Title
Ole Jordin Interview
Document Type
Book
Contributor
Suncadia (Resort), Suncadia Fund for Community Enhancement
Files
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Description
Ole Jordin talks about his family's roots in Ellensburg, Washington. He describes the Benson hanging, skirmishes with Native Americans, threshing, water disputes, law and order, a saloon shooting, African Americans in Ellensburg, ranching, logging, fires, wildlife, and local Chinese residents. He talks about logging near Curlew, Washington, in 1904, and speaks at length about working in the Blewett mining camp. He talks about gold mining---tools, methods, claims, conflicts, Native American miners. He describes life in Liberty, Washington, and Northwestern Improvement Company operations in Roslyn/Cle Elum. Lelah Jordin interjects from time to time.
The cover image shows hydraulic methods of mining for gold at Swauk-Liberty Mining in Upper Kittitas County, Washington, circa 1910.
Publication Date
11-18-1972
Recommended Citation
Jordin, Ole, "Ole Jordin Interview" (1972). Roslyn, Cle Elum, and Ronald Oral History Interviews. 49.
https://digitalcommons.cwu.edu/roslyn_history/49
Subject
Oral history, Ellensburg (Wash.), Liberty (Wash.), Gold mining--1900-1940, Indians, North American--Washington
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