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From: "Linda Beagle" <>
Subject: Re: [MOJASPER] The Book The Story Of Joplin By Dolph Shaner
Date: Tue, 8 Jan 2002 20:25:15 -0800
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Hi...
Are there any Beagles or Weifords in the book?
Thanks, Linda Beagle
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From: Pat Short <>
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Sent: Tuesday, January 08, 2002 1:52 PM
Subject: [MOJASPER] The Book The Story Of Joplin By Dolph Shaner


> 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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