Geology Applied to Mining by Josiah Edward Spurr

[Swegin]

I picked this book up this morning for $1.00.  It was printed in 1904 one of the better geology books that I have read in a long time.

 

[Steve Herschbach]

Here is the 1904 Edition at Google https://books.google.com/books?id=vWY1AAAAMAAJ&pg=PP1&lpg=PP1&dq=Geology+Applied+to+Mining+by+Josiah+Edward+Spurr&source=bl&ots=bzQM7aHsqL&sig=unyRG6BO8qy2ZmMSmsfCSxvC3P8&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwiQzd6YxcjJAhWEFx4KHUNdDWoQ6AEIQzAH#v=onepage&q=Geology%20Applied%20to%20Mining%20by%20Josiah%20Edward%20Spurr&f=false

 

You can read the 1926 second edition online at http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.$b315479;view=1up;seq=7

 

Other publications by Spurr http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Spurr%2C%20Josiah%20Edward%2C%201870-1950

 

Wikipedia on Josiah Edward Spurr (1870 - 1950)

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Josiah_Edward_Spurr

 

He has been a part of my entire life in a way - Mt. Spurr west of Anchorage, a very active volcano that has dumped ash in my yard in the past, was named after him. In fact, I still have a bottle full of that ash.

 

Alaska Mining Hall of Fame Entry - Do take a look at this, interesting read! http://alaskamininghalloffame.org/inductees/spurr.php

[Quick]

Spurr's writings have helped me gain a better understanding of ore deposits.

A good author if your into that kind of stuff.

Root

[1515Art]

bookmarked all of them, thanks Steve

 

course, now I have to read em

[Swegin]

Thanks for those other links Steve.

[Bob(AK)]

Good reading I had not known about. Have to finish later, my eyes keep closing.