| Title |
Stephen W. Zoldak, Spokane, Washington, Uranium History Series |
| Alternative Title |
Stephen W. Zoldak, Utah Uranium Oral History Project |
| Creator |
Zoldak, Stephen W. |
| Contributor |
Hunsaker, Nancy |
| Date |
1970-08-12 |
| Date Digital |
2016-05-04 |
| Access Rights |
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| Spatial Coverage |
Spokane, Spokane County, Washington, United States |
| Subject |
Zoldak, Stephen W.--Interviews; Uranium miners--Washington--Interviews; Uranium mines and mining--Washington |
| Description |
Transcript (15 pages) of an interview by Nancy Hunsaker with Stephen Zoldak, on August 12, 1970. From tape number 67 in the Uranium History Series |
| Abstract |
Nancy Hunsaker interviewed Zoldak, of the U. S. Bureau of Mines, in Spokane, Washington. Subjects: the Midnight Mine, uranium mining in the Spokane area, Silver Buckle Mining Company, problems of Indian miners, experience in the uranium industry, prospecting on the Spokane Indian Reservation, LeBret Brother's mill (15 pages). |
| Type |
Text |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Extent |
15 pages |
| Language |
eng |
| Rights |
 |
| Rights Holder |
For further information please contact Special Collections, J. Willard Marriott Library, University of Utah at spcreference@lists.utah.edu or (801)581-8863 or 295 South 1500 East, 4th Floor, Salt Lake City, Utah 84112 |
| Scanning Technician |
Mazi Rakhsha |
| Conversion Specifications |
Original scanned with Kirtas 2400 and saved as 400 ppi uncompressed TIFF. PDF generated by Adobe Acrobat Pro X for CONTENTdm display |
| ARK |
ark:/87278/s6b01bws |
| Topic |
Uranium miners; Uranium mines and mining |
| Genre |
oral histories (literary works) |
| Finding Aid |
http://archiveswest.orbiscascade.org/ark:/80444/xv03439/ |
| Setname |
uum_uoh |
| ID |
1055052 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b01bws |
| Title |
Page 10 |
| Format |
application/pdf |
| Setname |
uum_uoh |
| ID |
1055044 |
| OCR Text |
Show STEPHEN W. ZOLDAK #1 know. If they had no contact--! understand they made a living fishing for squawfish, or what do you call them junkfish or whatever they call them up here, squawfish, suckers and stuff like that for meat farmers, and they were---?--- them at the mouth of the Spokane River. And they had no contact with mining and financial people. And, of course, all the time we get geologists from the very large mining companies visiting this office asking if we know of any lead property, or any zinc, copper, stuff like that; and if you do, let us know. All that information is available to anyone who asks for it. And Bob knew about these people, about Newmont. In fact, I know quite a number of mining companies that own various properties; some cut out and some don't. And they liked what they saw, so they made a deal. And like I say after this deal was made, why, the Indians gave Bob part of the action for his services. There was no obligation to because that was part of his job and part of mine. A knowledgeable promoter probably wouldn't have done it. Just out of the kindness of their heart they did that. NH: Well, he had helped them. sz: Well, he helped a lot of mining companies. If the mining companies mine the property, and they turned 8 |
| Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6b01bws/1055044 |
