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Mineral King District Association Newsletter
Spring 2009 | Fall 2009 | Spring 2010 | Summer 2011

A Flash in the Pan - NPS Newsletter from Alysia Schmidt, Mineral King Interpretive Ranger
Volume 3, Issue 2 | Volume 3, Issue 2 | Volume 3, Issue 3
Volume 4, Issue 1 | Volume 4, Issue 2 | Volume 4, Issue 3 | Volume 4, Issue 4 | Volume 4, Issue 5

Recent & Historical Articles

How the Earth Got a Lawyer
Article posted on earthjustice.org

Public Input Sought for Mineral King Management Plan
19 April 2010 news release from the National Park Service regarding open public scoping period.

Mineral King Road Cultural Landscape District
Memo from the NPS Cultural Landscapes Inventory [2008]

"Silver City - The Untold Story" (2009) Synopsis and order form

Money Squeeze Causes Pass on Parkland
The Signal article by Susan Gallagher regarding the NPS budget shortfall. [22 November 2007]

"Orlando Barton Tells of Early Mineral King Trails, Roads" by Joe Doctor, 1986
This article, part 2 of 2, was written by Joe Doctor and was published in the “Heritage” series in the Exeter Sun. [15 January 1986]

Why Silver Was Never Smelted at Mineral King
This article, part 1 of 2, was written by Joe Doctor and was published in the “Heritage” series in the Exeter Sun. [8 January 1986]

Mining the Lore of Mineral King
Article by Clay Shaw in Ford Times [September 1983]

Mickey Mouse in the Mountains
Article by Peter Browning for Harpers Magazine [March 1972]

Mineral King Scores an Upset
Sierra Club vs. U.S. Forest Service. Ski Holiday Magazine [1970]

To Guard and Preserve? Or Open and Enjoy?
Time Magazine. [7 February 1969]

Avalanche! A Memoir of Survival in Mineral King, California.
Written by Walter Ballinger for Quest Magazine. [February/March 1979]

The King Besieged
American Museum article on Disney plans, written by Jack Hope [1969]

MKDA Organized to Fight Mineral King Development
An article written by Jim Barton on the history of the Mineral King District association.

From Plains to Peaks
"A journey to the head of the Kaweah River" written by Muriel Irwin for the Los Angeles Times. [7 May 1899]

Atwell Mill surveyor's list, 1882
List of surveyors from the first survey of Mineral King in 1882