SHOT - Revision history

Randylyon at 00:33, 19 September 2015

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	[[Image:shotbottle.png\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Joseph Pickett's bicentennial project was producing shot. Photo Courtesy: Bob Reding]]As a bicentennial project, Joseph Pickett returned to the shot tower to make shot. His plans called for him to pour enough lead to provide the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]] with one thousand bottles of shot for sale. (13) The first bottle, auctioned off by Mayor [[LUNDH, Alvin Emil\|Alvin Emil LUNDH]], sold for thirty-five dollars.		[[Image:shotbottle.png\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Joseph Pickett's bicentennial project was producing shot. Photo Courtesy: Bob Reding]]As a bicentennial project, Joseph Pickett returned to the shot tower to make shot. His plans called for him to pour enough lead to provide the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]] with one thousand bottles of shot for sale. (13) The first bottle, auctioned off by Mayor [[LUNDH, Alvin Emil\|Alvin Emil LUNDH]], sold for thirty-five dollars.

			See: [[SHOT TOWER (James Hughes)]]

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	7. "Dubuque County Before 1880," ''Telegraph Herald'', Oct. 19, 1933, p. 17. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-P9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068,2467848&dq=cooper+wagons+dubuque&hl=en		7. "Dubuque County Before 1880," ''Telegraph Herald'', Oct. 19, 1933, p. 17. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-P9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068,2467848&dq=cooper+wagons+dubuque&hl=en

	8. "Shot Tower, Now in Ruins, on the Standard Lumber Company's Grounds, and Its Unique History," Telegraph Herald, Apr. 5, 1914, p. 13. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j3FiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AncNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4259,7228461&dq=shot+manufacturing+dubuque&hl=en		8. "Shot Tower, Now in Ruins, on the Standard Lumber Company's Grounds, and Its Unique History," ''Telegraph Herald'', Apr. 5, 1914, p. 13. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j3FiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AncNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4259,7228461&dq=shot+manufacturing+dubuque&hl=en

	9. Ibid.		9. Ibid.
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	12. "The Manufacturing Interest."		12. "The Manufacturing Interest."

	13. Fyten, David. "Bicentennial Schedule is Growing," Telegraph Herald, Oct. 28, 1975, p. 6. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x_1QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OL4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6213,4551143&dq=bicentennial+lead+shot+dubuque&hl=en		13. Fyten, David. "Bicentennial Schedule is Growing," ''Telegraph Herald'', Oct. 28, 1975, p. 6. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x_1QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OL4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6213,4551143&dq=bicentennial+lead+shot+dubuque&hl=en



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Randylyon at 04:31, 4 December 2014

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	1. "The Old Shot Tower," Telegraph Herald and Times Journal, Oct. 11, 1931, p. 7. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YpBSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mr4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4422,4499123&dq=shot+manufacturing+dubuque&hl=en		1. "The Old Shot Tower," ''Telegraph Herald and Times Journal'', Oct. 11, 1931, p. 7. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=YpBSAAAAIBAJ&sjid=Mr4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=4422,4499123&dq=shot+manufacturing+dubuque&hl=en

	2. Ibid.		2. Ibid.
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	3. Ibid.		3. Ibid.

	4. "Tower is Put Up for Sale," The Milwaukee Sentinel, Jan. 25, 1930, p. 18. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wl5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2w4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6847,4577331&dq=shot+manufacturing+dubuque&hl=en		4. "Tower is Put Up for Sale," ''The Milwaukee Sentinel'', Jan. 25, 1930, p. 18. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=wl5QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=2w4EAAAAIBAJ&pg=6847,4577331&dq=shot+manufacturing+dubuque&hl=en

	5. "The Old Shot Tower."		5. "The Old Shot Tower."

	6. "The Manufacturing Interest," Dubuque Daily Herald, December 15, 1867, p. 4. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jMZCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=casMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3423,6144162&dq=shot+manufacturing+dubuque&hl=en		6. "The Manufacturing Interest," ''Dubuque Daily Herald'', December 15, 1867, p. 4. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jMZCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=casMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3423,6144162&dq=shot+manufacturing+dubuque&hl=en

	7. "Dubuque County Before 1880," Telegraph Herald, Oct. 19, 1933, p. 17. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-P9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068,2467848&dq=cooper+wagons+dubuque&hl=en		7. "Dubuque County Before 1880," ''Telegraph Herald'', Oct. 19, 1933, p. 17. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-P9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068,2467848&dq=cooper+wagons+dubuque&hl=en

