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From: Pat Short <>
Subject: Re: [MOJASPER] The Book The Story Of Joplin By Dolph Shaner
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 2002 22:03:14 -0600
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I didnt, Pickering or my grandfather Vernon Mauller either.
Pat Short

katharan plemmons wrote:

> Any miners named Pickering in this book???
>
> >
> >I have the most interesting Book Called The Story Of Joplin Written by
> >Dolph Shaner , It tells the history of Joplin and the lead and zinc
> >mines with pictures and the history it is most interesting.
> >It says A negro slave boy owned by John Cox uncovered some heavy rocks
> >while digging for fish bait . They showed pretty shiny silvery marks
> >when broke open , he took the Peculiar stones to his masters log cabin
> >home and store nearby they melted the rocks over a fire it melted in to
> >lead metal. Cox went to Springfield to the us land office and filed on
> >the land the entry shows the date was Jan 20th 1851 .
> >
> >A shaft was sunk on the spot where the negro lad dug for worms and it
> >produced some ore Its location and the cause of discovery led the miners
> >to name the mine the Nigger Diggins. The location was on the hillside a
> >short distance northwest of the tennis courts in Landereth Park
> >
> >Joplin City ws the name of Cox town site plat of which was filed on July
> >28, 1871. It was located one block east of the Broadway viaduct and
> >extended from Galena Avenue three blocks east to Division street It
> >consisted of a business street running east and west which he name main
> >street and parts of three residence streets. Main street was 56 feet
> >wide the other streets more narrow the lots were mostly 66 feet wide
> >and 100 feet deep. Considering the very large area of land Mr. Cox owned
> >it is surprising that the limited his original town site to only
> >seventeen acres and the four additions thereto less than 3 acres he
> >seemed to lack confidence in the future of his own town.
> >here was a also the town called Murphysburg extended from first street
> >to fourth street. The business street was also called main street and
> >the residence streets, Joplin, wall and Pearl. Main street was
> >originally platted sixty feet wide but was widen to 80 feet by reducing
> >the lots on each side of main to 110 feet in depth. the residence lots
> >were 50x120.
> >
> >There are lots of name and dates in the back of the book.
> >Wish you could all read it.
> >Pat Short
> >
>
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