It seems like only yesterday : mining and mapping in Arizona's first century
by
 
Lenon, Robert.

Title
It seems like only yesterday : mining and mapping in Arizona's first century
 
Mining and mapping in Arizona's first century

Author
Lenon, Robert.
 
Whitcomb, Robert.
 
Whitcomb, Judith.
 
Yuma County Historical Society (Yuma County, Ariz.)

Format
Book

ISBN
9780595319534
 
9780595664498
 
9780595361496
 
9780595673414

Publication Information
New York : iUniverse, c2004-

Subject Term
Mineral industries -- Arizona -- Yuma -- History.
 
Copper mines and mining -- Arizona -- Bisbee.
 
Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Bisbee.
 
Mines and mineral resources -- Arizona -- Patagonia.

Summary
Bob Lenon came from Nebraska to Yuma, in 1914, just two years after Arizona had become the 48th state. He remembers seeing the Colorado River when it had no highway bridges and traveling on a plank road across dunes where an Interstate Highway now runs. Because Bob grew up listening to neighbors' tales of gold in the hills, it was natural for him to make mining his life-as a prospector and as a mining engineer. He became an intrinsic part of the process by which copper, gold, and other metals were extracted from Arizona rock. In more than 90 years as an Arizonan, he has witnessed many changes, and, in fact, as a surveyor, he mapped a lot of them! In this second of two volumes, Bob describes his university years and his work for big mining companies in Bisbee and then as a smalltime entrepreneur in a region where mining had fallen upon hard times. He also recalls his service in World War II, after which, for 50 years, he was a mining consultant and owner of a surveying firm in Patagonia. In addition, he recounts tales told by a few of the historic maps in his vast collection.


LibraryShelf NumberStatus
Bisbee (Copper Queen Library)SW 979.153 LENONSouthwest Collection
Cochise County Library DistrictAZ 979.153 LEN V.1Arizona Non Fiction