	8. "Shot Tower, Now in Ruins, on the Standard Lumber Company's Grounds, and Its Unique History," Telegraph Herald, Apr. 5, 1914, p. 13. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j3FiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AncNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4259,7228461&dq=shot+manufacturing+dubuque&hl=en		8. "Shot Tower, Now in Ruins, on the Standard Lumber Company's Grounds, and Its Unique History," Telegraph Herald, Apr. 5, 1914, p. 13. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j3FiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AncNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4259,7228461&dq=shot+manufacturing+dubuque&hl=en

Randylyon at 04:30, 4 December 2014

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	Despite the other firms manufacturing shot, Chadburne and Forster's filed a lawsuit against the former owners of the shot tower claiming they were violating the terms of their sale. The defendants, however, claimed that they had not violated the contract because they were not using a tower. The defendants won the case; Chadburne and Forster left Dubuque.		Despite the other firms manufacturing shot, Chadburne and Forster's filed a lawsuit against the former owners of the shot tower claiming they were violating the terms of their sale. The defendants, however, claimed that they had not violated the contract because they were not using a tower. The defendants won the case; Chadburne and Forster left Dubuque.

	[[Image:~~shot~~.~~jpg~~\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Joseph Pickett's bicentennial project was producing shot. Photo Courtesy: Bob Reding]]As a bicentennial project, Joseph Pickett returned to the shot tower to make shot. His plans called for him to pour enough lead to provide the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]] with one thousand bottles of shot for sale. (13) The first bottle, auctioned off by Mayor [[LUNDH, Alvin Emil\|Alvin Emil LUNDH]], sold for thirty-five dollars.		[[Image:shotbottle.png\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Joseph Pickett's bicentennial project was producing shot. Photo Courtesy: Bob Reding]]As a bicentennial project, Joseph Pickett returned to the shot tower to make shot. His plans called for him to pour enough lead to provide the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]] with one thousand bottles of shot for sale. (13) The first bottle, auctioned off by Mayor [[LUNDH, Alvin Emil\|Alvin Emil LUNDH]], sold for thirty-five dollars.

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	The [[CIVIL WAR]] drove up the demand for shot. James Hughes and the [[MINING]] firm of Booth, Carter and Company were determined to resume the local business. Hughes constructed a new tower on Julien Drive and briefly prospered. On a $12,000 investment, he was able to produce 500 bags of shot daily. (6) After his second fire, however, he quit the business. (7)		The [[CIVIL WAR]] drove up the demand for shot. James Hughes and the [[MINING]] firm of Booth, Carter and Company were determined to resume the local business. Hughes constructed a new tower on Julien Drive and briefly prospered. On a $12,000 investment, he was able to produce 500 bags of shot daily. (6) After his second fire, however, he quit the business. (7)

	[[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]], [[CARTER, William\|William CARTER]], [[GRAVES, Julius K.\|Julius K. GRAVES]], and ~~[[CHENEY,~~ Richard~~\|Richard CHENEY]]~~were more successful. Constructing the necessary buildings over a 157 foot deep mine shaft on the southern border of [[HIGHLAND STOCK FARM]], these men dropped the molted lead through screens thus creating a shot tower underground that remained in business from 1861 to 1886. (8). The company was soon able to produce sufficient shot for buyers in Chicago and St. Paul. (9) So successful was the business that the following editorial was printed in the ''Dubuque Daily Times'' on Sunday, July 27, 1863:		[[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]], [[CARTER, William\|William CARTER]], [[GRAVES, Julius K.\|Julius K. GRAVES]], and Richard Cheney were more successful. Constructing the necessary buildings over a 157 foot deep mine shaft on the southern border of [[HIGHLAND STOCK FARM]], these men dropped the molted lead through screens thus creating a shot tower underground that remained in business from 1861 to 1886. (8). The company was soon able to produce sufficient shot for buyers in Chicago and St. Paul. (9) So successful was the business that the following editorial was printed in the ''Dubuque Daily Times'' on Sunday, July 27, 1863:

	If C & F want to buy up all our mineral holes		If C & F want to buy up all our mineral holes

