'Cowell Lime Works' in Wikipedia

While studying Lime Kiln Legacies, I checked Wikipedia to see if there are any Santa Cruz lime industry-related articles. I found one entitled Cowell Lime Works, very short and full of inaccuracies. I enjoy WP editing and decided to put some time into improving the article, using Lime Kiln Legacies as a reference. To this point, just the introductory (and only) section have been edited. A first draft of a new section entitled 'History' is written, but I wanted to run it by Frank Perry (one of the Legacies authors) before posting it. With some expert feedback, the section should soon be ready for addition to the article.

Resolutions -- slowly

Time for an update on on those pesky resolutions - it's only been four-and-a-half months. I did get the new Historical Novels blog launched (there's a link to it in the sidebar). Progress on the other items has been slower. Thanks to the great book Lime Kiln Legacies, I found a couple of new facts to add to William Kerr House. There are also a few tidbits in that book relating to the bituminous rock industry. It's odd that there are so few connections between lime and bituminous rock in Santa Cruz County. Both industries involved quarrying/mining in some of the same areas, especially on the north coast. Yet Henry Cowell appears to be the only business owner with interests in both. According to a source quoted in Lime Kiln Legacies, he bought out one of the earlier bituminous rock operations in 1891. I bet there was some crossover of quarrymen but those names are much harder to find, especially for the bituminous operations.