Title
Adolph Elsner Interview
Document Type
Book
Interviewer
Krueger, Frederick
Contributor
Suncadia (Resort), Suncadia Fund for Community Enhancement
Files
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Description
Adolph Elsner (b. 1896) describes how his father immigrated from Germany to Roslyn, Washington, in 1886. He describes his father's work at the Roslyn coal mines and involvement in the Washington Quicksilver Company. He talks about mining methods, Chinese and African American miners in the area, and the relationship between Native Americans and white settlers. He discusses trapping, sheepherding, fishing at Salmon la Sac, logging, and local transportation.
The cover image shows the Elsner brothers, Rudolph and Adolph, bucking a tree at Teanaway in upper Kittitas County, Washington, circa 1930.
Publication Date
6-27-1972
Recommended Citation
Elsner, Adolph, "Adolph Elsner Interview" (1972). Roslyn, Cle Elum, and Ronald Oral History Interviews. 27.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/roslyn_history/27
Subject
Oral history, Coal mining, Roslyn (Wash.), Trapping--Washington (State), Immigrants--United States--History
Rights
Educational use only; no other permissions given. Copyright to this resource is held by the content creator, author, artist or other entity, and is provided here for educational purposes only. It may not be reproduced or distributed in any format without written permission of the copyright owner.
Language
English