Randylyon at 19:10, 10 November 2013

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	The [[CIVIL WAR]] drove up the demand for shot. James Hughes and the [[MINING]] firm of Booth, Carter and Company were determined to resume the local business. Hughes constructed a new tower on Julien Drive and briefly prospered. On a $12,000 investment, he was able to produce 500 bags of shot daily. (6) After his second fire, however, he quit the business. (7)		The [[CIVIL WAR]] drove up the demand for shot. James Hughes and the [[MINING]] firm of Booth, Carter and Company were determined to resume the local business. Hughes constructed a new tower on Julien Drive and briefly prospered. On a $12,000 investment, he was able to produce 500 bags of shot daily. (6) After his second fire, however, he quit the business. (7)

	~~Booth~~, ~~Carter~~ and ~~Company~~ were more successful. Constructing the necessary buildings ~~at their~~ mine on ~~Hale's Mill Road~~, these men dropped the molted lead through screens ~~into some of their deepest mine shafts~~ thus creating a shot tower underground. The company was soon able to produce sufficient shot for buyers in Chicago and St. Paul. (8) So successful was the business that the following editorial was printed in the ''Dubuque Daily Times'' on Sunday, July 27, 1863:		[[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]], [[CARTER, William\|William CARTER]], [[GRAVES, Julius K.\|Julius K. GRAVES]], and [[CHENEY, Richard\|Richard CHENEY]]were more successful. Constructing the necessary buildings over a 157 foot deep mine shaft on the southern border of [[HIGHLAND STOCK FARM]], these men dropped the molted lead through screens thus creating a shot tower underground that remained in business from 1861 to 1886. (8). The company was soon able to produce sufficient shot for buyers in Chicago and St. Paul. (9) So successful was the business that the following editorial was printed in the ''Dubuque Daily Times'' on Sunday, July 27, 1863:

	If C & F want to buy up all our mineral holes		If C & F want to buy up all our mineral holes
	now is the time to do it. (9)		now is the time to do it. (10)

	A fire destroyed the business in 1877, but it was rebuilt in 1878 and resumed production. The capacity of the business was 60,000 twenty-five pound bags annually. (10)		A fire destroyed the business in 1877, but it was rebuilt in 1878 and resumed production. The capacity of the business was 60,000 twenty-five pound bags annually. (11)

	By 1867 the firm of Carter, Rogers and Company with an investment of $15,000 built a two-story brick building over a shaft near the residence of [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]]. This was in an area known as West Dubuque. (11)		By 1867 the firm of Carter, Rogers and Company with an investment of $15,000 built a two-story brick building over a shaft near the residence of [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]]. This was in an area known as West Dubuque. (12)

	Despite the other firms manufacturing shot, Chadburne and Forster's filed a lawsuit against the former owners of the shot tower claiming they were violating the terms of their sale. The defendants, however, claimed that they had not violated the contract because they were not using a tower. The defendants won the case; Chadburne and Forster left Dubuque.		Despite the other firms manufacturing shot, Chadburne and Forster's filed a lawsuit against the former owners of the shot tower claiming they were violating the terms of their sale. The defendants, however, claimed that they had not violated the contract because they were not using a tower. The defendants won the case; Chadburne and Forster left Dubuque.

	[[Image:shot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Joseph Pickett's bicentennial project was producing shot. Photo Courtesy: Bob Reding]]As a bicentennial project, Joseph Pickett returned to the shot tower to make shot. His plans called for him to pour enough lead to provide the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]] with one thousand bottles of shot for sale. (12) The first bottle, auctioned off by Mayor [[LUNDH, Alvin Emil\|Alvin Emil LUNDH]], sold for thirty-five dollars.		[[Image:shot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Joseph Pickett's bicentennial project was producing shot. Photo Courtesy: Bob Reding]]As a bicentennial project, Joseph Pickett returned to the shot tower to make shot. His plans called for him to pour enough lead to provide the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]] with one thousand bottles of shot for sale. (13) The first bottle, auctioned off by Mayor [[LUNDH, Alvin Emil\|Alvin Emil LUNDH]], sold for thirty-five dollars.

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	7. "Dubuque County Before 1880," Telegraph Herald, Oct. 19, 1933, p. 17. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-P9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068,2467848&dq=cooper+wagons+dubuque&hl=en		7. "Dubuque County Before 1880," Telegraph Herald, Oct. 19, 1933, p. 17. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-P9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068,2467848&dq=cooper+wagons+dubuque&hl=en

	8. ~~Ibid~~.		8. "Shot Tower, Now in Ruins, on the Standard Lumber Company's Grounds, and Its Unique History," Telegraph Herald, Apr. 5, 1914, p. 13. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=j3FiAAAAIBAJ&sjid=AncNAAAAIBAJ&pg=4259,7228461&dq=shot+manufacturing+dubuque&hl=en

	9. ~~"The Old Shot Tower~~."		9. Ibid.

