Oliver's Iron Men, Book Three, Oliver Iron Mining Co., Ironwood, MI

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Oliver's Iron Men, Book Three,
iv + 50 pages, comb-bound, 8 ½ by 11.
The third volume in a projected series of six or more books that will present photographs and biographical information on men who were employed by the Oliver Iron Mining Company on the Gogebic Range.
Book Three begins with a short
account of the Norrie Mine disaster of 1912 in which eight men were crushed to death beneath tons of rock and ore, and six others trapped in a confined space underground for one day. This disaster was surpassed in fatalities only by the East Norrie disaster of 1892, which killed ten men.
This book contains 101 biographies of men who worked for Oliver Iron Mining Company: Aili, Alessandroni, Anderson, Apps, Babich, Banovetz, Barry, Belanyi, Bendy, Bertels, Briar, Carlson, Caruso, Choronzy, Cleys, Cox, Cvengros, Davey, Dolimba, Dragish, Ekstrand, Ellis, Emaneel, Finco, Frederick, Gayan, Gribble, Hagren, Hakala, Hancock, Hansen, Hedin, Hogan, Honkala, Hronkin, Jacisin, Jancieski, Jaszczak, Jerusik, Jilbert, Johns, Judth, Kangas, Kerkove, Kivinen, Kovacevich, Landretti, Majerski, Magdziak, Maki, Matazel, Medlyn, Mordaunt, Nelmark, Nelson, Orbick, Osterman, Palomaki, Paavola, Pavlock, Pellow, Pepin, Peterson, Piippo, Pisca, Pysto, Ruditys, Ruditis, Saline, Sandell, Shea, Simko, Skowronski, Smeeth, Sullivan, Templar, Tessari, Tkatch, Turcotte, van Loekeren, Varalli, Verbos, Walli, Wesa, Wilga, Wills, Wright, Yankosky, Zemba and Zambrowicz
.