A master reciter of classic verse, Jerry Brooks worked underground in the coal mines of Utah for 26 years before taking to the cowboy poetry stage. As the 23rd Annual Mining Expo comes to Elko, we honor friends and family who work in the mining industry with Brooksie's recitation of a lesser-known poem by Charles Badger Clark, "The Old Prospector."
Length: 5:10 ~ Listen or Podcast from iTunes.
This Podcast was drawn from the Western Folklife Center's archival audio material of the "Poets of Utah and Wyoming" session at the 2006 National Cowboy Poetry Gathering. If you have questions or comments concerning the podcast, please drop us a line at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
Click here to see information from the Elko Convention and Visitors Authority about the Mining Expo, held every June in Elko, Nevada.
