Mining Raton History II - Volume 2 Author:William Carroll Wonderful detailed reports, by long-time residents of mining camps and Raton, dictated in the early 1980s as part of a Raton Library project to preserve the city's history. Tapes of the recordings were carefully transcribed in 2004 with the resulting documentation used for this book. Many of the speakers have moved on and when there was doubt ... more »as to name spelling or dates, the best possible interpretation has been used. Herein you will find the wonderful details of mine-camp living, what coal mining was really all about and how Raton reacted to eventual closing of the mines. This is history as told by those who lived it. Enjoy!« less