	10. ~~Ibid~~.		10. "The Old Shot Tower."

	11. ~~"The Manufacturing Interest~~."		11. Ibid.

	12. Fyten, David. "Bicentennial Schedule is Growing," Telegraph Herald, Oct. 28, 1975, p. 6. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x_1QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OL4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6213,4551143&dq=bicentennial+lead+shot+dubuque&hl=en		12. "The Manufacturing Interest."

			13. Fyten, David. "Bicentennial Schedule is Growing," Telegraph Herald, Oct. 28, 1975, p. 6. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x_1QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OL4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6213,4551143&dq=bicentennial+lead+shot+dubuque&hl=en



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Randylyon at 19:02, 5 November 2013

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	~~This entry is being edited.~~

	[[File:shotbag.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Bag used for selling shot. Photo courtesy: National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium]]		[[File:shotbag.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|left\|Bag used for selling shot. Photo courtesy: National Mississippi River Museum and Aquarium]]
	SHOT. Polished [[LEAD]] spheres used in firearms before the invention of bullets. Manufactured in Dubuque at the [[SHOT TOWER]], lead shot proved to be one of Dubuque's earliest and most controversial products. Molten lead combined with arsenic was poured through a sieve, a piece of sheet iron with holes punched into it at regular intervals. The size of the holes determined the size of the shot being manufactured. The lead continued to fall through as many as nine sieves which formed the shot into its proper size. The spheres finally fell into a tank of cold water at the bottom of the tower and were collected. (1) The rough spheres were polished in a rotating cask before being packaged in bags for sale. Imperfect shot were separated out and remelted.		SHOT. Polished [[LEAD]] spheres used in firearms before the invention of bullets. Manufactured in Dubuque at the [[SHOT TOWER]], lead shot proved to be one of Dubuque's earliest and most controversial products. Molten lead combined with arsenic was poured through a sieve, a piece of sheet iron with holes punched into it at regular intervals. The size of the holes determined the size of the shot being manufactured. The lead continued to fall through as many as nine sieves which formed the shot into its proper size. The spheres finally fell into a tank of cold water at the bottom of the tower and were collected. (1) The rough spheres were polished in a rotating cask before being packaged in bags for sale. Imperfect shot were separated out and remelted.
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	Despite the other firms manufacturing shot, Chadburne and Forster's filed a lawsuit against the former owners of the shot tower claiming they were violating the terms of their sale. The defendants, however, claimed that they had not violated the contract because they were not using a tower. The defendants won the case; Chadburne and Forster left Dubuque.		Despite the other firms manufacturing shot, Chadburne and Forster's filed a lawsuit against the former owners of the shot tower claiming they were violating the terms of their sale. The defendants, however, claimed that they had not violated the contract because they were not using a tower. The defendants won the case; Chadburne and Forster left Dubuque.

	[[Image:shot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Joseph Pickett's bicentennial project was producing shot. Photo Courtesy: Bob Reding]]As a bicentennial project, Joseph Pickett returned to the shot tower to make shot. His plans called for him to pour enough lead to provide the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]] with one thousand bottles of shot for sale. The first bottle, auctioned off by Mayor [[LUNDH, Alvin Emil\|Alvin Emil LUNDH]], sold for thirty-five dollars.		[[Image:shot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Joseph Pickett's bicentennial project was producing shot. Photo Courtesy: Bob Reding]]As a bicentennial project, Joseph Pickett returned to the shot tower to make shot. His plans called for him to pour enough lead to provide the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]] with one thousand bottles of shot for sale. (12) The first bottle, auctioned off by Mayor [[LUNDH, Alvin Emil\|Alvin Emil LUNDH]], sold for thirty-five dollars.

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	11. "The Manufacturing Interest."		11. "The Manufacturing Interest."

