Mining Development of Gilpin County
Title | Mining Development of Gilpin County PDF eBook |
Author | Thomas Tonge |
Publisher | |
Pages | 17 |
Release | 1901 |
Genre | Gold |
ISBN |
Mining in Colorado
Title | Mining in Colorado PDF eBook |
Author | Charles William Henderson |
Publisher | |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 1926 |
Genre | Mines and mineral resources |
ISBN |
The Mining Industry, Production of the Precious Metals from the Earliest Time Down to the Present
Title | The Mining Industry, Production of the Precious Metals from the Earliest Time Down to the Present PDF eBook |
Author | National Mining and Industrial Exposition Association, Denver |
Publisher | |
Pages | 44 |
Release | 1881 |
Genre | Denver (Colo.) |
ISBN |
Tunnel and Mining Properties Situated in Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties, State of Colorado, U. S. A.
Title | Tunnel and Mining Properties Situated in Gilpin and Clear Creek Counties, State of Colorado, U. S. A. PDF eBook |
Author | United States Tunnel, Mining, Milling, Drainage and Transportation Company |
Publisher | |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 1903 |
Genre | Mines and mineral resources |
ISBN |
Prospecting, Development and Operation of the Ollie C Mine, Gilpin, Colorado
Title | Prospecting, Development and Operation of the Ollie C Mine, Gilpin, Colorado PDF eBook |
Author | Bruce Graham |
Publisher | |
Pages | 42 |
Release | 1929 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
North Clear Creek Gold & Silver Mining Co., Gilpin County, Colorado Territory
Title | North Clear Creek Gold & Silver Mining Co., Gilpin County, Colorado Territory PDF eBook |
Author | North Clear Creek Gold and Silver Mining Company |
Publisher | |
Pages | 22 |
Release | 1864 |
Genre | Gold mines and mining |
ISBN |
A Mine to Make a Mine
Title | A Mine to Make a Mine PDF eBook |
Author | Joseph E. King |
Publisher | |
Pages | 248 |
Release | 1977 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
Entranced by visions of instant wealth, the fabled prospector and his trusty burro combed the hills of the Rocky Mountain West for that one huge deposit of pay ore. Close behind the prospector--and drawn by the same vision--came the speculator. Capital, a scarce though essential commodity on the frontier, was supplied by the speculators and made possible the development of a hardrock mining industry that helped shape the early history of the region. Between the Civil War and the turn of the century, the gold and silver mines of Colorado were a gaudy, unsavory, but important element in the American financial scene and in the economic history of the West. Joseph E. King, drawing upon contemporary sources, provides the first comprehensive and scholarly examination of eastern investors in Colorado and challenges the popular notion that eastern investors did little more than exploit the mines of Colorado. Not surprisingly, the prospector and the lusty boom towns he visited have often captivated the imagination of historians at the expense of the later stages in the development of a mineral industry. Professor King stresses the contributions of promoters, businessmen, and mining engineers in the development of the "Wild West."