The Carey Salt Mine (Paperback)

In 1923, Kansas governor Johnathan Davis traveled to Hutchinson to dedicate Emerson Careyas new rock salt mine whose shaft provided access to an ancient salt bed 650 feet under the earthas surface. The Carey Salt Mine, advertised as athe most modern in the world, a served as a companion to Careyas already-existing evaporation plants. Miners used the newest technology to blast and crush the mineral into gravel and haul it to the surface to provide rock salt for livestock, industries, and roads. Throughout the 20th century, thousands visited Careyas mining operations. Ever since the day Governor Davis presided over the opening ceremony, the Carey Salt Mine has served as a landmark for Hutchinson and helped shape its identity as athe Salt City.a

General

Imprint:	Arcadia Publishing (SC)
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Images of America (Arcadia Publishing)
Release date:	December 2008
First published:	December 2008
Authors:	Barbara C Ulrich
Dimensions:	231 x 163 x 13mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	128
ISBN-13:	978-0-7385-6180-6
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Other technologies > Mining technology & engineering Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-7385-6180-0
Barcode:	9780738561806

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