A Mile Deep and Black As Pitch: An Oral History of the Franklin and Sterling Hill Mines
Based on the recollections of 34 individuals associated with the northern New Jersey zinc mines, this work examines the day-to-day lives of the miners, the social life and politics of the mining company towns, and the historical legacy of the now defunct mines. These mines were known worldwide as sources of minerals for collectors and scientists. Annotation © 2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
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PrefaceviiIntroduction1Part 1The Mines and the MinersThe Narrators15They Came to Work37Miners, Muckers, and Harvard Graduates49When the Whistle Blew69Hard Hats and Safety Boots89Anomalies, Oddities, Pranks, and Ghosts109Rock Hounds and Pebble Pups125Part 2The Model Mining Town of AmericaBig Brother or Patron Saint147Brick Row, Siberia, Little Mexico, and Hunk Town169Can't Make Ends Meet185Health Care and the Phyllis Club203He Was the Law217School, Sports, and Personal Goals233He Bowled and I Knit255Part 3The Legacy and the FutureClosing of the Franklin Mine275The Tax Fight287"The Fluorescent Mineral Capital of the World"305A World Class Museum315In Our Nation's Capital329Watching the Lights Come On339The Enduring Legacy349Bibliography361Index369
