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[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Ann Moore, August 22, 1989] (open access)

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Ann Moore, August 22, 1989]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Charles B. Moore and is addressed to Mary Ann Moore. In this letter, Moore details his trip to Colorado for Mary Ann Moore and Laura Jernigan. He notes the town they are staying in at present, Manitou, and mentions their living quarters. He details the activities they have been experiencing such as hiking, searching for caves, and riding electric trolley's up to Pike's peak. He discusses that once on top of the peak, Linnet decided it would be great to stay in one of the little cottages that line the valley. During their stay in one of these cottages, Linnet, Charles, and their fellow travelers meet an interesting Texan. Charles states to Mary that his only regret is that she and the rest of the family are not able to experience the wonders he is seeing in Colorado. He mentions their plans for that day and describes the landscape for Mary. He discusses the railroad tunnels and the people he sees traveling up and down Pike's Peak on mules. He closes the letter stating he is sending a card that their traveling companion has collected and …
Date: August 22, 1898
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Ann Moore, August 24, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Ann Moore, August 24, 1898]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Charles B. Moore and is addressed to Mary Ann Moore. In this letter, Moore discusses the days agenda and tells Mary they are getting ready for breakfast. He details a conversation he had with the Texan who is bunking next to their room and shares her plans, past and future, for this trip. He notes that they will have a picnic today and that he is collecting items from every where for Mary. He mentions that he met a woman who knew Will Wallace in Grand Junction. He also met an old Tennessean and "got a dollar worth out of him" in conversation. They plan to travel across the mountains on Sunday and do not know yet what route they will take for that expedition. He tells Mary she should go out and make a day out of an excursion somewhere close to home. He states that experiencing nature for one day is worth three days of household chores. He details correspondences received and the picture Linnet after riding up the canyon by mule. He mentions their lunch plans and closes the letter. The envelope is …
Date: August 24, 1898
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Ann Moore, September 9, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Charles B. Moore to Mary Ann Moore, September 9, 1898]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. In this letter, Moore discusses the goings-on during his trip to Colorado. He details to Mary Ann that they received her letter yesterday and are, at present, writing letter to her and to friends back home. He mentions that he has received correspondence from Tom and Stella from Salt Lake and from their return trip from Salt Lake which found them again in Manitou. He thanks Mary Ann and Laura Jernigan for taking care of the home front while he and Linnet experience Colorado. He notes what he and Linnet have been up to while in Grand Junction. Moore discusses the kin they have visited and stayed with who live in or near Grand Junction. He also discusses society in Colorado and how women are more self-reliant and have the right to vote. The plans are to leave Grand Junction in a few days for Manitou then Denver. He notes that Tom has sent word that Manitou is deserted at present and also sent Charles a Dall Morning newspaper. He closes the letter by telling Mary Ann to direct her next letter to Manitou and that he will travel to …
Date: September 9, 1898
Creator: Moore, Charles B.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Wilda Wallace to Charles B. Moore, October 22, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Wilda Wallace to Charles B. Moore, October 22, 1898]

Letter from Wilda D. Wallace to Charles Moore talking about her enjoyment at working with her husband at his law office, the beauty of Colorado in the Fall, recent forest fires, a prohibition candidate they are supporting, and the debate of gold vs. silver. Includes the original envelope.
Date: October 22, 1898
Creator: Wallace, Wilda D.
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Camille Wallace to Charles Moore, November 26, 1898] (open access)

[Letter from Camille Wallace to Charles Moore, November 26, 1898]

Letter from Camille Wallace talking about her trip to Denver and Pueblo. She mentions that they have gone to many parties including a whist party and afternoon teas. They enjoyed reading Charles' letter that had been published in the McKinney Messenger. She reports that her sister Mollie and her family are living on a coffee plantation in Mexico and have suffered from floods. Includes the envelope.
Date: November 26, 1898
Creator: Wallace, Camille
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Letter from Anna Boyd to Charles B. Moore, April 27, 1899] (open access)

[Letter from Anna Boyd to Charles B. Moore, April 27, 1899]

This is a letter from the Charles B. Moore Collection. It is written by Anna Boyd and is addressed to Charles B. Moore. She informs Moore about the reasons for the family's delay in continuing correspondence with the Moore family since their visit to Colorado. In this letter, Boyd discusses the weather's affect on their crops for this spring. She details the failures they had last season due to grasshoppers and hopes that this season would be better than the last. She notes that they did not have much success with fruit, though the gooseberry harvest looks promising. She mentions to Moore what the family plans to sow this season and tells him that they are all well at present. The envelope is included with the letter.
Date: April 27, 1899
Creator: Boyd, Anna
Object Type: Letter
System: The UNT Digital Library
[Pamphlet Describing Kempner Addresses Economics Society] (open access)

[Pamphlet Describing Kempner Addresses Economics Society]

Pamphlet describing Kempner addresses Economics Society about commission form of government. Also, it documents an article on "Commission Government: Would It Suit New Orleans by Edward H. Burns?"
Date: 1911-03-13~
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Pamphlet
System: The Portal to Texas History
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910: Part 1. -- Analyses

From Significance and value of Analyses of Coal: "The analyses published in this report cover samples of coal collected in many different parts of the country with unusual care by experiences men, in such manner as to make them representative of extensive beds of coal."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples (open access)

Analyses of Coals in the United States with Descriptions of Mine and Field Samples Collected between July 1, 1904 and June 30, 1910 Part 2. Descriptions of Samples

