Seeking their fortunes, thousands of men arrived in the. Early mining in northeastern colorado national park service. Victor history victor was founded in 1891, shortly after winfield scott stratton discovered gold nearby. Photo gallery and history of the vindicator gold mine in the cripple creek. Often sought after by collectors of cripple creek mining stocks, historical. As early as the 1700s, the spanish were prospecting and mining for precious metals. Mines, mining and miners denver public library history.
The pikes peak gold rush brought unprecedented numbers of people into the region and that in turn led to powerful social, economic. Mining sources in the western history genealogy department include photographs, manuscripts, prospectuses, maps, magazines, and directories. The uravan mineral belt is on the west side of the state, and the colorado mineral belt is a large area of the state had goldsilver booms. Victor is a statutory city in teller county, colorad o, united states. In the breathtaking colorado mining town of victor, foliage gleams from mountain vistas. Browse the amazon editors picks for the best books of 2019, featuring our.
The center of the cripple creek mining district, victor is home to numerous historic buildings. It was the first standard gauge railroad through the rocky mountains. What it is and those who have made it paperback by. In the book, she talks about moving to this remote outpost, getting mail and other deliveries, changing homes and making friends in a mining camp. It reached its peak around the turn of the century when there.
The historical statistics of the colorado mining industry. This book is a great addition to a mining history library and makes a great christmas gift too. Cripple creek, colorado, books, antiquarian books, old maps, old photographs. Covering the woods mining companies and related businesses, the 48page booklet includes ads for these companies, photographs of various mines and a list of 166 items featured in their exhibit at. Book your stay click on an accommodation below to view more photos, check availability, and make a reservation. The colorado gold rush, also known as the pikes peak gold rush, occurred in the late 1850s. These 17 rare photos show colorado s mining history like never before. The following index will be included in books published in late 102018 and onward.
During the late 19th century, gold fever roared through colorado like wildfire, and mining camps and towns were literally born overnight. In 1900, the family moved to the mining town of victor, colorado. It is the deepest mine in the district at 3,350 deep. Victor was founded in 1891, shortly after winfield scott stratton discovered gold nearby. Mining in co lorado a history of discovery, development and production originally published in 1926 as professional paper 8 this historically significant book has information on the mining in co lorado that we havent found in any other publication. Outside during the sunny summer, you can pan for real gold and gems.
Many were buried in cemeteries throughout the county and others were shipped to other parts of colorado and the united states. Perched on the side of battle mountain at nearly 10,000 feet elevation is victor, colorado, a village steeped in history. Cripple creek, colorado, rare books, western americana, old. The division is committed to balancing the need for mineral resource production with protection of the public, environment and colorado s natural resources. He provides detailed specifics to location and quantities of minerals recovered. Golden colorado mine tours mining history association. Mining history education is the prime goal of the mining history association. Mines in victor and cripple creek provided 21 million ounces of gold.
Mining was far and away the most significant industry in nineteenth and early twentiethcentury colorado and has remained important since that time. Cripple creek, colorado, cripple creek checks, rare books. While cripple creek, colorado is not a ghost town, it was one of the most important mining camps in colorado. One of the more ambitious foreign undertakings in the early years of colorado s mining history occurred in boulder county, near the headwaters of boulder creek. If you are interested in colorado s gold mining history, this 2. This book, historic photos of colorado mining, provides an introduction to colorado s mining history through photographs from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. The town boomed as the surrounding cripple creek mining district quickly became the most productive gold mining district in the united states. Accompanying captions provide specific contexts for the photos and tell the story of the prospectors, miners, engineers, teamsters, railroaders, and townspeople who served as. To protect the public, miners and the environment during current mining operations, restore abandoned mines, and to ensure that all mined land is reclaimed to beneficial use. Railroads from 1887 to 1918, colorado midland railroad operated rail service along a 222mile line from colorado city now old colorado city, through ute pass and across the continental divide, to new castle a coal mining town that was west of glenwood springs. The town was named after the victor mine, which may have been named for an early settler, victor adams. Gold was discovered in vic tor in the late 19th century, an omen of the future of the town.
History of telluride telluride, co official website. Filled with vintage buildings and gold mining structures, this semighost town is one of the most preserved mining camps in colorado. Along with the exhibits that include scenes from the past, the museum board created the hunter mining history library, which displays books and documents from the collections of. Holmes room double queen room nikola tesla room double queen room elizabeth bathory room king room black annisroom king room book all four rooms stay in our haunted brothel. A story of the grand island mining district of boulder county, colorado, denver. Author marshall sprague reported in his book, money mountain, that winfield scott. Colorado mining history is a chronology of precious metal mining, fuel extraction, building material quarrying, and rare earth mining. A brief history of telluride used as a summer camp for centuries by ute indians and named by spanish explorers in the 1700s, the san juan mountains lured fortune seekers to colorado with visions of silver and gold.