			12. Fyten, David. "Bicentennial Schedule is Growing," Telegraph Herald, Oct. 28, 1975, p. 6. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=x_1QAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OL4MAAAAIBAJ&pg=6213,4551143&dq=bicentennial+lead+shot+dubuque&hl=en



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Randylyon at 04:51, 5 November 2013

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	SHOT. Polished [[LEAD]] spheres used in firearms before the invention of bullets. Manufactured in Dubuque at the [[SHOT TOWER]], lead shot proved to be one of Dubuque's earliest and most controversial products. Molten lead combined with arsenic was poured through a sieve, a piece of sheet iron with holes punched into it at regular intervals. The size of the holes determined the size of the shot being manufactured. The lead continued to fall through as many as nine sieves which formed the shot into its proper size. The spheres finally fell into a tank of cold water at the bottom of the tower and were collected. (1) The rough spheres were polished in a rotating cask before being packaged in bags for sale. Imperfect shot were separated out and remelted.		SHOT. Polished [[LEAD]] spheres used in firearms before the invention of bullets. Manufactured in Dubuque at the [[SHOT TOWER]], lead shot proved to be one of Dubuque's earliest and most controversial products. Molten lead combined with arsenic was poured through a sieve, a piece of sheet iron with holes punched into it at regular intervals. The size of the holes determined the size of the shot being manufactured. The lead continued to fall through as many as nine sieves which formed the shot into its proper size. The spheres finally fell into a tank of cold water at the bottom of the tower and were collected. (1) The rough spheres were polished in a rotating cask before being packaged in bags for sale. Imperfect shot were separated out and remelted.

	In 1860 the firm of Chadburne and Forster, a St. Louis manufacturer of shot capable of producing one thousand bags of shot daily, purchased Dubuque's [[SHOT TOWER]] for $3,000. (2) They promised to spend $5,000 to improve the tower, but really hoped monopolize the business ~~remove~~ a competitor from the market. (3) Part of the agreement was that the sellers would not erect another shot tower in Dubuque. (4) The day after the purchase, the cost of shot increased twenty-five cents. (5)		In 1860 the firm of Chadburne and Forster, a St. Louis manufacturer of shot capable of producing one thousand bags of shot daily, purchased Dubuque's [[SHOT TOWER]] for $3,000. (2) They promised to spend $5,000 to improve the tower, but really hoped monopolize the business by removing a competitor from the market. (3) Part of the agreement was that the sellers would not erect another shot tower in Dubuque. (4) The day after the purchase, the cost of shot increased twenty-five cents. (5)

	~~As the demand for shot increased due to the~~ [[CIVIL WAR]], James Hughes and the [[MINING]] firm of Booth, Carter and Company ~~became~~ determined to resume the local business. Hughes constructed a new tower on Julien Drive and briefly prospered. On a $12,000 investment, he was able to produce 500 bags of shot daily. (6) After his second fire, however, he quit the business. (7)		The [[CIVIL WAR]] drove up the demand for shot. James Hughes and the [[MINING]] firm of Booth, Carter and Company were determined to resume the local business. Hughes constructed a new tower on Julien Drive and briefly prospered. On a $12,000 investment, he was able to produce 500 bags of shot daily. (6) After his second fire, however, he quit the business. (7)

	Booth, Carter and Company were more successful. Constructing the necessary buildings at their mine on Hale's Mill Road, these men dropped the molted lead through screens into some of their deepest mine shafts creating a shot tower underground. The company was soon able to produce sufficient shot for buyers in Chicago and St. Paul. (8) So successful was the business that the following editorial was printed in the ''Dubuque Daily Times'' on Sunday, July 27, 1863:		Booth, Carter and Company were more successful. Constructing the necessary buildings at their mine on Hale's Mill Road, these men dropped the molted lead through screens into some of their deepest mine shafts thus creating a shot tower underground. The company was soon able to produce sufficient shot for buyers in Chicago and St. Paul. (8) So successful was the business that the following editorial was printed in the ''Dubuque Daily Times'' on Sunday, July 27, 1863:

	If C & F want to buy up all our mineral holes		If C & F want to buy up all our mineral holes
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	By 1867 the firm of Carter, Rogers and Company with an investment of $15,000 built a two-story brick building over a shaft near the residence of [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]]. This was in an area known as West Dubuque. (11)		By 1867 the firm of Carter, Rogers and Company with an investment of $15,000 built a two-story brick building over a shaft near the residence of [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]]. This was in an area known as West Dubuque. (11)

	Chadburne and Forster's ~~unsuccessful~~ lawsuit ~~to stop this practice resulted in~~ their ~~move from~~ Dubuque.		Despite the other firms manufacturing shot, Chadburne and Forster's filed a lawsuit against the former owners of the shot tower claiming they were violating the terms of their sale. The defendants, however, claimed that they had not violated the contract because they were not using a tower. The defendants won the case; Chadburne and Forster left Dubuque.

