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Cass Hite : The Life of an Old Prospector / by James H. Knipmeyer.
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America) Available online
EBSCOhost Academic eBook Collection (North America)- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Knipmeyer, James H., 1947- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hite, Cass, 1845-1914.
- Hite, Cass.
- Miners--Utah--Biography.
- Miners.
- Frontier and pioneer life--Utah.
- Frontier and pioneer life.
- Utah--History--19th century.
- Utah.
- Utah--Biography.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (282 pages) : illustrations, photographs
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Salt Lake City, [Utah] : The University of Utah Press, 2016.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- In the late 1800s and early 1900s, Cass Hite was a well-known prospector in the Glen Canyon area of southern Utah.He lived as a recluse yet knew most of the river runners, trekkers, cowboys, and Native Americans that passed through the region.He often wrote to newspapers and was in turn sought out by reporters for his vibrant comments.
- Contents:
- Illinois
- The Rocky Mountains and back again
- The Pish-la-ki mine
- The Copper Cañon country
- Hoskanini
- Dandy crossing
- White Canyon
- Glen Canyon
- The Colorado River
- The affair at Green River
- Vindication
- The lost mine of the Untahs
- Promoter, consultant, and entrepreneur
- Tickaboo Creek
- The last years.
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-60781-472-2
- OCLC:
- 952109711
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