > to > > > US > > > > > in 1868 and worked in Pennsylvania, Indiana, Kentucky and Indian > > > > > Territory. Don't know if in that order, though. > > > > > > > > > > William Davies, born Wales, 1820, coal miner. > > > > > > > > > > Anyone know what area of Indian Territory had coal mining? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks. > > > > > > > > > > Gloria Lester > > > > > [email protected] > > > > > >>^. .^<< > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ > > > > > GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! > > > > > Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! > > > > > Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: > > > > > http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== Indian-Territory-Roots Mailing List ==== > > > > > For instructions to unsubscribe and list rules, click on > > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~cherokee/welcome.html > > > > > List owner: [email protected] Archives: > > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ==== Indian-Territory-Roots Mailing List ==== > > > > For instructions to unsubscribe and list rules, click on > > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~cherokee/welcome.html > > > > List owner: [email protected] Archives: > > > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ > > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > > > Do You Yahoo!? > > > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > > > > > ==== Indian-Territory-Roots Mailing List ==== > > > For instructions to unsubscribe and list rules, click on > > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~cherokee/welcome.html > > > List owner: [email protected] Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ > > > > > > Hi there, > > > > Saw your posting on the book, "When Coal Was King", this may > > sound stupid, but what kind of information, does the book have, (names, > > names of mines, Etc). > > > > My Dad and Grandfather both were miners in LeFlore Co, and if > > the book is what I think it may be, I would like a copy as well. If it > > is about stories of the mines, I have a few of thoses myself from my > > Dad. > > > > Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks. > > > > Pat Kinsey Taylor > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com