Article details the lead mining operations that occurred within Peoria lands before and after the Civil War.

Photograph of Gerald Chambers, FFA Instructor and K.C. Bennett, SCS examine maize in Ottawa County.

Photograph of Top left: J.N. Hagey & Aline Hagey 1928-1957. Top right.: L.L.: L.M.: View Includes: Thornton Talbert, Aline Hagey, Levi Baker, Amon Baker, Louis Mcgilbra, Joe Ross, Simon Rush, Johnson O'field, Charley Bank, Calvin Byrd, Clarence Smith, Ross Drywater, Chester Cunningham, Cedric Starr, Gladys Winnie, Johnny Chopper, Georgia Perkins, Jack George Miller, Roman Shackleford, Anna Belle Sixkiller, Richard Butch Henson, Pat Secondine, John Sloss, James Allen, Wadie Johnson, Robert Johnson, Maude Fox Davis, Reba Jo Miller, Tochia Haines. L.R.: "Seneca Indian School" Signs, Wyandotte, OK, May 14, 1972.

Photograph used for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "Dennis Wilson, Miami district judge"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Loaded and ready to go, Dudley Riley moves his decoys and blind to where the action is."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "His blind in position, Riley sets out the decoys, which must be placed facing a variety of direction."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Sen. W. Fred Phillips, Miami Attorney"

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "One of the several hiding spots for smuggling aliens is illustrated by this U. S. Border Patrol picture."

Photograph used for a story in the Daily Oklahoman newspaper. Caption: "Flip Flopping over the bar at 6-1, Rick Mercer of Miami wins the Class 3A state prep high jump."

Photograph used for a newspaper owned by the Oklahoma Publishing Company. Caption: "The Class 3A state champion for 1972 is Miami, which finished a 27-0 season with a 64-59 victory over Northeast in the finals."