Mary, Thank you for this information. My grandfather was a relatively small man, from the information I have found, and the idea of him working in a mine has always been a curious one to me. I will have to lookup quicksilver mining and learn what it entails. Thanks again, Sam in Maz
-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Mary Bordi Sent: Monday, January 24, 2011 10:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Brokers/Jobers, how immigrants found work On Jan 24, 2011, at 5:56 PM, Sam Koester wrote: > I don't think this is too off subject....My father told me his dad > used to > walk "over the hill" to the mines. At this point in time they lived > in > either Milpitas (San Jose, CA area). I think, from the back of my > mind, > that it was a sulfur mine. Does anyone know anything about this? > Thanks, > Sam in Maz There were quicksilver mines in Almaden (or maybe they called it New Almaden)--now part of San Jose. That is on the western side of the Santa Clara valley. There may have been other mines in the mountains on the eastern side of the Santa Clara valley, too, in the Mt. Hamilton area. But that seems like more than just over the hill! Mary Bordi -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." -- To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. Follow the confirmation directions when they arrive. For more options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership."