	[[Image:shot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Joseph Pickett's bicentennial project was producing shot. Photo Courtesy: Bob Reding]]As a bicentennial project, Joseph Pickett returned to the shot tower to make shot. His plans called for him to pour enough lead to provide the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]] with one thousand bottles of shot for sale. The first bottle, auctioned off by Mayor [[LUNDH, Alvin Emil\|Alvin Emil LUNDH]], sold for thirty-five dollars.		[[Image:shot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Joseph Pickett's bicentennial project was producing shot. Photo Courtesy: Bob Reding]]As a bicentennial project, Joseph Pickett returned to the shot tower to make shot. His plans called for him to pour enough lead to provide the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]] with one thousand bottles of shot for sale. The first bottle, auctioned off by Mayor [[LUNDH, Alvin Emil\|Alvin Emil LUNDH]], sold for thirty-five dollars.

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	In 1860 the firm of Chadburne and Forster, a St. Louis manufacturer of shot capable of producing one thousand bags of shot daily, purchased Dubuque's [[SHOT TOWER]] for $3,000. (2) They promised to spend $5,000 to improve the tower, but really hoped monopolize the business remove a competitor from the market. (3) Part of the agreement was that the sellers would not erect another shot tower in Dubuque. (4) The day after the purchase, the cost of shot increased twenty-five cents. (5)		In 1860 the firm of Chadburne and Forster, a St. Louis manufacturer of shot capable of producing one thousand bags of shot daily, purchased Dubuque's [[SHOT TOWER]] for $3,000. (2) They promised to spend $5,000 to improve the tower, but really hoped monopolize the business remove a competitor from the market. (3) Part of the agreement was that the sellers would not erect another shot tower in Dubuque. (4) The day after the purchase, the cost of shot increased twenty-five cents. (5)

	As the demand for shot increased due to the [[CIVIL WAR]], James Hughes and the [[MINING]] firm of Booth, Carter and Company became determined to resume the local business. Hughes constructed a new tower on Julien Drive and briefly prospered. After his second fire, however, he quit the business. (6)		As the demand for shot increased due to the [[CIVIL WAR]], James Hughes and the [[MINING]] firm of Booth, Carter and Company became determined to resume the local business. Hughes constructed a new tower on Julien Drive and briefly prospered. On a $12,000 investment, he was able to produce 500 bags of shot daily. (6) After his second fire, however, he quit the business. (7)

	Booth, Carter and Company were more successful. Constructing the necessary buildings at their mine on Hale's Mill Road, these men dropped the molted lead through screens into some of their deepest mine shafts creating a shot tower underground. The company was soon able to produce sufficient shot for buyers in Chicago and St. Paul. (7) So successful was the business that the following editorial was printed in the ''Dubuque Daily Times'' on Sunday, July 27, 1863:		Booth, Carter and Company were more successful. Constructing the necessary buildings at their mine on Hale's Mill Road, these men dropped the molted lead through screens into some of their deepest mine shafts creating a shot tower underground. The company was soon able to produce sufficient shot for buyers in Chicago and St. Paul. (8) So successful was the business that the following editorial was printed in the ''Dubuque Daily Times'' on Sunday, July 27, 1863:

	If C & F want to buy up all our mineral holes		If C & F want to buy up all our mineral holes
	now is the time to do it. (8)		now is the time to do it. (9)

			A fire destroyed the business in 1877, but it was rebuilt in 1878 and resumed production. The capacity of the business was 60,000 twenty-five pound bags annually. (10)

	~~A fire destroyed~~ the ~~business in 1877~~, ~~but it was rebuilt in 1878~~ and ~~resumed production. The capacity~~ of ~~the business was 60~~,000 ~~twenty~~-~~five pound bags annually~~. (9)		By 1867 the firm of Carter, Rogers and Company with an investment of $15,000 built a two-story brick building over a shaft near the residence of [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]]. This was in an area known as West Dubuque. (11)

	The success of Booth, Carter and Company led to [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]], [[CARTER, William\|William CARTER]], [[CHANEY, R. O.\|R. O. CHANEY]], and [[GRAVES, Julius K.\|Julius K. GRAVES]] to build a two-story brick building over a shaft near the residence of Booth.		Chadburne and Forster's unsuccessful lawsuit to stop this practice resulted in their move from Dubuque.

