Tony Perkins, 1970

File — Box: 8, Folder: 8

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

Perkins, a Navajo prospector and miner, was interviewed by Kathy Biel, Milan Pavlovich, and Jeff Jones. Subjects: personal background, mining experience, dynamite, pulling pillars, superstitions, mining on the reservation, cheating of Indians, tribal council, Navajos and money, gold mining, assays, stocks during boom, affirmative action, prospecting for gold ore, prospecting for uranium (61 pages).

Dates

1970

Language of Materials

From the Collection: Collection materials are in English.

Conditions Governing Access

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