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DUBUQUE MINERS' ASSOCIATION. | DUBUQUE MINERS' ASSOCIATION. The Dubuque Miners' Association, a joint-stock organization, was formed at the courthouse in May 1858 with about two hundred fifty members. One of the first issues addressed by the organization was the seepage of water into miners. There was no approved method of resolving the problem. | ||
With the idea of reopening old shafts, the Association had a complete survey of the area made and recommended horizontal shafts to drain off the water be made just above the high water mark. | |||
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1. Oldt, Franklin T. '''History of Dubuque County, Iowa.''' Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 24-25 | |||
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DUBUQUE MINERS' ASSOCIATION. The Dubuque Miners' Association, a joint-stock organization, was formed at the courthouse in May 1858 with about two hundred fifty members. One of the first issues addressed by the organization was the seepage of water into miners. There was no approved method of resolving the problem.
With the idea of reopening old shafts, the Association had a complete survey of the area made and recommended horizontal shafts to drain off the water be made just above the high water mark.
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Source:
1. Oldt, Franklin T. History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Goodspeed Historical Association, 1911, p. 24-25