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Belkan, Joe

 Person

Biography

Joe Belkan (1891) wrote a letter about the poor conditions of unemployment and the mining industry in the town he was in and inquired about a job in Ouray.

Citation:
Joe Belkan Letter, 1891 (Joe Belkan; reported back about conditions of the mines and asked about a job in Ouray dated October 13, 1981).

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Joe Belkan letter

 File — Folder 1: [Barcode: 31197230309129]
Identifier: MSS SC 1132
Scope and Contents

Letter dated 13 Feb. 1891 and addressed to a Mr. Parkins Ouray, Colorado. Belken is in Salt Lake City, Utah, looking for work, but the "money market" is tight and "the town is full of people hunting employment and failing to find it." Belken also asks Parkins for some money, so he can return to Ouray.

Dates: 1891 February 13