Where the Mining Camp was in Our Area?
The first miners killed by Indians in our neck of the woods was in 1859 […]
DetailsIt was a Long Walk to the Bulkley?
Named for Frank Bulkley, a wealthy mining engineer, and later, owner of the Smith Hill […]
DetailsThey Stayed All Winter to Mine Around Pittsburgh?
The Augusta, Black Queen, Excelsior and Richmond silver mines were the lifeblood of Pittsburgh. The […]
DetailsWhere Cloud City Was?
The town of Anthracite, located out Slate River Road and above Nicholson Lake, was incorporated […]
DetailsThey Sold Crested Butte for Two Dollars?
The Ute Indians, only about 10,000 in number, were an unusual and fragmented tribe. These […]
DetailsShots were Fired in Crested Butte?
“RIOTING!” was the headline in the Rocky Mountain News on December 12, 1891. “Five men […]
DetailsHow a Miner Made 89 Cents?
The pay varied…as high as $1.50 a ton in 1882, when miners were scarce, to […]
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