	Chadburne and Forster's unsuccessful ~~suit~~ to stop this practice resulted in their move from Dubuque.

	[[Image:shot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Joseph Pickett's bicentennial project was producing shot. Photo Courtesy: Bob Reding]]As a bicentennial project, Joseph Pickett returned to the shot tower to make shot. His plans called for him to pour enough lead to provide the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]] with one thousand bottles of shot for sale. The first bottle, auctioned off by Mayor [[LUNDH, Alvin Emil\|Alvin Emil LUNDH]], sold for thirty-five dollars.		[[Image:shot.jpg\|left\|thumb\|150px\|Joseph Pickett's bicentennial project was producing shot. Photo Courtesy: Bob Reding]]As a bicentennial project, Joseph Pickett returned to the shot tower to make shot. His plans called for him to pour enough lead to provide the [[DUBUQUE COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY]] with one thousand bottles of shot for sale. The first bottle, auctioned off by Mayor [[LUNDH, Alvin Emil\|Alvin Emil LUNDH]], sold for thirty-five dollars.
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	5. "The Old Shot Tower."		5. "The Old Shot Tower."

	6. "Dubuque County Before 1880," Telegraph Herald, Oct. 19, 1933, p. 17. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-P9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068,2467848&dq=cooper+wagons+dubuque&hl=en		6. "The Manufacturing Interest," Dubuque Daily Herald, December 15, 1867, p. 4. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=jMZCAAAAIBAJ&sjid=casMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3423,6144162&dq=shot+manufacturing+dubuque&hl=en

			7. "Dubuque County Before 1880," Telegraph Herald, Oct. 19, 1933, p. 17. Online: http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=-P9BAAAAIBAJ&sjid=U6oMAAAAIBAJ&pg=5068,2467848&dq=cooper+wagons+dubuque&hl=en

			8. Ibid.

	7. ~~Ibid~~.		9. "The Old Shot Tower."

	8. ~~"The Old Shot Tower~~."		10. Ibid.

	9. ~~Ibid~~.		11. "The Manufacturing Interest."



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	A fire destroyed the business in 1877, but it was rebuilt in 1878 and resumed production. The capacity of the business was 60,000 twenty-five pound bags annually. (9)		A fire destroyed the business in 1877, but it was rebuilt in 1878 and resumed production. The capacity of the business was 60,000 twenty-five pound bags annually. (9)

	The success of Booth, Carter and Company led to [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]], [[~~WILLIAM~~, ~~Carter~~\|William CARTER]], [[CHANEY, R. O.\|R. O. CHANEY]], and [[GRAVES, Julius K.\|Julius K. GRAVES]] to build a two-story brick building over a shaft near the residence of Booth.		The success of Booth, Carter and Company led to [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]], [[CARTER, William\|William CARTER]], [[CHANEY, R. O.\|R. O. CHANEY]], and [[GRAVES, Julius K.\|Julius K. GRAVES]] to build a two-story brick building over a shaft near the residence of Booth.

	Chadburne and Forster's unsuccessful suit to stop this practice resulted in their move from Dubuque.		Chadburne and Forster's unsuccessful suit to stop this practice resulted in their move from Dubuque.

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	A fire destroyed the business in 1877, but it was rebuilt in 1878 and resumed production. The capacity of the business was 60,000 twenty-five pound bags annually. (9)		A fire destroyed the business in 1877, but it was rebuilt in 1878 and resumed production. The capacity of the business was 60,000 twenty-five pound bags annually. (9)

	The success of Booth, Carter and Company led to [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]], [[WILLIAM Carter\|William CARTER]], [[CHANEY, R. O.\|R. O. CHANEY]], and [[GRAVES, J. K.\|J. K. GRAVES]] to build a two-story brick building over a shaft near the residence of Booth.		The success of Booth, Carter and Company led to [[BOOTH, Caleb H.\|Caleb H. BOOTH]], [[WILLIAM, Carter\|William CARTER]], [[CHANEY, R. O.\|R. O. CHANEY]], and [[GRAVES, Julius K.\|Julius K. GRAVES]] to build a two-story brick building over a shaft near the residence of Booth.

	Chadburne and Forster's unsuccessful suit to stop this practice resulted in their move from Dubuque.		Chadburne and Forster's unsuccessful suit to stop this practice resulted in their move from Dubuque.