Colorado mining history books

Leadville, colorado, a real town rich with silver mining history, plays a minor role in my novel the bride lotterythe nearest town with a railway spur. Organized in 1859, gold hill was one of colorado s earliest mining camps and remains an excellent example of the pattern of settlement and community development within the 19th century metal mining communities of boulder county. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. Mining history, methods, economics, location and ore genesis, analysis and processing. The trail of gold and silver university press of colorado.

Looking for a book on the history of colorado i am fascinated by the history of colorado, especially the mining settlements in the mid late 19th century and was wondering if i could get any recommendations on a good book that gives a broad history on that era or the history of the state as a whole. Special collections are unavailable starting mar 19 2020 due to library closuresreduced hours. This book, historic photos of colorado mining, provides an introduction to colorados mining history through photographs from the nineteenth and early. A verse novel 2007 is a fictionalized history and celebration of those who were victims of one of the bloodiest and most cruel chapters in colorados history. Indexes of mining accidents occurring in colorado from 1884 to 1981. Mining towns of southern colorado images of america. Many of those travelling west to california would have had their first experiences in the mines of colorado. One of the more ambitious foreign undertakings in the early years of colorados mining history occurred in boulder county, near the headwaters of boulder creek. 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. The colorado division of reclamation, mining and safetys drms coal program submitted a formal program amendment co040for to the office of su. Excellent detail on mining in the colorado territory, which specifics on mines and mining companies in gilpin, clear creek, boulder, park, lake, and summit counties. A detailed history of an old mining area, its past and present, written by erl h. A thoroughly researched history of the clear creek area, west of georgetown close to arapohoe basin ski area.

Many different minerals and precious metals were mined from colorados mountains. Donors to the ropeway center in memory of charles dwyer. Historic photos of colorado mining books historic photos of. The colorado national guard and colorado fuel and iron company guards attacked a tent colony of 1,200 striking coal miners and their families in ludlow, colorado, on april 20, 1914, with the national guard using machine guns to fire into the colony. Your headquarters for 4wheeling, offroading, jeeping, and dirtbiking. As early as the 1700s, the spanish were prospecting and mining for precious metals. History of telluride telluride, co official website. Includes first and last name, county, name of mine, date of accident, and type of accident. A history and catalogue of tin pan alleys western recordings. While collecting the stories for her book, caroline arlen would hear the same type of contradictions. During the late 19th century, gold fever roared through colorado like wildfire, and mining camps and towns were literally born overnight. Ellis and carrie scott ellis and publishd in 1983 by jendehagan book corporation.

The influx of miners contributed significantly to the settling of colorado. Bancrofts history of colorado part of volume xx of bancrofts history of the pacific states is a reprint that makes a very rare and costly research tool available and affordable to all colorado historians, students, and historybuffs. 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. A guide to colorado s casual gold prospecting, mining history and sightseeing kevin singel 4. He provides detailed specifics to location and quantities of minerals recovered.

Eberhart, guide to the colorado ghost towns and mining camps 1959. His specialties have been colorado history and the history of mining. The colorado division of reclamation mining and safetys auger map provides information on active and historic mines in colorado. The utes remained until 1873 when the brunot treaty opened the san juans to settlement. Cripple creek, colorado, rare books, western americana, old. Lamour came to colorado in 1926 and found a job in mining for awhile. Seeking their fortunes, thousands of men arrived in the. Born in the coal mining town of price, utah, in 1925, reeves graduated from carbon high school in 1943 and enlisted in the u. Bancrofts history of colorado mining book mining books. A history of denver, denver methodism and the university of denver colorado seminary divided into four sections. He studied military tactics and mechanical engineering at the university of colorado and then served in the pacific theater at the end of world war ii.

The telluride national historic district just six blocks wide and twelve blocks long is a window into the towns illustrious past and a showcase. Gold mining, colorado, rare books, silver mining, old maps, old photographs, western americana, colorado history, arizona, new mexico, wyoming, custer. 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. The history of early southwestern colorado mining, up to the ute removal in 1881, can be summarized by three basic stages. Mines, mining and miners denver public library history.

Chief of the utes, images of the san juans, a quick history of ouray,the million dollar highway and exploring the san juan triangle. Guide to the colorado ghost towns and mining camps. Author smith has been a professor at fort lewis college in durango, colorado since 1964. He also has made it a point in his career to write in an entertaining, nonacademic fashion. The wife of a mining engineer chronicles their cold, lonely, isolated life with warm memories and rich descriptions of colorados silvery san juans. Telluride history the town of telluride, nestled in a box canyon surrounded by,000 ft peaks, is filled with colorful legends, over a century of rich history, and certainly rocky mountain spirit. There are almost 10,000 publications whose dates range from 1875 2017 on the shelves currently. Finally, lets toast louis lamour, who wrote over 100 novels and 200 short stories.