By the mid1870s, the sheridan mine was the first in a string of local claims and a tent camp was established in the valley below. Out of stock bancrofts history of colorado mining book. Be sure to reserve your copy as only 100 total hardbound books were printed. Incorporated in 1894, victor flourished during the gold mining era that. A context for historical archaeology ancient colorado, an illustrated overview of colorado s prehistory. Publications by state colorado page 1 mining books.
These 17 rare photos show colorados mining history like. James a boulder co mining tunnelling milling land town 76 boulder m 1879 austin, m a royal gem 191 custer m 1879. Books about mining page 3 here is an alphabetical list of books about mining, prospecting, mines, miners, mining history, economic minerals, mining engineering, and some geological, geotechnical, and petroleum engineering, compiled by a. It is provided here for those who own the earlier version of the book in an effort to continue to make the book more useful to all.
Ute indians, in addition to books on colorado history and handmade crafts and goods. Many of those travelling west to california would have had their first experiences in the mines of colorado. Victor is a statutory city in teller county, colorado, united states. Cherrys artimages of mining history, authored by ed hunter, is a limited edition hardbound book with gold foil lettering on the cover. The victor lowell thomas museum is an original 1899 building that houses two floors of artifacts, books, exhibits and photographs depicting the life in victor from its beginnings to the heyday of gold mining. The museum houses two floors of artifacts, books, exhibits and photographs depict the life in victor from its earlier days to he heyday of gold mining. In 1892 harry, frank and warren woods founded the mt. Filled with vintage buildings and gold mining structures, this semi ghost town is one of the most preserved mining camps in colorado.
Mining in the pikes peak region was a tremendous influence in colorado springs history. My grandfather immigrated to the us in 1910 arriving at galveston, texas, with a destination of trinidad, co. The great colorado mining boom that followed was the major reason for the building of narrow gauge lines into the rockies. Pictorial history of the cripple creek and victor gold mining district in colorado. We are central to the gold belt national scenic byway and designated as a national historic district. People recorded in these books either died in the cripple creek mining district or were shipped in for burial there. Its an especially important piece of history since the woods family is credited with founding the wellknown mining town of victor, colorado. Victor, colorado the city of gold mines is located at nearly 10,000 elevation feet on the southwest side of pikes peak, in the cripple creek victor mining district. From the first miners who sought the riches of the areas gold reserves to the more recent exploiters of colorado s diverse natural resources, the mining. Aspen history silver mining town colorado geology book.
Colorado mine directory 18791910 name mine mill company page county metalcoal 1879 abbey, charles juniata 95 boulder m 1879. University press of colorado and colorado historical society, 1997. Rio grande, platte, and southern colorado river basins colorado history. Victor, the city of mines, is located in teller county on the western side of pikes. City of influence by brian levine, a quick history. Hollister presents an expansive history and summary of the area and those who came to mine it. Victor lowell thomas museum celebrates restoration with. To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, im or document to embed the entire object, paste this html in website to link to this page, paste this link in email, im or document to embed this page, paste this html in website. Fisher manual of obsolete and worthless securities call number. Gold madness, murder, and mayhem in the colorado rockies. The pikes peak gold rush brought unprecedented numbers of people into the region and that in turn led to powerful social, economic, and political changes that brought about the creation of colorado territory in 1861, culminating in the.
In the center of town stands a former casino and brothel, renovated beautifully to reflect its rich history and intrigue. Victor lowell thomas museum offers gold mining history, gold mine tours, gold. Colorado mining history in 1849 and 1850, several parties of gold seekers bound for the california gold rush panned small amounts of gold from various streams in the south platte river valley at the foot of the rocky mountains in then western kansas territory, now northeast colorado. Cripple creek, colorado, cripple creek checks, revenueimprinted checks, fortunes of a decade, books, antiquarian books, old maps, old photographs, cabinet cards, stereo views, gold mining, railroad books. Victor lowell thomas museum gift shop victor, colorado. The cripple creek gold rush began in 1890 and spawned. These materials document the development of mining in the west. The wife of a mining engineer chronicles their cold, lonely, isolated life with warm memories and. Since becoming a state in 1876, mining has been a vital part of colorado s economy and work force in fact, mining is what brought many families to the area in the first place. Victor, colorado the city of mines legends of america.
Vindicator valley trail victor 2020 all you need to. The most intensive period of development of the mine coincided. There were rich rewards awaiting the railroads founders in hauling people and supplies into, and people, live stock and mine ores out of the rockies. The mining district, which hit its peak in 1900, became the 2nd largest gold district in the countrys history. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. D s victor 179 clear creek m 1879 baker, a h baker 196 gilpin m 1879 baker, a p minnie 225 gilpin. Colorado division of reclamation, mining and safety.
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