Uuuuuuh, uuuuuuh, I want one too!! My ancestors are the Irish from Oxbow and McFarlan Run that may have worked the mines. I have seen the parts of Minnie Lawler's (sp?) book that describes the mines. Have you looked there? It is on the internet. [email protected] wrote: I talked to the Clerk at Berdines that is owned by Dean Six the publisher of the Ritchie Mines Booklet. She will let me know Saturday how many, if any of the booklets are available. Will post a new message when I find out. Jean ______________________________Date: 26 Jan 2006 20:45:00 -0700 From: [email protected] To: [email protected] Subject: Re: ritchie mines Message Board Post: could anyone tell me in a article from ritchie gazette 1992 by janet hodge it said frederick lemon sold the land for 75,000.00 in history of ritchie mines he sold it for $7,000.00 does anyone know which it is thank you edie and corey Mike Dolan Camby, Indiana