Mining in colorado, 18592009 a timberline book this is no dry technical history meant solely for mining buffs. He surveyed many of the city plots and mines in and around idaho springs. Colorado mining camps, ghost towns, boomtowns, mines. Our high country can be a terrifying place even with. This book, historic photos of colorado mining, provides an introduction to colorados mining history through photographs from the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Telling the story of mining through technology, resources and people. The human history of colorado extends back more than 14,000 years. While cripple creek, colorado is not a ghost town, it was one of the most important mining camps in colorado. The history of a silvermining town, 18791893 by malcolm j. Hollister presents an expansive history and summary of the area and those who came to mine it. Colorado mining history is a chronology of precious metal mining fuel extraction building. The story of colorados gold and silver rushes 1970.

Early mining in northeastern colorado national park service. Today, only one commercial gold mine newmonts cripple creek venture operates in the state. The ludlow massacre was a massacre perpetrated by antistriker militia during the colorado coalfield war. Of the numerous companies operating the mines, the. Hard back books comprise about 30% of the collection. Active and inactive construction and hardrock mines with information on permitting, size, commodities, fees, land use, and more coal permit boundaries alluvial and bedrock aquifers geology hydrography land cover users can. A social history of mining in japan by kazuo nimura paperback. 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 science librarian, that are currently available. As early as 1862 prospectors worked the area but it was not until 1869 that sam conger recognized this locales silver ores.

Colorado, colorado denver, colorado city, gold rushes, etc. Throughout the early nineteenth century, explorers reported that they found gold in the regions streams and rivers. Accompanying captions provide specific contexts for the photos and tell the story of the prospectors, miners, engineers, teamsters, railroaders, and townspeople who served as. The lindenmeier site in larimer county, colorado, is a folsom culture archaeological site with artifacts dating from approximately 8710 bce when explorers, early trappers, hunters, and gold miners visited and settled in colorado, the. Colorados mining history, and prosperitys mail order brides. Mining was far and away the most significant industry in nineteenth and early twentiethcentury colorado and has remained important since that time. James underhill came to idaho springs in 1897 and was a prominent colorado surveyor and mining engineer.

A past president of the ouray county historical society, he lectures frequently on colorado history. The first permanent white settlers came for diverse reasons, but gold and silver served as magnets to the region. Colorado division of reclamation, mining and safety. David smith is the author of six other books about colorado including mountain mysteries, ouray. List of books and articles about colorado history online. Colorado history history research guides at colorado. Colorado scholars and buffs will surely enjoy this book.

Silverton history in the summers ute indians hunted and lived in the silverton area before the first explorers, the spanish, arrived. The region that is today the state of colorado was first inhabited by native american people. Mining in the pikes peak region was a tremendous influence in colorado springs history. Underhill was a harvard graduate who wrote a number of books on surveying. This book proudly celebrates colorados 150 years of mining. Search our online library catalog for subject headings mines or mining for records of books, manuscript collections, maps, and serial titles. Colorado mining history is a chronology of precious metal mining e. We tell the story of earth resources technologies and the colorado school of mines. The colorado gold rush, also known as the pikes peak gold rush, occurred in the late 1850s. Western montrose county there is something about the tattered remnants of a 121yearold mining marvel that keeps drawing the curious back to this remote canyon along colorado 141. Colorado mining stories is a collection of tales depicting the hazards, heroics and humor of hardrock mining in colorado. Fetchs is your source for local information on hiking, jeeping, and mining history, this store has a little bit of everything. Also, history of the first gold rush to the territory, mining and milling processes, development and conditions of the mines. Often sought after by collectors of cripple creek mining stocks, historical publications, and other historical ephemera.

City of influence by brian levine, a quick history. The archive supports research on the history of mining, with emphasis on colorado and the us. The colorado guide to mountain ghost towns, mining camps, boomtowns, and historic sites. Colorados rich mining history is documented in archival, photographic, and artifact sources. Early mining and transportation in southwestern colorado. Section i 18761884, section ii 18841890, section iii 18901900, and section iv 19001912. Kitchens discovered coal in marshall in 1859 and sold the. Mining, colorado, rare books, western americana, antiquarian. 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. Gold madness, murder, and mayhem in the colorado rockies.