Eugene V. Klein Papers 1884-1901

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Eugene V. Klein Papers 1884-1901

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Miner and author, of the Coeur d'Alene mining district, Idaho area; used pseudonyms Vive Vale and Owen Chase. Ms. of The Story of a Prospect; scrapbook (1883-1884) containing Klein's early writings, published in various newspapers, including the Minneapolis Tribune, relating to mines in the Coeur d'Alenes and a serial story The Debating Society at Dead Dog Bar; and Klein family photo album. Includes material relating to Fay Templeton, Gem, and Standard gold mines in Shoshone County, Idaho, and various Idaho and Montana towns including Murray, Burke, and Gem, Idaho, and Thompson Falls, Mont.

93 p. and 2 v.

eng,

Eastern Washington State Historical Society/Northwest Museum of Arts and Culture Joel E. Ferris Research Library and Archives

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Klein family

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Klein, Eugene V., 1839-1901

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Eugene Klein came west to Montana in 1866, where he worked until returning to his native Iowa in 1874. The lure of the Coeur d’Alene gold strike in 1884 called him West again. He helped build the first roads into Murray, ID and became involved with the unsuccessful Fay Templeton Mine. In 1894 he went to work for the Gem Mine, and then for the Standard as timekeeper and surface boss. A miner, dissatisfied with his pay check, shot Klein in the back, killing him, in 1901. K...