From Introduction: "This volume contains the descriptions of the samples whose analyses are published in the preceding volume, Part I of this bulletin. The descriptions have been compiled from the notebooks of the persons who collected the samples, have been condensed from accounts given in published reports of the United States Geological Survey, or have furnished by the collection themselves. Inasmuch as the descriptions represent the work of many persons during a period of six years, and inasmuch as they were recorded under widely differing conditions, they necessarily vary in fullness detail."
Date: 1913
Creator: Lord, N. W.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library

Uintah Railway (URY) 50

A photograph print showing the Uintah Railway (URY) 50, 2-6-6-2T (BLW), Mack, CO.
Date: November 7, 1938
Creator: Blackburn, Roy F.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Uintah Railway (URY) 52

A photograph print showing the Uintah Railway (URY) 52, motor inspection car, Mack, CO. [Note: probably "Home-made" from a Ford Model T]
Date: November 7, 1938
Creator: Blackburn, Roy F.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 800

A photograph print showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 800, 4-6-2, Grand Junction, CO.
Date: November 28, 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 1029

A photograph print showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 1029, 2-8-0, Grand Junction, CO.
Date: November 29, 1938
Creator: unknown
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3708

A photograph print showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3708, 4-6-6-4, Grand Junction CO. This is the engine that hit a school bus in (South Jordan) Utah on Dec. 1st 1938, killing 26 children and the bus driver. (Accident occured in dense fog and resulted in many increased safety requirements)
Date: October 10, 1939
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 761

A photograph print showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 761, 4-6-0 (T-29), Grand Junction, CO.
Date: October 12, 1939
Creator: Schick, Joseph
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Uintah Railway (URY) 51

A photograph print showing the Uintah Railway (URY) 50, 2-6-6-2T (BLW), Mack, CO.
Date: November 1, 1939
Creator: Blackburn, Roy F.
Object Type: Photograph
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3705

A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3705, 4-6-6-4, Grand Junction, CO. (Safety/visibility paint on front)
Date: May 31, 1941
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History

Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3710

A photograph postcard showing Denver & Rio Grande Western (DRGW) 3710, 4-6-6-4, on westbound freight extra with loco 3561 and3 3509 pushing, near Castle Gate, UT, 38 cars, 25 mph. (Note: safety stripes on front)
Date: June 12, 1947
Creator: Kindig, Richard H.
Object Type: Postcard
System: The Gateway to Oklahoma History
A Preliminary Geophysical Investigation of Carnotite Deposits in Mesa County, Colorado (open access)

A Preliminary Geophysical Investigation of Carnotite Deposits in Mesa County, Colorado

This report follows a preliminary geophysical investigation that was made in the Colorado-Utah Plateau in search of carnotite ore deposits.
Date: October 1949
Creator: Davis, W. E.; Swartz, Joel H. & Shuler, R. M.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary reserve statement, reserve block A, Outlaw Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado (open access)

Preliminary reserve statement, reserve block A, Outlaw Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado

A preliminary reserve statement, regarding reserve block A of the Outlaw Mesa, Located in Mesa County, Colorado.
Date: October 1950
Creator: Trace, Robert Denny
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary Report on Diamond-Drill Exploration of Parts of Blue and Moon Mesas, Mesa County, Colorado (open access)

Preliminary Report on Diamond-Drill Exploration of Parts of Blue and Moon Mesas, Mesa County, Colorado

From abstract and summary: The Blue and Moon Mesa areas are about 13 miles southeast of Gateway, Mesa County, Colo. Total production of carnotite ore from the Blue and Moon Mesa areas has been about 1,000 short tons that averaged about 0.25 percent U30Oand 1.75 percent V205. Most of this production was obtained from 1940 to 1943 and in 1949. The U. S. Geological Survey explored the northern parts of these areas by diamond drilling between August 9 and December 14, 1950. The Survey drilled 113 holes, totalling 16,039 feet. This drilling was mostly wide-spaced and was done to obtain geologic information.
Date: February 1951
Creator: Finch, Warren Irvin
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary reserve statement 10, reserve blocks B and C, Mineral Channel Nos. 10 and 12 claims, Outlaw Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado (open access)

Preliminary reserve statement 10, reserve blocks B and C, Mineral Channel Nos. 10 and 12 claims, Outlaw Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado

A preliminary reserve statement regarding Reserve Blocks B and C, as well as Mineral Channels 10 and 12 of the Outlaw Mesa, located in Mesa County, Colorado.
Date: March 1951
Creator: Brasher, G. K. & Jobin, D. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Preliminary reserve statement 13, reserve blocks D, E, F, and G, Outlaw Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado (open access)

Preliminary reserve statement 13, reserve blocks D, E, F, and G, Outlaw Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado

A report regarding Preliminary reserve statement 13, reserve blocks D, E, F, and G, Outlaw Mesa, Mesa County, Colorado.
Date: April 1951
Creator: Brasher, G. K. & Jobin, D. A.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library
Carnotite Resources of the Calamity Group Area, Mesa County, Colorado (open access)

Carnotite Resources of the Calamity Group Area, Mesa County, Colorado

Report discussing the U.S. Geological Survey's investigation of the Calamity group area and the carnotite deposits which are found in this area, often in sandstone.
Date: June 1951
Creator: Stager, Harold K.
Object Type: Report
System: The UNT Digital Library